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American Axle faces benefits suit
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Detroit, also involves workers from a closed American Axle plant in Detroit. When the two plants were shut down Feb. 26, the Cheektowaga site had about 86 hourly and salaried employees, while the Detroit
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:06A
Six-time drunken driver on the lam after skipping out on trial in Collin County
Richard Davis Callaway, 48, is considered a fugitive from justice after disappearing from court during a lunch recess. Callaway was pulled over for running a red light Feb. 21, 2010, at Preston Road and Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:03A
John Abraham gets bail in rash driving case
"Considering the fact that the victims suffered only simple injuries and the accused has been on bail throughout, he (John) may be released on bail," Justice RC Chavan said ordering the release of the actor and suspending his sentence.
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:02A
Khahn Dinh Phan, Accused Killer, Could Go Free If Public Defender Problems
"It is egregious when seven years go by and you still haven't been tried," Norman S. Fletcher, who retired as chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court in 2005, said in an interview with The Huffington Post. "The state has not lived up to its
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:02A
Bite mark betrays ex-detective in killing
The advances of DNA analysis were underlined by the presence in court on Thursday of Superior Court Judge Lance Ito who presided over the first famous DNA case in the Los Angeles courts, the 1995 OJ Simpson murder trial which ended in acquittal.
Updated: 03/09/2012 08:58A
One word in spill case could mean billions
The most closely related case parties might look to for legal precedent involves 1989?s Exxon Valdez spill. An appeals court upheld a jury decision that the spill resulted from gross negligence because the captain was drunk and asleep when the tanker
Updated: 03/09/2012 08:56A
Rash driving: John Abraham granted bail
The Sessions Court earlier in the day dismissed Abraham's plea challenging the 15-day simple imprisonment awarded to him by the trial court. Upholding his conviction, Sessions Judge NV Navkhar ordered his detention, following which he was taken into
Updated: 03/09/2012 08:50A
US court criticizes pink underwear for inmates
They also have become the target of criticism by an appeals court considering the case of a mentally ill man who mistakenly viewed officers' efforts to forcibly clothe him as a rape attempt. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that
Updated: 03/09/2012 08:48A
Judge upholds city's camping ordinance
MURFREESBORO — Protesters with Occupy Murfreesboro are one step closer to trial after a judge ruled Thursday that the city's ordinance prohibiting camping on Civic Plaza is constitutional. Murfreesboro City Court Judge Ewing Sellers denied a request to
Updated: 03/09/2012 08:47A
Suzanne Pillery murder: Pc tells court vehicle damage suggested it had been
The police constable told prosecution lawyer Alex Prentice QC that officers wanted to establish how long it would take to travel between Edinburgh and Lochgilphead. Earlier Pc Bain revealed that they could not use Gilroy's silver Vauxhall Vectra in the
Updated: 03/09/2012 08:41A
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