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The trial of a Martinsburg man accused of drunken driving in a nearly two-year-old case involving the death of a Hagerstown woman was rescheduled to April 24. 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Gray Silver III said at a status hearing Monday that the April
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:20P
CFT: Sandusky seeks delay in sex-abuse trial
Following a motion that was released last month, however, that trial has been delayed. The Birmingham News reports that Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Walker approved a request by Updyke's lawyer, Everett Wess, to have the trial postponed so that
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:16P
CFT: Sandusky seeks delay in sex-abuse trial
Following a motion that was released last month, however, that trial has been delayed. The Birmingham News reports that Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Walker approved a request by Updyke's lawyer, Everett Wess, to have the trial postponed so that
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:16P
More Texans Would Be Insured With Federal Plan
Burks' parents filed the lawsuit Monday in state district court in Dallas, where True.com is based. True.com President Ruben Buell says he hasn't seen the lawsuit. Attorneys for Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford have rested their case without having the
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:11P
Blatchford: Co-accused in murder trial proves a gift to prosecutor on the stand
By Christie Blatchford, Postmedia News February 27, 2012 8:08 PM TORONTO — The young black man in the witness stand is co-accused in the slaying of Kenneth Mark. He is 18, can't be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:10P
Talks Fail to Produce Settlement in Virginia Tech Mass Shooting Lawsuits
Two lawsuits filed over the 2007 mass shootings at Virginia Tech are headed for trial after talks between the state and the plaintiffs didn't produce a settlement. Special Justice William Alexander had urged the parties to settle out of court and talks
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:09P
Kirkland & Ellis | Supreme Court Sides with Generics, Rules State Law Failure
The decision was also a relief--not to mention a huge victory--for Kirkland & Ellis partner Jay Lefkowitz, who argued the generics' case at the high court in March. The 5-4 ruling comes only two years after the Supreme Court ruled in Wyeth v.
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:08P
Ex-Nigerian governor pleads guilty of graft
The former governor of a Nigerian state has pleaded guilty in a British court to laundering millions of dollars in a rare case of a Nigerian politician being held to account for corruption. James Ibori, a former governor of the oil-rich Delta state,
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:08P
Vinson & Elkins | CERCLA Settlement Considerations
The Practical Real Estate Lawyer | 41 Carol E. Dinkins If the EPA is happy, the case will stay settled. As environmentAl regulAtory pro- grAms have matured, the government has taken a less flexible approach to negotiation and settlement of en-
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:08P
Trial set for Milwaukie man charged in attempted murder-suicide
Daniel is being held in the jail without bail, pending trial. According to court documents, Daniel shot Haynes in the mobile home they shared in the Altramar I Mobile Home Park, 4440 SE Roethe Road, in the Oak Grove area south of Milwaukie.
Updated: 02/27/2012 08:03P