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BP Wins Ruling Keeping Prior Accidents Out of Gulf Spill Trial
BP Plc won a court order to keep references to some previous accidents out of this month's trial to assess blame for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the oil company's second victory in as many days to bar potentially damaging evidence.
Updated: 02/10/2012 10:23P
Dad Of NYC Subway Bomb Plotter Sentenced To 4 1/2 Years In Prison
Mohammed Zazi arrives at US District Court in Denver on Oct. 9, 2009 in Denver. (credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP/CBS4) — The father of an admitted terrorist was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Friday.
Updated: 02/10/2012 10:19P
Mumbai court upholds death for 3 in 2003 blasts case
A division bench of Justice AM Khanvilkar and PD Kode confirmed the death penalty awarded to Ashrat Ansari, 32, Hanif Sayed, 46 and his wife Fehmida Sayed, 43, but partially quashed the order of the trial court discharging two other accused on the
Updated: 02/10/2012 10:01P
Mumbai court upholds death for 3 in 2003 blasts case
A division bench of Justice AM Khanvilkar and PD Kode confirmed the death penalty awarded to Ashrat Ansari, 32, Hanif Sayed, 46 and his wife Fehmida Sayed, 43, but partially quashed the order of the trial court discharging two other accused on the
Updated: 02/10/2012 10:01P
Famous Spanish 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: 02/10/2012 09:57P
Virginia lacrosse player to police: 'There's no way she can be dead'
They were matched by fresh tears from Huguely, who until then had showed little emotion during the first two days of testimony in his first-degree murder trial. Louder still were the sobs from the victim's sister, Lexie Love, sitting on the opposite
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:46P
Judge Aims for May Trial in Sandusky Case
Jerry Sandusky appeared in court Friday, as prosecutors and defense lawyers sparred on several fronts before a judge who set a tentative date of May 14 for the former Pennsylvania State University football coach's trial on charges of child sex abuse.
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:40P
First week of Stobbe trial wraps
This is a photograph, taken by the RCMP, of evidence in the case. Photo taken at the Winnipeg law courts on Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. (Chris Procaylo, Winnipeg Sun) After just two weeks of testimony, the Mark Stobbe murder trial has already lost two
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:07P
Future of Exxon case uncertain as cleanup continues
The state's second-highest court said that because the trial judge's instructions to the jury were imprecise on the issue of emotional distress, most of the plaintiffs would have to go through a new trial. The court also took away money given out by
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:06P
Sandusky lashes out at neighbors who complained about him; trial set for May 14
Friday's hearing addressed a hodgepodge of pretrial issues as prosecutors and Sandusky's defense prepare to take the case to trial May 14. Centre County Court Judge John M. Cleland did not make any rulings. In addition to the question of the former
Updated: 02/10/2012 09:04P
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