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• Drug company, 4 people indicted in US painkiller probe - Chron July 18, 2019
  Drug company, 4 people indicted in US painkiller probe  ChronCINCINNATI (AP) — A wholesale drug distributor linked to the flood of opioids into Appalachia and two of its former executives were charged with conspiring to ...
• North Dakota sues feds over pipeline protest police costs - Chron.com July 18, 2019
  North Dakota sues feds over pipeline protest police costs  Chron.comBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota sued the federal government Thursday to recover the $38 million the state spent policing protests against the Dakota ...
• Ivey forms criminal justice study group - Chron.com July 18, 2019
  Ivey forms criminal justice study group  Chron.comMONTOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is creating a study commission to make recommendations on criminal justice reform as the state tries to ...
• News Roundup: Houston Council Member Amanda Edwards Is The Latest Democrat Running For Senate - Texas Standard July 18, 2019
  News Roundup: Houston Council Member Amanda Edwards Is The Latest Democrat Running For Senate  Texas StandardThe Standard's news roundup gives you a quick hit of interesting, sometimes irreverent, and breaking news stories from all over the state. Another Democrat has ...
• Urban Air Adventure sued after park goer smacks head, suffers spinal cord injury - Southeast Texas Record July 18, 2019
  Urban Air Adventure sued after park goer smacks head, suffers spinal cord injury  Southeast Texas RecordAUSTIN – The owners of Urban Air Adventure Park in Austin have been hit with a personal injury lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages.
• Youth group files lawsuit over Providence 'gang database' - Chron.com July 18, 2019
  Youth group files lawsuit over Providence 'gang database'  Chron.comPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A youth advocacy group is alleging that the use of a database to identify suspected gang members by Providence police and ...
• Florida can require licenses for dietary advice, court rules - Chron.com July 18, 2019
  Florida can require licenses for dietary advice, court rules  Chron.comA federal court has upheld a Florida law that limits who gets to give dietary advice. The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by a health coach who was fined for ...
• Terry & Thweatt sued for demanding money from father in claim over daughter's death, suit says firm never provided legal services - Southeast Texas Record July 18, 2019
  Terry & Thweatt sued for demanding money from father in claim over daughter's death, suit says firm never provided legal services  Southeast Texas RecordHOUSTON – Despite never entering into a contract for legal services, a Houston law firm is demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars from man in connection ...
• JC suit over red-light collision nets $56K jury verdict - Southeast Texas Record July 18, 2019
  JC suit over red-light collision nets $56K jury verdict  Southeast Texas RecordBEAUMONT – A lawsuit brought over an automobile collision recently resulted in a jury verdict of more than $56000 in damages.
• Mississippi State ex-coach Sherrill and NCAA settle lawsuit - Chron.com July 18, 2019
  Mississippi State ex-coach Sherrill and NCAA settle lawsuit  Chron.comCANTON, Miss. (AP) — The NCAA and former Mississippi State University football coach Jackie Sherrill have settled a lawsuit in which Sherrill accused the ...