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BP wins effort to bar past accidents during spill trial
The case is In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, MDL-2179, US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans). —With assistance from Dawn McCarty in Wilmington, Delaware, and Margaret
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:20P
$6.2M settlement in 2003 Chicago protest lawsuit - with implications for G8
A district court dismissed it, but the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago reinstated it last year. In its opinion, the higher court said police can't arrest peaceful protesters without warning simply because they don't have a permit to
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:18P
Shotgun, knife and wet TV to be admitted in trial of Smithsburg man charged in
By DON AINES dona@herald-mail.com After more than two days of testimony in an evidence-suppression hearing, a Washington County Circuit Court Judge ruled Thursday that a shotgun, knife and a wet television will be admitted in the trial of a Smithsburg
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:03P
Court told Burnaby prostitute begged robber 'Let me live' just before he
Testifying at a murder trial in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday, Xing Li said the customer loudly informed him and Ping Li, the woman he was holding, that it was a robbery. “I was taken aback. I was very scared. He then asked me to go to one
Updated: 02/09/2012 06:03P
Judge OKs SDS Agreement Between Gwinnett, Cities
“I am pleased that we were finally able to come to an agreement among ourselves rather than have to either abide by the trial court's ruling or continue the lengthy and uncertain appeal process,” said Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash in a news
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:43P
Judge moves to streamline soldiers' case against KBR
The trial in US District Court has been rescheduled for Oct. 9, four months later than the previously scheduled date. US District Magistrate Judge Paul Papak told lawyers Wednesday in a conference call that 34 plaintiffs would make the case "too
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:37P
Judge: Firing for lactation not sex discrimination
A federal judge's ruling against a Houston mother who says she was fired after asking for a place to pump breast milk has highlighted a question left unanswered by higher courts: Is firing a woman because she wants to pump at work sexual discrimination
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:27P
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon guilty of abuse of power
Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon was disbarred for 11 years for abuse of power by Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday, in a ruling which effectively ends the career of a man who won world renown for pursuing human rights abuses.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:00P
USDOJ: Food Storage and Processing Facility in Washington State Agrees to
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has entered a consent decree against Dominguez Foods of Washington Inc. to resolve a food seizure action alleging violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA),
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:59P
Famous Spain judge convicted of misusing authority
In a quirk of Spanish law, people can seek criminal charges even if prosecutors disagree. Garzon took on cases using the principle of universal jurisdiction — the idea that some crimes are so heinous they can be prosecuted anywhere.
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:48P
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