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In the World | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-11
ROME - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's cabinet Thursday approved proposed legislation to drastically overhaul Italy's justice system, including an end to the possibility of prosecutors appealing acquittals. Currently, both defense and prosecutors
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:07A
Accused Held on 'Secret Evidence' in Turkey
criminal code of Turkey." Precedents set by the European Court of Human Rights allow restriction decisions to be made "only if concrete incidents make it necessary," according to Professor Ersan ?en from the School of Law at Istanbul University.
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:07A
Seroquel settlement: $68.5M | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-11
The drug, approved in 1997, is AstraZeneca's second-best-selling product, with US sales of $5.3 billion last year. (Anticholesterol medication Crestor was its top drug, with $5.7 billion in sales.) But Seroquel's success has been marred by frequent
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:07A
Howell Announced that UBM Decides Not to Appeal Judgment in Their Lawsuit
Howell International Trade Fair Ltd. (“Howell”) is a PRC company which organizes such popular events as "China Game Developers Conference" and "ChinaJoy", while United Business Media LLC (“UBM”) is the organizer of Game Developers Conference (“GDC”) in
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Our favorite lawyer movies ever
A leech will stop sucking your blood after you die. "How many lawyer jokes are there?" Only three. The rest are true stories. I could go on and on. Even William Shakespeare and Mark Twain climbed aboard the lawyer-bashing bandwagon, the former with his
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Travelers Responding to "Affordable Luxury" Cruise Deals in 2011 Need Stronger
So are Trip Delay, Emergency Medical Expense and Emergency Medevac, Baggage Loss or Delay, and Travel Accident coverage. Airline Accident insurance and Rental Car Collision coverage are included in the Gold plan and are both options in the regular
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:06A
Letters: Only justice will suffice | Philadelphia Daily News | 2011-03-11
The victims don't need "Sorry"; they want justice. They want to see these men behind bars. Not moved from parish to parish where they can harm more children. Thank you, Mr. DA, for recognizing what these sick freaks are: Plain and simple,
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VAT victory for law firms
The appellant law firm had treated the recharge of medical report and medical record fees to its personal injury clients as outside the scope of VAT. HMRC took a contrary view and considered the recharges to be further payment for the lawyer's supply
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:06A
Bitter clashes - Knight, Lightbourne square off
TEMPERS flared during the afternoon session of the Dudus/Manatt commission of enquiry yesterday, forcing an abandonment of the sitting after an apology was not forthcoming from Justice
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Union: District's actions against Hope violate all teachers' rights
Hope Moffett may be at the center of a federal lawsuit filed yesterday to block the Philadelphia School District from firing her, but the city's teachers' union says the action was taken to protect the free-speech rights of all teachers
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:06A