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Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | Fulbright Partner Presented with ATJ Star of
The Texas Access to Justice Commission recently honored Fulbright Houston partner Reagan Brown with the Star of Justice Award on Monday, October 24, 2011. Justice Nathan Hecht presented the award before all of members of the Supreme Court along with
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:12P
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | "Employees May Not Obtain Pre-Arbitration
The trial court granted the defendants' request and made several reformations to the covenants before compelling the case to arbitration. GWSI filed an interlocutory appeal. The Tenth Court of Appeals agreed with GWSI that the defendants failed to
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:12P
Irwin Mitchell | Trial To Determine If More Could Have Been Done To Protect
A trial to determine whether more could have been done to protect a security guard shot five times after escorting an armed trespasser off the NEC premises during a Kanye West concert is scheduled to start on Monday November 14 at Birmingham High Court
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:12P
Mayer Brown | Duty of Care to Employees - Obvious Risks
The Plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeal. By a unanimous decision handed down on 7 November 2011, the Court of Appeal reversed the ruling of the District Court and found Shun Yip liable to the Plaintiff. The Court of Appeal opined it was dangerous
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:12P
Illegal citizens' drug distribution case heads to East St. Louis
(KMOV.com) -- The Department of Justice announced that two men, indicted with 24 other individuals and charged with being a member of a large cocaine distribution group, have pleaded guilty. Armando Murillo, 38, and Jose Ramirez-De Avila, 29,
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:11P
Wood River man faces trial in Sherman Lake boating deaths
Thursday in Sherman County Court, Judge Gary Washburn bound Brian Packer, 40, over to district court for trial on a charge of boating under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor, and two counts of felony manslaughter. Packer was arrested after the
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:10P
Court-martial jury weighing verdict in trial of Billings soldier
(AP) - A court-martial jury at Joint Base Lewis-McChord began deliberating Thursday in the trial of a soldier charged in the slayings of three civilians in Afghanistan. Prosecutors says Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs led a team that killed three unarmed
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:10P
Man faces 3rd trial on charge of shooting at officers
found guilty of aggravated assault, but the conviction was overturned when an appeals court ruled the presence of too many uniformed officers in the courtroom tainted the jury. Shootes' second trial last year ended with a hung jury. Jacquan Shootes.
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:08P
Court asked to overturn Carol Berner conviction for driving death
"This was a crucial piece of evidence and the trial judge erred in putting the onus on the appellant to preserve the vehicle," said Tarnow. He said it was the duty of the police to preserve evidence in serious cases. Outside the court Alexa's mother
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:07P
Relative says Shafia sisters were 'like political prisoners'
(Shafia Trial Evidence Photo / THE CANADIAN PRESS) KINGSTON, Ont. — An Ontario court is hearing that three sisters allegedly killed by their family were "like political prisoners." Three teenage sisters, Zainab, 19, Sahar, 17, and Geeti Shafia, 13,
Updated: 11/10/2011 05:04P
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