Latest Trial Court News

CBI should shut down: Rajasthan High Court
PTI Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court on Friday came down heavily on CBI for giving 'differential' treatment to the accused in Dara Singh fake encounter case in which a DIG and a BJP MLA were among those arrested, saying the agency's objectives have
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:23P

Court Urged to Decertify Ohio Class Action Suit
The trial court certified him as the representative of a class of 100000 Ohio policyholders whose windshields were repaired over the course of the last 20 years. In a brief filed in Cullen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., WLF argued that the
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:19P

Court Urged to Decertify Ohio Class Action Suit
The trial court certified him as the representative of a class of 100000 Ohio policyholders whose windshields were repaired over the course of the last 20 years. In a brief filed in Cullen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., WLF argued that the
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:19P

Briton convicted of killing wife and child in US launches appeal
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments from Neil Entwistle's lawyer, Stephen Paul Maidman, who called for a new trial for the convicted murderer. Entwistle, originally from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, was jailed in June 2008 for
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:07P

Briton convicted of killing wife and child in US launches appeal
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments from Neil Entwistle's lawyer, Stephen Paul Maidman, who called for a new trial for the convicted murderer. Entwistle, originally from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, was jailed in June 2008 for
Updated: 04/06/2012 10:07P

California Gov. Jerry Brown commutes sentence in high-profile shaken baby case
Smith's case garnered intense scrutiny due to questions about the validity of Carpenter's theory and other medical evidence. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction in 2006, stating that there was "there was simply no demonstrable
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:37P

California Gov. Jerry Brown commutes sentence in high-profile shaken baby case
Smith's case garnered intense scrutiny due to questions about the validity of Carpenter's theory and other medical evidence. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction in 2006, stating that there was "there was simply no demonstrable
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:37P

Italy: Overloaded justice system ties country in knots
Paola Severino, one of Italy's top lawyers, told parliament last November shortly after becoming justice minister: “It would be mistaken, given the limited duration of this government, to put legal reform at the centre of our program.
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:18P

Attack at ballpark ends in court
Accusations of a punch thrown over a seat dispute and a disagreement over who said what to whom landed this week in Baltimore Circuit Court, pitting Woolford, a waiter from Canton, against Kevin W. Havens, a real estate agent from Hunt Valley.
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:13P

It's the law, court briefs allege, LAUSD needs to include student progress in
Two briefs were filed this week in a Los Angeles County Superior Court case that alleges the Los Angeles Unified School District is violating a state law requiring student progress be included in teacher evaluations. “By failing to assess teachers and
Updated: 04/06/2012 09:10P