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Postings and transfers: Another retired official gets a top job
Ignoring the verdict of the Supreme Court, the Establishment Division on Tuesday appointed Khalid Farooq, a retired BS-22 officer of Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), as national coordinator in the National Counter Terrorism Authority on contract basis
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:26P
ComEd worker wins suit against Braidwood PD
The jury agreed and handed down a verdict in Jones' favor last week. Officer Clark was laid-off by the city in June 2008 as part of budget cuts, and currently works with a municipal department in Cook County. Sergeant Kaminski is still employed by the
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:13P
1173 Fesco employees avoid removal
The Fesco employees had filed an intra-court appeal against the verdict passed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, who had declared the appointments in question as illegal and void, and had directed the authorities concerned to make fresh appointments on
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:08P
Intent is the difference between Murder and Manslaughter
Veteran Oregon Criminal Defense Attorney Laura Grazier says that under Oregon Law, Murder means a person sets out to kill someone, or kills someone while committing another Felony, like Robbery or Rape. Manslaughter is when someone kills another person
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:07P
FOX5 - KVVU - Las Vegas, News, Weather and VideoFormer Metro officer found not
Entertainment News from AP A verdict has been reached in the case of a former Metro officer on trial for reckless driving. Aron Carpenter has been found not guilty of causing a crash that claimed the life of a man he was pursuing for suspicion of DUI.
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:05P
Family: Justice comes at last for Leah
A nine woman, three man, jury returned a Guilty verdict, but not for Murder. Family and friends of both Freeman and her accused killer, Nick McGuffin, were called to Judge Richard Barron's courtroom just before 11:00 am on Tuesday, July 19,
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:04P
Ill. court overturns $2.6M take-home asbestos verdict
An expert for the polaintiff, however, said the first study showing an association between disease and take-home asbestos was published in 1964. Justice James Knecht dissented and filed an opinion, siding with the Fifth Circuit's decision.
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:02P
McGuffin found guilty of manslaughter in the death of his 15 yr. old girlfriend
Coquille (KMTR) - After about four hours of deliberations, the jury returned the verdict on Nick McGuffin Tuesday morning: guilty of manslaughter, but not guilty of murder. Both decisions were a 10-2 vote. A snafu in the jury forms made for a dramatic
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:00P
Microsoft Owes Alcatel Up to $75 Million, Witness Says
While upholding the verdict, an appeals court overturned the damages award, finding the calculation lacked sufficient evidentiary support, and sent it back for retrial. “A lump-sum payment of between $65 million and $75 million would be a reasonable
Updated: 07/19/2011 10:00P
Florida Supreme Court upholds $28.3 million jury verdict in first of about
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a $28.3 million verdict against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the first of about 8000 lawsuits that have been filed against cigarette companies in Florida by sick smokers and their families.
Updated: 07/19/2011 09:58P