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UPDATE 4-Former Turkish president on trial for 1980 coup
* Trial seen as landmark case against coup leaders * Follows alleged coup plots against Erdogan government * Coup leaders fail to appear in court due to ill health (Adds quotes, details from trial) By Ece Toksabay ANKARA, April 4 (Reuters) - Retired
Updated: 04/04/2012 08:13A
Rakoff Seeking Truth of Wall Street Wrongdoing Labeled Rogue
Rakoff sits on the court for the Southern District of New York, which covers Wall Street. He has presided over a number of heavyweight financial lawsuits and currently is overseeing the case of former McKinsey & Co. head Rajat Gupta, who's charged with
Updated: 04/04/2012 08:12A
15 years for sex offender who fled to Argentina
By Thinkstock A judge in the Tel Aviv District Court finally sentenced a sex offender to 15 years in prison on Wednesday - almost five years after convicting him. The defendant, who is in his forties and who cannot be named, managed to flee to
Updated: 04/04/2012 08:10A
US abuse case against trucking company backfires
And dozens of women may receive no compensation for lost wages or emotional distress. The judge acknowledged that "dozens of potentially meritorious sexual harassment claims may now never see the inside of a courtroom." A February ruling in the case
Updated: 04/04/2012 08:07A
DC Gun Case Lawyers Reach Settlement With City Over Attorney Fees
The attorneys who won the landmark DC gun case in the Supreme Court in 2008 have agreed to settle a legal fee dispute with the city for $1.5 million, terminating a dispute in a Washington federal appeals court. The plaintiffs' lawyers, including Alan
Updated: 04/04/2012 08:06A
Megaupload says case could affect other cloud storage services
The Grokster case went to the US Supreme Court, which in 2005 found the company liable for "inducing" copyright infringement by its end users, or secondary liability for copyright infringement. There is no statute for secondary infringement in criminal
Updated: 04/04/2012 07:56A
Philadelphia Catholic priest joked 'I had sex with three boys in a week'
/Tim Shaffer Testimony in the trial of Monsignor William Lynn, 61, the priest accused of helping the Philadelphia archdiocese hide decades worth of priest sex abuse complaints in secret files, has shocked the jury. The court heard this week how
Updated: 04/04/2012 07:56A
Bhanwari Case: Accused Moved From Jodhpur Jail
The CBI had made a plea to the High Court that both be shifted to other jails of the state citing their attempts to influence the witnesses and other accused in the case which was affecting the investigations. The court had then asked the government
Updated: 04/04/2012 07:55A
Sandusky case judge to weigh merits of charges Thursday
Amendola asked for that so the jurors would avoid hearing about the coverage during the trial. Whether the jurors could have computer or phone access would be up to the judge, said Court Administrator Maxine Ishler. Amendola and the prosecution also
Updated: 04/04/2012 07:55A
Woyome opposes introduction of evidence of fraud
Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, has appealed against the Commercial Court's decision to allow the state to introduce evidence of fraud in the payment of GH¢51.2 million as judgement debt to him. According to his lawyers, the trial judge erred in law
Updated: 04/04/2012 07:49A
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