Food Safety News reports, Health officials in Maine have traced a case of Hepatitis A back to a community dinner in the town of Durham. Attendees who ate at the Durham Friends Meetinghouse over the weekend of Sept. 28 have
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Former DA Denies Misconduct, Seeks Stay Of Bar Charges
An answer to bar charges filed on behalf of former Durham County (North Carolina) District Attorney Tracey Cline denies any misconduct and states that the actions taken that led to the allegations of misconduct were done in fulfilling her "solemn…
Richard Nixon’s Torts Note
CFPB to Hold Field Hearing on Prepaid Cards
By Kelley Drye
The CFPB announced today that it will hold a “field hearing” in Durham, North Carolina on the topic of prepaid cards on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Director Richard Cordray will present remarks and the CFPB will hear testimony from consumer…
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Keith-Foust on Gentrification
By propertyprof
Anita Keith-Foust (North Carolina Central) has posted Displacing the Poor to Benefit the Wealthy – The Role of Blight Designation in the 21st Century Gentrification of Hayti. Here's the abstract:This paper presents an exploration of how a municipality designated…
JPML Heads to Duke for Short Docket on Nov. 18
Seven hopefuls for pre-trial transfer will hit the argument calendar for the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation this Thursday at the Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina.
The Panel plans to hear lawyers explain why their respective…
Salmonella Outbreak at Bullock’s Barbecue Restaurant Confirmed
Durham, N.C. – The Durham County Health Department (DCHD) has been conducting a foodborne outbreak investigation among persons who ate food prepared at Bullock’s Barbecue, located at 3330 Quebec Drive in Durham, since April 20, 2010. The N.C. State Public…
Durham North Carolina Restaurant linked to 15 Salmonellla Sicknesses
Despite the fact Patti Waller our Epidemiologist has eaten there dozens of times, the Durham County Health Department is investigating Bullock’s Barbecue restaurant after 15 people were sickened there last week, officials said Tuesday. Seven people were hospitalized for dehydration…
Duke Toxicology Conference
By joetort
Duke University is hosting a conference this Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, on The Toxico-Legal Interface: Use of Toxicological Science in Regulation and Litigation. Co-sponsored by Duke Law School and Duke’s Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, the agenda includes…