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Berrien County Court inefficiencies addressed
JOSEPH — The Michigan State Court Administrative Office has recommended a number of ways the Berrien County Trial Court system can improve its efficiency. Chief Judge Al Butzbaugh told Berrien County commissioners Thursday that officials with the court
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:47P
Few issues resolved at pretrial hearing for ex-PSU coach Sandusky, judge
Amendola said the judge could split off the allegations related to that boy, described as Victim 2 in court records, for a separate trial, or that he could dismiss those charges if Curley and Schultz are not available as defence witnesses.
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:42P
Man sues Tarpon Springs over waterfront property deal
In a lawsuit filed in US District Court in Tampa, Ross has sued the city and its development services director, Joey DiPasqua. He is demanding a jury trial, and he wants the city to pay him the difference between the $495000 he could have gotten for
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:32P
Court: Lawyers shouldn't have gotten bigger award than brain-dead girl
By Cy Ryan (contact) The Nevada Supreme Court has cut in half the fees and costs of attorneys in a medical malpractice case in which the lawyers ended up with much more money than a brain-dead young girl they were representing. The court upheld the
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:30P
Judge in Penn State case says array of issues, grand jury probe delay pretrial
Cleland met with attorneys behind closed doors after the hearing to set deadlines for disclosure of other information before trial, including anything resulting from the grand jury investigation. Amendola also told the court that the attorneys for two
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:25P
Morris James LLP | Court finds all asserted claims invalid for obviousness
Sleet, CJ Court makes post-trial findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding invalidity and infringement in favor of defendants. A seven-day bench trial was held May 2 – 10, 2011 in this ANDA case involving an invention that is directed to
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:21P
Fasken Martineau | Insurer's Duty to Defend: Are Defence Cost Obligations
In Lombard General Insurance Company of Canada v 328354 BC Ltd et al, 2012 BCSC 431, the Supreme Court of British Columbia made an important addition to the case law concerning an insurer's duty to fund defence costs under a Commercial General
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:21P
Tori Stafford Trial: Flyers pleading for Stafford's safe return found in
One of these flyers ended up in the home of a man currently on trial for killing the Grade 3 student, his murder trial heard Thursday. Investigators found the poster tucked away in a kitchen drawer of the three-story Woodstock home Michael Rafferty
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:18P
Tori Stafford Trial: Flyers pleading for Stafford's safe return found in
One of these flyers ended up in the home of a man currently on trial for killing the Grade 3 student, his murder trial heard Thursday. Investigators found the poster tucked away in a kitchen drawer of the three-story Woodstock home Michael Rafferty
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:18P
25 years for Russian arms dealer in NY terror case
AP sources: Army investigates Afghan massacre site AP National News Video More>> Moving day: 101-year-old Mich. woman evicted from foreclosed home gets it back 7 months later More>> Supreme Court takes up key health care law issue: Can the gov't force
Updated: 04/05/2012 07:18P