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600 Objections in 8 Hours Gets NYC Lawyer Sanctioned
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A Brooklyn federal magistrate judge took issue with the volume of objections made by Assistant Corporation Counsel Amatullah Booth during his defense of New York Police Department officer John Essig. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Appeals Panel Tosses $27.5M Taxi-dismemberment Suit
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A five-judge appeals panel tossed out a $27.5 million lawsuit filed by injured British tourist Sian Green, agreeing with a lower-court ruling that Green was unable to provide “facts sufficient to show a special duty owed by the city to her.” So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Amtrak Engineer Will Be Charged After Prosecutors Initially Declined
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A judge ordered prosecutors to charge an Amtrak engineer involved in a deadly train derailment after they initially declined. So reports ABC News.
Read more...FedEx Drivers Claiming Misclassification Split $227M Settlement
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After drivers in 19 states claim they were shorted compensation due to a misclassification, FedEx Corp. will pay more than $227 million to settle the matter. So reports the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Read more...Ex-Patriot Hernandez' Murder Conviction Tossed
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Ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez's 2013 murder conviction was thrown out by a Massachusetts judge because he died before his appeal was concluded. So reports WHEC News 10, an NBC affiliate.
Read more...Dylann Roof Concerned with Reputation as Mentally Unstable
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Convicted murderer Dylann Roof was worried that his reputation in the white supremacist community would be tarnished by his lawyers’ assertion that he suffers mental health ailments. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...‘Santa’ Testifies in New York Mall Shooting Case
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The trial of accused Crossgates Mall shooter Taesheem Maeweather will ultimately feature 41 witnesses for the prosecution, including the mall’s resident Kris Kringle. So reports an NBC affiliate WNYT.
Read more...Conservative Bigs Laren, Beck and Blaze Agree to Settlement Sans Non-compete Clause
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Conservative commentator Tomi Lahren and former employers Glenn Beck and The Blaze reached a largely undisclosed settlement after Lahren claimed she was wrongfully terminated for making pro-choice statements on television. So reports CNN.
Read more...Jury Suggest Charges After Man Dies of Dehydration in Jail
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Prison staffers who allegedly denied Terrill Thomas, of Milwaukee, water for seven days before his eventual death are expected to face charges. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...DOJ Declines to Charge Cops Involved in Alton Sterling Killing
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Federal prosecutors said there is not enough evidence to bring civil rights charges against officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II. So reports CNN.
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