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Jury chosen in Montgomery teacher's child abuse trial
Six men and six women were chosen to sit for 36-year-old Susan L. Burke's trial on two counts of second-degree child abuse. Jury selection in Montgomery County Circuit Court lasted more than two hours Monday morning. Prosecutors say Burke choked,
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:18P
Piracy definition in dispute as piracy trial looms
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 BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press NORFOLK, Va.
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:55P
Judges, reporters grapple with tweets @court
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 MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Twitter is
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:55P
US Supreme Court turns down Enron chief appeal
In June 2010 the Supreme Court disagreed with Skilling's claims that he could not get a fair trial in Houston, Texas, where the case was heard and the company was based, because of intense media coverage which likely served to prejudice the jury
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:21P
Norway trial: Breivik's tears in court
Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, who is facing terrorism and premeditated murder charges, reacts as a video presented by the prosecution is shown in court, Oslo, Norway. Photo / AP Anders Behring Breivik shed tears as he went on trial overnight for
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:21P
Membrey murder trial ends
The Supreme Court trial into the murder of Ringwood woman Elisabeth Membrey has concluded after more than a month of hearing evidence. Shane Andrew Bond has pleaded not guilty to the murder. Ms Membrey disappeared in 1994 after finishing her shift at
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:20P
Oracle, Google Prepare for Android Battle in Federal Court
Google and Oracle on Monday were set to go to war in a federal courthouse in a case that could have far-reaching implications for the Android mobile-operating system as well as the broader technology industry. The two tech titans were preparing to pick
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:18P
Ex-Goldman director faces new insider trading charge
Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Procter & Gamble and former global head of the McKinsey & Co consultancy., exits Manhattan Federal Court in New York in this October 26, 2011 file photograph. NEW YORK – US prosecutors have
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:15P
Ex-Goldman director faces new insider trading charge
Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Procter & Gamble and former global head of the McKinsey & Co consultancy., exits Manhattan Federal Court in New York in this October 26, 2011 file photograph. NEW YORK – US prosecutors have
Updated: 04/16/2012 02:15P
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
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