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Settlement in fatal crash case could be close
"I believe we're at settlement," defense attorney Doug Rhoades said during a court appearance Monday afternoon at the Lake County Courthouse. Rhoades represents Jacobo Lopez Mejia, who faces five counts and several special allegations in connection
Updated: 05/07/2012 08:24P
Rafferty's lawyer calls McClintic an 'accomplished liar'
Deborah Murphy, Rafferty's mother, did not speak to media at the time of Tori's disappearance in the spring of 2009, nor has she attended throughout the trial, but Monday she sat in court for the defence closing submissions and said outside court that
Updated: 05/07/2012 08:20P
Women battle over Coleman estate
Another woman, Anna Gray, says Coleman named her a beneficiary and executor of his estate in 2005. Gray managed Coleman's affairs for a number of years and was his ex-girlfriend. The trial started on Monday and was to continue Tuesday.
Updated: 05/07/2012 08:16P
Google violated copyright but no damages
Google violated copyright but no damages Updated: 10:01, Tuesday May 8, 2012 A jury in a high-profile technology case has ruled that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages
Updated: 05/07/2012 08:02P
Judge tosses child porn count against Steve Powell
agreed with defense attorneys who argued that the crime of possessing child pornography requires that the depictions include sexually explicit behavior or that the defendant have some control over the behavior of the children photographed.
Updated: 05/07/2012 07:57P
US judge lets Microsoft continue to sell products with disputed patents
Judge James Robart, who is overseeing the dispute in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, had ordered Motorola not to enforce any injunction awarded in Germany before he had ruled on the underlying patent issues.
Updated: 05/07/2012 07:47P
Linda Evangelista, French billionaire settle NYC child support fight over son
NEW YORK (AP) — In the midst of a trial that brought tales of the high life and high fashion to family court, supermodel Linda Evangelista and a billionaire French businessman have reached an agreement to end their child support fight, their lawyers
Updated: 05/07/2012 07:45P
Angel Montoya found guilty in strangling death of 3-year-old Neveah Gallegos
Members of the 12-woman jury cried as the verdict was read but Montoya betrayed no emotion. "We got justice," Neveah Gallegos' grandmother Janet Gallegos said Monday outside the courtroom. "It has been a long time coming, but we got justice for this
Updated: 05/07/2012 07:44P
Evangelista and Pinault settle case
A trial between the former runway beauty and her French billionaire ex began in New York's Manhattan Family Court last week, after Evangelista demanded a massive $46000-a-month to support her five-year-old son Augustin James, who was conceived while
Updated: 05/07/2012 07:44P
Arizona death row inmate's case up for review
What happens now is we are waiting for their response, to see if they want to come back for another hearing or go to court," Hernandez added. In a one-sentence emailed response, Henry said "we are reviewing our legal options" but she didn't elaborate.
Updated: 05/07/2012 07:40P