Judge berates Blagojevich lawyer for juror motion (AP)
Posted by on December 21, 2011
CHICAGO ? A federal judge has denied what he called a “harebrained” motion by Rod Blagojevich’s legal team over what they claimed was potential misconduct by the foreman at his corruption retrial. Judge James Zagel also threatened Monday to sanction the attorney who drafted it for the impeached Illinois governor, who was convicted of charges [...]
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Brazilian who dumped his fiancee must pay $6,000
Posted by on November 10, 2011
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? A court has ordered a Brazilian man to pay $6,500 for saying “I don’t” to his former fiancee. Rio de Janeiro state Judge Benedicto Abicair said that Marcelo de Azevedo Fernandes must pay for “moral and material” damages to Cristiane Costa de Andrade. The ruling was posted Friday on the [...]
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Judge Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Over Facebook?s Friend Finder Feature
Posted by on October 29, 2011
A class action lawsuit filed against Facebook over its FriendFinder feature was dismissed yesterday by a California federal judge. In the case of Robyn Cohen, et al. v. Facebook, a group of the network’s members alleged that Facebook misappropriated users’ names and likenesses to promote its Friend Finder service, which suggests new Facebook friends to [...]
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