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Supreme Court of Ohio recognizes mandatory bifurcation of tort claims
On February 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a statutory provision requiring trial courts to grant requests to bifurcate trial into two stages where a party seeks compensatory and punitive damages. This decision resolves a recurring conflict
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:46A
Bhanwari: CBI may file second chargesheet
The CBI on Monday submitted an affidavit in the Rajasthan High Court claiming that it has been receiving political threats while investigating the Bhanwari Devi murder case. The court has reportedly asked for an explanation from the Rajasthan
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:39A
Thai 'Yellow Shirt' founder jailed for 20 years
BANGKOK: A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced one of the kingdom's most controversial political figures, media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, to 20 years in prison for corporate fraud. Sondhi is the founder of the royalist "Yellow Shirt" protest
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:04A
Sheridan's Desperate Housewives trial underway
Jury selection for actress NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN's wrongful termination trial against DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES creator MARC CHERRY has begun in a Los Angeles court. Sheridan filed a £12.5 million lawsuit against Cherry in 2010, alleging he slapped her in the
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:04A
Church says News targeted her mother
which the High Court heard targeted her voicemail messages repeatedly and unlawfully obtained her private medical information and details of her personal relationships with her family and friends. The settlement of Church's case on Monday means
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:03A
Kim Dotcom still on bail - for now
Dotcom appeared in the High Court at Auckland today where the Crown asked for his bail to be overturned. The 38-year-old was granted electronic bail at the North Shore District Court last Wednesday under a number of conditions including that he wear an
Updated: 02/28/2012 05:00A
VA Tech Suits Headed to Trial
By Courtney Clark, Morning/Noon Anchor - email Lawsuits filed over mass shootings at Virginia Tech are headed for trial, after talks between the state and the plaintiffs didn't produce a settlement. The parties had been urged to settle out of court by
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:34A
TRIAL TOLD OF POSTMAN'S FEARS ABOUT PACKAGE ADDRESSED TO CELTIC MANAGER
Although it was later found to be “a hoax”, the recipient could have thought it was a real bomb, the High Court in Glasgow was told. Jurors in the trial of two men accused of plotting to murder Mr Lennon were also shown pictures of the suspicious
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:27A
Teens recognized in mock trial competition
Brown and Codington county teen courts teamed up to claim the team championship title at the Statewide Teen Court Mock Trial Competition on Friday and Saturday in Pierre. In addition to the team championship, Mariah Bloom of Brown County Teen Court
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:22A
Thai court jails activist in latest royal insult trial
The Criminal Court initially handed a 15-year term to Surachai Danwattananusorn, also known as Surachai Sae Dan, after finding him guilty on three counts of l¨se-majest. It halved the sentence because he pleaded guilty. "He led the public to believe
Updated: 02/28/2012 04:08A
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