JAN
26
2011

Cellphone drivers cause 182 crashes

Drivers are flouting the ban on hand-held cellphones - new figures show a phone-related car crash almost every two days, dozens of injuries and five deaths last year.

JAN
26
2011

Online lawsuit filing

A web service allowing plaintiffs to file a lawsuit with any arbitration court in the country online opened this week, Vedomosti reported Tuesday, citing a Supreme Arbitration Court spokesman.

JAN
26
2011

SEC accused of negligence in Bernard Madoff Ponzi victim lawsuit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was sued by victims of Bernard L. Madoff´s Ponzi scheme who alleged negligence on the part of the agency.

JAN
26
2011

Chinese company files suit to block sale of Motorola unit

The Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Motorola from completing the sale of its wireless networking division to Nokia Siemens Networks because of a dispute over technology contracts.

JAN
25
2011

A taxonomy of Supreme Court humor

How funny is the Supreme Court? The answer, naturally, requires exacting empirical research and a deep understanding of grad-school humor theory.

JAN
25
2011

Murder Trial of 13-Year-Old Jordan Brown Could Violate International Law

Pennsylvania’s Superior Court is set to hear an appeal against an earlier decision to try 13-year-old Jordan Brown in an adult court.

JAN
25
2011

Woman confesses to 1987 Harlem baby kidnapping

A woman who raised a child who went missing from a New York hospital 23 years ago was ordered detained on Monday on kidnapping charges, a day after she confessed to snatching the baby and turned herself in.

JAN
25
2011

First gay couple to have civil partnership recognised

Glenn Cunningham and Adriano Vilar have become the first gay couple in the State to have their civil partnership formally recognised by the State.

JAN
24
2011

Ex-Siemens director in graft trial

Former Siemens management board member Thomas Ganswindt appeared in a Munich court Thursday on charges that he failed to halt bribes paid in Nigeria and Russia.

JAN
24
2011

No Russian art for U.S.

No Russian art exhibits will be shown in the United States until the settling of a dispute around a library that a U.S. court ordered the Russian government to return to a Hasidic group, Culture Minister Alexander Avdeyev said Thursday.

JAN
24
2011

Former CIA spy gets 8 more years

A high-ranking former CIA officer, already imprisoned as a Russian spy, was sentenced to an additional eight years behind bars for sending notes to his Russian handlers from prison.

JAN
24
2011

Prison visitor arrested after drugs found

A woman has been arrested after she was caught allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs to a New Plymouth Prison inmate.

JAN
24
2011

Mother fined for letting drink drive son behind the wheel

A Tauranga mother has been convicted of letting her 13-year-old son drink and drive after he crashed her Mercedes following a bourbon and cola binge last April.

JAN
21
2011

Ukraine revokes Ferrero copyright

Italian chocolate maker Ferrero said Wednesday that a top Ukrainian court upheld a previous ruling canceling the trademark of its round Raffaello chocolate in Ukraine in a case that was closely watched for its implications for foreign investments in the country.

JAN
21
2011

$1.2 million ´honest mistake´ to go to court

A Levin church is being taken to court by Inland Revenue which is chasing a $1.2 million tax bill - something the church says is an honest mistake.

JAN
21
2011

Secrecy battle continues

Swiss police have re-arrested a former banker on fresh charges of breaching bank secrecy laws by passing data to WikiLeaks.

JAN
21
2011

Human rights court slams EU asylum policy as inhumane

In a landmark ruling the European Court for Human Rights has criticized EU´s asylum policy. It said forcing refugees to apply for asylum in the country of their entry into the EU was inhumane.

JAN
21
2011

Healthcare finally crosses the great European divide

After years of controversial debate, the European Parliament has approved a law setting out patients´ rights to medical care in another EU country. Out-patient treatment will be available without prior authorization.

JAN
21
2011

When law school is worth the cost

Despite arguments to the contrary, law school can still lead to a lucrative career, but only if you plan properly and set your sights on one of the top 35 schools.

JAN
21
2011

Repeal ´onerous´ IRS rule: Lawmakers

Now that House Republicans have had their token show-vote on the health care law, Congress is turning its attention to one small provision that everyone agrees should be repealed.

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