Raided SC poultry plant mends hiring, avoids trial AP (November 03, 2009) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina poultry plant raided by immigration agents last year has agreed to change its hiring practices to avoid federal charges of knowingly employing illegal immigrants, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Court hears appeal on Mass. wine shipment law AP (November 02, 2009) BOSTON (AP) - Gerald Leader loves California wines but lives in Massachusetts, where state law sharply limits the ability of out-of-state wineries to ship their products directly to consumers.
Lawsuits filed in NY over Tavern on the Green name AP (October 23, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's famed Tavern on the Green restaurant is at the center of a legal battle over who owns its name.
Backers make case for Wisconsin beer tax hike AP (October 13, 2009) MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin should raise its tax on beer for the first time in 40 years to fund programs that will help reverse the state's alarming rates of problem drinking, supporters told lawmakers Tuesday.
Wisc. woman settles suit in 2006 spinach outbreak AP (October 07, 2009) SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - An 85-year-old woman who fell sick after eating E. coli-tainted spinach during a nationwide outbreak three years ago has settled her lawsuit against California growers and shippers.