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Report: Bethune-Cookman named in lawsuit alleging student died as a result of hazing
The mother of a Bethune-Cookman University student who died in a car crash last year has sued the university and is alleging that the crash was a direct result of fraternity hazing, News-journalonline.com is reporting. The lawsuit was filed by...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bethune-Cookman University, Trials
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Man convicted in teen's shooting claims new evidence, seeks new trial
Tyrone Mosby, the man convicted in March of the nearly fatal shooting of an innocent teenager last year, is trying to get a new trial — again. Mosby's lawyers with the Orange-Osceola Public Defender's Office are seeking a new trial claiming the...
Tags: Chris Johnson (football, running back), Judges, Trials, Sports, Pine Hills
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Murder probe uncovered sex, lies, pig's head fantasy
ghartley@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A woman from Florida who followed a new boyfriend to Springfield apparently was murdered three months before her rotting, decomposed body turned up in a trash container behind a home. How and why Kelly Frech died likely will never be...Tags: Police Investigations, Prosecution, Mental Health, Trials, Murder
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Citi settles Fannie and Freddie claims over mortgage bond losses
Citigroup Inc. has become the second financial giant to settle a regulator's lawsuits over questionable mortgage bonds sold to taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the housing bubble. The agreement, disclosed Tuesday, is the second reached...
Tags: Banking, Freddie Mac, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Countrywide Financial Corp., Trials
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George Moraitis: Bill clarifies the "Safe Harbor" law
I am writing in response to Aaron Gordon's recent op-ed on May 22 regarding condominium legislation that I sponsored this year. I want to emphasize that the motive for this legislation is to avoid unnecessary litigation over attorney fees and facilitate...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Judges, Trials, Finance, Lawyers
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Bondholders spark U.S. legal drama over Argentine debt
Collection agencies profit by buying up old debt, chasing borrowers for payment and, when all else fails, using the courts to recover as much as they can. It's a business model polished and perfected over decades of litigation. But what if the...
Tags: Judges, Career and Workplace, Bonds, Ghana, Finance
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Judge orders exam for accused Ft. Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 mass shooting at Ft. Hood in Texas, is seeking to represent himself at trial, prompting a military judge on Wednesday to order that he undergo a physical exam to determine whether he’s capable,...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Lawyers, Prosecution, Defendants, Judges
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Des Plaines to fight return of former cop it says used 'excessive force'
A suspect punched in the face as he sat handcuffed in the back of a Des Plaines police squad car; a man in custody shoved for making a vulgar comment in a police holding cell; another man punched for allegedly becoming aggressive in a holding cell. All...Tags: Prosecution, Government, Freedom of Information Act, Public Officials, Defendants
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Patent 'trolls' come into federal cross hairs
The Seattle TimesWhen the Obama administration issued executive orders and proposals Tuesday to reform the U.S. patent system, it pointedly targeted "patent trolls." These entities also called "patent assertion entities" or "patent monetization entities" acquire...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, IBM, Skype, Joint Ventures, Trials
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New Goodman attorneys may seek to move new trial
John Goodman's new attorneys may want the polo mogul's new trial moved out of Palm Beach County because of extraordinary publicity in the case, according to a request filed Wednesday. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath twice last year denied...
Tags: Judges, Trials, Delray Beach, Dwayne Johnson, Drunk Driving
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