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Tipperary teacher accused of possessing child porn
A Tipperary school teacher has gone on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court charged with having child pornography on his computer. Thomas Keane (aged 43) of Newtown, Drangan, Thurles, pleaded not guilty to knowingly having child pornography stored on
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:34P
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | A Tale In Search Of A Title
The trial court so ordered, and that ruling was affirmed on appeal. In the meantime, Mrs. Hearod sued Select alleging a redhibitory defect. While the parties were awaiting trial, a title in Mrs. Hearod's name was finally issued - two years after the
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:30P
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | Supreme Court Limits Federal Securities Fraud Claims
The Second Circuit's Decision The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs' claims and on appeal the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed. (See C&P Client Alert “Foreign-Cubed” Securities Actions — by Foreign Plaintiffs
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:30P
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | Witness Fitness
The Court noted that in the landmark 1993 decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court charged trial courts with the respon- sibility of acting as gatekeepers to exclude unreliable expert testimony under
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:29P
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | The Two-Timing T-Bird
The trial court denied Frank's motion to amend his complaint. Then, the Court granted Manbevers' motion for summary judgment, dismissing Frank's claim against him. Frank did not appeal. However, a couple of months later, Frank filed an identical
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:29P
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | The (Sufficiently) Old Oldsmobile
The trial court concluded the stop was justified, reasoning that Trooper Leslie could not determine whether Campbell met any of the antique tag exceptions without stopping and questioning him. The court thus denied Campbell's motion.
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:29P
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | New York Court of Appeals Makes It More Difficult for
The trial court granted the motion to dismiss as to the 1995-1999 audits, holding that the performance of audits in succeeding years merely “constituted the continuation of a general professional relationship,” and as such was insufficient to toll the
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:28P
Murder Suspect Steven Carlson Found Guilty of Contempt For Granting Jailhouse
7 on suspicion of stabbing 14-year-old Tina Faelz to death as she walked home from school one April day in 1984. Carlson was 16 at the time, and a classmate of Tina's at Foothill High School. Carlson appeared inside a courtroom at the San Leandro
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:28P
Underwear Bomber Abdulmutallab Pleads Guilty, Ending Trial
In a statement to the court, Abdulmutallab said he tried to bomb the plane as an act of retaliation against the US for the "killing of my brothers and sisters in Muslim lands." "I intentionally carried an explosive device" onto the plane, he said.
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:27P
Halifax teen's murder trial awaits judge's verdict
Because he was 17 at the time of the alleged offence, the young man is being tried in Halifax youth court, where his identity is protected. If the teen is convicted, the Crown will apply to have him sentenced as an adult. The trial got underway Sept.
Updated: 10/14/2011 02:26P
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