North Carolina judge rules against Wal-Mart
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A North Carolina state judge ruled against Wal-Mart Stores Inc  in a tax shelter case where the retailer paid itself rent and later counted that amount as a tax deduction.
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A Middlesex Superior Court judge in Cambridge has certified a class-action lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart Corp. by workers at its North Attleborough store. The order by Judge Ernest B. Murphy allows more than 55,000 workers nationwide to seek redress as a group, according to San Francisco lawyer Carolyn Beasley Burton, who represents the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart managers ...
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LAS VEGAS - A judge on Thursday granted a 15-day restraining order to block a new ban on smoking at some bars and around the slot machines at supermarkets, gas stations and convenience stores in southern Nevada.
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The ruling was a big setback to Wal-Martâs efforts to block the nationâs largest sex discrimination lawsuit.
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CLEVELAND -- A federal court judge has ruled that partisan challengers at Ohio polling locations is unconstitutional. The judge was asked to stop more than 3,000 Republicans who are planning to monitor polling places and challenge voters.
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A female pharmacist sacked by Wal-Mart wins $2m in damages after a jury found she was  discriminated against.
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By Allan Brettman, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Jan. 31--VANCOUVER -- A Clark County land use hearings examiner ruled  Tuesday in favor of construction of what neighbors believe will be a Wal-Mart  in the Salmon Creek area.
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A case alleging Wal-Mart Stores Inc . illegally docked workers' wages and refused to pay overtime to tens of thousands of employees in Massachusetts goes to trial next month, but a judge recently ruled that the workers couldn't sue over missed meal breaks.
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An NC Business Court judge&#39;s ruling this week frees tobacco companies from making end-of-year payments to farmers. Judge Ben Tennille ruled Thursday that the four major tobacco
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A judge on Tuesday prevented O.J. Simpson from receiving any further compensation from a canceled book deal and TV interview, and ordered the bundled book rights to be auctioned off.
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A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the  Commerce Department from imposing emergency restrictions on  imports from China in a move that backs clothing retailers and  opposes the wishes of domestic textile producers.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 14--Legal experts said Wednesday that unmarried couples who live together cannot be prosecuted in North Carolina under a 201-year-old state law. They cited a Superior Court judge's injunction released this week.
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Judge says law violates free speech, orders blocking stopped.
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By Erica Beshears, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 15--Eleven Huntersville residents who live near a recently approved Harris Teeter shopping center on Beatties Ford Road have filed suit against the town.
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Thomas M. Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart Stores executive convicted of stealing from the company, may have to go to prison after an appeals court ruling that his house-arrest sentence was too lenient.
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A judge denied class action status for a New York lawsuit claiming Wal-Mart Stores Inc. deprived hourly workers of wages, requiring employees to work "off the clock" before or after their shifts.
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The North Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the winner of the state school superintendent race from taking office while the judges examine whether some provisional ballots should have been counted.