Latest Trial Court News
Kanimozhi in court for bail hearing; will she walk out of jail?
New Delhi: Kanimozhi, the daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, has reached Patiala House, where a trial court is expected to decide today whether or not she will get bail in the 2G case. Her husband, Aravindan, and son are in court as are top leaders
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:55P
Visa, MasterCard Estimate Potential Fee Settlement at $4 Billion
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). --With assistance from Peter Eichenbaum and Donal Griffin in New York.
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:54P
Plans for murder retrial move ahead
9 to submit pre-trial briefs, a Superior Court judge said Wednesday. Paul Foglia, 50, appeared before Superior Court Judge N. Peter Conforti Wednesday for a hearing. Foglia is slated to again face trial on charges he killed his ex-girlfriend's mother,
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:53P
Otis Pugh Sr. convicted of rape, molestation; issued life sentence
DNA evidence later linked Pugh to the crime. Pugh also faced accusations that he raped and molested the girl in April, June and July 2010, though jurors chose to acquit on those charges. Defense attorney Stacey Jackson argued Wednesday that jurors
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:52P
Black magic sex conviction led to scuffle, court told
Emeline Golossian and her three sons George, David and Charlie Golossian are facing charges relating to a violent incident outside the NSW District Court in Sydney on April 1. The scuffle broke out after Tony Golossian was found guilty of 24 charges
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:50P
Others involved in fixing, says agent Majeed
Pace bowler Amir, 19, admitted his part in the scam before the trial at Southwark Crown Court started and on Wednesday offered a heartfelt apology during the sentence hearing, which was adjourned until Thursday. "I want to apologise to all in Pakistan
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:50P
Ex-FBI agent from El Paso found guilty of making false statements
Adrian Busby, 37, of El Paso, Texas, was convicted of four counts of making false statements in US District Court in Manhattan, where sentencing was set for March 8. The charges carry a potential prison term of up to 20 years.
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:49P
Congressman who lost re-election bid alleging he was damaged by criticism
"In a Supreme Court case called NY Times v. Sullivan, the court established special rules for the type of speech that can be considered defamatory of public figures like elected officials. In order to be defamatory, the speech must obviously be false
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:49P
Franklin County notary pleads not guilty to forgery
Peggy Lou Melius, 52, Marion, waived her right to an arraignment in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The waiver results in an automatic plea of "not guilty" and the case will proceed to trial. That case involves two counts of forgery and one
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:49P
Abramovich hired disabled workers to qualify for tax breaks, court hears
Mr Abramovich (45) is being sued for billions of pounds by exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky (65) in a trial before Mrs Justice Gloster at the Commercial Court in London. Mr Berezovsky says Mr Abramovich "betrayed" him and "intimidated" him into
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:48P