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Mexican drug kingpin gets 25-year term in US trial
US District Judge Larry Burns told the court that the 58-year-old drug lord deserved a life sentence for harming both countries in a “profound” way but he was limited by a plea agreement that set 25 years as the maximum. Burns noted that people who
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:36P
Cigarette industry research documents on health risks destroyed, court told
MONTREAL - Imperial Tobacco's general counsel was involved in destroying research documents written by the cigarette industry on the health risks of their products, Quebec Superior Court heard Monday. Testifying at the $27-billion class-action trial
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:32P
Booking accounting reserves as income an 'error,' Nortel trial told
Peter Dans, who helped manage global forecasting and planning at the telecom-equipment giant last decade, told an Ontario Superior Court of Justice that accounting reserves were released onto the firm's income statement in early 2003, which boosted
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:28P
BP Accuses Government of Witholding Evidence Ahead of Gulf Liability Trial
The company already struck a $7.8 billion settlement with thousands of land and business owners, and could pay billions more if and when the case reenters court. BP and prosecutors could still settle outside court. Both parties are expected to meet in
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:25P
Supreme Court OKs strip searches, even for minor offenses
Justice Anthony Kennedy said the circumstances of the arrest were of little importance. Instead, Kennedy said, Florence's entry into the general jail population gave guards the authorization to force him to strip naked and expose his mouth, nose,
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:20P
Mirkarimi gets court OK to return home
Family court Judge Ron Albers, struck out a provision in the proposed agreement that would have allowed Mirkarimi to live at home during his wife's absence. But trial court Judge Garrett Wong reversed that, and granted Mirkarimi permission during a
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:12P
Evans, Maier announce candidacy for Livingston County sheriff
A retired Michigan State Police lieutenant and a Green Oak Township defense attorney with extensive criminal trial experience announced today that they are filing to run for Livingston County sheriff. CJ Maier, 58, a Republican who has been a Howell
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:07P
Glen Jackson found guilty in murder of roommate
(MATTHEW PUTNEY / Courier Photo Editor) WATERLOO, Iowa --- A district court judge has found a Waterloo man guilty in the death of a roommate and the fire that destroyed the roommate's home. Charged with first-degree murder and first-degree arson,
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:01P
Desai lawyers challenge criminal charges in hepatitis C case
By Jeff German Lawyers for Dr. Dipak Desai have filed court papers challenging his criminal indictment in the hepatitis C outbreak. Lead attorney Richard Wright seeks to dismiss an array of criminal charges against Desai, arguing prosecutors made a
Updated: 04/02/2012 02:55P
Supreme Court OKs routine jailhouse strip searches
MARK SHERMAN, AP FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2011 file photo, Albert Florence, right, sits at his home Bordentown, NJ, with his attorney Susan Chana Lask. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Florence, who faced strip searches in two county
Updated: 04/02/2012 02:52P
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