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Cedar Rapids chiropractor's license revoked following Medicaid scheme
Dvorak was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay more than $71000 in restitution for Medicaid fraud in US District Court. He filed an appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed the convictions and sentence.
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:51P
Lawyer declines F1 trial appearance
A British lawyer closely linked to the running of Formula One has declined to appear in court in the trial of a German banker accused of receiving bribes in connection with the $1.7bn sale of the motorsport.
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:50P
Mitchell reinstated to Sheriff's Office, will receive back pay
In October 2010, the Tennessee Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the Madison County Sheriff's Department. That sent the case back to Chancery Court this week. The Court of Appeals said, “The decision of the trial court is reversed,
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:50P
Court reinstates animal cruelty conviction of Mass. man who struck and killed
The trial judge later overturned his conviction. On Tuesday, the Appeals Court reinstated it. The appeals court said the judge appeared to base his decision on his belief that Linhares had to intend to cause the duck pain to be convicted.
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:50P
Scalia And Thomas Party With Obamacare Challengers On Day Court Takes Up Case
Indeed, I have predicted that Justice Scalia will surprise everyone and cast his vote in support of the constitutionality of Obamacare based on his previous rulings regarding the expansive powers granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause.
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:49P
Jury Awards 7 Million Dollars to Family of Truck Driver Killed in Accident in
According to the press release, the case primarily involved the timber company truck driver's qualifications to drive a commercial vehicle and the timber company's failure to appropriately screen its drivers. Evidence was introduced at the trial that
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:48P
Chesley faces more accusations
McGinnis' decision contrasts with ones issued earlier this year by the US District Court for Eastern Kentucky, which heard the same claims. It ruled that the plaintiffs were trying to reopen a class-action case that a state court had closed.
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:48P
Doctor's advice: colostomy reversal for Jason Ivler
In a note to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Dr. Romeo Abary of Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) said Ivler was given an antibiotic for the infection. The medical examination proceeded on Monday on orders of a Quezon City court to
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:47P
Daugerdas Judge Grants Hearing on Juror's Conduct in Tax-Shelter Case
Her presence on the panel deprived them of a fair trial, they said. The case is US v. Daugerdas, 09-CR-581, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Van Voris in New York at
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:47P
Defence claim evidence in Stephen Lawrence murder trial not reliable
The court heard that fresh research, started in 2007, had found evidence on a jacket belonging to Dobson taken from his home at the time of his arrest. On the jacket, strips of material taken from it, and inside the bag in which it was kept,
Updated: 11/15/2011 12:47P
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