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Class-less actions
Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), a 5-4 Court decided that contracts of adhesion with arbitration clauses containing class action waivers are enforceable. Prior to Concepcion, trial courts frequently struck down such clauses as unconscionable,
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:58P
Norway killer admits massacre in first publ
Officials said court-appointed psychiatrists were expected to finish their work late this month and that a trial was tentatively set to begin on April 16. They also said the courtroom used on Monday would be totally reconstructed for the trial,
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:56P
Deal sought for Prescott stockbroker accused of killing wife
The Daily Courier reports that neither side in Steven DeMocker's case wants such a deal, but Yavapai County Superior Court Presiding Judge David Mackey insisted the two sides make an effort to resolve the case. DeMocker is charged with murdering his
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:54P
Anders Breivik faces his victims' families in court
He also rejected the court's authority to hear his case at an Oslo hearing just two blocks from where he detonated a home-made bomb before shooting 69 people at a political summer camp on Utoya Island. He told the hearing, attended by 120 people and
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:53P
Trials in Egypt protest deaths to resume
14 (UPI) -- A court says the trial of Egyptian interior ministry officials accused of involvement in the killing of protesters during political unrest will resume. The demonstrations eventually led to the collapse in February of the regime of President
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:53P
New maps hit snag in Federal court
A trial will be held on the maps, but in the meantime temporary maps will be drawn up by a Federal court in San Antonio. That court also changed the filing deadlines for the March primaries, which will now run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:53P
Oslo suspect gagged in court
Behring Breivik, 32, speaking calmly, tried to address the families at the Oslo district court where they were gathered along with journalists and members of the general public, before being quickly interrupted by the judge. The court is under a gag
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:52P
Gulf spill case heads for February trial
14 (UPI) -- Seventy lawyers in New Orleans are preparing for a February court date in a lawsuit against BP and other companies over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. The attorneys represent more than 120000 claimants, including condominium owners,
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:52P
Coverage of Al-Nashiri's Arraignment: Motions Hearing Part 1
Mattivi states that he shares the defense's concerns over planning and prepping for trial and wants the defense to be able to mount the same defense it would in federal court. But, Mattivi notes, part of what litigation counsel does is plan for
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:51P
Norway killer admits massacre
Officials said court-appointed psychiatrists were expected to finish their work late this month and that a trial was tentatively set to begin on April 16. They also said the courtroom used on Monday would be totally reconstructed for the trial,
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:51P
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