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$6M verdict upheld in McDonald's strip search case By BRETT BARROUQUERE Associated Press Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky appeals court upheld a $6.1 million award to a former fast food worker who was forced to strip in a McDonald's restaurant office after someone called posing as a police officer.

Investors sue Fla. lawyer in fraud probe for $100M By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) - A high-profile South Florida attorney under federal investigation for allegedly running a huge fraud scheme has been sued for $100 million by a group of investors.

NYC model who married doorman sues upscale co-op NEW YORK (AP) - A foot model in New York City is suing her upscale apartment building, claiming the co-op board is trying to force her out because she married its former doorman. Christina Ambers filed a $10 million lawsuit in Manhattan state Supreme Court against residents and management of the East 74th Street building known as the Avon House.

NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife SUFFERN, N.Y. (AP) - A judge has convicted an influential New York City television newsman of attempting to assault his wife. The Rockland County district attorney's office issued a one-sentence statement Friday saying Dominic Carter was found guilty of third-degree attempted assault.

Ala. court says woman can't claim $41.8M jackpot MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an electronic bingo machine that showed Sherry Knowles had won $41.8 million obviously malfunctioned and that she was actually due no more than $2 from the operatio


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New York's Highest Court Upholds Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses in Narrow Ruling

By JOANNA L. GROSSMAN
FindLaw columnist and Hofstra law professor Joanna Grossman comments on a recent decision by the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, regarding benefits for same-sex spouses. She contends that the decision, while correct in approving the benefits, was far too narrow. Grossman points out that it is a well-established rule that New York recognizes marriages that are validly celebrated in other states or countries. Accordingly, she argues that the court was wrong to rest its ruling on technicalities, and should instead have adopted the logic of the concurring opinion -- which would have simply stated the rule that New York recognizes same-sex marriages that were validly celebrated elsewhere, even if those marriages are disfavored by some, and applied that rule to same-sex marriages. View more Commentary »

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