SEP
1
2010

Lawyer wins bid to depose ´Law & Order´ producers in libel suit

Attorney Ravi Batra can question "Law & Order" producer Dick Wolf in connection with a $15 million libel action the lawyer filed in 2004 against 35 defendants, including Wolf and NBC Universal, a New York judge has ruled.

SEP
1
2010

Top judge not in debt to lawyer, court told

Supreme Court Judge Bill Wilson does not owe lawyer Alan Galbraith a cent, the High Court at Wellington heard this morning from Justice Wilson´s lawyer, Colin Carruthers, QC.

SEP
1
2010

France ´drops charges´ over killing of Ali Mecili

A French judge has dropped charges against an Algerian official over the killing of a leading Algerian opposition figure, a lawyer says.

SEP
1
2010

Greece in new crackdown on smokers and tobacco ads

A new law has come into force in Greece banning smoking in enclosed public spaces and tobacco advertising.

SEP
1
2010

Stig court case: BBC loses battle over Ben Collins book

The BBC has lost a legal fight to stop publication of a book which reveals the identity of Top Gear´s driver The Stig.

SEP
1
2010

DOJ asks judge to stay injunction in stem cell case

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge in Washington, D.C., to stay his ruling last month that blocks the government from funding research that involves human embryonic stem cells.

SEP
1
2010

James Hardie loses appeal in $412 million dispute over back taxes, penalty

James Hardie Industries, the biggest seller of home siding in the U.S., lost a dispute with the Australian Tax Office over claims it owes A$459 million ($412 million) in back taxes, interest and penalties.

SEP
1
2010

Facebook´s ad practices draw class action on behalf of Calif. minors

Facebook has not obtained parental consent to use the names and likenesses of minors as required under California law, says plaintiffs attorney.

SEP
1
2010

Why are Latin American democracies suddenly attacking the free press?

Latin America has never been more democratic: of 34 nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean, all except one (Cuba) are constitutional democracies, with laws guaranteeing open elections, independent courts, legislatures, and freedom of expression.

SEP
1
2010

State support courted in High Court video game case

A campaign is under way to win the hearts and minds of state attorneys general in the run-up to a major Supreme Court case testing the constitutionality of limits on the sale of violent video games.

SEP
1
2010

Are judges using Facebook?

On their own time, state judges are experimenting with social media such as Facebook, according to a new survey. But judges doubt that that they could use the new media tools in their professional lives without violating judicial ethics codes.

AUG
31
2010

Brazil´s Rousseff says defending cuts in government spending is a ´crime´

Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva´s chosen successor, said people who defend government spending cuts are wrong and to do so is a "crime."

AUG
31
2010

BlackBerry ban in India delayed

India´s ban on BlackBerry services, which was expected to begin Tuesday, has been delayed pending a 60-day security test.

AUG
31
2010

Brazil´s slums now a tourist attraction

Tourists used to try to avoid Rio´s notorious slums. Now officials are inviting them to come and visit instead.

AUG
31
2010

Iranian media warned after paper calls Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a ´prostitute´

Keyhan daily attacked French first lady after she condemned stoning sentence against woman convicted of adultery.

AUG
31
2010

Ex-Congo VP tells war crimes court he has no funds for defense because his assets are frozen

Lawyers for former Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba complained to the International Criminal Court on Monday they cannot conduct a fair defense because prosecutors have seized his assets.

AUG
31
2010

NH student shocked in shop class sues school

A New Hampshire high school student shocked so severely in a shop class that his heart stopped is suing his teacher, the school district and the city of Dover.

AUG
31
2010

Administrative law judges call for more security

A federal administrative law judge said Monday that in the past four years, there have been more than 200 threats, including death threats, against ALJs and that there is not enough being done to ensure that judges who hear administrative cases are adequately protected.

AUG
31
2010

US hedge funds sue Porsche

US hedge funds are taking legal action against Porsche in a New York court for allegedly manipulating stock prices during its 2008 takeover tangle with Volkswagen. Public prosecutors in Stuttgart are investigating too.

AUG
31
2010

Good times continue at MoFo with $943 million cogent deal

It´s official: Morrison & Foerster is on a hot streak.

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