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Judge tosses $20M lawsuit against Pa. police in death of NJ woman struck by
AP ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A federal judge has tossed a New Jersey man's suit against a Pennsylvania police department over the 2008 death of his wife in a head-on crash with a suspect being pursued by officers. US District Judge Lawrence Stengel dismissed
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:05A
Plea deal dismisses child sex abuse charges
A jury returned a hung verdict at his trial in October 2009 after hearing testimony from two teenaged girls that Johnson had physically and sexually abused them, statements Johnson denied when he testified in his defense. "Mr. Johnson has adamantly
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:03A
Lawsuit heads to federal court
Palladium-Item file photo by Joshua Smith A gender discrimination lawsuit filed against Richmond and other area schools over their scheduling of girls basketball games is headed for a federal appeals court. The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals will
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:03A
Judges don't represent public: lawyer
The Appellate Division is currently hearing the appeal against a High Court verdict which rejected an appeal challenging the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution that introduced a caretaker government system for conducting general election.
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:02A
IPO makes Kinder richest Houstonian
Houston does boast the top-ranking attorney on the list, personal injury lawyer Joe Jamail, who came in at No. 833 with a net worth of $1.5 billion, the same as in 2010. The full list, searchable by country, US state and industry, is available here.
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:02A
New Mini-Documentary Highlights an Arizona Rancher's Life Amongst the Scra...
became concerned enough with illegal activity on his land to build a watchtower to help himself and federal law enforcement track illegal aliens on his 75 acre ranch. This film relates Mr. Humphries' humane approach to curbing illegal immigration
Updated: 03/10/2011 08:00A
SaferProducts Website to Help Consumers Discover Harmful Products and Lurking
“The CPSC is charged with ensuring the safety of consumer products,” said Robert Alston, Tampa personal injury attorney at Alston & Baker, PA “The new website is another great tool to inform consumers and alert them to products that could cause injury
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:56A
HC seeks alems opinions on fatwa
In a landmark verdict on Jan 1, 2001, the High Court declared all punishments imposed in the name of fatwa illegal. The verdict came following a hearing on a suo moto rule issued earlier by the court after a newspaper report on hilla marriage.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:54A
Scottish divorces at 30-year low
"This [decrease] is not unexpected - the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, which came into effect on 4 May 2006, reduced separation periods for divorce, so there was an increase of over 2000 divorces in 2006, followed by decreases in 2007, 2008,
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:53A
Rafferty's C-501 Passes Second Key Vote in House of Commons
The bill, which would secure the severance and termination pay of workers when a company enters restructuring or bankruptcy, has one vote left to pass in the House of Commons before it moves into the Senate. “I'm very pleased.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:49A
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