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Conrad Murray Appeals Manslaughter Conviction
The doctor’s attorney says her client’s four-year sentence should be reduced even if his conviction is upheld upon appeal. Continue reading
Indian execution sparks protests, accusations of politics
India today executed Mohammad Afzal Guru, a convict in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament. Carrying out the death sentence, handed down in 2002 and upheld by the Supreme Court of India in 2005, was a major demand of India’s main opposition party, the right-wing Bhartiya Janata Party. Continue reading
Court rules you can be fired for being too attractive
Last week, Iowa’s all-male high court upheld the legality of terminating a female employee because her boss found her too attractive. Continue reading
ArcelorMittal Wins U.S. Appeal on Usibor Steel Patent
Steel company ArcelorMittal (MT) won a U.S. court appeal ruling Friday that upheld its Usibor patent as applicable not only to hot-rolled steel but cold-rolled steel for hot stamping, the company said late Monday. Continue reading
Bahrain court upholds life sentences for activists
A Bahrain court upheld jail sentences against 20 opposition figures convicted of plotting to overthrow the Western-allied government. Continue reading
Australian court upholds logo ban on cigarette packs
Australia’s highest court has upheld the world’s toughest law on cigarette promotion in a move that will see all logos stripped from cigarette packs. Continue reading
Australian court OKs logo ban on cigarette packs
Australia’s highest court has upheld the world’s toughest law on cigarette promotion. Continue reading
Kodak loses patent case vs. Apple, RIM; plans appeal
(Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co has lost an appeal of a patent dispute over digital image preview technology with Apple Inc and Research In Motion Ltd, which could set back the onetime photography giant's efforts to raise money in bankruptcy by selling patents. Continue reading
Consolidated Credit Advises Latinos to Evaluate Personal Situation Before Purchasing Health Care
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwire – Jul 17, 2012) – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, upheld by the Supreme Court on June 28, will benefit more than 9 million Latinos who lack health insurance. Continue reading
Supreme Court upholds Obama health care law
The Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s health care law today in a splintered, complex opinion that gives Obama a major election-year vic … Continue reading
