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Moran jury set to deliver verdict
(AAP : David Crosling) The jury in the Melbourne trial of gangland widow Judy Moran will deliver its verdict shortly. Moran is accused of organising the shooting murder of her brother-in-law Des Moran at an Ascot Vale cafe in 2009.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:39P
Proposed legislation would change Tennessee civil justice system
Proposed legislation in Tennessee could have a big impact on people who win a civil lawsuit. Governor Bill Haslam wants a cap on how much money people receive for damages in a civil lawsuit. It would also take the decision of how much
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:39P
Camp Mystic disputes continue beyond trial's end
KERRVILLE — A judge Tuesday denied a request by the losing side in last month's lawsuit trial over Camp Mystic to overturn the jury's findings. Stacy Eastland and Nancy Leaton contend the jury erred in clearing
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:38P
Moran verdict reached
The jury in the murder trial of gangland widow Judy Moran has reached a verdict, which will be handed down at 10.30am. Moran is charged with the murder of her brother-in-law Des Moran, who was gunned down at a suburban Ascot Vale deli on June 15, 2009.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:38P
Arizona settles suit with Kansas-owned payday lender
That made it difficult for them to defend against the suits and easier for Quik Cash to obtain a default judgment and seize a borrowers' wages to repay the loan. The suit alleged that Quik Cash and its parent company, Overland Park, Kan.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:38P
Business owners backed into a corner by fake identity documentation
A law enacted back in 1986 demands every employee fill it out accurately. Now hundreds of companies are receiving inspection notices by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “We did receive a lot of those investigation notices in Texas, including San
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:38P
NJ authorities crack down on predatory towing practices
By AP Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerThe Attorney General's Office has filed the first lawsuit against a New Jersey towing company under the 2-year-old Predatory Towing Prevention Act. Pictured is Attorney General Paula Dow at a press conference Monday.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:37P
American Apparel's Dov Charney accused of holding teen as 'sex slave'
In a $260 million lawsuit filed this week in Brooklyn, the former employee alleges that Charney began a campaign of sexual advances towards her she was 17. The lawsuit charges that the advances became physical shortly after her 18th birthday,
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:37P
Moran verdict to be handed down
The jury in the murder trial of gangland widow Judy Moran has reached a verdict, which will be handed down at 10.30am. Moran is charged with the murder of her brother-in-law Des Moran, who was gunned down at a suburban Ascot Vale deli on June 15, 2009.
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:37P
Another mayor named Mike in a fight over bike lanes (NY TIMES)
The lawsuit, says The Times, opens a new front in one of the “most heated civic disputes since smoking was banned in bars.” The lawsuit, filed by a group with close ties to Iris Weinshall, the city's transportation commissioner from 2000 to 2007 and
Updated: 03/08/2011 06:35P