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Fired Pa. teacher sues ex-student
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, describes their relationship as "an occasional intimate relationship from 2004 to 2010." Addis, 26, grew jealous after he told her last year he was seeing someone else, and threatened to "manufacture details about an
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:47A
Delaware roads: DUI crackdown planned today through Saturday
Three sobriety checkpoints and 124 DUI saturation patrols are planned by 25 state and local law enforcement agencies in the next three days, said Alison Kirk of the state Office of Highway Safety. Last year, 45 drivers were arrested for DUI during the
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:47A
2nd UPDATE: Porsche CEO "Very Optimistic" Capital Increase Will Be Successful
Investigations into alleged market manipulations by prosecutors in Germany and a similar lawsuit in the US are ongoing and unlikely to be finalized by the end of this year. Volkswagen bought a 49.9% stake in Porsche's core sports car unit at the end of
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:47A
Congresswoman Brown Sued By Former Fundraisers
The lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia in January claims that Brown hired Washington-based Berger Strategies and Hirschberg Strategies in July 2009 to provide fundraising and consulting services as she weighed whether to run for US Senate.
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:47A
Home School or Public School? NH High Court Steps into Dispute Between Warring
Although Brenda Kurowski claimed her preference for home schooling was grounded in her religious beliefs, the case is not about religion, the court said. “Our only role is to decide whether the trial court committed legal error or unsustainably
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:47A
Banned trio face British trial on May 20
Former captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and their agent will stand trial in Southwark Crown Court in London on charges of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments. They were greeted by a scrum of
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:46A
Off the News
The school system and the farm industry are in favor of students growing food for lunch, but the state Department of Agriculture is skeptical about its ability to inspect and certify school farms. If not, one wonders what clever children might be
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:46A
Supernational Criminal Law Lecture Series: Seminar by Peter Robinson - Radovan
The Supranational Criminal Law Lecture Series aims to contribute to information-sharing and public discourse on contemporary legal issues which benefiting from the input of distinguished practitioners and experts in the field.
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:44A
Simpson Thacher > Simpson Thacher Landmark Jury Verdict for Gray Development
Simpson Thacher's landmark jury verdict for real estate developer Gray Development Group was ranked sixteenth out of the “Top 100 Verdicts of 2010” by The National Law Journal's VerdictSearch. This case, Epicenter Partners LLC v.
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:43A
Harshad Mehta's Assets: Rs 2200-Cr Released to IT, SBI
According to him, the amounts will be brought back if so ordered by the special court. The special court (Trial of Offences Releating to Transactions in Securities) Act was legislated by the Parliament in 1992 to deal with the extraordinary situation
Updated: 03/17/2011 08:43A