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  • HFPA's Expert Witness Disputes Golden Globes Contract Language

    Feb 2 -- Under questioning from both sides, expert witness David Tenzer testified “Not everything gets documented exactly as it should” in the TV business. Stating the obvious, he said Dick Clark Productions believes “they have greater rights and longer rights” .. Deadline.com

  • Priest Abuse Trial: Judge Blocks Testimony From Church's Expert Witness

    Feb 2 -- By EDMUND H. MAHONY, emahony@courant.com The Hartford Courant A judge on Thursday said the Catholic Church cannot defend itself from a priest sex abuse case by arguing that its response to the abuse — considered by many to be inappropriate now — was ... Hartford Courant

  • Malinda's bank fraud is civil case: Expert

    Feb 1 -- As an expert witness for the defendant, Jisman said that since the customers' rights had been restored, the bank was the only victim in the Rp 44 billion (US$4.84 million) embezzlement case. “Now the case should be seen as an internal matter between ... Jakarta Post

  • COURT GIGLIOTTI CASE: DNA found on underwear of accused, expert witness testifies

    Jan 31 -- By TONY RICCIUTO Niagara Falls Review A pair of boxer shorts seized by police from a Niagara Falls businessman who is charged with sexual assault and extortion was found to contain DNA from the female complainant, a court was told Tuesday. Niagara Falls Review

  • U.S. v. TAYLOR

    Jan 31 -- Taylor contends that the district court erred in allowing the government's expert witness to testify when the expert witness did not provide his report until the first day of trial. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a)(1)(G) requires that, ... Leagle.com

  • Witness in Tesi trial questions police officer's version of events

    Jan 31 -- By Steve Norder FORT WORTH -- An expert witness called by the defense testified Monday that a shootout between defendant John Michael Tesi and Colleyville police officer John Fossett could not have happened the way Fossett described it last week. Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • National Center for Audio and Video Forensics Announces New Certifications

    Jan 30 -- The National Center for Audio and Video Forensics (NCAVF) is pleased to announce that the creator of NCAVF, David Notowitz, has been appointed to the Expert Witness Panel by the Los Angeles Superior Court and approved by the California State Bar as an ... San Francisco Chronicle

Clipped from Google -- Feb 2012
Saudi bank challenges constitutionality of US Patriot Act
Jan 21 2010 -- Riyadh-based Al Rajhi Bank, a major Saudi Arabian bank, is challenging the U.S. Patriot Act, claiming it unconstitutionally allows U.S. officials to punish foreign financial institutions that refuse to cooperate with demands for their records.
New China regulations for setting up representative offices
Jan 18 2010 -- New incorporation regulations that will affect foreign investors setting up representative offices in China, as well as those already already established, have been released by the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Sourth Korea may sign Hague Abduction Convention
Oct 25 2009 -- Korea is moving to sign an international treaty to protect children against parental abuse and possible abduction in cases of multi-cultural marriage breakdown, according to international family law expert Jeremy Morley. -- IFL
EU Court rules in favour of Portugal's gambling restrictions
Sep 17 2009 -- EU Court of Justice has rule against Gibraltar-based on-line gambling firm Bwin which challenged fines imposed by Portugal's authorized betting organization, Santa Casa, due to Bwin offering in Portugal betting on soccer matches on its internet site -- EU Law
Turkey makes progress against bribery: OECD report
Jul 10 2009 -- The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Working Group on Bribery has favorably reported on Turkey's progress in complying with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, taking a range of positive steps, including proposed legisla
Foreign defendants in U.S. product liability cases
May 25 2009 -- A U.S. Senate committee is considering legislation to deal with foreign corporations in product liability cases. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island claims foreign manufacturers are not held to the same standards as U.S. manufacturers.
Uruguay - Case on Carrier’s Liability
Feb 5 2009 -- The Civil Court of Appeals in Montevideo, Uruguay, has affirmed that under Guatemalan law, a transport carrier was exempted from liability when the carrier had followed instructions from the owner, applying a 1889 Montevideo Civil International Law Treaty -- ConflictLaw
Hague Abduction Convention before U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2 2009 -- A petition for writ of certiorari pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in <i>Abbot v. Abbot</i> brings forward one of the several disagreements among the U.S. courts regarding the operation of the Hague Abduction Convention.
Chevron exonerated in villagers' deaths in Nigeria
Dec 2 2008 -- In one of the few cases brought in an American court under the the country's Alien Tort Claims Act, a jury has cleared Chevron Corp. of responsibility for a violent clash between the Nigerian military and villagers on a company oil platform.
Enforcement of foreign judgments in Australia
Nov 21 2008 -- A recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Victoria provides a useful short summary of the operation of the <i>Foreign Judgments Act 1991</i> and the circumstances in which registration of a foreign judgment can be set aside on public policy gr -- ConflictLaw
Singapore to liberalise legal services sector
Aug 14 2008 -- Through the introduction of a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice Scheme, the Singapore government plans to provide licences to foreign law firms to practice Sinapore law in permitted areas through Singapore-qualified solicitors employed by them. -- SLB

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