Latest Trial Court News
SC suspends ruling on the plea for a TRO
He also said 10 justices voted to have the SC take cognizance of the three petitions, while four justices voted to remand the petitions before the Pasay City regional trial court (RTC) where the electoral sabotage case against Mrs. Arroyo was filed.
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:10A
Desegregation settlement wipes out district's debt
It went to trial in 1977; a judge ruled against the parents. A federal appeals court panel later reversed that judge's order, leading to a massive desegregation plan. The case was settled by another federal judge in 1999, nearly 27 years after it was
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:09A
Ex-execs gets prison for fatal bone cement trial
Former Synthes Vice President Richard Bohner had his sentencing postponed after his lawyer became ill in court. US District Judge Legrome D. Davis called their actions "egregious" and said the officers showed "disregard for the safety of others ... and
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:08A
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' prosecutors are rapped
concealment and serious misconduct that was previously unknown and almost certainly would never have been revealed, at least to the court and to the public, but for their exhaustive investigation," US District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan noted Monday.
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:05A
Trial awaits test on gun allegedly used in crime
Luzerne County Judge David Lupas has not yet set a trial date but said a pre-trial hearing would be held on Dec. 20. Stanley is represented by attorneys William Ruzzo and Jonathan Blum. According to court papers, police responded to the double-block
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:03A
Court Followup: Super Pleads Guilty to Fleeing Police in Stolen Vehicle
found covered with sores and wearing a diaper filled with his own waste. The two pleaded not guilty to charges of child neglect in May. Initially, the Worcesters were set to face the court on Nov. 18. The trial has been rescheduled for March 5, 2012.
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:03A
Pol shook down own kin: feds
In court papers tied to the Bronx Democrat's ongoing corruption trial, prosecutors say his mistress “is prepared to testify that she paid Seabrook cash kickbacks” that he “demanded” for getting her consulting jobs between 2002 and 2004.
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:03A
Contador at sports court to battle charges of doping
The hearing began at the Court of Arbitration for Sports, before being moved to the International Olympic Committee, also in Lausanne, for simultaneous translation during the trial. A ruling is not expected until next year. "We will close the debate on
Updated: 11/22/2011 01:01A
Judge finds misconduct in Stevens prosecution
Only very late in the game did Stevens' defense lawyers learn that a broad array of information casting doubt on Allen's reliability as a witness and other important aspects of the trial was never turned over to the defense, as required by law.
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:59A
Ex-Madoff Trader Kugel Admits to Creating Records of Fake Trades
Investors lost about $20 billion in principal, the US trustee liquidating the securities business has said. The criminal case is US v. Kugel, 10-00228, and the civil case is SEC v. Kugel, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan.)
Updated: 11/22/2011 12:58A