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Douglas And Ex In Rerun Of Film Cash Battle
A New York judge threw out her lawsuit in November, saying the dispute belonged in California, where the couple divorced in 2000 after 23 years together. Diandra, who is selling her sprawling California home, vowed to appeal the decison and duly
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:15A
Campaign seeks bombing files
She said Justice for the Forgotten had contacted the British government after the “extraordinary speech and apology” by Mr Cameron in the wake of the Saville inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday “He spoke about the truth making us stronger rather
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:15A
Paul Gascoigne bankruptcy hearing adjourned
A bankruptcy petition against former England and Newcastle star Paul Gascoigne has been put on hold. The Tyneside-born 43-year-old, once one of the highest-paid footballers in the world, owes more than £30000 to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:14A
Nina In New York: With Pizza and Justice for All
All of this upsets me as a dedicated lover of pizza and elates me as a profound lover of twisted justice and a well-crafted story. The moral? There's very little that an outside party can do to humiliate a scumbag that the scumbag can't bring on
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:13A
Fraud in Michael Jackson Legal Battle?
(TMZ) Katherine Jackson is furious about a declaration filed with the court (the Estate's lawsuit against the Heal the World Foundation) -- purportedly signed by her -- in which she attacks the Executors of the Michael Jackson Estate. TMZ has learned .
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:13A
Trafficking project faces cuts after funding loss
The Poppy Project, which is run by housing charity Eaves, could have to cut services after the Ministry of Justice allocated £6 million of funding to support victims of trafficking to the Salvation Army. Eaves has been running the Poppy Project for the
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:12A
Wrongfully convicted NY man wins $6.5M settlement
Deskovic filed a lawsuit in 2007 accusing the police and medical examiner of fabricating evidence that led to his conviction. The 37-year-old Deskovic will receive $4 million this year and $2.5 million in 2012. His mother, who was a plaintiff in the
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:12A
University of Cincinnati sues 'Bearcat Caf'
CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati has filed a trademark lawsuit against a more than 50-year-old bar near campus named after the school's bearcat mascot. The original owner put out a sign calling the place "The Bearcat Caf" and registered
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:12A
Jordan S. Ellenberg: Close election? Flip for it
Incumbent Justice David Prosser leads challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by less than 0.5 percent, which means Kloppenburg has the right to a state-funded recount. We are probably headed toward a long, expensive, law-snarled process — much like Florida in
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:11A
Over 300 victims brought here annually
Our Herald investigation has uncovered evidence that Ireland is fast becoming an arena for human traffickers, as the justice system fails hundreds of their victims. Agencies believe that Ireland is home to at least 300 victims of human trafficking at
Updated: 04/13/2011 07:11A