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Nurse compensation antitrust case can proceed, court rules
On March 22, following years of discovery, federal district court Judge Gerald Rosen ruled on the five remaining hospitals' joint motion for summary judgment. The opinion, granting in part and denying in part the dispositive motion, ensures that a
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:45P
Once a trial lawyer, John Edwards gambles on jury to avoid prison
RALEIGH, NC - As a young personal injury lawyer in North Carolina, John Edwards earned a reputation for turning down multimillion-dollar settlement offers on bets that jurors would award his clients more money at the end of a trial.
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:44P
9/11 plotters get Gitmo court date
US officials last week cleared the way for a long-awaited trial of self-confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators unveiling charges that carry a possible death sentence. The five are accused of planning and
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:42P
9/11 plotters get Gitmo court date
US officials last week cleared the way for a long-awaited trial of self-confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators unveiling charges that carry a possible death sentence. The five are accused of planning and
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:42P
Once a trial lawyer, John Edwards again puts his faith in a jury as he seeks
By MICHAEL BIESECKER | AP | 4 minutes ago in As a young personal injury lawyer in North Carolina, John Edwards earned a reputation for turning down multimillion-dollar settlement offers on bets that jurors would award his clients more money at the end
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:39P
Area Drug Ring Leader Convicted of Selling Crack in Nashua
Rafael Benitez, 45, was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and the unlawful distribution of more than 280 grams of crack cocaine following a jury trial in US District Court in Concord, the US Attorney's Office announced
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:38P
Area Drug Ring Leader Convicted of Selling Crack in Nashua
Rafael Benitez, 45, was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and the unlawful distribution of more than 280 grams of crack cocaine following a jury trial in US District Court in Concord, the US Attorney's Office announced
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:38P
Shadow Banks on Trial as China's Rich Sister Faces Death
Known as shadow banking, these underground lending and investing networks are estimated to total $1.3 trillion, according to Ren Xianfang, an economist with IHS Global Insight Ltd. (IHS) in Beijing. That's the size of the 2011 US government deficit.
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:21P
Trial begins for Pa. boy accused of murder at 11
Jobs report leaves Obama, Romney campaigns unsure where vital issue is headed More>> Moving day: 101-year-old Mich. woman evicted from foreclosed home gets it back 7 months later More>> By JOE MANDAK Associated Press NEW CASTLE, Pa.
Updated: 04/10/2012 12:19P
Fla. Justices Hearing County Term Limits Cases
The 4th District Court of Appeal has upheld Broward's term limits. A trial judge ruled against Sarasota's limits. The 2nd District Court of Appeal bumped the Sarasota case to the Supreme Court without a decision.
Updated: 04/10/2012 11:38A