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Judge rejects Citigroup settlement deal
The SEC's consent judgment settling the case was filed the same day as its lawsuit against Citigroup, the judge noted. "It is harder to discern from the limited information before the court what the SEC is getting from this settlement other than a
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:16A
Wrongful death suit against Va. Tech settled
The state has agreed to pay $250000 and create a $100000 scholarship fund to settle a $43million wrongful death lawsuit brought against Virginia Tech by the family of a student who committed suicide, according to a court order.
Updated: 11/29/2011 12:05A
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Lee Kindlon, a criminal defense attorney who practices in state and federal courts in upstate New York, said while the statute of limitations won't bar federal prosecutors at this point, they have other issues including the credibility of the accuser
Updated: 11/28/2011 11:37P
Conrad Murray Faces Sentencing in Death of Michael Jackson
Murray's lawyers described Michael Jackson's death as "an isolated aberration to an otherwise exceptional medical career." They claim Murray has already been punished severely by the loss of his medical license and with public contempt.
Updated: 11/28/2011 11:09P
Jackson doctor to learn his fate
During Murray's six-week trial trial, the court heard he gave the powerful sedative to the singer to help him overcome his chronic insomnia. Prosecutors said the use of the drug as a sleeping aid violated standards of care. The court was told the
Updated: 11/28/2011 11:02P
Probation set in Hennepin County HIV case
Stanoch acknowledged that the first HIV transmission case to go to trial raises many questions for the Minnesota Court of Appeals, including how to interpret the 16-year-old state statute under which Rick was convicted last month.
Updated: 11/28/2011 11:00P
Irish tourist watched brother die
Giving evidence in the NSW District Court today, he said he had given his brother "a telling off" for getting involved in the argument. "That's how stupid things happen," he said he told his brother. Tobias Liam Simmons has pleaded not guilty to the
Updated: 11/28/2011 11:00P
'House' Recap For Season 8 Episode 8 'Perils of Paranoia'
The episode opened in a court room. During the trial, the prosecutor has a heart attack. House and Foreman discuss the man's condition. Although he thinks that he had a heart attack, he did not, and Foreman claims to have ruled out anxiety (but he
Updated: 11/28/2011 10:59P
Trial starts for fatal hit and run outside Olds bar
After he was thrown out by bouncers, Leinen got in his truck, drove around the lot, squared it to group of people standing outside and accelerated towards them, killing Baier, Crown lawyer Roy Smith said in court Monday. Leinen is charged with second
Updated: 11/28/2011 10:57P
N.Y. Judge Bashes SEC Over $285 Million Fraud Settlement With Citigroup
In rejecting the settlement, US District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan rebuked the SEC for obtaining a settlement agreement without getting Citigroup to admit any wrongdoing. He also blasted the securities
Updated: 11/28/2011 10:56P
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