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3 arrests in pizza delivery man’s murder Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:08AMArrests have been made in connection with the murder of a pizza delivery man in Hyde Park. Boston police have arrested two teens and a 20-year-old man in the slaying of a pizza delivery driver. Twenty-year-old Michel Andre St. Jean, 18-year-old Alexander Emmanuel Gallett and 17-year-old Yamiley Mathurin, all of Boston, face charges including murder [...]
Dougherty agrees to go Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:58AMBy mutual accord, Teller County Sheriff Kevin Dougherty and the board of county commissioners signed a settlement agreement officially ending Dougherty’s second term four months early.
Murder trial for Ark. father and son rescheduled Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:47AMA father and son who are charged with four counts of capital murder in the 1998 deaths of a Dalton family won't be tried until next year.
Want to sue BP? No oil spill required Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:42AMFor some beach businesses outside Northwest Florida, the effects of the BP oil spill may have resulted from perception, not reality. Consider the case of the Tradewinds Island Resort on St. Petersburg Beach.
Controversial St. Bernard apartment complexes still not built Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:39AMAfter courtroom defeats last year, parish officials grant building permits -- but there has been no building
Strike at 'county home' possible Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:34AMOLD WASHINGTON -- Teamsters Local 637 filed a 10-day strike notice Thursday on behalf of two dozen employees at the county-owned nursing home Countryview Assisted Living. "The county com
Judge orders murder trial for seven in teen's slaying in Pomona Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:33AMLOS ANGELES - A judge ruled Thursday that seven young Pomona men must stand trial on murder charges for their alleged roles in the killing of a Diamond Bar teen last year at a party in Pomona.
Divorce seminars offered at county college in Randolph Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:30AMRANDOLPH TWP. – The Women’s Center at County College of Morris will present a series of seven free workshops on the divorce process on consecutive Tuesday evenings, from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning on Sept. 14 and ending on Oct. 26.
Video of PCSSD board member probed Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:49AMPulaski County law enforcement officials have launched an investigation into a weekend incident concerning video and audio discs that were hand-delivered to all but one of the eight Pulaski County Special School District board members. The video allegedly shows board member Gwen Williams of McAlmont in an apparent exchange of money with a concrete vendor.
Craigslist dumps 'adult service' ads Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:48AMNew York, Sept 5 : The popular website for classified ads Craigslist has blocked access to its 'adult services' section.
Craigslist pulls down 'paid hook-up' ads Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:34AMCraigslist's digital red-light district has been shut down. Visitors to the controversial "adult services" section of the online marketplace were greeted yesterday with an inky black bar declaring the listings "censored." Seventeen state attorneys general complained just last week that the San Francisco-based company didn't provide enough protection...
Deputies probe video of PCSSD board member Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:33AMPulaski County law enforcement officials have launched an investigation into a weekend incident concerning video and audio discs that were hand-delivered to all but one of the eight Pulaski County Special School District board members. The video allegedly shows board member Gwen Williams of McAlmont in an exchange of money with a concrete vendor.
Briefly Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:28AMAn Anderson County jail officer said Saturday that two men were charged with murder and a third with assault and battery with intent to kill in the death of 26-year-old Joshua Maness. Maness was shot in the stomach Wednesday at his home and died at a hospital during surgery.
Craigslist removes adult services section Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:28AMCraigslist closed theadult services sectionofits website Saturday, replacing it with a blackbar that says “censored,” just overaweekafter a groupofstate attorneys general said thereweren’t enoughprotections against blocking potentially illegal ads promoting prostitution.
Law firm ranks high in national survey Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:27AMBest Best & Krieger ranked fifth out of 137 law firms in the country in “the level of job satisfaction enjoyed by its mid-level associates,” according to a survey conducted by The American Lawyer magazine.
Cute kids available to boost candidates Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:12AMCandidates at last week's Republican state convention at the Breslin Center in East Lansing went onstage with their spouses and kids to wave to the crowd at the end of a boisterous demonstration.
International Capsules: David Rudisha, star of 2012 Olympics? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:26PMPARIS — The track at the Beijing Olympics belonged to Usain Bolt. At the London Games in 2012, he may have to share the glory with David Rudisha. Bolt, the showman, will always be the bigger star.
Irwin murder trial reset for January Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:22PMLISBON - Andrew Irwin's murder retrial for the stabbing death of Emily Foreman has been pushed to Jan. 18, but his trial for an alleged attack against two jail guards is set for Dec. 7.
News & Notes Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:21PMU.S. District Court Chief Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled in the suit brought by Albert Kuperman that prison officials' concerns about hygiene and security trump inmates' free expression and religious rights. [...] shortly after, the appointment was criticized by the Washington-based Investigative Project on Terrorism, which said Mustapha was a "radical fundraiser" and alleged he had links to ...
During hearing, Smith claims 911 tape was altered Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:12PMLEWISTOWN - A McVeytown man serving a 15 to 40 year sentence for attempted homicide was back in court on Friday trying to convince President Judge Timothy S. Searer to throw out his guilty plea.
News briefs -- 9-4-10 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:12PMMacomb Daily staff
Short-sale 'flopping' may be next big housing scam Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:12PMLenders lose an estimated $310 million annually in undervalued short-sale transactions, according to a study released in August.
Report on Granite Falls police chief fills 5 binders Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:09PMThe investigation of the Granite Falls chief, which was requested by the mayor, is complete but not yet public.
Defense opens in Pete Seda trial Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:08PMThe Ashland man is facing charges he tried to smuggle $150K to Muslim fighters in Chechnya. read more
Botox Maker to Pay $600 Million in Settlement Over Off-Label Uses Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:23PMAllergan has agreed to pay $600 million in criminal and civil penalties and plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of "misbranding" its drug Botox as part of a global settlement with the federal government over off-label uses of the drug. As part of the plea deal, Allergan agreed to drop its First Amendment legal action against the government, which critics said threatened the entire federal ...
Frank McCourt proposed to slash Dodgers' payroll in business plan Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:23PMIn a business plan submitted to Major League Baseball in 2003, Frank McCourt said he planned to cut the Dodgers' financial losses in part by slashing the team's payroll.
10th Circuit: Company's Agreement to Defend Former CEO Contained a Loophole Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:22PMA teleconference company is off the hook, at least for now, from paying the legal fees of a former chief executive who was sent to prison for securities fraud. The 10th Circuit has ruled that a trial judge erred in granting a preliminary injunction in favor of ClearOne's former CEO who had an agreement with the company to pay her legal fees. The panel found that the agreement did not create an ...
Marines face misdemeanor charges in attack Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:22PMSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Two U.S. Marines accused of knocking a gay Savannah man unconscious will face only misdemeanor charges in the attack after the Justice Department declined to prosecute them for hate crimes, authorities said Wednesday.
Wife of former Armstrong teammate speaks to feds Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:21PMThe wife of one of Lance Armstrong's former teammates said Wednesday she has spoken to a federal agent investigating the seven-time Tour de France winner and other cyclists.
In Saugatuck, a new policy for signing legal agreements and an election investigaton Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:20PMSAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP -- After Township Supervisor Bill Wester signed a controversial tax settlement with property owner Aubrey McClendon, the board, which questioned if it had approved the deal, on Wednesday took new powers when handling legal issues.
Ex-bin Laden aide sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking a prison guard Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:18PMMANHATTAN, NEW YORK : An alleged trusted aide to Osama Bin Laden was re-sentenced on Wednesday to life imprisonment following a brutal assault on a prison guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York said.
‘Kids for cash’ figure’s insurer gets off hook Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:16PMSCRANTON – A federal judge has ruled an insurance company is not obligated to defend or pay any damages that may be assessed against local real estate developer Robert Mericle in the “kids-for-cash” lawsuits.
Frank McCourt proposed to slash Dodgers' payroll in business plan Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:12PMDocuments filed by Frank McCourt in 2004 state he planned to reverse the Dodgers' financial losses in part by slashing payroll. Documents filed by Frank McCourt in 2004 state he planned to reverse the Dodgers' financial losses in part by slashing the team's payroll.
Herhold: Opening testimony in Los Gatos murder-for-hire trial makes for fascinating viewing Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:07PMAside from the facts of the crime, lawyers tried to play on jury's emotions
DePuy Orthopaedics sued over faulty hip-implant devices Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:33AMHip-implant surgery is commonplace, but a higher than expected number of failures began to surface in patients who had received an implanted device manufactured by a division of J&J. According to company statistics, about one in eight implant patients requires a painful and expensive second procedure called a "revision surgery."
TASER International Wins Judgment and Final Injunction in Patent Infringement Against Stinger Systems, Inc. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:30AMSCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ: TASR - News ), today announced that on August 30, 2010, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona entered judgment in favor of TASER International, Inc. ("TASER") against Stinger Systems, Inc. ("Stinger") on Count One of TASER's complaint and further ordered that "Stinger is hereby adjudged to have ...
Corporate/Company Law Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:28AMThe Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), by a 3-2 vote, adopted fundamental changes to the federal proxy rules that will require public companies to include shareholder director nominees in their proxy materials.
Evidence Questioned In DE Pedophile Case Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:24AMAttorneys for accused pedophile pediatrician Earl Bradley are asking a a judge to toss out key evidence in the serial molestation case.
Divorce trial opens with Dodgers team on the line Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:23AMLOS ANGELES—A divorce battle that could determine who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers began Monday with attorneys for ex-team CEO Jamie McCourt arguing she was deceived about a marital agreement by her estranged husband, Frank McCourt.
Three local cases in SBI review Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:23AMROANOKE RAPIDS — An independent review of the State Bureau of Investigation crime lab has designated three Halifax County cases as needing further review.
Montgomery County may use furloughs, hiring freeze to balance 2011 fiscal budget Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:21AMForced furloughs and a hiring freeze could be ahead for Montgomery County.
Judge denies request to delay murder trial Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:13AMA judge on Monday rejected a defense request to delay an Indianapolis man's capital murder trial until early next year in the Hovey Street slayings.
Cuccinelli denies records on health-care suit Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:49AMAttorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office says records that would document the time, resources and meetings involved in its lawsuit against federal health-care legislation either don't exist or are classified as confidential "working papers" of the agency.
Stryker to pay $1.35M in off-label marketing settlement Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:42AMStryker Biotech, a Hopkinton-based medical device company, will pay $1.35 million to the state to resolve allegations...
States Nag Craigslist to Kill Escort Ads Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:36AMAttorneys general for 17 states have signed an open letter calling for Craigslist to shut down its adult services section , claiming that thinly veiled prostitution and escort ads are "rampant" on the site. ""We recognize that Craigslist may lose the considerable revenue generated by the Adult Services ads," read the letter, according to CNN.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this ...
McCray pleads not guilty, denied bail Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:33AMA stone-faced Riccardo M. McCray was denied bail today when he appeared before City Court Judge Jeffrey F. Voelkl for arraignment on four murder charges.
Canyon News - Forever 21 Shoplifter Plans To Sue Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:31AMHOLLYWOOD — Attorneys for Alejandro Rea have threatened to sue Forever 21 if they do not issue a satisfactory statement and settle the case. Rea was taken down by force by a security guard outside of the retailer when the guard suspected he was a shoplifter.
Steven Toll Named One of America's 10 Most Admired Securities Lawyers Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:31AMLatest of Several Prestigious Awards for Cohen Milstein
HUD Wastes $1 Billion a Year on Energy, Report Finds Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:30AMBOSTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal government's failure to take easy and inexpensive steps, such as insulating walls and roofs and installing more efficient appliances, adds $1 billion a year to the energy and housing costs of 3 million of the nation's poorest families.
BART's price tag for Grant shooting: $6 million Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:28AMBART has spent more than $6 million to deal with the aftermath of the videotaped shooting of unarmed train rider Oscar Grant by former Officer Johannes Mehserle, the transit agency said Wednesday. The costs, detailed to The Chronicle in response to a public... BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant - Bay Area Rapid Transit - BART - United States - Grant