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'Disruptive' JetBlue pilot indicted, accused of interfering with flight crew
Last week, US District Court Judge Mary Lou Robinson ordered Osbon to be transferred to an unnamed medical facility for federal prisoners so he could undergo a psychiatric evaluation as part of the process to see whether he was sane during the incident
Updated: 04/13/2012 03:01P
Breaking News: Judge Finds Jordan Brown Guilty in Double Murder
The prosecutor and family members of victim Kenzie Houk say Lawrence County Judge John Hodge has found Jordan Brown, now 14, delinquent -- the juvenile court equivalent of a guilty verdict -- in the 2009 murders of Kenzie and her unborn child.
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:58P
Bingham McCutchen LLP | Brinker Decided at Last: California Employers Not
The trial court certified three subclasses based on allegations that Brinker (1) failed to provide rest breaks or to pay premium wages in lieu of rest breaks; (2) failed to provide meal breaks, or to pay premium wages in lieu of meal breaks;
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:58P
Littler Mendelson | California Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Meal & Rest
These remedies engendered a wave of wage and hour class action litigation, including the instant suit in which the trial court granted class certification and the Court of Appeal then issued writ relief and ordered three subclasses decertified.
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:58P
Littler Mendelson | California Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Meal & Rest
Further case law thus will need to scope out the full range of acceptable methods of compliance in myriad workplaces. Next, the court resolved when employers must make meal periods available. The plaintiffs contended that employers must provide meal
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:58P
BofA's Merrill Wins $146.1 Million Judgment Over Derivatives
(BAC)'s Merrill Lynch unit won a $146 million judgment in federal court as part of a lawsuit against UISA Finance and Usinas Itamarati SA. US District Judge Richard Sullivan assessed the damages in a breach-of-contract suit involving derivatives
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:19P
Tori Stafford trial: Rafferty believed slain girl would 'return safe'
By Linda Nguyen, Postmedia News April 13, 2012 10:59 AM LONDON, Ont. — A woman whose children were friends with Victoria (Tori) Stafford dated the man charged in the death of the Ontario schoolgirl in the days following her disappearance, court heard
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:19P
BofA's Merrill Wins $146.1 Million Judgment Over Derivatives
s Merrill Lynch unit won a $146 million judgment in federal court as part of a lawsuit against UISA Finance and Usinas Itamarati SA. US District Judge Richard Sullivan assessed the damages in a breach-of-contract suit involving derivatives transactions
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:16P
Judge: George Zimmerman Case Can Proceed
George Zimmerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came a day after he surrendered to police in connection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. It was the first time the public had gotten to see and hear from George Zimmerman.
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:13P
Judge in Zimmerman case may be out
Earlier Thursday, Zimmerman stood straight and held his shaved head high during a four-minute hearing at a jailhouse courtroom while prosecutors briefly outlined their murder case in court papers. O'Mara said his client's appearance and demeanor belies
Updated: 04/13/2012 02:12P
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