Latest Trial Court News
Judge mulls University of Memphis' role in $4.1-million judgment
Following the $4.1-million judgment a jury returned last week in favor of an injured University of Memphis art student, a judge now will decide how much of that must be paid by the school. Circuit Court Judge Jerry Stokes told
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:02A
Nurses didn't visit, says neglect death accused
The trial into the death of Evelyn Joel heard that her daughter Eleanor said nurses left nappies and pads outside the house. Detective Sergeant Terri Butler told Wexford Circuit Criminal Court that the accused said in a statement that her mother had
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:02A
Briefs: Firefighters pull man, 47, from burning apartment
Jason Kinnie, 35, was bound over for trial in Circuit Court from the 37th District Court in Warren last month. Kinnie is being held at the Macomb County Jail on $1 million bond. Police found Kinnie's father, Donald Kinnie, 61, dead in the bathroom of
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:02A
Spot fixing: Sentences to be handed out today
Majeed, 36, admitted conspiracy to cheat and to obtain and accept corrupt payments during a pre-trial hearing in September but that fact could not be reported till Wednesday due to court restrictions. Butt, through his lawyer, sought leniency on the
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:01A
Illinois high court reverse $43 million judgment in Granite City crash
During the 2005 trial, attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the vertically set fuel tank could have been put in other spots on the car and could have been shielded to avoid a reaction like the one in the 2003 accident and that the company could
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:01A
Visa, Facebook, Deutsche Bank, Dynegy, Lehman in Court News
The case is In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation, 05-md-1720, US District Court, Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn). Paul Ceglia, the New York man claiming half of Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg's
Updated: 11/03/2011 12:00A
Court queries Selebi meeting
"Why is the chief of police taking his friend along on police business?" Justice Snyders asked. Justice Kenneth Mthiyane said this was not how the police operated. He said police did not take informants to crime scenes. Justice Eric Leach asked why
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:58P
Convicted scam artist Joseph Pereira indicted again
The latest case alleges Pereira took $20000 from a President Avenue man to refinance his home. Pereira never refinanced the man's home and did not pay the man's mortgage as promised, prosecutors allege. The man called police and spoke with Detective
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:57P
Judge: Alleged victims in Costa abuse trial may testify by video
Last year, those charges were thrown out, the two new charges were set, and Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Tina Ainley set his bond at an The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that amount was excessive, and Ainley dropped it to $1 million.
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:56P
Spot-fixing case: Explosive claims as sentencing looms
LONDON: Explosive claims about wider corruption in the Pakistan cricket team stunned a London court Wednesday as three guilty players and their agent traded accusations over their roles in the fixing scandal. The players and their agent were due back
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:56P