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- Legal Opinions - Maryland Court of Special Appeals: October 20, 2008
- MARYLAND COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS Administrative Dismissal of administrative appeal BOTTOM LINE: Office of Administrative Hearings erred in dismissing appeal under FL [section]5-706.1b(3) based on appellant's criminal convictions where the criminal charges did not arise out of the alleged abuse or neglect. ...
- Research articles 2008-10-20
- Sex charge man killed himself; EX-COUNCIL WORKER WAS ACCUSED OF MOLESTING GIRLS
- Byline: By PETER TAYLOR A FORMER council press officer killed himself before he was due to face trial on sex charges, an inquest was told. Roger Neville, 66, from Corbridge, Northumberland, fled to the Aberdeen area of Scotland to escape his trial which was due to be held...
- Research articles 2008-09-13
- Nepal court in landmark 'goddess' rights ruling
- KATHMANDU AFP — A Nepali tradition of locking a young virgin girl in a palace and worshipping her as a "living goddess" has been dealt a blow with the country's Supreme Court ruling she has the right to go to school. The court said there was no justification for...
- Research articles 2008-08-19
- Verdict reached in Guantanamo Hamdan trial
- US NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba AFP — A US military jury reached a verdict Wednesday in the controversial war crimes trial of Osama bin Laden's former driver Salim Hamdan, an official said. Authorities said they would make an announcement momentarily about their decision in the case, the...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- Gitmo detainees subject to detention even if acquitted: Pentagon
- WASHINGTON AFP — Some detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will likely never be released because of the danger they pose, and those tried and acquitted will still be subject to continued detention as enemy combatants, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, made the remarks...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- US decries verdict against Egyptian-American activist
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Monday decried the verdict by an Egyptian court last week sentencing in absentia exiled human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim to two years in prison for defaming Egypt. "We are disappointed by the recent conviction in Egypt of democracy activist Dr. Saad...
- Research articles 2008-08-04
- Russian court orders oil tycoon's partner jailed for murders
- MOSCOW AFP — A Russian court on Friday sentenced in absentia a former partner of Yukos oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to life in prison for ordering four contract killings, drawing condemnation from the defence. Giving a gruesome account of the "Wild East" capitalism Russia experienced in the 1990s, the...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Trial of London bombings 'helpers' ends without verdict
- LONDON AFP — A jury failed on Friday to reach a verdict in the trial of three men accused of assisting the suicide bombers who killed 52 innocent people on the London transport network on July 7, 2005. Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil were accused of visiting...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Thai court convicts Thaksin's wife of tax evasion
- BANGKOK AFP — The wife of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion Thursday, the first conviction against his family since he was toppled in a 2006 coup. Pojaman Shinawatra and her brother were given three years in prison, while her...
- Research articles 2008-07-31
- Bosnian Serb fears violence on massacre anniversary
- BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Hercegovina AFP — The Bosnian Serb speaker of parliament on Friday warned of anti-Muslim violence during the commemoration of a 1995 massacre next week after a recent "scandalous" UN verdict. "I urge the citizens of the Republika Srpska... to stay calm in order to avoid disturbances of...
- Research articles 2008-07-04
- Mugabe says open to negotiations after election: state media
- HARARE AFP — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said he is open to negotiations after this week's runoff presidential election, state media reported Wednesday. "We are open, open to discussion, but we have our own principles," The Herald newspaper quoted Mugabe as saying at two rallies on Tuesday. "If...
- Research articles 2008-06-24
- Jury mulls verdict in Briton's US murder trial
- WOBURN, Massachusetts AFP — The jury hearing the case against Briton Neil Entwistle, who is on trial in the United States for murdering his wife and baby daughter, was on Tuesday mulling a verdict a day after the defense rested without calling a single witness. Entwistle, 29, could face...
- Research articles 2008-06-24
- SKorean court clears Lone Star of stock manipulation
- SEOUL AFP — A South Korean appeals court Tuesday found US buyout fund Lone Star not guilty of rigging shares following its purchase of a local bank in 2003, and cancelled fines totalling almost 50 million dollars. The ruling could help clear the way for global giant HSBC to...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- Star R. Kelly not guilty of child porn: jury
- CHICAGO AFP — Grammy-award winning rhythm and blues superstar R. Kelly broke down and wept Friday as a jury cleared him of 14 charges of child pornography. The Chicago-based artist had consistently denied the charges since his arrested in 2002 after an incriminating video tape was sent to the...
- Research articles 2008-06-13
- Obama friend, fundraiser found guilty of fraud, bribery
- CHICAGO AFP — An old friend and fund-raiser of US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was Wednesday found guilty of fraud for using his political clout to demand kickbacks and win government contracts. Real estate developer Antoin "Tony" Rezko was also convicted of bribery and money-laundering in the case...
- Research articles 2008-06-04
- Retired US Marine convicted of raping children in Cambodia
- LOS ANGELES AFP — A federal jury has convicted a retired US Marine captain of travelling to Cambodia to have sex with underage girls after hearing testimony from his victims. Michael Joseph Pepe, 54, of Oxnard, California faces up to 210 years in prison for the guilty verdicts on...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- St. Louis County jury awards record $21 million for crash
- Lawsuit filed just before tort reform A man paralyzed in a 2004 car wreck won what lawyers believe is the largest personal injury verdict ever in St. Louis County: $21 million. The case was one of the many lawsuits filed in the finals days...
- Research articles 2008-05-13
- St. Louis County jury awards record $21 million
- A man paralyzed in a 2004 car wreck won what lawyers believe is the largest personal injury verdict ever in St. Louis County: $21 million. The case was one of the many lawsuits filed in the final days before Missouri law tightened up on personal injury litigation....
- Research articles 2008-05-13
- Collective Brands CEO Provides Update to Shareholders
- Collective Brands, Inc. (NYSE: PSS) Today, Matthew E. Rubel, CEO and President of Collective Brands, Inc. sent the following letter to the company's shareholders: May 12, 2008 Dear Fellow Shareholder: Collective Brands, Inc. is committed to competing fairly in the marketplace. We have built a...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
- Payless copycat tactic at riskShoe firm learns some trademarks are
- By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL In the fiercely competitive world of shoe sales, Payless ShoeSource built part of its business around a philosophy of borrowing from the most popular designs to make fashionable footwear affordable. The late Louis Pozez, Payless co-founder, once described to...
- Research articles 2008-05-11
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