Latest Trial Court News
French billionaire quizzed at New York child support trial
Evangelista's lawyer contends that Pinault, who has two other children from a previous marriage, is worth more than $3 billion. Pinault testified that Evangelista approached him with a child support request in 2007 that he found “unreasonable,” but
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:36P
Don't threaten us, SC warns CBI
The CBI's objection against dentist Nupur Talwar taking the Supreme Court through material evidence in the Arushi-Hemraj murder case was taken as a personal affront by the lead judge on the bench who accused the investigation agency of “threatening”
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:31P
Convictions for 20 Protesters Who Blocked a Police Doorway
A criminal court judge in Manhattan convicted all the defendants in one of the biggest group trials in recent years over a political protest in the city. The trial drew additional attention for counting the civil rights advocate Cornel West among the
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:06P
Ohio court: Judge erred in $2B award against Ford
AP An appeals court this week has reversed a decision ordering Ford Motor Co. to pay nearly $2 billion in damages to thousands of commercial truck dealerships, sending the case back to the lower courts for a new trial. The decision Thursday by the 8th
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:04P
Chevron seeks bank records in Ecuador environmental suit
Chevron was sentenced by a court in Ecuador to pay $18 billion for environmental damages. "What we are seeking is a little sunshine," Andrea Neuman, a lawyer for Chevron told US District Court Judge William Turnoff. "We need to know what this money was
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:03P
Monserrate Pleads Guilty to the Misuse of City Funds
Mr. Monserrate, a Democrat, represented a Queens district in the State Senate before he was expelled in 2010. On Friday, he acknowledged before Judge Colleen McMahon in Federal District Court in Manhattan that he was guilty of mail fraud and mail fraud
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:03P
Child molestor says 'I'll be your next door neighbor that you don't suspect'
Gillespie, who was lead prosecutor in this week's trial in the 30th District Court in Wichita Falls, Texas, said the victims were now ready to move forward with their lives. Transcripts of testimony from a previous trial in next door Clay County after
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:01P
More Long Island Rail Road Retirees Are to Face Fraud Charges
“There's a huge population of potential defendants that we are investigating,” E. Danya Perry, an assistant United States attorney, told a judge in Federal District Court in Manhattan as she disclosed the impending charges against more defendants,
Updated: 05/04/2012 09:00P
Secret recordings played in Longley trial
His trial is under way at the Winchester Crown Court. His mother, Anita Turner, 51, and father Leigh Turner, 54, both face charges of perverting the cause of justice. Recordings taken by police after they bugged the Turners' home following Emily's
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:59P
Court says judge erred in $2B award against Ford
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio appeals court has reversed a decision ordering Ford Motor Co. to pay nearly $2 billion in damages to thousands of commercial truck dealerships and sent the case back to the trial court. The 8th Ohio Court of Appeals,
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:55P