January 2014 – Page 5 – Centralmaine.com

Conn. inmate wins $12,000 verdict over ‘putrid’ mattress

by John Christoffersen The Associated Press January 31, 2014

Harold Bell, who is serving a 12-year sentence, suffered joint pain, headaches and chronic sleep deprivation because of the mattress.

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A trustee expects a fund for victims of the Quebec train disaster to total in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

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by David Hench January 31, 2014

The girl is treated for second-degree burns at a Biddeford hospital.

The state has the third-lowest average auto insurance premium, according to a new report.

by The Associated Press January 31, 2014

A court trustee says wrongful death cases, property damage and envionmental claims would draw from the same fund.

by Katie Zezima The Associated Press January 31, 2014

A federal law enforcement official says one of the mailings contained baking soda.

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The 93-year-old company says it plans no layoffs of its 200 employees.

by Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press January 31, 2014

They lead the pack – for 23 years in a row – of breeds that Americans own, while the French bulldog is nipping on the heels of the top 10.

by Matt Volz The Associated Press January 31, 2014

Under a proposed settlement, a bankruptcy court would handle disbursement of $15 million to compensate the 362 victims identified in two lawsuits.

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