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Kiat fires up over claims
The chief of Thailand's Trade Representative Office, Kiat Sittheeamorn, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Puea Thai Party deputy leader Yutthapong Jarassathien following accusations that Philip Morris (Thailand) made false import duty declarations
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:23P
Kiat fires up over claims
The chief of Thailand's Trade Representative Office, Kiat Sittheeamorn, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Puea Thai Party deputy leader Yutthapong Jarassathien following accusations that Philip Morris (Thailand) made false import duty declarations
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:23P
Defense attorney in murder trial says state charged innocent man
Once the jury of seven men and seven women hears the evidence, they will have no choice but to render a verdict of not guilty, according to Mark Carver's attorney David Phillips. “This case is not rocket science. The state of North Carolina,
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:23P
Dish Network's Revised Offer for Bankrupt DBSD Wins Court's Approval
US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber in New York approved the investment agreement at a hearing today. Reston, Virginia- based DBSD values the Dish deal at about $1.5 billion, according to a court filing. “The bottom line is very, very favorable for the
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:23P
may decide whether to make major changes in Florida's courts
TALLAHASSEE — Leander Shaw would never have finished his term as the first African-American chief justice on the Florida Supreme Court if the judicial changes lawmakers want to impose had been in place when he served. — Dividing the seven-member
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:22P
Roseville man acquitted of rape
The jury verdict followed four hours of deliberations Friday afternoon and Monday morning, and a four-day trial last week in front of Judge Mary Chrzanowski in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens. The case hinged on the testimony of the girl,
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:22P
New US border technology slow to be deployed
Richard Stana, director of homeland security and justice issues for the Government Accountability Office, said Tuesday the new cameras, radar and other technology will start to be deployed in Arizona in the next two years but likely won't be fully in
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:22P
Senate debates period to be covered by Victims Law
He explained that this would allow for reparations for such important victims as those of the Palace of Justice Siege, which took place in 1985, and for the family of the former Minister of Justice Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, who was murdered by Pablo
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:21P
NBA Referee Slams AP Writer With Twitter Defamation Lawsuit
An NBA referee has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Associated Press reporter over an accusation the reporter made on Twitter. During a Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets game on January 24th,
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:21P
New Hampshire federal judge to hear Brown rape suit after Rhode Island judges
AP PROVIDENCE, RI — A federal judge from New Hampshire will hear a lawsuit brought by a former Brown University student who says he was falsely accused of rape and unfairly pressured to leave school. Mary Lisi, chief judge for the US District Court in
Updated: 03/15/2011 03:21P