March 27, 2008
Siegelman To Be Released On Appeal
From The Birmingham News:
Former Gov. Don Siegelman will be released from prison, after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted him an appeal bond, the lead prosecutor in the case said.Acting U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin said he received a courtesy call from the court today. "He's going to be released," Franklin said.
He said he was disappointed but said, "The 11th Circuit has the discretion to do that and I respect that."
I expect that Siegelman will definitely be testifying before congress now so I'm going to be stocking up on the popcorn as this should get very interesting!
March 25, 2008
Healthcare At Wal-Mart ::
This isn't a new story other than the fact that SCOTUS has sided with Wal-Mart in refusing to hear the case. Via Crooks and Liars here is the backstory:
The family of Deborah Shank has lost its last chance to stop Wal-Mart Stores from recouping hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses from an accident settlement the Shanks hoped to use for her future care in a nursing home.Last November, the WSJ reported in a front-page story how the retail giant had sued Deborah Shank—a 52-year-old former Wal-Mart employee left permanently brain damaged from a car accident nearly eight years ago—for the money and won. Like most employee health plans, Wal-Mart’s gives it the right to recover medical expenses for accident-related care if a worker also collects damages in an injury suit.
After losing in federal court and again on appeal, the Shanks’ last legal hope was a bid to the U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday, though, the court announced it wouldn’t take up the case, bringing the matter to a close.
The actual story is from The Wall Street Journal and it's found here
I worked part time in a Wal-Mart garden center until a couple of years ago and I seldom called the company "Wal-Mart". I much preferred "Greedy Evil Bastards". I think this story goes far to prove this characterization of the company!.