OCT
28
2010

Justices not convinced by arguments to delay execution

In the Supreme Court´s divided order allowing the execution of an Arizona murderer, the justices spurned arguments about the safety of a lethal injection mix and appear to have allowed the first U.S. execution using a drug from a foreign country.

OCT
28
2010

Sanctuary in custody fight over elephant

A territorial feud that sounds like something out of the African savannah has erupted in rural Tennessee between Carol Buckley, one of the world’s leading authorities on elephant rehabilitation, and the sanctuary she co-founded 15 years ago.

OCT
28
2010

Greenwich Village woman gets to keep backyard treehouse

In the countryside, in the suburbs or even in the leafier districts of New York´s outer boroughs, a treehouse would hardly raise an eyebrow. But in a historic Manhattan neighborhood whose residents have included Mark Twain and Eleanor Roosevelt, it raised hackles.

OCT
28
2010

JPMorgan, HSBC accused of manipulating silver futures

HSBC Holdings Plc and JPMorgan Chase & Co. were accused in an investor´s lawsuit of placing "spoof" trading orders to manipulate silver futures and options prices in violation of U.S. antitrust law.

OCT
28
2010

Lawyer arrested for allegedly making threatening, racist phone calls

A lawyer for the New York state Department of Civil Service was arrested last week for allegedly threatening a black woman and a "little black boy" in separate phone calls over the summer.

OCT
28
2010

The Hobbit will be made in New Zealand, PM confirms

Two movies based on The Hobbit will be filmed in New Zealand as planned, the country´s prime minister has confirmed.

OCT
28
2010

The 25 Most Influential People in IP

Who´s making the greatest impact on the practice area right now? Interviews with dozens of professionals who work in the field yielded several answers upon which everyone seemed to agree, plus a few that just might surprise you.

OCT
28
2010

Dutch supermodel Lara Stone wins damages from French Playboy

Dutch supermodel Lara Stone has won ´´significant´´ damages from French Playboy after the magazine published unauthorised photographs of her.

OCT
27
2010

Lawyer for ´hiccup girl´ may use Tourette´s Syndrome defense in murder case

The lawyer for a young Florida woman who was known for unstoppable hiccups and is now accused of murder said Tuesday he may present an unusual defense in her case: His client has Tourette´s Syndrome.

OCT
27
2010

Judge: Will Claims Process in Native American Farmers´ Suit Work?

The lawyers representing a class of Native American farmers and ranchers say they are confident the claims process that is part of a $760 million settlement will not have the same problems that plagued a similar suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

OCT
27
2010

Antipoverty group to get $1m in suit

The Town of Framingham has agreed to pay a local antipoverty agency $1 million to settle a lawsuit in which the agency contended that town officials illegally blocked its activities by violating the civil rights of its poor and disabled clients and tried to prevent it from building a center for recovering drug addicts.

OCT
27
2010

Mental health patients ´locked up in hospitals without legal authority´

Health regulator says blanket measures introduced in the name of patient security may infringe human rights law.

OCT
27
2010

GlaxoSmithKline to pay $750m to settle federal charges over adulterated drugs

The deal includes a $150 million criminal fine, which includes a $10 million forfeiture of assets, plus a $600 million civil settlement.

OCT
27
2010

Some disabled lawyers find going solo works best

A California appeals court rejected the challenge by Michael Jackson´s father of the two men named by the late pop star to run his estate.

OCT
27
2010

Court rebuffs Joe Jackson´s challenge of son´s executors

A California appeals court rejected the challenge by Michael Jackson´s father of the two men named by the late pop star to run his estate.

OCT
27
2010

Limewire shut down by copyright lawsuit

Popular online file-sharing service LimeWire was shut down by a U.S. federal court on Tuesday following a lawsuit filed by the music industry.

OCT
26
2010

Couples like Courteney Cox, David Arquette who try ´trial separations´ are likely to end in divorce

Don´t hold your breath waiting for a reconciliation between celebrity couples like the recently separated Courteney Cox and David Arquette, or Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman.

OCT
26
2010

Wikipedia´s general counsel says goodbye

With just three days´ notice to the staff, Mike Godwin left his job as Wikimedia Foundation´s general counsel on Friday.

OCT
26
2010

Leadership experts: Obama is no ´A´ student

On November 2, Americans will cast their votes in what will be the first official review of President Barack Obama´s performance.

OCT
26
2010

Amphastar Pharmaceuticals sues FDA over seizure of heparin

The Rancho Cucamonga firm accuses the agency of illegally quarantining two shipments from China of the ingredient it needs to pursue work on producing a generic form of the blood thinner Lovenox.

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