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Rwanda genocide court: 30 years for ex-army chief
Legal World News |
2011/05/17 09:13
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A court has sentenced Rwanda's former army chief to 30 years in prison for ordering killings during the 1994 genocide.
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced Maj. Gen. Augustin Bizimungu on Tuesday along with three other top officers.
Presiding Judge Asoka de Silva said Bizimungu was responsible for the conduct of his subordinates.
The indictment against Bizimungu says he gave an order "to exterminate the small cockroaches" on the first day of the genocide.
At least 500,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus were slaughtered during the 100-day genocide in 1994. Bizimungu was captured in Angola in 2002. |
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Supreme Court won't revive torture lawsuit
Lawyer Blog News |
2011/05/16 15:25
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to revive a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons. The appeal asked the court to examine two controversial aspects of the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks, "the extraordinary rendition" program that sent the suspects to secret prisons and the "state secrets privilege." The high court has refused several other appeals based on the government's invocation of state secrets to derail lawsuits. The case involved five terrorism suspects who were arrested shortly after 9/11 and said they were flown by a Boeing Co. subsidiary to prisons around the world where they were tortured. A divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco cited national security risks in dismissing the men's case last year. The terror suspects sued Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen Dataplan in 2007, alleging that the extraordinary rendition program amounted to illegal "forced disappearances." They alleged that the San Jose-based subsidiary conspired with the CIA to operate the program. A trial court judge quickly dismissed the lawsuit after the Bush administration took over defense of the case from Chicago-based Boeing and invoked the state secrets privilege, demanding a halt to the litigation over concern that top secret intelligence would be divulged. |
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Court won't hear challenge to 'So help me God'
Legal Career News |
2011/05/16 13:25
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The Supreme Court is brushing aside an atheist's challenge to religion in government, refusing to hear a complaint about President Barack Obama adding "so help me God" to his inaugural oath of office. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael Newdow, who argued that government references to God are unconstitutional and infringe on his religious beliefs. Many presidents have added "so help me God" to the oath. Newdow sued to keep Obama from doing so and lost. He wanted overturned an appeals court's ruling saying it would be useless to ban Chief Justice John Roberts from prompting Obama to say "so help me God" because the president could have easily found someone else to administer the oath. |
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Grayson & Grayson Launches New Website, MarkGraysonLaw.com
Law Firm News |
2011/05/15 17:16
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Los Angeles personal injury law firm, Grayson and Grayson has recently launched their new website, MarkGraysonLaw.com (www.MarkGraysonLaw.com). In practice for the past 30 years, the personal injury law firm was founded by the father-son duo of Saul Grayson and Mark Grayson in 1984. Grayson and Grayson law firm is qualified to handle personal injury cases coming under their expertise areas - motorvehicle accidents, premises liability, wrongful death and medical/ hospital malpractice or negligence.
The new website, designed by CueBlocks Technologies also offers Free Case Evaluation feature, which can be availed by filling out the Free Case Evaluation form at www.MarkGraysonLaw.com. Apart from this, the newly designed website for the Grayson and Grayson personal injury law firm provides information on different practice areas and guides victims of personal injury in taking the right legal course. Prospective clients can easily contact Los Angeles personal injury attorneys via the website and gain insight into the law firm’s profile and track record.
At the launch of the Grayson and Grayson law firm website, Mark said, “Our website is designed to provide information, help and quick delivery of services to our loyal clients and reach prospective clients seeking legal assistance particularly in the field of personal injury. The website is easily navigable and provides extensive information on personal injury instances as a result of motorvehicle accidents, premises liability accidents, wrongful deaths and/ or medical malpractices.”
Both Saul and Mark Grayson have been presenting injury victims as Los Angeles personal injury attorneys for more than 30 years. The LA personal injury law firm boasts of a strong client loyalty with some client associations going back to 50 years.
The newly launched website also features testimonials of clients who were represented by Grayson and Grayson personal injury lawyers. The design of the website is expandable and will regularly feature new updates and developments in the Los Angeles personal injury law firm. A personal injury blog is also included in the website design which offers information related to the personal injury law, news of the Los Angeles personal injury law firm – Grayson and Grayson - and information on different areas of practice.
Mark further explained, “For any law firm to break the conventional advertising mold of word-of-mouth and family references, internet marketing is the way. Lasting client loyalties are always cherished and building new ones is much more important with this world going virtual. You just can’t be left behind. Plus the convenience and ease of reach that websites provide to prospective clients is matchless.”
The Grayson and Grayson personal injury law firm website has been designed by the creative digital agency and eCommerce solutions provider, CueBlocks Technologies. It can be viewed at: www.MarkGraysonLaw.com |
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2 sports gear firm execs charged in fraud scheme
Criminal Law Updates |
2011/05/14 18:27
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Two former executives of a sports equipment company were charged Wednesday with fraud for allegedly swindling dozens of schools in northern New Jersey by forging fake bids from competitors, inflating invoices and courting school officials with gifts.
Mitchell Kurlander of Allentown, Pa., and father-in-law Alan Abeshaus of Highland Beach, Fla., made initial appearances in federal court in Newark on Wednesday afternoon. They each face a conspiracy count, and Kurlander faces multiple mail- and wire-fraud counts, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Bail was set at $500,000 for Kurlander and $250,000 for Abeshaus, both secured by property.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said the two men used their company, Easton, Pa.- based Circle System Group, to defraud schools and youth sports programs over a 10-year period ending in 2007. The company, which was bought by Schutt Holdings in 2005, according to the indictment, primarily reconditioned football helmets and shoulder pads for resale.
According to the indictment, the scam worked in a number of ways. For instance, the company allegedly sent schools monthly statements that looked like invoices, leading many schools to pay the same invoice twice. Prosecutors allege the company reaped nearly $1 million in overpayments this way, and kept most of the money.
The company is alleged to have created fake price quotes from competitors that Circle would undercut in order to win contracts. The indictment also accuses it of inflating invoices, sometimes to reimburse the company for money it had donated to the schools' fundraising and charity efforts. |
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Sacramento tax attorney to close law practice
Headline News |
2011/05/14 18:26
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A tax attorney who called herself the "tax lady" will no longer be practicing law.
Roni Deutch says she will be closing her law firm of 20 years and will surrender her law license.
The Sacramento Bee reports that Deutch made the announcement Thursday, saying her firm has a debt of about $10 million, while she has personal debt of $5 million.
Deutch, a nationally known lawyer who gained a measure of fame on late-night television commercials, ran into legal problems when then-Attorney General Jerry Brown filed suit, accusing her of cheating clients out of $34 million.
Deutch was accused of destroying millions of pages of documents and failing to pay about $435,000 in refunds to clients.
She now faces hundreds of counts of contempt and possible jail time. A hearing on the contempt of court allegations is scheduled for July 22. |
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