Safelite, Diamond Triumph lawsuit moves forward as summary judgment tilts in Safelite's favor

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A lawsuit tiled by Diamond Triumph Auto Glass against Safelite Group Inc. may have taken a turn toward Safelite's favor on July 31 when a U.S. District Court Judge dismissed three ot Diamond Triumph's claims against Safelitc, and denied most of Diamond's motions tor summary judgment in Safelite's counterclaims.

"From Safelite's perspective, this case has been transposed from us being sued, to us now suing them," says Safelite's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Mark Smolik. "With the vast majority of our claims remaining, we will proceed to trial on those issues."

Chuck Lloyd, attorney for Diamond in a release issued after the ruling, said, "The …

U.S. diplomat stationed in Brazil, Congo, is accused of pressuring visa applicants for sex

A U.S. Foreign Service officer stationed in Brazil and Congo used his status to pressure female visa applicants for sex, according to federal charges.

Gons G. Nachman, 42, is charged in U.S. District Court with misuse of his diplomatic passport, making false statements and possessing child pornography. The charges were unsealed Friday.

Nachman was ordered jailed pending a detention hearing scheduled for Tuesday. Court records reflect that a defense lawyer has not yet been appointed.

According to the affidavit, Nachman made a habit of pressuring and pursuing sexual relationships with attractive female visa applicants while stationed in Rio de …

Olympic ski champion suspended for doping

Austria's national anti-doping agency has provisionally suspended 2002 Olympic cross-country ski champion Christian Hoffmann for his alleged involvement in blood doping.

NADA said Thursday that Hoffmann has been banned from all competitions with immediate effect until a hearing by the agency's disciplinary …

Exhibit embodies romantic ideals

`John Martin: `The Assauging of the Waters,' 1840" at Richard L.Feigen & Co. is one of those rare shows, where only one work of artis put on view - in this case as an embodiment of the period in artknown as English romanticism.

The piece, "The Assauging of the Waters," is not one of themasterpieces of the period. It is, however, a strong workdisplaying the main tenets of romantic painting and its underlyingtheme of change through upheaval, revolution and the supernaturalforces of nature.

Martin was one of the most popular artists of his time, knownfor his illustrations of Biblical themes and references to works bythe romantic poets. When "The Assauging of the …

Can Kodak rescue itself via a patent bonanza?

ROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Picture this: Kodak — the company that invented the first digital camera in 1975, and developed the photo technology inside most cellphones and digital devices — is in the midst of the worst crisis in its 131-year history.

Now, caught between ruin and revival, Eastman Kodak Co. is reaching ever more deeply into its intellectual treasure chest, betting that a big cash infusion from the sale of 1,100 digital-imaging inventions will see it through a transition that has raised the specter of bankruptcy.

Kodak popularized photography over a century ago. It marketed the world's first flexible roll film in 1888 and transformed picture-taking into a mass …

2 Greek league matches postponed due to wildfires

Two Greek league matches have been postponed because of large wildfires on the outskirts of Athens.

Defending champion Olympiakos was scheduled to play AEK Athens on Sunday, as was Panionios against PAOK, but organizers said both games will now be played at a date to be …

CLUB HOPPING

MATERIAL ISSUE, 7 tonight, Metro, 3730 N. Clark.

Chicago's favorite power-popsters have parted ways with MercuryRecords after the label failed to do right by their third album,"Freak City Soundtrack." Bandleader Jim Ellison says the grouprecently recorded a fourth album on portable equipment set up in aNorth Side garage, and several labels are vying to sign the band andput it out. The label reps are sure to be in evidence at this show,and they shouldn't be disappointed: Material Issue's last gig atMetro was one of the best concerts of 1994. The show is sold out;Slink Moss opens. The house will be cleared for a late show startingat 11:30 p.m. featuring North Carolina's …