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Rakoff Rejection of Citi / SEC Settlement Pierces Wall Street's Alice-in
Rather than allow Citi—or really its shareholders—to just cut a check and move on, Rakoff scheduled a public trial regarding Citi's misconduct for this coming July. The four-years-and-counting Great Recession, caused in large part by Wall Street's
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:45P
Murray gets 4 years in prison
Murray, 58, dressed in a gray suit and purple paisley tie, sat emotionless throughout much of his sentencing in the trial that captured the world's attention. Just before he was led out of the courtroom, he blew kisses at a woman who shouted “we love
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:42P
Xavier Chungu asks court to discharge him and withdraw 168 counts of theft and
He says if the state is not ready to prosecute Mr. Chungu the magistrate court has powers under the criminal procedure code to discharge him. Mr. Musaluke says this will not be an acquittal but that once the state is ready for trial they can re arrest
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:42P
'No leniency, customs man to serve jail term'
The Bombay high court on Monday upheld Jonko's conviction and directed him to surrender before the trial court within four weeks. Jonko's counsel RM Agarwal argued that the sentence inflicted upon him was unduly harsh and since it pertained to an
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:42P
Tim McGraw Goes To Court To Release New Album On Another Label
A clerk at Nashville's Chancery Court noted that the hearing will likely be short, with oral arguments from both sides presented and no witnesses called. There is no word yet whether a ruling on the case will cancel the jury trial scheduled for the
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:41P
Jackson doctor sentenced to maximum four years
Judge Pastor, presiding in the Los Angeles Superior Court, also gave his opinion on the great mystery of the trial: why Murray, 58, made a secret recording of Jackson slurring hopelessly while under the influence of the powerful sedative, Propofol.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:40P
Synthes executive appeals prison sentence
Thomas Higgins, the former Synthes executive who pleaded guilty in 2009 to federal charges for his role in an illegal promotion and clinical trial of bone cement that left three people dead, is asking the court to be released from his prison sentence
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:40P
Hearing For Teen In Craigslist Case Postponed; 3rd Victim Shot In Head
The Noble County prosecutor has asked that the boy be transferred to an adult court. A scheduled hearing to determine whether the boy would be tried as an adult was postponed Tuesday afternoon. A new date was not set immediately.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:39P
Doctor gets 4-year sentence in Michael Jackson's death
"I do wonder though to what extent the court considers the entirety of a man's book of life, as opposed to one chapter," he told the judge. Chernoff again attacked Michael Jackson, as he and his team frequently did during the doctor's trial.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:39P
Federal Circuit Court Denies RJR Request for Rehearing of Decision in Star
The three-judge panel also reversed the district court's 2007 summary judgment ruling on priority date, which affirmed that the patents' claims deserve the September, 1998 priority date as originally claimed. The Federal Circuit ruling did not,
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:38P
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