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Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP | Product Liability Litigation Report
According to the court, “customary international law has steadfastly rejected the notion of corporate liability for international crimes, and no international tribunal has ever held a corporation liable for a violation of the law of nations.” The case
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:23A
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP | Curtis Wins Appeal for H.G.
Curtis recently won an appeal to the First Department of the New York Appellate Division on behalf of client HG Wellington Co., Inc. The First Department unanimously dismissed all claims against Wellington, reversing the trial court's denial of
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:23A
Exeter man, guilty of stabbing, seeks work release after 5 months
He was convicted of first-degree assault in Rockingham County Superior Court, after a jury deadlocked at his first trial. Beaulieu suffered a punctured lung and a stab wound within an inch of his heart, but survived. Beaulieu was trying to break up a
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:20A
S.F. tax evader's prison term upheld by U.S. court
He later claimed he had pleaded guilty involuntarily and asked to go to trial. But the Ninth US Circuit Court 0f Appeals in San Francisco said Brugnara had entered the plea knowingly after assuring US District Judge William Alsup that he was mentally
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:18A
Death penalty a targeted, yet legitimate, punishment
First there is a trial, with a separate "penalty phase" after conviction. Then there are appeals in state courts, and perhaps a request that the Supreme Court take the case. Then state post-conviction proceedings, followed by appeals,
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:17A
Charge in SBS incident on path to dismissal
Halifax County Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Michael Freshour said yesterday the paperwork on the case has not yet been processed through Halifax County General District Court. Freshour noted a provision is in the state code that allows the charge to
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:16A
Son recalls killing father, tells Halifax court mother said 'do it'
He shot his dad, admitted 16-year-old Dylan Eugene Wynn to Commonwealth's Attorney Kim White Wednesday during his testimony in the murder trial of his mother, 36-year-old Connie Gayle Wynn, and 57-year-old Debra Kaye Scribner, his grandmother.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:16A
Novozymes, Nikon, Shaq, Ko Olina, Pearson: Intellectual Property
Danisco A/S, 10-cv-251, US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison). Intellectual Ventures LLC, the invention company founded by former Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold, sued four units of Japanese
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:15A
Navy ship commander to face general court martial
Wylie's attorney, Jeremiah Sullivan, wouldn't say Thursday what kind of plea the Navy man will enter. According to the Navy, Wylie got drunk on two occasions and sexually assaulted the women, once in his cabin on the ship. The trial will be held at San
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:14A
Attorneys question Williamson County DA practices
In a theft case involving one of her clients, Vazquez Bode says evidence was emailed to District Attorney John Bradley's office three days before the end of the trial, and was not ever presented to the court. The Wilco Watchdog keeps up with Williamson
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:13A
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