Lawyer: Heatley Case About to Be Resolved
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Dany Heatley will resolve his vehicular homicide case before he is scheduled to stand trial, a lawyer for the Atlanta Thrashers forward said Wednesday.
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A few of Paul R. Shanley's accusers were able to overcome criminal statutes of limitations because of a technicality: The priest left Massachusetts for California more than a decade ago. But a conviction may not come easily.
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Lawyer speaks after victim wins right to claim compensation from lottery-winning rapist
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By Carrie Mason-Draffen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 1--A Forest Hills law firm has agreed to settle a second sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a rare occurrence.
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California's Attorney General is expected to announce a civil settlement with Hewlett-Packard Co. this afternoon, three months after the Silicon Valley computer giant was engulfed in an ethics and spying scandal that led to criminal charges against former top executives.
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Now that prosecutors have rested their largely circumstantial case against him, the electrician charged with beating his girlfriend's millionaire husband to death is predicting he will be found innocent.
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SUFFERERS of the split-capital trust scandal are likely to be waiting until after Christmas for a compensation deal - thanks to an on-going legal dispute between two of the parties.
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Prosecutors told a judge Thursday that an alleged victim of defrocked priest Paul Shanley might refuse to testify if he is publicly identified during the upcoming sexual abuse trial. That would mean the end of the criminal case against one of the most notorious figures in the Boston Archdiocese's sex scandal, Assistant District Attorney Lynn Rooney said.
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The man convicted of murdering teacher Jane Longhurst is due to hear if his appeal has been successful.
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Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement, a lawyer for one family in the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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The attorney for a 10-year-old being held in the fatal shooting of his father said Monday he expects the boy will face a civil murder charge.
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Steven Seagal and his former business partner have agreed to settle a long-standing legal dispute that included allegations of contract breach and Mafia extortion, an attorney said Wednesday.
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Defense attorneys argued that Kobe Bryant&#39;s statements to investigators after the NBA star was accused of rape last summer should be kept secret because it is not yet certain they will be used in his trial.
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Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked. A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that Korey Stringer's widow can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the NFL and equipment maker Riddell Inc. over his heatstroke death.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked. A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.
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