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Michael Jackson's contracts talk barred from court
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said details about the contract between the singer and promoter AEG Live should not be discussed in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the pop legend's personal physician as it would distract jurors from deciding
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:09P
Pathologist testifies at Paxton trial
A forensic pathologist who examined the victim who was allegedly beaten, tortured, and confined by Dustin Paxton told the court in detail about all the injuries the man suffered. Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim is a pathologist in Calgary, but was working in
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:08P
Nurse says Michael Jackson asked how to get propofol
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said allowing testimony about the contract might confuse jurors, who are considering whether Murray's actions caused Jackson's June 2009 death. "This is not a contractual dispute. This is a homicide case," Pastor
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:07P
Florida Supreme Court: We want to suspend Judge Shea for yelling, being a bully
He said the same thing about the same attorney a week later in open court, according to the JQC complaint. Rather than face a trial-like proceeding before a six-member JQC panel, which would decide whether he was guilty of misconduct, Shea signed the
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:04P
'Raped, stabbed, set ablaze' by obsessed ex
A woman was raped, strangled and stabbed to death before being set alight in her north Auckland home by an ''obsessed'' former boyfriend, a High Court jury in Auckland heard yesterday. Steven Ellis, 29, is on trial for the ''violent death'' of
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:04P
Oppenheimer Rochester Funds Lose Dismissal Bid, Face Trial
The consolidated case is In Re Oppenheimer Rochester Funds Group Securities Litigation, 09-md-02063, US District Court, District of Colorado (Denver). To contact the reporter on this story: Phil Milford in Wilmington, Delaware,
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:03P
Short list of 4 candidates to succeed International Criminal Court prosecutor
Petit also was a senior prosecuting trial attorney at the Sierra Leone court, a legal officer at the Rwanda tribunal and a legal adviser to the UN mission in Kosovo. Bensouda is a former Gambian justice minister who also served as a senior legal
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:01P
Jury begins deliberations in trial of man accused of drug murder
By Kevin P. O'Connor Jurors began deliberations Tuesday in the murder trial of Dylan Hodgate, charged with killing one of the biggest drug dealer in Swansea. Prosecutor William McCauley told the Superior Court jury that Hodgate, 24, of 157 Cliff Ave.,
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:00P
Md. teen in 'Jihad Jane' case pleads not guilty
13 trial date, but that is almost certain to be continued given the complexity of the case. Lindy did not seek bail for his client on Monday. However, the parties are due back in court on Nov. 16 to consider where the teen should be held.
Updated: 10/25/2011 02:59P
Officers Testify In Homicide Trial Of Open-Carry Advocate
Tuesday in court, prosecutors questioned several police witnesses who described the scene and the victim's car. "It was damaged by gunfire. It had blood inside it," Milwaukee police Detective Michael Sarenac said.
Updated: 10/25/2011 02:57P