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Dallas Jury Returns $10 Million Verdict in Dispute Over Mexican Hotel Properties
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 11, 2011 – DALLAS – A Dallas jury has returned a $10 million verdict against Dallas-based JMJ Holdings LLC and other related defendants after finding that the real estate firm and its owner violated a shareholders agreement
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:56A
Road fund fraudsters jailed
Andries Maswanganyi, Abdul Amed and two others were involved in the misappropriation of millions of rands from the North West Guardian, Estate and Road Accident Fund between 2003 and 2006. Amed, a former lawyer, had the stolen money deposited into his
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:56A
US consumer sentiment drops in March
The 9.3-point decline is the largest since October of 2008, after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. The March reading surprised analysts. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a level of 75.8, with gains from an improving labor market only
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:56A
Faulty Tire Repair Brings $22.8 Million Court Award
11 jury verdict in a San Diego County Superior Court awarded $14465864 to the estate of Casey and Melanie Barber, who were killed in a July 2006 accident. The accident was caused by a failed tire repair, and caused the Barber's Ford E350 Sportsmobile
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
Faulty Tire Repair Brings $22.8 Million Court Award
11 jury verdict in a San Diego County Superior Court awarded $14465864 to the estate of Casey and Melanie Barber, who were killed in a July 2006 accident. The accident was caused by a failed tire repair, and caused the Barber's Ford E350 Sportsmobile
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
Aging parents fear for the future of their injured son
Scott Finlay was a promising ski racer when a horrific crash in 1978 left him almost completely paralyzed and unable to speak. His parents have taken care of him since, but they are aging and they fear for his future. RANDY RISLING/TORONTO STAR Scott
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
Matrimonial causes and justice-Nigeria
The Matrimonial Causes Act is a law that has national application but its provision as regards divorce is not making justice affordable and available for the litigants. It is a common clich that justice must not only be done but must be seen as done.
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
Reports: Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg out 7 months after helping rescue team
AP ARLINGTON, Texas — Media reports say Texas Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg is leaving just seven months after he helped rescue the team from bankruptcy. Citing unidentified sources, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Dallas Morning News and other outlets
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
Is 'Loser Pays' Coming to Texas?
It's decidedly premature for anyone to rejoice or despair over the impending arrival of a change in the Lone Star state that would make the loser in a lawsuit pay the fees and costs of the other side. In his February State of the State address,
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
Charlie Sheen, wife settle custody dispute
Earlier Thursday, Sheen filed a $100 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. and the executive producer of "Two and a Half Men," making good on a promise to do something "big" in retaliation for his firing from the program. The breach-of-contract suit is
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:55A
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