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NEW YORK CITY PENSION FUNDS CALL ON COMPANIES TO ADOPT MACBRIDE PRINCIPLES

Article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News Article date: November 13, 2008

The New York City Comptroller issued the following press release:

New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr., on behalf of the New York City Pension Funds, is urging four U.S.-owned companies that operate subsidiaries in Northern Ireland to implement guidelines that encourage and promote a means for establishing justice and equality in the workplace.

"Recent advancements towards peace in Northern Ireland have created attractive opportunities for American businesses to operate there," Thompson said. "It is critical that companies operating in this region treat workers equitably and ...

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Seinfeld Defense: Lawsuits are Funny

Posted Aug 28, 08 12:42 PM CDT in Arts & Living,  Gossip,  Crime & Courts 

Seinfeld Defense: Lawsuits are Funny
Source: AP Photo/Evan Agostini

(Newser) – Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday that he didn’t slander a woman suing his wife for cookbook plagiarism because silly lawsuits are fodder for good comedy. The comic cited episodes from Seinfeld as well as his kid-friendly Bee Movie in a court filing as examples of the First Amendment-protected comedic license to poke fun at the legal system, the New York Post reports.

Missy Chase Lapine, who claimed Jessica Seinfeld ripped off her Sneaky Chef cookbook, sued Seinfeld for slander after he called her a “wacko” and a “mentally unhinged celebrity stalker” on David Letterman’s show. Attorneys said allowing the suit to proceed would forever threaten laugh lines like Kramer’s free-coffee-for-life burn settlement or a bee suing honey manufactures for exploiting his kind.

Source: New York Post

More about:  celebrity • New York City • civil lawsuits • free speech • First Amendment • Jerry Seinfeld • plagiarism • frivolous lawsuits • stand up comedy • slander • Jessica Seinfeld

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