Judge: 1st settlement still sticks in Post-it notes lawsuit + MORE Sep 11th

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Stranger by David Bergen. (no credit)
STRANGER
By David Bergen
The gorgeous lyricism of David Bergen’s latest novel recalls the atmosphere of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, that mythic novella about Santiago, a Spanish expatriate fisherman in Cuba who has “eyes as blue as the sea.” A pivotal character in Stranger is also described thus. Dr. Eric Mann is an American physician in Guatemala whose light eyes, like Santiago’s, distinguish him from the native population. He works at the fertility clinic near the lake at Ixchel, where local women come for prenatal care and to deliver their babies. North Americans go to the clinic as well, to bathe in the reputedly magical lake waters they hope will help them conceive. In some cases, these wealthy women offer to “adopt” babies born to poor women.
Through the figure of Dr. Mann and the trope of the fertility clinic, Bergen explores ongoing political tensions between Latin America and the United States. He examines how American interference has ravaged Guatemalan society while hostile U…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the 3M Co. by a man who claims he invented Post-it notes.
Alan Amron settled a 1997 lawsuit against 3M but sued again in January. He sought $400 million in damages, claiming the Minnesota company breached its previous agreement not to take credit for the sticky-back paper products.
U.S. District Judge James Cohn in Fort Lauderdale ruled Thursday that the previous settlement “unambiguously covers” Amron’s claims.
According to Cohn’s ruling, Amron accepted $12,000 for legal fees to resolve the first lawsuit. In exchange, Amron released 3M from all future claims.
In a text message Saturday to an Associated Press reporter, Amron said he was disappointed but “it’s not surprising that big money beat little money.”
The company says two 3M scientists invented Post-its.
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Stranger by David Bergen. (no credit)
STRANGER
By David Bergen
The gorgeous lyricism of David Bergen’s latest novel recalls the atmosphere of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, that mythic novella about Santiago, a Spanish expatriate fisherman in Cuba who has “eyes as blue as the sea.” A pivotal character in Stranger is also described thus. Dr. Eric Mann is an American physician in Guatemala whose light eyes, like Santiago’s, distinguish him from the native population. He works at the fertility clinic near the lake at Ixchel, where local women come for prenatal care and to deliver their babies. North Americans go to the clinic as well, to bathe in the reputedly magical lake waters they hope will help them conceive. In some cases, these wealthy women offer to “adopt” babies born to poor women.
Through the figure of Dr. Mann and the trope of the fertility clinic, Bergen explores ongoing political tensions between Latin America and the United States. He examines how American interference has ravaged Guatemalan society while hostile U…