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The Daily Memo - 7/7/06
Pacifica’s city council is considering banning smoking, not because of the dangers of secondhand smoke but because cigarette butts are littering up the beaches. (SFGate)
Florida’s Supreme Court has thrown out the $145 billion punitive damages verdict assessed against various tobacco companies in 2000, finding the amount to be excessive as a matter of law. (Law.com)
Four California men have been arrested for stealing an ATM machine with a forklift; said ATM machine was found in one of the men’s back yards. (KCRA)
A New York man who spent over 20 years in the clink has been released thanks to DNA evidence showing that he didn’t actually commit the rape he was originally convicted of. (AP)
Colorado prosecutors have offered a plea deal to Broncos quarterback Jeff Plummer to settle charges stemming from his alleged road rage “incident” back in May. (ESPN)
The Federal Circuit is sending the eBay v. MercExchange patent case, remanded by the Supreme Court, back down to the District Cout. (Patently-O)
