(CNN) — The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak, Peanut Corp. of America, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in court Friday in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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- NEW: Consumers Union says filing shows need for stronger FDA
- NEW: Move will shield company from liability lawsuits, group says
- Bacteria in company plant in Georgia blamed for hundreds of salmonella cases
- Products from company plant in Texas recalled after dead rodents found
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By EVAN BERLAND | Associated Press Writer
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Police in the South Carolina county where Michael Phelps was photographed smoking from a marijuana pipe have been arresting people as they seek to make a case against the superstar swimmer, lawyers for two arrested people said Thursday.
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Fallout keeps snowballing for Chris Brown
BY MICHAEL HAMERSLY
mhamersly@MiamiHerald.com
Prosecutors in Los Angeles said Tuesday they want more evidence from police before determining whether to press charges against R&B singer Chris Brown, who’s accused in a domestic dispute that reportedly involves pop star Rihanna.
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Court: Measles vaccine not to blame for autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a big blow to parents who believe vaccines caused their children’s autism, a special court ruled Thursday that the shots are not to blame.
The judges in the cases said the evidence was overwhelmingly contrary to the parents’ claims — and backed years of science that found no risk.
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Special Court Finds Vaccine-Preservative Combination Didn’t Cause Autism
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Ruling in three test cases, special masters appointed by the U.S. Court of Claims have found that parents of children with autism failed to prove that certain vaccines combined with a preservative caused their children’s neurological condition.
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The Associated Press
A group of prepaid calling card companie, including Pembroke Pines-based Alternatel Inc., have agreed to pay a $2.25 million to settle a civil suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, the first major settlement in the government’s effort to curb deceptive marketing tactics in the industry.
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Former girlfriend sues Roberto Alomar for $15M
BY ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO | Newsday
Ex-Met great Roberto Alomar is being sued by his former girlfriend, who claims the former ballplayer had years of unprotected sex with her when he should have known he was infected with HIV, according to papers filed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court.
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By RANDY KENNEDY
In a pre-emptive strike, the street artist Shepard Fairey filed a lawsuit on Monday against The Associated Press, asking a federal judge to declare that he is protected from copyright infringement claims in his use of a news photograph as the basis for a now ubiquitous campaign poster image of President Obama.
The suit was filed in federal court in Manhattan after The Associated Press said it had determined that it owned the image, which Mr. Fairey used for posters and stickers distributed grass-roots style last year during the election campaign.
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Mannie Garcia/Associated Press
The Associated Press objects to the use of a photo of Barack Obama by Mannie Garcia in a poster by Shepard Fairey.
Nancy Grace Producers give the latest news in the case of murdered tot, Caylee Anthony.
Check back for frequent updates.
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# Watch Nancy Grace each night at 8 & 10 ET on Headline News
# Caylee Marie Anthony’s remains have been identified by investigators
# Her mother, Casey Anthony, has been charged with first-degree murder
Friday Feb 6, 2009
2 PM ET – As we await a motion for a change of venue, the defense announces they want to keep the city where they will request the trial be moved a secret. Casey Anthony’s attorney says he does not want the same amount of publicity that is now in Orlando to make its way to the requested location. And just announced: George and Cindy Anthony’s family attorney will hold a press conference later this afternoon.
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Antitrust woes for Ticketmaster, Live Nation?
Many fear a merger would create a monopoly in the concert business
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – A proposed merger of concert promoter Live Nation Inc. and ticketing giant Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. is expected to be announced within days, but antitrust concerns could delay its completion.
The deal would match the world’s dominant ticket seller, Ticketmaster, with Live Nation, which was once its biggest client. Live Nation is the world’s No. 1 concert promoter, owns 140-plus venues and has multiyear comprehensive rights deals covering the tours of Madonna, Jay-Z, U2, Nickelback and Shakira.
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Texan who died in prison cleared of rape conviction
(CNN) — A Texas district court judge Friday reversed the conviction of a man who died in prison nearly a decade ago, almost two decades into a prison sentence for a rape he swore he did not commit, CNN affiliate KXAN reported.
Timothy Cole was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 1985 rape of 20-year-old Michele Mallin. He maintained his innocence, but it was not confirmed by DNA until years after his 1999 death, when another inmate confessed to the rape.
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