Recent Updates
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French Designer Wins Court Case in Dispute with Brad Pitt
International 08/23/2017A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute with Brad Pitt over a grandiose re-design of the chateau in Provence that he and Angelina Jolie shared.But designer Odile Soudant isn’t stopping there. She says her busines...
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Kentucky governor, attorney general clash before high court
Political and Legal 08/23/2017Kentucky's Democratic attorney general warned the state's highest court on Friday that the accreditation of the state's public colleges and universities would be at risk if they don't take his side against the Republican governor.But an attorney for ...
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Judge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
Court Watch 08/23/2017A Los Angeles judge on Friday denied the impassioned plea of Roman Polanski's victim to end a four-decade-old sexual assault case against the fugitive director. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled that Polanski must return to Ca...
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Court file: Michigan girl who killed toddler heard voices
Criminal Law 08/23/2017Court documents say an 8-year-old girl accused of killing a toddler at a home daycare in western Michigan earlier this year suffers from "serious mental health" issues, including hearing a demon's voice.The Department of Health and Human Services fil...
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Record $417M award in lawsuit linking baby powder to cancer
Court Watch 08/23/2017A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a record $417 million to a hospitalized woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in the company's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygie...
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Russian flight attendant sues Aeroflot for discrimination
International 08/23/2017A Moscow court postponed a hearing Tuesday in the case of a flight attendant who is suing Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot. She says she was taken off sought-after long-haul international flights because of her looks.Moscow City Court said that the...
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Court: Indiana layoffs of older workers not discrimination
Legal Business 08/20/2017A federal appeals court has ruled against 20 former Lake County employees who claimed their layoffs were driven by age discrimination.The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs, many of whom are now in their 7...
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Australian court debates release of Queen's secret letters
International 08/18/2017A legal battle over secret letters revealing what Queen Elizabeth II knew of her Australian representative's stunning plan to dismiss Australia's government in 1975 opened in federal court Monday, in a case that could finally solve a mystery behind t...
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Law Promo Launches the Mason & Associates Website
Legal Marketing 08/16/2017Law Promo is pleased to announce the launch of the new website for Mason & Associates. About the firm: We are exceptional attorneys with a proven track record. Our experience, intimate knowledge of the law and courts, and sheer determination comb...
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EU closer to sanctions on Poland over changes in judiciary
Legal Business 08/15/2017The European Union is coming closer to imposing sanctions on Poland for the government's attempt to take control over the judiciary, a senior official warned Wednesday, but he said the bloc was still open to dialogue.European Commission Vice Presiden...
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Law Promo Launches the Law Offices of Craig B. Bluestein Website
Legal Marketing 08/14/2017Law Promo is pleased to announce the launch of the new responsive website for Fort Washington family law attorneys. About: Small by design, the Law Offices of Craig B. Bluestein, P.C., strives to represent people in a very client – centered, co...
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Man charged with killing Maine couple on Christmas in court
Court Watch 08/11/2017The case of a New York man charged with killing a Maine couple on Christmas Day 2015 is scheduled to return to court in Portland.Police charged David Marble Jr. of Rochester with shooting 35-year-old Eric Williams and 26-year-old Bonnie Royer in Manc...