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PetsMD to be bought
In February, it filed an intellectual property lawsuit against PetsMD in Pennsylvania Eastern District Court. PetsMD CEO Ral Calvoz said the lawsuit prompted him to reconsider the company's business model, which will now focus on online booking
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:03P
PETA Seeks Federal Documents On Bear Exhibits
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed the lawsuit Thursday in Washington. The group says the Bureau of Indian Affairs didn't do a complete search for records of lease agreements for the bear exhibitors. PETA says the exhibits are in
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:02P
Tough talk on immigration comes with huge credit card bill
Some in Congress claim that the Obama Administration has done little to enforce our immigration laws and that our borders are “out of control.” The fact is, in 2010, the government deployed more enforcement agents to the border than at any time in our
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:01P
Justice Department Sues CA in Prisoner's Religious Freedom Case
It follows an investigation by the DOJ claiming that Sukhjinder (sook-JIN'-der) Basra's right to practice his religion was violated. He claims that guards told him he violated a rule prohibiting inmates from growing facial hair longer than a half inch.
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:01P
Criminal Law: Child Pornography – Impeachment Evidence – Sufficiency Of Evidence
(1) Where a defendant in a child pornography case objected to the district court's exclusion of testimony from an inmate, which might have been used to impeach a government witness, the court's exclusion of the testimony as
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:00P
Catalina Conservancy Responds to Pacific Sports' Marathon Claims
The Log ran a story last week about a lawsuit filed by Pacific Sports LLC. Writer Heidi Kulicke did a good job trying to unravel this puzzling suit. Here, we would like to clarify our position: First, as Kulicke reported, counsel for the Catalina
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:58P
Senate panel OKs bill clarifying DUI sentences
SB72 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday with an amendment from the attorney general's office clarifying that a judge retains authority to set a minimum prison sentence greater than two years. The bill now moves to the Senate floor.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:58P
US sues 3 former top bank executives
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. filed the civil lawsuit Wednesday against former WaMu Chief Executive Kerry Killinger, ex-Chief Operating Officer Stephen Rotella and David Schneider, who headed the bank's home loans division.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:57P
APNewsBreak: OJ appeals to full Nevada high court
Entertainment News from AP AP Sports Video More>> By AP LAS VEGAS (AP) - OJ Simpson is asking the full Nevada Supreme Court to consider his appeal of his conviction in a Las Vegas hotel room heist. The request for oral arguments was filed Thursday with
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:57P
Oklahoma family sues over NM murders
An attorney for the family of Gary and Linda Haas of Tecumseh, Okla., filed the lawsuit Thursday in state court in Phoenix. The couple was killed Aug. 2 in New Mexico as they were traveling to Colorado for an annual camping trip with friends.
Updated: 03/17/2011 03:57P
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