Court stays panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday stayed a single bench order asking the central government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form a panel to study health risks caused by mobile phone towers.

Hearing an appeal filed by the MCD against the single bench order of May 31, a division bench … Read : Court stays panel on Delhi’s mobile phone towers.

Verdict on Rathore’s petition deferred till June 29

CHANDIGARH – Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore on Friday failed to get any relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which deferred the prouncement of the verdict on his revision petition in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case to June 29. …. Read the original article  : Verdict on Rathore’s petition deferred till June 29.

Legal notice can be sent via Facebook too

MELBOURNE – Online social networking site Facebook can also be used to serve legal notices on those evading court hearing, an Australian judge has ruled.

An Adelaide court ordered that Facebook be used for sending legal documents on an elusive alleged father involved in a child support dispute.
The federal magistrate, Stewart Brown, said the case … Read more »».

Citibank in the dock for firing ‘distracting’ woman

NEW YORK – Citibank is facing an unusual lawsuit in which a woman executive says she was fired last year because her bosses thought she was “too distracting” for male colleagues and supervisors.

“She was punished because her male bosses couldn’t handle their libidos,” alleges the lawsuit by Debrahlee Lorenzana, 33, against CEO Vikram Pandit’s … Read : Citibank in the dock for firing ‘distracting’ woman.

1,400 prisoners released in China

BEIJING – Around 1,400 prisoners have been released from jail on medical grounds, before their sentences were over in China’s Jiangxi province, an official said.

Of the 1,400 prisoners released Thursday, 632 are elderly, 160 are handicapped and 604 are severely ill, Ma Chengzu, director of the the judicial department of Jiangxi province was quoted as … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 1,400 prisoners released in China.

David Carradine’s widow files wrongful death lawsuit against film company in Los Angeles

Carradine’s widow files wrongful death suit in LA

LOS ANGELES – David Carradine’s widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against a French company handling the actor’s last film, claiming it failed to provide proper services to protect him.
The lawsuit is against MK2 S.A., a French company responsible for the production of the movie “Stretch.”
The lawsuit … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : David Carradine’s widow files wrongful death lawsuit against film company in Los Angeles.

Criminal case says Texas man communicated with fugitive al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki

Case alleges Texas man communicated with al-Awlaki

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department alleged Thursday in a new terrorism case that a Texas man communicated with the fugitive al-Qaida cleric whose name surfaced in the shootings at Fort Hood.
Court documents say that Barry Walter Bujol of Hempstead, Texas, had been communicating via e-mail with Anwar al-Awlaki. He …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Criminal case says Texas man communicated with fugitive al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Court-appointed doctors say mother of missing Arizona baby is incompetent to stand trial

Doctors say Arizona mother incompetent for trial

TEMPE, Ariz. – Two court-appointed doctors say the mother of a missing Arizona baby who’s been missing since December is incompetent to stand trial.
A Maricopa County judge is expected to make a ruling on the doctors’ report soon that could excuse 23-year-old Elizabeth Johnson from participating in further court …. Original source  : Court-appointed doctors say mother of missing Arizona baby is incompetent to stand trial.

Bosnian Serb who allegedly hid service in notorious army brigade loses citizenship, leaves US

Bosnian Serb soldier loses citizenship, leaves US

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department says a man who served in a Bosnian Serb Army brigade containing units that allegedly engaged in war crimes has left the United States after a judge ordered that he be stripped of his naturalized citizenship.
According to court records in his case, Jadranko Gostic …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Heat guard Dwyane Wade awarded temporary custody of sons

Wade given temporary custody of sons
MIAMI – Dwyane Wade now has temporary custody of his two sons, the second significant legal development of the week for the Miami Heat star.

Wade was awarded “physical possession” of the boys on Wednesday by a judge in Chicago. The ruling came one day after the 2006 NBA finals MVP [..] Read the original article: here.