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Supreme Court term begins amid government shutdown
Headline News 10/11/2013The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by turning away hundreds of appeals, including Virginia's bid to revive its anti-sodomy law. The justices took the bench just past 10 o'clock on the first Monday in October, even as much of the rest of the ...
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PG&E starts pipeline shutdown under court order
Environmental 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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Appeals court moves BP forward in settlement dispute
Court Alerts 10/04/2013The April 2010 blowout of BP's Macondo well off the Louisiana coast triggered an explosion that killed 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and led to millions of gallons of oil spilling into the Gulf. Shortly after the disaster, BP agree...
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Spanish court convicts 53 in corruption trial
Lawyer Blogs 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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Once notable NJ lawyer given life sentence
Lawyer News 09/25/2013A defense attorney who once had a roster of celebrity clients and boasted of having tried hundreds of cases in federal court was sentenced there on Monday to life in prison without parole after his conviction on nearly two dozen counts including murd...
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The Law Offices of Craig Hubble - Carson Employment Law
Attorneys News 09/25/2013Carson Employment litigation attorney can assist you in determining the best solution in order for clients to seek recovery in the most efficient and effective manner. Employment litigation can come in various forms, including claims for wrongful ter...
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Manassas Family Law and Divorce Litigation Attorney
Law Firm News 09/23/2013The Law Offices of Tenecia P. Reid is dedicated to providing outstanding and creative legal solutions to clients throughout Northern Virginia. Specializing in family law for her entire career, Attorney Tenecia P. Reid stands ready to skillfully guide...
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Gov. Rick Scott seeks Supreme Court review of worker drug test
Legal World 09/23/2013Gov. Rick Scott intends to take his fight for random drug tests of tens of thousands of state employees all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a lawyer for the Republican governor told a federal judge Thursday. But Charles Trippe, who was previously ...
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Inmate accused of threatening court official
Law Firm News 09/18/2013An Olympia, Wash., man already jailed on a drug count is accused of threatening a Pierce County Superior Court commissioner after she set his bail at $150,000. The Olympian reports that prosecutors charged the 31-year-old man with intimidating a judg...
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Court asked to uphold BP settlement approval
Legal World 09/09/2013Plaintiffs' attorneys who brokered a multibillion-dollar settlement with BP following the company's 2010 Gulf oil spill have asked a federal appeals court to uphold a judge's approval of the deal. Only a "paltry few objectors" have raised the "narrow...
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Custody dispute goes to Okla. Supreme Court
Legal News Feed 09/03/2013An Oklahoma man who is seeking custody of his Cherokee daughter has appealed a lower court decision to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Dusten Brown filed a writ of prohibition Friday in Oklahoma Supreme Court. The filing is appealing a decision from Nowa...
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Judge denies motions in WVU media rights laws
Headline News 08/27/2013A judge has denied several motions to dismiss West Virginia Radio Corp.'s lawsuit over how West Virginia University awarded a media rights contract for sporting events. Judge Thomas Evans on Monday rejected requests by WVU Board of Governors, the WVU...