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Lawyers seek new trial in Ponzi-scheme conviction
Lawyers for Minnesota businessman Tom Petters are asking a federal appeals court to order a new trial for him after he was convicted last December of running a $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme.
31 Jul 2010, 2:14 am | click here to view more
Defense lawyers in Smart kidnapping case want trial out of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY -- Defense lawyers for the man charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart will ask a judge to move a November trial out of Utah to another state.
30 Jul 2010, 7:41 am | click here to view more
Lawyers blocking colleagues face case axe
New Delhi, July 30: Lawyers who prevent colleagues from defending an accused, such as 26/11 gunman Ajmal Kasab, may now themselves be barred from fighting any case for anyone.
30 Jul 2010, 4:39 pm | click here to view more
Lawyers in RI club fire seek to destroy evidence
Lawyers for survivors and relatives of the 100 people killed in a Rhode Island nightclub flame are asking permission to destroy evidence from the blaze they say is no longer needed. Rhode Island - United States - Recreation and Sports - Politics - Travel and Tourism
30 Jul 2010, 2:31 pm | click here to view more
Petters Lawyers Seek New Trial
Lawyers for Tom Petters are asking a federal appeals court for a new trial. read more
30 Jul 2010, 11:11 pm | click here to view more
17 lawyers at dying firm find a new home
Seventeen lawyers from Sacramento's dying law firm of McDonough Holland & Allen have found
30 Jul 2010, 10:51 pm | click here to view more
Ferriero lawyers back in court today to urge judge to toss conviction
Lawyers for former Bergen County Democratic leader Joseph Ferriero will be back in federal court this morning, urging a judge to toss out his conviction in a scheme to secretly profit from a grants-writing business he formed with fellow attorney Dennis Oury.
29 Jul 2010, 9:57 am | click here to view more
Lawyers Skirmish Over Spill Suits Against BP
There may be no tar balls in Boise, but it figures big in the suits against BP as lawyers meet there to decide where the cases should be heard.
29 Jul 2010, 8:28 pm | click here to view more
Lawyers for Rangel, ethics committee reach deal
People familiar with the talks say representatives of New York Democrat Charles Rangel and lawyers for the home ethics committee have reached a plea deal in his ethics case. However, committee members have not agreed to the settlement.
29 Jul 2010, 2:37 pm | click here to view more
Lawyers Argue Over Venue in BP Spill, Toyota Hybrid Cases
Meanwhile, lawyers pressing claims against Toyota Motor Corp. over its recall of Prius hybrids asked the panel to put those cases in Santa Ana, Calif.
29 Jul 2010, 10:54 pm | click here to view more