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Ride operator appears in court on NC fair injuries
National News 10/29/2013A carnival ride operator facing assault charges over injuries from a ride at the North Carolina State Fair made his first appearance in court Monday, with a prosecutor saying there are still unanswered questions about what happened. Timothy Dwayne Tu...
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Appeals court rejects secret Delaware arbitration
Headline Legal News 10/25/2013A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling declaring that a Delaware law allowing chancery judges to oversee secret arbitration in high-stakes business disputes is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule...
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Josef Cowan | Civil Litigation Construction Law Firm Los Angeles
Notable Attorneys 10/25/2013Josef Cowan founded our firm over 20 years ago. The following are some questions and answers that discuss his unique qualities and why so many individuals and businesses trust our firm with their legal and business needs. Q. Why di...
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Farmers tied to listeria outbreak to plead guilty
Headline Legal News 10/23/2013Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers are expected to plead guilty under a deal with federal prosecutors in the 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people. Eric and Ryan Jensen have a change-of-plea hearing scheduled in federal court in Denver on Tuesday...
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High court weighs Mich. ban on affirmative action
National News 10/14/2013After the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions in a Michigan case, affirmative action opponents persuaded the state's voters to outlaw any consideration of race. Now, the high court is weighing whether th...
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Soldiers in fatal stabbing due in Washington court
Recent Cases 10/11/2013There may have been some "trash talk" between a car full of black soldiers and three white soldiers on foot, but race was not the main issue in the weekend stabbing death of a soldier near a large Army base in Washington, police and prosecutors said....
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PG&E starts pipeline shutdown under court order
Recent Cases 10/07/2013Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it will comply with a judge's order and shut down a natural gas pipeline after safety issues were raised. The utility said Sunday it believes the pipeline is safe despite an engineer's email questioning the safety ...
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Spanish court convicts 53 in corruption trial
National News 10/04/2013A Spanish court convicted 53 people Friday in the country's biggest-ever corruption trial, which lasted two years and centered on widespread real estate fraud and bribery in the southern jet-set resort town of Marbella. The defendants in the trial, w...
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Federal court reverses man's murder conviction
National News 09/30/2013A federal court has reversed a Southern California man's conviction in the bludgeoning death of his wife. The Orange County Register reports that a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that 75-year-old Marvin Ve...
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Appeals court panel considers TABOR challenge
Recent Cases 09/25/2013Colorado is asking the federal courts to stay out of a dispute about whether its strict tax and spending limits has robbed the state of a republican form of government. In arguments Monday, state Solicitor General Daniel Domenico told a three-judge p...
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Chicago Out-of-State Counsel Attorneys
Lawyer Interviews 09/25/2013Local Counsel for Out-of-State Clients Companies need attorneys who understand the business-to-business and government procurement environments. Having an attorney focused specifically in the business counsel marketplace can help focus on practical s...
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Mavroudis & Guarino, LLC. - Essex County Real Estate Lawyers
Legal Issues 09/23/2013Essex County Real Estate Lawyers makes up the team for The Mavroudis & Guarino, LLC. Our talented teams offers the highest quality counseling in the the area of Westchester County. While many law offices offer complex real estate services, the M&...