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Fiji's top businessman convicted
Daniel Goundar became a justice in the new military controlled courts and he heard the case against Patel and Mau. It was heard by before three assessors and two of them returned a guilty verdict against Mau while all were unanimous in finding Patel
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:49P
DLA Piper Comes Under Scrutiny After $37.5 Mil Settlement With Lennar
DLA Piper, one of the world's largest law firms, helped a San Diego developer siphon off millions of dollars from a joint project with Lennar while representing both the company and the developer, according to a malpractice lawsuit settled by the
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:48P
One Car Accident Closes I-84, Route 8 In Waterbury
The driver of the car was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries, police said. There were no passengers inside the car at the time of the rollover. The cause of the accident, which occurred shortly after 10 pm, is unknown.
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:48P
University of Illinois to appeal privacy ruling
The Tribune sought those records as part of its 2009 "Clout Goes to College" investigation, eventually filing a state lawsuit against the university that year when U. of I. officials denied several Freedom of Information Act requests under a privacy
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:47P
State's bicyclists cheer driver-negligence bill
Advocates for Maryland's bicyclists expressed delight Tuesday that the General Assembly passed a bill creating a new misdemeanor offense for drivers who kill people as a result of serious negligence,
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:47P
NTSB report reveals details of students' plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board released its report of the plane crash that killed a Purdue student in February. It showed no evidence of mechanical malfunction or failure with the engine or airframe of the plane that crashed in northeast
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:47P
Teenage girls are targeted by 'new generation of domestic abusers', top
It has been claimed that women aged between 16 and 19 are now more at risk than any other age group as part of a 'whole new generation of domestic violence'. Keir Starmer, QC, Director of Public Prosecutions and one of the country's top prosecutors,
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:46P
Crash closes EB lanes of Prince near Campbell
The eastbound lanes of Prince Road near North Campbell Avenue will be closed for several hours because of a crash just west of the intersection, Tucson police said. At least seven vehicles were involved in the crash, police said.
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:46P
Justice reform draws support
“I have to tell you the Justice Reinvestment Act is working pretty well.” But Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, said a year has proved the Justice Reinvestment Act (SB 500) went too far and would put the public at risk.
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:46P
P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Disabled man escapes from Antioch fire; Sunnyvale woman ID
of her Kia Sedona and struck a pole while taking a left turn from North First Street onto East Tasman Drive, at the University of Phoenix campus, around 8 am She was alone in the car at the time and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Updated: 04/12/2011 10:46P