McDonald's obesity suit dismissal [US DC] News
McDonald's obesity suit dismissal [US DC]

Perlman v. McDonald's Corp., United States District Court Southern District of New York, January 22, 2003 [dismissing obesity lawsuit against McDonald's brought on behalf of overweight children claiming that McDonald's products posed a danger to consumers]. Read the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Vienna riots kill 89+

On July 15, 1927, a riot erupted in Vienna over the acquittal of three conservative paramilitary members accused of firing on a group of socialists, killing war veteran Matthias Csmarits and 8-year-old Josef Grössing. The riots resulted in the burning of Vienna's Palace of Justice, which is the seat of the country's Supreme Court, as well at least 89 deaths. Learn more from the city of Vienna.

Federal Housing Act passed

On July 15, 1949, Congress passed the Federal Housing Act to fund slum clearance and low-rent public housing projects. Learn more about the history of federal housing policy.

Murders of Daniel Pearl sentenced to death in Pakistan

On July 15, 2002, a court in Pakistan sentenced Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three accomplices to death for the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Read selected stories by Daniel Pearl from the The Wall Street Journal.