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11 December 2009

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United States and South America

9-11

9/11 tragedy pager intercepts
The following are national US pager intercepts that cover the September 11 tragedy from 3am on the same day (Tuesday) until 3am the following day. - Wikileaks wiki

Courts

Date set for 'apartheid' class action - 3 December
Thousands in the Eastern Cape have come forward as complainants in a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against some of South Africa's top international firms. The case will be heard before a United States court on January 6. The US government called on Tuesday for the dismissal of an appeal by the firms. Lead attorney John Ngcebetsha, of Ngcebetsha Madlanga attorneys, told the Daily Dispatch that this followed a recent letter written by Justice Minister Jeff Radebe for the cases to be settled out of court. - Dispatch Online website
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United States. 'Apartheid Case'

Cosatu backs apartheid class action law suit - 8 December
Cosatu and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have thrown their weight behind a US class action suit by lawyers for survivors of apartheid to hold multinational companies who collaborated with the National Party regime to account for their actions.  - Business Report website

Cyberlaw

As robots become more common, Stanford experts consider the legal challenges - 23 November
Stanford scholars are among the first in the country to ponder the potential legal questions facing the emerging field of personal robotics. The issues go beyond claims of personal injury and property damage, touching on criminal and civil rights laws as well. - Stanford University News website

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