OCT
14
2010

French lawmakers approve tough rules targeting immigrants

France´s lower house of parliament has passed an immigration bill that would strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship, if convicted of murdering a police officer, judge or other representative of the state.

OCT
14
2010

Liverpool owners block sale with US court restraining order

Liverpool´s American owners have blocked the sale of the English football giants to the owners of baseball´s Boston Red Sox with a temporary restraining order granted by a US court, their lawyers said.

OCT
14
2010

Philips in trouble for Singapore bear hoax

Dutch electronics giant Philips is under investigation in Singapore after a marketing campaign for a new shaver triggered a search for a wild bear.

OCT
14
2010

French strikers block refineries

Industrial action in France against pension system changes continued on Thursday, with the focus shifting from transport — where services were improving — to the oil supply, as most of the country’s refineries remain blocked by striking workers.

OCT
13
2010

Supreme Court hears convict´s appeal in DNA case

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a case about DNA testing that could prolong a Texas death row inmate´s appeals or lead quickly to his execution.

OCT
13
2010

´McHealthcare´ giving the White House indigestion

Administration´s alternatives to limited-benefits plans not due until 2014.

OCT
13
2010

Pfizer will buy King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6 billion

The world´s largest drug company expands its portfolio to include ´abuse-resistant´ pain relievers.

OCT
13
2010

Mexico´s president opposes marijuana legalization

Prop. 19, the California measure to legalize pot, would undercut Mexico´s fight against drug cartels, President Felipe Calderon says. He calls on the Obama administration to oppose the measure.

OCT
13
2010

Assault reforms ´will see fewer jail sentences´

Thousands of violent criminals will be allowed to walk free from court under proposed new guidelines for assault cases, according to the Sentencing Council.

OCT
13
2010

Couple face jail under Queensland´s century-old abortion law

A Cairns couple pleaded not guilty yesterday to offences under Queensland´s century-old abortion law, at the start of a trial that has highlighted the legal muddle surrounding abortion.

OCT
13
2010

Uganda court quashes Besigye treason charges

Uganda´s Constitutional Court has quashed the treason charges against opposition leader Kizza Besigye.

OCT
13
2010

Four charged with murders of Malaysian cosmetics millionaire, associates

Malaysian authorities charged a lawyer and three other people with the murders of missing cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three associates, according to a lawyer for one of the defendants.

OCT
13
2010

Lawyer for POM wonderful facing sanctions

Barry Coburn, a name partner at Coburn & Coffman representing juice maker POM Wonderful in at least two cases, has been ordered to show cause as to why he shouldn´t be sanctioned for allegedly making false representations to a D.C. Superior Court judge.

OCT
13
2010

Ontario court to rule if woman can wear niqab while testifying

For the first time in Canada, an appellate level court is going to rule on whether a woman can testify in court while wearing a niqab.

OCT
13
2010

Supreme court to decide if terrorism law applies to jealous wife

The Supreme Court will decide whether an anti-terrorism law should have been used to prosecute a jealous woman who tried to harm her husband´s mistress with deadly chemicals.

OCT
13
2010

Cigarette makers score 2 victories in Florida

Tobacco companies picked up two victories in the same week in Florida in cases brought by smokers in Duval and Manatee counties.

OCT
13
2010

China court ´hears first HIV job discrimination case´

A landmark trial is being heard in China of a recent graduate who says he was denied a teaching job because he is HIV positive, state media say.

OCT
13
2010

French pension strikes go into second day

French strikers are disrupting services for a second day running, as they seek to build pressure on the government over its pension reform plans.

OCT
8
2010

Federal judge upholds key provisions of health care law

A federal judge on Thursday upheld the authority of the federal government to require everyone to have health insurance, dealing a setback to groups seeking to block the new national health care plan.

OCT
8
2010

Who are the top plaintiffs lawyers?

Shook, Hardy & Bacon product liability and mass torts partner Mark Behrens and of counsel Cary Silverman have compiled a list of America´s most formidable trial lawyers.

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