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Carmen Thomas murder accused pleads not guilty
Callaghan, who was appearing for the first time in the High Court, was wearing a grey suit and white shirt and spoke only to say ''thank you, your honour'' as he left the court. The trial has been scheduled to start on February 27 next year and is
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:38P
NBC29Explorers tussle with Spain over treasure in court
Spain went to the US District Court in Tampa, where the company is based, claiming ownership while Odyssey disputed the Spanish government's ownership of the valuable cargo. A federal judge sided with Spain in the first round of the tug-of-war in June
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:38P
Court upholds jailed oil tycoon's conviction
Khodorkovsky, 47, and his business partner Platon Lebedev, were initially convicted of fraud and tax evasion in a separate trial in 2005. The court “imposes on Khodorkovsky and Lebedev punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 13 years”,
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:37P
Chicago Lawyer Daugerdas Found Guilty in Tax Shelter Trial
May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Daugerdas, the former head of the Chicago office of the defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist, was found guilty of marketing phony tax shelters by a federal jury in New York.
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:37P
Jury begins deliberations in murder trial of Kim Walker
During this trial, court has heard how Walker's then-16-year-old daughter, Jadah, became addicted to morphine, crack cocaine and other drugs while living with the 24-year-old Hayward, a convicted drug dealer. Walker and his wife tried to separate their
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:35P
Murder trials in court
The Cayman Court of Appeal overturned that verdict and ordered a retrial. According to CNS, on the first day of the retrial, Prosecuting Council Trevor Ward presented the same case against Perez, based on the discovery of two fingerprints on the door
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:35P
Mubarak to be tried over protest deaths
A date has not been set for the trial in criminal court. The prosecutor general spokesman Adel el-Said told The Associated Press the charges against Mubarak for his alleged role in the killing of protesters by security forces could carry the death
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:35P
EU foreign policy chief blasts new Khodorkovsky verdict
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she was "deeply disappointed" by the decision of the Moscow City Court to uphold the verdict in the jailed Russian tycoons Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev case. The court upheld the multi-million
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:34P
Chrysler repays $7.6B in govt loans
Chrysler Group LLC has repaid its $US7.6 billion bailout loan to the US and Canadian governments. With a few computer keystrokes in an office at its headquarters, Chrysler Group LLC sent $US7.6 billion ($A7.23 billion) to the US and Canadian
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:34P
SA lawyer accused of Teamsters bribery
Cartall, who specializes in railroad-related personal injury cases, worked as a railroad engineer before becoming a lawyer. I don't think that I can comment at this point in time, simply because of who I'm dealing with, Cartall said.
Updated: 05/24/2011 06:34P
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