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  • Casino owner cited in complaint against Ala. judge

    Casino owner cited in complaint against Ala. judge

    Headline Legal News 06/22/2011

    A casino owner accused of buying votes in Alabama for pro-gambling legislation is cited in a judicial complaint against a former state judge, who's accused of letting a gambling lobbyist bankroll her re-election campaign while she was handling a cust...

  • Court says age must be considered in interrogation

    Court says age must be considered in interrogation

    Headline Legal News 06/20/2011

    A divided Supreme Court said Thursday that police and courts must consider a child's age when examining whether a boy or girl is in custody, a move the court's liberals called "common sense" but the conservatives called an "extreme makeover" of Miran...

  • 2 ex-judges, lawyer back to prison in Miss scheme

    2 ex-judges, lawyer back to prison in Miss scheme

    Headline Legal News 06/13/2011

    Two ex-judges and an attorney from Mississippi must return to federal prison for their convictions in a loan scheme. A federal appeals court had vacated their bribery convictions but upheld the guilty verdicts on corruption charges. So they needed to...

  • Ohio judge says Ford must pay dealers $2B

    Ohio judge says Ford must pay dealers $2B

    Headline Legal News 06/11/2011

    Ford Motor Co. must pay nearly $2 billion in damages to thousands of dealerships in a 2002 class-action lawsuit that said the automaker violated dealer agreements, an Ohio judge ruled Friday. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Peter Corrigan in Cleve...

  • Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict

    Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict

    Headline Legal News 06/11/2011

    A $188 million class-action verdict against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sam's Club over payment to employees for rest breaks and off-the-clock work was upheld Friday by a Pennsylvania appeals court. A three-judge Superior Court panel said there was suff...

  • Court: No shield law for message boards posters

    Court: No shield law for message boards posters

    Headline Legal News 06/07/2011

    The New Jersey Supreme Court says people posting in online message boards don't have the same protections for sources as mainstream journalists. The court ruled Tuesday that New Jersey's shield law for journalists does not apply to such message board...

  • Mack Trucks, Volvo to pay $525M to settle suit

    Mack Trucks, Volvo to pay $525M to settle suit

    Headline Legal News 05/19/2011

    Mack Trucks Inc. and its parent, AB Volvo, will pay $525 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by more than 9,300 retirees of the North Carolina truck maker after they challenged potential reductions to their lifetime health benefits. The Le...

  • Court says FOIA request cannot be used in lawsuit

    Court says FOIA request cannot be used in lawsuit

    Headline Legal News 05/17/2011

    The Supreme Court says a Freedom of Information Act request cannot be used to trigger a False Claims Act lawsuit. The court on Monday voted 5-3 to agree with arguments by Schindler Elevator Corp., which sought to get a lawsuit against it dismissed. D...

  • Phoenix realtor pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

    Phoenix realtor pleads guilty to mortgage fraud

    Headline Legal News 05/12/2011

    A Phoenix real estate agent has pleaded guilty in a mortgage fraud scheme that costs lenders almost $10 million. Federal prosecutors said 31-year-old Jason Thomas Williams pleaded guilty Monday to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. It was un...

  • Courts nationwide hold hearings with video

    Courts nationwide hold hearings with video

    Headline Legal News 05/09/2011

    George Villanueva, charged with first-degree murder in the death of an NYPD officer, will not leave jail for months of pretrial hearings. Instead, he'll be beamed into the courtroom via video as lawyers discuss his case in front of the judge. Villanu...

  • Judge clears 'Housewives' firing lawsuit for trial

    Judge clears 'Housewives' firing lawsuit for trial

    Headline Legal News 05/04/2011

    A jury should decide whether Nicollette Sheridan's character was unfairly written out of the hit show "Desperate Housewives," a judge ruled Tuesday. With the actress looking on, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White tossed a couple o...

  • Polygamous church dispute may head to Utah court

    Polygamous church dispute may head to Utah court

    Headline Legal News 05/02/2011

    An internal tug-of-war over control of jailed polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs' southern Utah-based church may force Utah courts to walk a constitutional tightrope that experts say could tread a little too close to separation of church and state. ...

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