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New Jersey top court voids award for ocean views lost to sand dune
2013-07-08 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Less than a year after Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey shore, the state's highest court made it easier for cities and towns to avoid paying costly compensation to homeowners whose water views have been blocked by the building of sand dunes. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday overturned a $375,000 jury award to an elderly couple who complained that a dune built before the storm to help protect their home had blocked their panoramic beachfront and ocean view. A unanimous five-judge...
BP in court over oil-spill payments
2013-07-08 17:10:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Oil giant BP is back in court in the US to try to limit compensation payouts from a fund set up to help those affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
VIDEO: BP in court over oil spill payouts
2013-07-08 12:48:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Oil giant BP is is returning to court in the US to try to limit compensation payouts from a fund set up to help those affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests A ruling by the...
2013-07-08 08:19:47| Biotech - Topix.net
A technician loads patient samples into a machine for testing at Myriad Genetics Friday, May 31, 2002, in Salt Lake City.
Group asking high court to stop NSA from collecting phone records
2013-07-08 07:58:43| Telecom - Topix.net
A privacy-rights group plans to file an emergency petition with the Supreme Court on Monday asking it to stop the National Security Agency's domestic-surveillance program that collects the telephone records of millions of Americans.
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