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Big Day for Employers at Connecticut Supreme Court
Today, I'll address one portion of the court's decision in the other case, Perez-Dickson v. City of Bridgeport (download here). In an unanimous decision, the court reversed the $2 million jury verdict in favor of the employee and entered judgment for
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:21P

'Hung Verdict' announced in molestation case vs Sierra Oaks after-school
The Sacramento County Superior Court Clerk said prosecutors would now decide whether to retry the case against Vicars, or drop the charges. The judge did not release a determination on whether Vicars would remain in custody until the commencement of a
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:18P

'Hung Verdict' announced in molestation case vs Sierra Oaks after-school
The Sacramento County Superior Court Clerk said prosecutors would now decide whether to retry the case against Vicars, or drop the charges. The judge did not release a determination on whether Vicars would remain in custody until the commencement of a
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:18P

Emily Longley trial: Boyfriend made 'whore' slur
The Briton accused of strangling Kiwi Emily Longley told the teenager the night before she was found dead that she was dressed "like a whore", a UK court has heard. Elliot Turner, a jeweller's son from Bournemouth, is accused of murdering Longley, 17,
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:17P

Retirement Plan Fiduciaries Take Heed: Complying with DOL Regulations Was Not
Recently, however, a Missouri federal district court, in Tussey v. ABB Inc., 2012 US Dist. LEXIS 45240 (WD Mo. Mar. 31, 2012), reversed this trend and issued an expensive reminder to plan fiduciaries that plan participants may have viable claims in
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:16P

Retirement Plan Fiduciaries Take Heed: Complying with DOL Regulations Was Not
Recently, however, a Missouri federal district court, in Tussey v. ABB Inc., 2012 US Dist. LEXIS 45240 (WD Mo. Mar. 31, 2012), reversed this trend and issued an expensive reminder to plan fiduciaries that plan participants may have viable claims in
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:16P

Appeals court rejects Voter ID case
The Second District Court of Appeals has denied a request to lift an injunction blocking Wisconsin's Voter ID law from being enforced. The temporary injunction was issued earlier this year by a Dane County judge as part of a lawsuit filed by the
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:14P

Appeals court rejects Voter ID case
The Second District Court of Appeals has denied a request to lift an injunction blocking Wisconsin's Voter ID law from being enforced. The temporary injunction was issued earlier this year by a Dane County judge as part of a lawsuit filed by the
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:14P

'Hung Verdict' returned in Sierra Oaks molestation case
SACRAMENTO - The case against a San Juan Unified School District employee accused of molesting students assigned to his after-school program resulted in a "hung jury" verdict on Wednesday. Shane Adair Vicars, 25, was facing 15 counts of lewd acts on a
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:13P

Inheritance blown on P
Glen Nigel Stevenson, of Tauranga, was sentenced in Tauranga District Court yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to 16 charges before the end of his jury trial last month. The charges were one count each of possessing methamphetamine for supply and
Updated: 04/25/2012 04:12P