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Law student Ben Ellis beats odds to win trials while an intern
including writing appellate court briefs. Ellis said that all of his first-year courses -- from evidence to professional responsibility prepared him for his internship but that he is now taking Professor Gary Gildin's trial advocacy class and,
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:17A
Family members back tainted Pak cricketers
"I will be holding a press conference in the next few days in which I will show how my son was implicated and made a scapegoat in this case," said Butt's father Zulfiqar. He said that his son was convicted despite lack of evidence in the trial against
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:17A
PERSONNEL FILE: Hazard joins Bell Law Firm
A trial lawyer and litigation specialist his entire career, Hazard has tried more than 100 cases to jury verdict. For the first 20 years of his practice, he focused his attention on insurance defense work specializing in personal injury and medical
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:16A
Atlantic Research Mktg. Sys., Inc. v. Troy Indus., Inc., Nos. 2011-1002, -1003
In its summary judgment ruling, the district court held that the written description disclosed a handguard that attaches to both the barrel nut of the gun and a second attachment point. However, the court had already construed the asserted claims in
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:14A
Cricket-Pakistan trio jailed for spot-fixing
Sports agent Mazhar Majeed, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to making corrupt payments at a pre-trial hearing, was jailed for two years and eight months at London's Southwark Crown Court. Majeed, who implicated another unnamed
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:13A
Occupy Sacramento protesters could clog courtrooms by demanding jury trials
Instead, they will demand jury trials to make their case that they did nothing wrong while protesting at the city's Cesar Chavez Plaza. Court officials say the cases could have a big impact on the court system if they all come to trial at the same time
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:13A
Former UGA researcher convicted of cat poisoning attempt
Nico Dauphine, who earned a doctoral degree at UGA's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, was convicted of the misdemeanor charge in District of Columbia Superior Court on Monday. She resigned the same day as a researcher for the National
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:13A
We had no idea the fix was in, says Simon Katich
The court heard claims that Butt was angry other players in the side were building homes by cheating in games. Katich spoke to The Australian yesterday after texts released from the trial reveal the bookmaker "Sanjay" ordered convicted bowlers Mohammad
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:12A
Landis gets One Year and Half Suspended Jail
Now, the chief person within the case's court proceedings is Alain Quiros a hacker, previously engaged with certain firm called Kargus Consultants. This man's trial prompted the prosecutor to blame him for infiltrating the laboratory's computers for
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:12A
29-year-old Beatrice man pleads not guilty to rape, strangulation, child porn
The Beatrice Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/tf0BSF ) that Joseph Buttercase is due back in court on Dec. 19. No trial date has been set. He's accused of raping and strangling a 29-year-old woman at his residence last July.
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:10A