WASHINGTON (AP) – General Services Administration witnesses came under sharp criticism from Congress for a second day on Tuesday, as lawmakers expressed outrage over junkets, bonuses and parties paid for by taxpayers.

2. Miss. Court to Weigh Damage Limitations Query - Wednesday, June 15, 2011

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi's lawsuit limitations in civil cases don't attack a plaintiff's right to have a jury hear his claims, the state Supreme Court was told Tuesday.

Frances A. Citera of Chicago, attorney for Sears, Roebuck and Co., said the law only takes power away from jurors to the extent that they cannot award non-economic damages of more than $1 million.

3. High Court Ends Widow’s $79.5M Appeal - Thursday, April 02, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams almost $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday she can collect her share.

4. Court Ends Philip Morris Appeal of $79.5M Award - Wednesday, April 01, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a cigarette maker’s appeal of a $79.5 million award to a smoker’s widow, ending a 10-year legal fight to keep her from collecting.

5. The Real Story On Raising Minimum Wage - Friday, January 19, 2007

Plot: Minimum wage worker struggles to make ends meet
Setting: Anytown, Tenn.
Character: Single woman working 40 hours a week earning current federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour (Women comprise 60 percent of low-wage workers in the United States, according to the Fairness Initiative on Low-Wage Work at www.lowwagework.org.)
Opening Scene: It's a dark and stormy night. Jane wriggles out of her soaking wet store uniform.

6. Newberry Takes Helm of MLGW's Credit Union - Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Ken Newberry has been named the president and chief executive officer of LG&W Federal Credit Union, which serves immediate family members, employees and retired employees of Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division. Newberry is the second vice president of the Memphis chapter of the Tennessee Credit Union League and treasurer of the West Tennessee Affiliate of the National Kidney Foundation.

7. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, April 21, 2004
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Memphis Area Legal Services Hires Staff Attorney

Virginia M. Alexander was hired as a staff attorney with Memphis Area Legal Services Inc. to work on MALS family/domestic violence project. Alexander previously was a sole p...