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How much is a life worth?
Santa Banana, this brings to mind the personal injury lawsuit that jammed the US justice system. These are cases where burglars sue homeowners for accidents, morbidly overweight people sue food establishments for not having booths that would seat them
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:13A
OMG PD: Would-Be Coach Forges FBI E-Mail
He also submitted a fake e-mail pretending to be the FBI. The man attended a few practices and was about to coach the team in its next game, when the authorities caught up to him. His rap sheet includes grand theft auto and fraudulently collecting
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:13A
Kosovo – EULEX 'overconcerned with stability'
It did so by preventing commercial traffic through the northern crossing points into Kosovo. No doubt, really, as UNSCR 1244 gives NATO no political role as peacekeepers – the political role belongs to UNMIK. KFOR is also acting politically,
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:12A
Court: Padilla sentence was too short
“The sentence imposed on Padilla should not be disturbed by this court, because doing so simply substitutes this court's sentencing judgment for that of the trial judge,” Barkett wrote. Padilla's attorney Michael Caruso said he would use Barkett's
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:12A
U.S. court rules against Chevron in Ecuador case
A US appeals court on Monday lifted a lower court's order that had blocked the Ecuadorans from collecting money in the long-running lawsuit. In February, a judge in Ecuador ruled that Chevron should pay to clean up contamination in the oil fields where
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:12A
Lawyers for ex-Secaucus mayor take poke at conviction by arguing federal
A jury convicted him of accepting a corrupt $10000 payment from federal informant Solomon Dwek in exchange for assisting Dwek with a purported real estate scheme. Elwell was acquitted of two extortion charges. The former mayor's attorneys argued
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:11A
ObamaCare's individual mandate: A new twist on old-fashioned central control
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed the Commonwealth of Virginia's lawsuit which challenges the constitutionality of ObamaCare's individual insurance mandate. The court dismissed the case, asserting that
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:11A
US Court Announces Verdict In Favor Of Sanofi In Eloxatin Patent Lawsuit
French drug manufacturer Sanofi announced that a US court has announced decision in its favor in a patent lawsuit against Sun Pharmaceuticals over Eloxatin (oxaliplatin), a medication utilized to take care of colon cancer.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:11A
US Court Announces Verdict In Favor Of Sanofi In Eloxatin Patent Lawsuit
French drug manufacturer Sanofi announced that a US court has announced decision in its favor in a patent lawsuit against Sun Pharmaceuticals over Eloxatin (oxaliplatin), a medication utilized to take care of colon cancer.
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:11A
Joe Barry Carroll loses his racial discrimination lawsuit against a restaurant
Joe Barry Carroll, the former NBA player was left disappointed when a five year old incident, in which he claimed racial abuse, finally received its verdict on Friday. The federal jury that included nine white and three black members, evenly divided
Updated: 09/20/2011 03:11A
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