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Oregon jury awards $25M in smoker's death
In 2002, another Multnomah County jury in Portland awarded the family $150 million, later reduced by the trial judge to $100 million. In 2010, the Oregon Supreme Court vacated the $100 million award and sent the case back to the trial court for
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:06A
Kanjabanga's fraud case to resume
LOBATSE: Prominent lawyer and Botswana National Front (BNF) activist, Gabriel Kanjabanga's money laundering case is set to resume in due course at the magistrate's courts in Gaborone. The case comes after the Court of Appeal dismissed Kanjabanga's
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:05A
Judge Gives "Underwear Bomber" Life in Prison
By GW Rastopsoff-Alaska Native News 35 minutes ago US District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds handed down the mandatory sentence of life in prison to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian born would be bomber of a commercial airliner.
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:02A
Huguely Trial Day 10
The George Huguely murder trial has resumed. Huguely is accused of murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love. Defense attorney Rhonda Quagliana, who was sick yesterday, is not in court.
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:01A
Senior advocate HS Phoolka questions security threat to Sajjan Kumar's trial venue
He added that he had also drawn the attention of the commissioner, Delhi police, to the judgment of Justice Vipin Sanghi dated 19.7.2010 wherein Justice Vipin Sanghi had severely criticized the conduct of officers of the Delhi police for filing a
Updated: 02/17/2012 10:01A
Prosecutor wants fatality convictions of Dilboy revived
Dilboy was convicted of manslaughter and negligent homicide charges in the March 2006 crash that killed 34-year-old Marc Vachon and his 17-year-old nephew, Alexander Bean. He remains incarcerated. Dilboy told officers at the scene he was a heroin
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:57A
Blacks test new bias theory in Iowa jobs case
The court found the class was too broad and failed to challenge a specific hiring practice as discriminatory. Lawyers defending Iowa have cited that decision in asking the judge to dismiss this case. But the high court's decision did not specifically
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:57A
Second defendant gives evidence in murder trial
On the ninth day of the trial at Winchester Crown Court, Mr Stewart, known as Billy, told the court about three incidents in which he claims he was targetted by Mr Rickwood, between 2009 and 2011. In one incident, Mr Stewart said his car windows were
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:56A
Nat Fraser faces trial in April over murder of wife Arlene
Her husband, Nat Fraser, 53, denies that he strangled her or murdered her "by other means to the prosecutor unknown". Judge Lord Bracadale ruled that Fraser's trial should begin at the High Court in Edinburgh on 23 April. Arlene Fraser.
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:55A
Job bias: 6000 will soon learn if they'll be compensated for years of alleged
“If they are successful in getting the court to agree to that, it probably will come up more,” Friedland said. “A monetary award in a case like this is likely to be pretty substantial. ... It will be interesting to see how it comes out.
Updated: 02/17/2012 09:53A
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