BRIEFCASE.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services Disneyland settles suit over `Indy' ride death The family of a woman who died two months after riding the ``Indiana Jones Adventure'' at Disneyland has reached a settlement with The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. in a wrongful death The taking of the life of an individual resulting from the willful or negligent act of another person or persons. If a person is killed because of the wrongful conduct of a person or persons, the decedent's heirs and other beneficiaries may file a wrongful death action lawsuit. Attorney Barry Novack, who represents the family, said a confidentiality agreement prevented him from disclosing the terms of the settlement reached on Dec. 29. Pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. motions had been scheduled Thursday. Cristina Moreno, 23, of Barcelona, Spain, complained of a severe headache after getting off the ride in 2000. She was hospitalized the same evening after losing consciousness, according to the lawsuit. She died two months later from a brain aneurysm brain aneurysm Cerebral aneurysm Neurology A dilated and weak segment of a cerebral artery, often located in the circle of Willis at the base of the brain, which is susceptible to rupture; BAs may be caused by birth defects or follow poorly controlled HTN Clinical , the lawsuit states. Ex-Qualcomm worker who stole codes gets probation SAN DIEGO -- A former Qualcomm Inc. employee who downloaded nearly 450,000 files of secret source code to his home computer before quitting to take a job with rival Nokia Corp. was sentenced to three years' probation Wednesday for stealing trade secrets. Michael Laude, 47, had code that represented ``virtually all of Qualcomm's product line,'' according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Diego. A thorough investigation produced no evidence that he shared the code with his new employers at Nokia, a major Qualcomm rival, said Mitch Dembin, an assistant U.S. attorney, though Laude ``had enough information to bring Qualcomm to its knees.'' Decline in goods demand keeps factory orders low WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories posted a smaller-than-expected increase in November as demand for autos, machinery and steel all posted declines, reflecting the slowdown that has hit the manufacturing sector. The Commerce Department reported that orders for manufactured goods rose by 0.9 percent, only a slight rebound after a sharp 4.5 percent drop in October. Analysts had been expecting a stronger 1.4 percent increase. The November performance provided evidence that the slowing economy is beginning to have an impact on manufacturers, with auto plants and sectors supplying the slumping housing industry among some of the hardest hit. No. 1 winemaker's profits up, but shares tumble FAIRPORT, N.Y. -- Constellation Brands Inc., the world's biggest winemaker, said Thursday its profit edged up 1 percent in its third quarter, helped by sales of imported beer and branded wine but crimped crimped said of grain that has been passed through corrugated rollers after previous exposure to moist heat so that the grain is fractured but there is a minimum of dust. once more by heightened competition in Britain. Shares of the company, whose 200-plus brands range from jug wines to coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. California reds such as Ravenswood and Estancia es·tan·cia n. A large estate or cattle ranch in Spanish America. [Spanish, room, enclosure, country estate, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, something standing, from Latin , skidded more than 11 percent as the results were below Wall Street expectations. The company also imports beer such as Corona and St. Pauli Girl St. Pauli Girl beers are brewed and bottled by the St. Pauli Brauerei, which is located within the Beck's brewery in Bremen, Germany. The brand derives its name from the fact that the original brewery was built upon St Paul's Monastery. and liquors like Fleischmann's vodka, 99 Schnapps schnapps n. pl. schnapps Any of various strong dry liquors, such as a strong Dutch gin. [German Schnaps, mouthful, schnapps, from Low German snaps, from , Skol gin and Black Velvet Canadian whiskey. |
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