Latest Trial Court News
Arrowtown identity in 'road rage' assault
A former council election candidate and prominent Arrowtown sports coach has pleaded guilty to a daylight brawl on a residential street. Simon Spark, 40, faced one charge of assaulting Wilson Contractors worker Christopher Seabrook after the pair got
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:50P
'Palliative sedation' can speed up death, right-to-die trial hears
"One thing we try to avoid is killing the patient," he told BC Supreme Court Justice Lynn Smith. The five plaintiffs in the case are seeking to make physician-assisted suicide legal for patients with fatal illnesses who can no longer endure the pain
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:47P
Langlois trial starts
Seven of the company's employees testified in Lucas County Common Pleas Court Tuesday in the aggravated murder trial of Mark Langlois. A former employee of the business, Mr. Langlois, 51, is accused of shooting and killing Mr. Schueler in the morning
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:46P
Vernal man gets prison time for killing roommate
William Robert Feldmiller was ordered Tuesday in 8th District Court to serve a 15-years-to-life term for killing his roommate, Mark "Joe" Bedwell. Bedwell's sister, Kerry Arias, addressed the court and described Feldmiller as a "cowardly monster.
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:46P
States Rebuffed Over Spill Damages
In a statement, BP said that "the enforceability of the indemnification provision in the drilling contract will depend on the court's determination at trial of Transocean's conduct, which has already been the subject of unprecedented regulatory action.
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:46P
Paxton won't testify at torture trial
Dustin Paxton will not be testifying in his own defence at his torture trial in Calgary. Defence lawyer Jim Lutz told the court Tuesday he will be calling no witnesses in the trial, which is now in its eighth week. However, he did serve notice that he
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:45P
Injunction Entered Against AutoZone Requiring Reasonable Accommodation Of
PEORIA, Ill. -- A federal court has ordered AutoZone, Inc., a leading auto parts retailer, to reasonably accommodate the disabilities of its retail employees throughout central Illinois, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:45P
High Court holds airlines to their pledge
Justice Raynor Asher has ruled they must honour their pledge to wait until the second part of the trial before petitioning the Court of Appeal. Air New Zealand, Japan Airlines International, Emirates, Malaysian Airlines System Berhad, Korean Airlines,
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:44P
TV interview could haunt him at trial
with their lives," said lawyers Caroline Roberto and Tom Farrell. Sandusky's next court date is Dec. 7, when he is due for a preliminary hearing in which a judge would determine if there's enough evidence for prosecutors to move forward with the case.
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:43P
NBA players file antitrust complaint
According to the Minnesota complaint, the class-action lawsuit has been broken up into "subclasses" because they are "so numerous and geographically so widely dispersed that joinder of all members is impracticable." The plaintiffs argue that the
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:43P