Wrongful Termination Case News Today

In Tennessee, wrongful termination occurs when an employee is fired for reasons that violate state or federal laws. Tennessee is an "at-will" employment state, meaning employers...

A judge issued new rulings in the legal battle between former Kings announcer Grant Napear and his former Sacramento sports radio employer.

About his ponzi scheme and turning a blind eye. theyve agreed to pay $162 million to the victims but thats a fraction of what the trustee was seeking in this civil case. weather news this morning. a tornado has plowed through texas damaging dozens of homes there. the twister touched down near san antonio last night sheering off roofs, toppling power poles. it was part of a line of storms that brought not only hail but high winds and flooding as far as missouri. two inches came down in the dall...

Ever paid by an american company. giving cash back to shareholders opens up apples stock to a whole new category of investors. >> more cautious investors, or investors who require a steady stream of income from their stock can now and will now buy apple. >> offering a dividend is not something you usually see with a tech company thats still growing. it can be a sign of the companys stock prices leveling off. and they have to start paying dividends to keep investors interested. but that may not b...

Enlisted after the september 11th attacks at the age of 27. >> he felt he needed something bigger in his heart and his mind and soul. thats why he went in the military in general. to help people. >> three deployments to iraq followed. along with a few run-ins with the law. our abc affiliate wcpo reports while working as a financial adviser in 2000, bales was accused of cheating one couple out of their life savings. he was ordered to pay more than $1.5 million in restitution. money that was never...

The site of lincolns famous speech. rob and paula, back to you. >> thanks a lot, karen. >> stop, please. >> tired of it? lets move on, right? >> its going to drag on a little bit. >> a few more months. hang tight. the top commander in afghanistan is expected to tell congress today the u.s. must stick to its current strategy. general john allen is also expected to face tough questions as he heads to capitol hill for the first time since the koran burnings and last weeks shooting of afghan civil...

Trend on overseas fuel prices overnight. oprah winfrey is laying off workers from her network due to rising costs and low viewership. winfrey started her network own last year after signing off of her syndicated talk show last year. she announced the layoffs last year. about 20% of her staff in new york and los angeles. winfrey canceled rosie odonnells talk show last week due to disappointing ratings. >> she is really struggling on that network. not good news for the queen. more hollywood ne...

Raising $40,000 for people she will never even meet. >> i cant imagine life without it because so many kids would go to bed hungry every night. >> reporter: to make sure that doesnt happen, peyton continues her food drive efforts and educating people about hunger. as she gets ready to make the trip of a lifetime. >> what an amazing little girl. incredible. >> to think she had this idea back when -- years ago when she was like 8, 9 years old. >> young. already has a sense of altruism. which is gr...