Latest Trial Court News
Student files suit against district for hazing incident
R-7 School District on claims that the district was negligent in a reported 2010 hazing incident. The plaintiff, represented by Fred Spigarelli, filed the suit with Crawford County District Court on April 11. The case stems from an incident in June
Updated: 04/21/2012 03:37P
Stop 'ambush trials' - Chief Justice
The event that was sponsored by the Land Administration Project (LAP II), was to find effective ways of improving court processes, enhancing adjudication through the practice of court connected ADR and the use of Written Witness Statement in land use
Updated: 04/21/2012 03:34P
Costa Rican company agrees to plead guilty in Va. to $670M 'life settlement
A Costa Rican company is pleading guilty to a $670 million insurance fraud scheme in federal court in Richmond. Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd. entered a plea agreement Friday. Its majority owner, Minor Vargas Calvo, is set for trial on conspiracy,
Updated: 04/21/2012 03:34P
Court to hear defamation case against Army chief next week
Seeking to prosecute Army Chief VK Singh and four other top officers for criminal defamation, Lt General (retired) Tejinder Singh will have to wait for a few more days before a Delhi Court decides the fate of his complaint against them. His case was
Updated: 04/21/2012 03:22P
Jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Tymoshenko moved to hospital, possibly
10, 2011, file photo, shows a tent camp in support of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko outside the Pecherskiy District Court building in central Kiev. Tymoshenko was put on trial on new tax evasion charges Thursday, April 19, 2012,
Updated: 04/21/2012 03:06P
Abu Qatada could stay in UK for years after May presides over 'shambles'
Government attempts to deport the radical cleric Abu Qatada face becoming embroiled in possibly years of legal argument, threatening to further embarrass the home secretary, Theresa May. A panel of senior European judges will decide within the next
Updated: 04/21/2012 03:03P
Supreme Court Rules That A Prosecutor's File Note Cannot Be The Basis For A
The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment and ruled that a prosecutor's handwritten note that was not turned over to the defendant before the trial of his case was not admissible as evidence and, therefore, was insufficient to
Updated: 04/21/2012 02:56P
Nottingham riot trial: Mob threw rubbish at police car called to firebomb attack
POLICE responding to the fire-bombing of a Nottingham police station had rubbish thrown toward their squad car by youths in a nearby street, a court heard. Dog-handler Steven Feary said he found Holden Street, Radford, blocked by bins and 40 young men
Updated: 04/21/2012 02:54P
Libya is building case against Gaddafi son: ICC prosecutor
Libya says it is building its case against Muammar Gaddafi's detained son, gathering witnesses and documents, according to the Hague-based war crimes prosecutor, as it seeks to persuade the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow for a local trial.
Updated: 04/21/2012 02:48P
BofA board $20 mln settlement called inadequate
Damages in the case could reach $5 billion, according to the plaintiffs in the case being handled in Delaware Chancery Court, the paper said. Larry Grayson, spokesman for BofA, declined to comment on the matter. Lawyers in the Delaware case complained
Updated: 04/21/2012 02:45P