News tagged with 'lawyer'. Found 15 tagged news.

Sprint pro-rates its early termination fees

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 18 days ago

Sprint is the last of the big four mobile phone companies to eliminate the sock-it-to-the-consumer fee for ending a wireless contract early. But such fees may be ending anyway if a class-action lawsuit suceeds. The company is the target of a new lawsuit...

Tags: lawsuit, action, judge, lawyer, termination fees

Federal judge weighs key issue in detainee cases

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago

Lawyers sparred Thursday over how close a suspected terrorist must be to attacking the United States before he legally can be held without charges as an enemy combatant. The federal judge overseeing the legal debate, which largely will decide the fate...

Tags: terror, judge, suspect, lawyer, terrorism, al-qaeda, case, cia, murder, enemy combatant

Remedia Baby Food Trial Starts

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 1 month ago

The Petach Tikvah Magistrate's court began hearing Wednesday the Remedia baby food case. Then-General Manager Gidon Lansberger and owner Moshe Miller are accused of negligently causing the deaths of two babies, and misleading consumers after essential...

Tags: baby, court, trial, case, lawyers, lawyer, baby food, Remedia, remedia baby, human rights

Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Against God

Lincoln :: NE :: USA | about 1 month ago

Posted by benjiross

A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God. He said...

Tags: weird news, judge, lawyer, lawsuit, god

Detroit News: Records: Kilpatrick met regularly with donors who got contracts

Detroit :: MI :: USA | about 1 month ago

Five years of entries in former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's personal calendar show a pattern of meetings with campaign donors who would later receive lucrative city contracts. The Detroit News has obtained 1,886 pages of documents outlining the daily schedule...

Tags: kilpatrick, detroit, lawsuit, judge, lawyer, kwame, mayor, Detroit News, text messages, Kwame Kilpatrick

at last some one said something

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 1 month ago

Posted by mohannadtbeleh

Bethlehem – Ma’an – Israeli Minister Ami Ayalon has been declared a persona non grata in the Netherlands, after having a case filed against him in the Dutch courts accusing him of torturing Palestinian Khalid Al-Shami during his time...

Tags: criminal, Israel, torture, injured, prison, soldiers, Dutch, Gaza, Lawyer, Lawyers

8 years after October riots - more discrimination

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 1 month ago

Eight years have lapsed since the October 2000 riots, in which 13 Israeli Arab protesters were killed by police forces trying to quell the riot...The Shin Bet, they said, has been calling more and more Arab political and social activists in for interrogation....

Tags: israel, torture, dutch, lawyers, lawyer, Ami Ayalon, The Netherlands, Israeli, shin bet, spy chief

US action by Iraqi widows dismissed: AWB

Sydney :: Australia | about 1 month ago

The action was filed on behalf of Mastafa and Ismail, two Iraqi widows who were bringing a claim against AWB on behalf of a class of Iraqi citizens. "AWB has previously stated that it was of the opinion that the case was ill-conceived and that it would...

Tags: action, judge, state, lawsuit, lawyer, AWB Ltd, Iraqi

Judge: public defenders can't refuse cases

Louisville :: KY :: USA | 2 months ago

A Franklin Circuit judge today said state public defenders can’t refuse to take some cases while a lawsuit is pending over the claim they don’t have enough money to do the job. The decision, by Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate, came in connection...

Tags: judge, lawsuit, lawyer, public defenders, circuit judge, Judge Thomas Wingate

Brimer unable to keep opponent off ballot

Fort Worth :: TX :: USA | 4 months ago

GOP lawmaker can't keep rival off ballot A longtime Republican state lawmaker has failed to block his Democratic opponent from running against him. Former Fort Worth City Councilwoman Wendy Davis can run against state Sen. Kim Brimer in the November election,...

Tags: judge, lawsuit, Wendy Davis, lawyer, Sen. Kim Brimer, dead zone, district judge, democrat wendy, brimer filed