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Simpson Thacher | Simpson Thacher Wins $28.8 Million Jury Verdict for Client
On July 27, 2011, following a two-and-one-half week trial in Palm Beach Florida Circuit Court, an eight-member jury awarded a $28.8 million verdict to Simpson Thacher client Mohammad Al-Saleh, a member of the Jordanian Royal Family.
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:54P
Jury convicts man disfigured by suicide attempt
A jury has reached a guilty verdict in the murder trial of a Philadelphia man left disfigured by a suicide attempt after he killed his longtime girlfriend following their breakup. Jurors on Friday found 57-year-old Edward Wilson guilty of third-degree
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:54P
Runaway truck driver convicted of manslaughter
The rig smashed into cross-traffic and a building. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. A judge ordered a partially deadlocked jury to resume deliberating Friday in a homicide case
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:44P
Hit-and-run mum guilty
Jade Vicoriarnah Wahl, 34, of Warrane, had pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart to aggravated burglary, causing grievous bodily harm and perverting the course of justice. The charges related to an incident which left the 45-year-old victim
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:35P
Revels found guilty of murder
When the verdict was announced, the victim's mother, Merry Reyes, began crying quietly while Revels' mother, Celina Sostre, began sobbing loudly. Judge Stuart M. Schimelman increased Revels' bond from $1 million to $2.5 million and scheduled sentencing
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:34P
DA MP acquitted of rape
Magistrate Kay Pillay agreed with the defence team that there were too many inconsistencies in the state's case to justify a verdict of guilty. His hearing stemmed from a sexual relationship he had with the complainant, whom he invited with a friend to
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:33P
Pair could face death penalty over murder of British honeymoon couple
Emotional scenes played out at Antigua's High Court as the verdicts were read out. In a statement, the distressed families said: "There is no joy at today's verdict, just a sense of relief that after three years of waiting there is justice for our
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:31P
Wisdom in ancient justice 0
TRACY MCLAUGHLIN/QMI AGENCY ATHENS — Once upon a justice system, in another world, another time, criminal trials began at sunup and ended at sundown. As I sat among the ruins of an ancient arena built 3000 years ago during a recent trip to Greece,
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:29P
Jose Mourinho has Uefa ban reduced following appeal
Mourinho challenged his Champions League suspension after appearing in front of Uefa's appeal panel on Friday in a hearing which lasted around six hours before he left without saying anything prior to the verdict being announced.
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:24P
$320 million awarded in lead smelter case
St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - A St. Louis jury gives a $320 million verdict in a case against the corporations who once owned the Herculaneum smelter emitting dangerous levels of lead. On Thursday, the jury in St. Louis Circuit Court awarded the 16 plaintiffs
Updated: 07/29/2011 06:21P
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