Lawinfo WeblogLawyer Blog | Attorney Blog | Read and PostLilly agrees to settle discrimination lawsuit- July 1, 2008 By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. will pay $64,400 to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of withholding severance pay to force a longtime employee to withdraw a discrimination charge. The company also must spell out in future severance agreements that employees don&8217;t have to waive their right to ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/07/01/lilly-agrees-to-settle-discrimination-lawsuit/ FBI, state police probe Md. suspects jail death- July 1, 2008 By STEPHEN MANNING Associated Press Writer UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) _ The FBI and Maryland State Police are investigating the strangulation of a 19-year-old man found dead in his cell a day after he was jailed on charges of running over and killing a police officer, authorities said. Ronnie White&8217;s death was a homicide, the Maryland Medical Examiner ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/07/01/fbi-state-police-probe-md-suspects-jail-death/ R.I. high court overturns lead paint verdict- July 1, 2008 By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The Rhode Island Supreme Court overturned a landmark verdict against three former lead paint producers Tuesday, a major setback for communities that want the companies to decontaminate hundreds of thousands of homes and other buildings. The unanimous decision reversed the lone victory to date against the lead paint ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/07/01/ri-high-court-overturns-lead-paint-verdict/ |