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BP Gains 1.5% as Markets Open; Oil Spill Trial Delayed For Settlement Talks
The scheduled trial to determine who would pay for the damages that resulted in the accident has therefore been delayed, according to a report on Reuters. Less than 24 hours before the case was set to start in a New Orleans federal court, US District
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:48A
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Dismissed National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Magtanggol B. Gatdula asked the Manila trial court yesterday to prevent Justice Secretary Leila M. de Lima, NBI officer-in-charge Nonnatus R. Rojas and Deputy Director Reynaldo O. Esmeralda from
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:48A
Ga. won't drop charges despite 7-year trial wait
By Greg Bluestein, AP ATLANTA (WTW) — The Georgia Supreme Court refused to dismiss murder charges against an accused killer who claimed his right to a speedy trial was violated because he has spent nearly seven years awaiting a trial.
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:48A
UK singer Charlotte Church gets $951000 in Murdoch hacking case
News International, a division of Murdoch's News Corp., has tried hard to keep phone hacking cases from going to trial. It has launched its own compensation program, overseen by a respected former judge, and has paid out millions in out-of-court
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:47A
Senator-judges withdraw motion to 'interrogate' Sereno
Senator-judges yesterday moved to withdraw a pending motion to send “written questions” to Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, who was earlier expected to testify at the Impeachment Court about alleged irregularities in the Supreme Court temporary restraining
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:47A
Policeman 'set rope trap' for trail-bikers
In his opening address to the District Court yesterday, prosecutor John Myers alleged Senior Constable Pow - who has been stood down pending his jury trial - tied the rope to the post before hiding behind a tree and pulling it taut as the boys,
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:46A
BP trial delayed for more settlement talks - $14B figure floated - Santorum's
POLITICO's Abby Phillip teams with Samuelsohn for the story: http://politico.pro/xyisbi CALL BARRY ZUCKERKORN-- Climate change will get a few days in court this week, as the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit hears oral arguments Tuesday and
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:46A
Gloria gets eight hours for Iggy's wake
BY ASHZEL HACHERO THE Pasay City Regional Trial Court yesterday allowed former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo to attend the wake of her brother-in-law, Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio "Iggy" Arroyo, on March 1. Pasay City RTC Branch 112
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:46A
Jailed Turkish general stays fit for court battle
The case against Basbug revolves around allegations that the military set up websites to spread "black propaganda" against the government. The next hearing in his case will be held on March 22. Basbug wants the case transferred to the Supreme Court,
Updated: 02/27/2012 09:44A
Georgia court rules against speedy trial delay
The Georgia Supreme Court has refused to dismiss charges against an accused killer who argued the state's public defender system broke down when he spent more than six years in jail awaiting a trial. The court's unanimous ruling on Monday found both
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:54A