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D.C. Chief Judge Candidates Hit the Trail
The campaign for chief judge of the Washington, D.C., Superior Court has traditionally been waged behind closed doors at law offices and in judges' chambers. This time, it's different. With the courts plagued by persistent internal administrative problems and suffering a loss of fiscal credibility on Capitol Hill, the consensus among the candidates is that the old way is no longer the right way.Deputy Suspended After Leaving Gun in Court's Public Restroom
Steven H. [email protected] Fulton County deputy who left a loaded gun in a public restroom at the county's Juvenile Court will be suspended without pay for 30 days and reassigned to the jail."This happening after the March 11 incident, it is very upsetting," said Sgt. Nikita Hightower, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find Out What It Means to Justice!
Late last year, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran an in-depth expose on the Criminal Justice System in the city of Philadelphia. The reporting detailed a system in crisis, troubled by rampant witness fear and a growing number of fugitives from court. By the reporters' count, there were over 47,000 defendants on whom active bench warrants had been issued because of a failure to appear for a scheduled court date.Pain Patch Makers Hit With $5.5M Verdict
A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Fla., has awarded $5.5 million to the estate of a young man who died from an overdose due to the malfunction of a popular prescription pain patch manufactured by two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries -- Alza Corp. and Janssen Pharmaceutica. This is the second time the manufacturers of the Duragesic patch lost at trial. Last July, a state court jury in Houston awarded the family of Michaelynn Thompson $772,500.Buchanan Ingersoll Taps Slotnick to Expand Its Criminal Practice
11th Circuit: Payday Loan Law Reaches Beyond State Line
A federal judge was right not to delay the implementation of a Georgia law intended to regulate interest rates on so-called "payday" loans, a federal appellate panel has ruled. The decision, written by 11th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Frank M. Hull and joined by Senior Judge James C. Hill, noted that Georgia's law was designed to prevent out-of-state banks from circumventing the state's usury laws. But in a sharp dissent, another judge declared that it was Georgia that was attempting "to evade federal law."Is Vioxx Defense Team Splintering?
Attorneys say the lead counsel's uncharacteristic flare-ups in front of the judge and with co-counsel may be because of the pressure she's under.Trending Stories
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