Lawinfo WeblogLawyer Blog | Attorney Blog | Read and PostClosing arguments to begin in Ala. drug price suit- June 30, 2008 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ Attorneys are set to begin giving closing arguments in the trial of the state of Alabama&8217;s lawsuit against two prescription drug companies. Court was set to resume Monday morning. Jurors could begin deliberations by Monday afternoon after hearing two weeks of testimony. Attorneys for the state are seeking as much as $400 million ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/30/closing-arguments-to-begin-in-ala-drug-price-suit/ Report details shooting death of NC student leader- June 30, 2008 By ESTES THOMPSON Associated Press Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The slain student body president at the University of North Carolina likely raised her right arm to protect herself from a single shotgun blast that tore through her hand before striking her in the head, according to an autopsy report released Monday. Eve Carson was shot four other ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/30/report-details-shooting-death-of-nc-student-leader/ Parole sought in 1964 murder with racial backdrop- June 30, 2008 By BOB JOHNSON Associated Press Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ The crime a pregnant white newlywed raped and murdered, the chief suspect a black escapee from a chain gang jolted residents of north Alabama&8217;s Jackson County in 1964. The wanted man, Johnnie Daniel Beecher, lost his leg and his freedom in the aftermath of a furious ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/30/parole-sought-in-1964-murder-with-racial-backdrop/ O.J.: Anybody else wouldnt be going to court- June 27, 2008 By KEN RITTER Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) _ O.J. Simpson says an ambitious Nevada prosecutor is pressing a kidnapping and armed robbery case against him that he says even the alleged victims don&8217;t want to pursue. &8221;If I was anybody else, I wouldn&8217;t be going to court,&8221; Simpson told a reporter for Fargo, N.D., radio ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/27/oj-anybody-else-wouldnt-be-going-to-court/ Officers test laser speed guns to bolster cases- June 27, 2008 By DENA POTTER Associated Press Writer BLACKSTONE, Va. (AP) _ Police officers took aim this week at vehicles zipping down a runway in tests meant to convince judges that laser speed guns _ increasingly popular among law enforcement _ are as accurate as their radar cousins. Through three days at the Virginia National Guard&8217;s Fort Pickett, about ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/27/officers-test-laser-speed-guns-to-bolster-cases/ NY millionaire gets prison for enslaving workers- June 27, 2008 By FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press Writer CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) _ A millionaire who inflicted years of abuse on two Indonesian housekeepers held as virtual slaves in her Long Island mansion was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison. Varsha Sabhnani, 46, was convicted with her husband in December on a 12-count federal indictment that included forced ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/27/ny-millionaire-gets-prison-for-enslaving-workers/ Where there is smoke, there can be fire: Dating in the workplace- June 26, 2008 By: LISA R. WILSON So, has a co-worker caught your eye Ooh-la-la. Finding a new lovey is always an exciting time. However, love in the workplace can create serious professional, and legal, challenges. Workplace romance may result in a breach of confidentiality, reduced objectivity, slowed productivity, excessive socializing, preferential treatment, arguing on the job, ...http://blog.lawinfo.com/2008/06/26/where-there-is-smoke-there-can-be-fire-dating-in-the-wo... |