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Blockbuster, Creditors Reach Agreement on Sale Proposal
“The parties have come to an accord and presented us with a more palatable situation” following days of negotiations, US Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland said in Manhattan court today. Blockbuster, based in Dallas, filed for bankruptcy on Sept.
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:22P
Contracts: Employment Contract – Prejudgment Interest – Liquidated Damages
moved to amend the judgment to include prejudgment interest, the evidence supported a finding that the doctor's damages were liquidated because they were readily ascertainable, so the trial court erred in failing to award prejudgment interest.
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:21P
Appellate Practice: Rule 84.04 – Credit Card Dispute
Where a credit card customer argued that a trial court erred in entering a default judgment for the credit card company, the customer's brief did not meet the requirements of Rule 84.04, so the appeal must be dismissed.
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:21P
Manmohan Singh: A feckless babu in the PMO
Marxist economist Ashok Mitra is not known for being polite with, or about, those who he doesn't like. The list of people he holds in contempt is long and many, if not most, of them have had a taste of
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:20P
Robb & Stucky going out of business
All 20 Robb & Stucky stores located in Florida and three other states will begin a court-ordered bankruptcy liquidation sale Friday. The Fort Myers-based furniture chain has stores in Altamonte Springs and in
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:17P
Criminal Law: Sentencing – Case History Documents – ACCA
Where a district court held that a criminal defendant's case history and 1999 presentencing investigation report were inadmissible for showing predicate offenses under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the case must be remanded
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:16P
Criminal Law: Habeas Relief – Mistrial – Double Jeopardy
(1) Where a defendant in a murder case argued that his second trial violated double jeopardy, the defendant failed to show that the prosecutor intended to force a mistrial in the first trial, so there was no constitutional
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:16P
Analysts say brick-and-mortar stores will live on
"Way back when the Internet first started up, lots of people were calling me asking what we will do with all the empty retail stores," said Mike Gatti, executive director of the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, a division of the National
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:16P
Reorganization plan OKd for Gary casino operator
Judge Kevin Gross signed off on the restructuring scheme for Majestic Star at a hearing in the US Bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del., clearing the way for some of the casinos controlled by Detroit mogul Don Barden to move ahead without him.
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:13P
Criminal Law: Firearm Offense – Constructive Possession
Where the government presented evidence that a defendant had a safe in his office with a gun and ammunition and that he made statements about opening the safe to get his gun, the evidence was sufficient to support the
Updated: 03/10/2011 05:12P
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