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A contractor's implied non-delegable duty
A recent Tennessee Supreme Court case, Federal Insurance Co. v. Winters, 354 SW 3d 287 (Tenn. 2011), addressing two previously unresolved issues in Tennessee, concluded that a contractor has an implied duty to perform work in a careful, skillful,
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:13P
US adds new insider trading allegation against ex-Goldman director
N) (BRKb.N) at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman's surprise fourth-quarter 2008 loss, and P&G's quarterly earnings in late January 2009. The case is USA v Gupta, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 11-907.
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:10P
Breivik's tears not 'out of pity'
"Nobody believes that he cried out of pity for the victims," said Mette Yvonne Larsen, a lawyer representing survivors and victim's families in the court proceedings. Breivik showed no signs of remorse on the first day of a trial that is expected to
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:10P
Jury selection begins in Roger Clemens perjury trial
WASHINGTON – Roger Clemens and his legal team made it a point to make eye contact with 90 prospective jurors as they walked into the ceremonial courtroom at the US District Court, then listened for more than an hour as Judge Reggie Walton reviewed an
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:06P
Jury selection begins in Roger Clemens perjury trial
WASHINGTON – Roger Clemens and his legal team made it a point to make eye contact with 90 prospective jurors as they walked into the ceremonial courtroom at the US District Court, then listened for more than an hour as Judge Reggie Walton reviewed an
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:06P
Closing Arguments Begin In Trial Of Ex-NASA Worker Fired Over Intelligent Design
Closing arguments began Monday in David Coppedge's wrongful-termination case against NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Coppedge worked as a team lead on the Cassini mission exploring Saturn.
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:03P
Closing Arguments Begin In Trial Of Ex-NASA Worker Fired Over Intelligent Design
Closing arguments began Monday in David Coppedge's wrongful-termination case against NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Coppedge worked as a team lead on the Cassini mission exploring Saturn.
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:03P
NC judge dismisses potential jurors who say they've made up their minds about
GREENSBORO, NC - A federal judge on Monday dismissed 47 potential jurors from the coming John Edwards trial, many because they said they couldn't fairly weigh evidence involving the former Democratic presidential candidate. US District Court Judge
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:00P
Apex court to hear in July a 37-year-old case
An apex court bench of Justice HL Dattu and Justice CK Prasad, ordered the hearing of the petition on July 24, after senior counsel TR Andhyarujina told the court that the trial in the case has been hanging for more than 37 years and the petitioner was
Updated: 04/16/2012 01:59P
Norwegian Man Accused Of Killing 77 People Goes On Trial
(CNN) – The terror trial of a Norwegian man is underway for the confessed killer of 77 people in Norway. The bombing and shooting massacre took place in Oslo last summer. Anders Breivik smiled as a guard removed his handcuffs in a crowded court room.
Updated: 04/16/2012 01:57P