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Lawyer Thembela Simelane appeals 31-year-sentence
The lawyer was sentenced for having failed to pay a sum of E686 377.80 to Motor Vehicle Accident victims after he claimed it together with his brother, Bheki Simelane. They were operating a law firm named Bheki G. Simelane and Company.
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:19P
N.O. casino owner sued over secondhand smoke
A lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses Harrah's New Orleans Casino of failing to protect its employees from dangerous levels of secondhand smoke. The mother of a former Harrah's dealer who died of cancer last year filed the federal suit
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:19P
On Reconciling Idealism, Harsher Realities and Obama's Nobel Peace Price Speech
In that speech, the President navigated between the onward movement towards justice, humanitarianism and human rights, reduction of global poverty, global cooperation and world peace -- with a recognition that "evil" exists in the world and that it
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:19P
Bankruptcy judge's ruling spares Dallas-based Blockbuster from forced liquidation
Dallas-based entertainment retailer Blockbuster Inc. won't be liquidated, according to late afternoon reports from the US Bankruptcy Court in New York. “The parties have come to an accord and presented us with a more palatable
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:19P
Bankruptcy judge's ruling spares Blockbuster from forced liquidation
Dallas-based entertainment retailer Blockbuster Inc. won't be liquidated, according to late afternoon reports from the US Bankruptcy Court in New York. “The parties have come to an accord and presented us with a more palatable
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:18P
Teacher suing principal's wife E300 000 for alleged defamation
Phindile Mabuza has filed a lawsuit against Schools Inspector Lungile Simelane for allegedly embarrassing her saying she had an affair with her husband, the Principal, Alec Boy Simelane. She claims that Simelane cited her in court papers where the
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:18P
Darby man guilty in mother's homicide
After the verdict was read, and as Judge Thomas Groton III was ordering a pre-sentence psychological evaluation of the defendant, Molin abruptly stood up and asked to address the court. "I would like to give a 10 minute speech," he announced.
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:18P
KOLD.comUS jury indicts 14 in fatal pirate attack on yacht
(AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted 13 suspected pirates from Somalia and one from Yemen in the February hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead, the US Justice Department said Thursday. The men face piracy, kidnapping and firearms
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:18P
Escaped Inmate Spotted in Houston Hospital
suffered cuts and wounds to his upper body while scaling a fence with razor wire during his escape from the Stiles Unit prison in Beaumont sometime after 7 pm Wednesday, said Jason Clark, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:17P
Brandy's Mother Removed from DJ Marc Mysterio's Lawsuit
The mother of R&B singer Brandy Norwood has been removed from a lawsuit brought against the singer by DJ Marc Mysterio. The judge ruled that allegations against Sonja Norwood were too vague and also improper. According to BH Courier, the judge declined
Updated: 03/10/2011 06:17P
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