Recent Updates
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Ex-Va attorney convicted in law firm embezzlement
09/09/2011A former attorney has been convicted of embezzling at least $450,000 from the law firm where she worked.Henrico County Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. on Friday found Kyle C. Leftwich guilty of eight counts of embezzlement in a scheme to divert funds f...
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Monster iPhone location lawsuit filed against Apple
Practice Legal News 08/18/2011More than 20,000 South Korean iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit against US technology giant Apple for alleged privacy violations over the collection of location data, a law firm said.The suit came after lawyer Kim Hyung-Suk was awarded o...
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Whitey Bulger's girlfriend pleads not guilty
08/18/2011The longtime girlfriend of reputed Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded not guilty Thursday to helping him elude authorities during his 16 years as a fugitive.Catherine Greig, 60, entered her plea in a brief appearance in federal court in ...
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Bank of America starts overdraft rebate outreach
08/16/2011The nation's largest bank has started contacting customers who may be entitled to a refund. It recently reached a class-action settlement over the way it charged overdraft fees. Most of the other suits are continuing to work their way through feder...
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Wash. man pleads guilty to defrauding ID investors
08/16/2011A Washington man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Idaho to cheating investors out of more than $2 million and using the cash for his own benefit.Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Dale Edward Lowell, of Colbert, Wash., pleaded guilty to one ...
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Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement
08/16/2011A federal appeals court panel on Friday struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties.The divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit ...
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Ex-Harvard student due in court in 2009 shooting
08/16/2011A former Harvard student accused of hiding the gun used in a fatal shooting inside a university dormitory is due in court.Brittany Smith is one of four people who were charged in connection with the shooting of 21-year-old Justin Cosby of Cambridge.S...
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Ex-Delaware pediatrician guilty of child sex abuse
06/25/2011A former Delaware pediatrician who decorated his office with Disney characters and miniature amusement park rides was found guilty Thursday of sexually abusing scores of his young patients.Earl Bradley, 58, recorded homemade videos of the abuse, said...
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Toyota class action suit to start with Utah case
06/25/2011The first lawsuit to go to trial in a massive class action against Toyota Motor Corp. over acceleration problems that led the company to recall 14 million cars will involve a crash that killed two people in western Utah, a federal judge said Friday.U...
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Court says Microsoft must pay in patent case
Daily Legal News 06/11/2011The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Microsoft Corp. must pay a $290 million judgment awarded to a small Toronto software company for infringing on one of its patents inside its popular Microsoft Word program.The high court unanimously refused to th...
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More psych evaluation in castration killing case
05/02/2011A doctor will pay a second visit to a Portuguese model accused of castrating and killing a TV journalist in a Times Square hotel before his lawyer decides whether to pursue a psychiatric defense in the attack.A psychiatrist visited Renato Seabra this...
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Possible plea deal in Ohio abortion gunpoint case
05/02/2011A prosecutor says discussions about a possible plea bargain are under way in the case of an Ohio man accused of trying to force his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint to get an abortion. Police say 28-year-old Dominic Holt-Reid pulled a gun Oct. 6 on hi...