News tagged with jury
RI judge tosses patent verdict against Microsoft
(AP) -- A federal judge in Rhode Island threw out a $388 million patent infringement jury verdict against Microsoft Corp., the latest move in a six-year legal skirmish.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Man indicted in death of Hawaiian monk seal
(AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a 78-year-old Kauai man in the shooting death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal in May.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case
(AP) -- A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Trial set to begin in Mass. music downloading case
(AP) -- Lawyers are to begin formally presenting their case in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student.
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Industry wants to ban Minn. woman from downloading
(AP) -- Just weeks after a federal jury ruled that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million for illegally sharing copyright-protected music, the recording industry wants to make sure she doesn't do it again.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Password-protected comments off limits to boss, jury rules
In a time when chat rooms, social networking and online forums are commonplace, how far can a company go in monitoring them for negative comments from discontented employees before they are guilty of "cybersnooping"?
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Jurors fail to understand rape victims
Rape trial juries need better guidance in the courtroom -- and a better understanding of rape victims -- to help them reach their verdict.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Big fine could be big trouble in downloading case
(AP) -- The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with the recording industry - if the big ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Study shows judges' backgrounds matter in high court selection
Some federal judges are tossing out civil cases based on their own opinions, a disturbing trend that makes background checks even more important in the search for a new associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, a University ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 18, 2009 |
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Report warns of jury service 'trauma'
A new report by psychologists at the University of Leicester warns of the dangers of jurors facing trauma because of their exposure to harrowing and gruesome evidence.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Witness for the prosecution? The effect of confessions on eyewitness testimony
What is it with false confession? It seems crazy on the face of it, to take the blame for a crime you didn't commit. Yet experts have found that while some innocent confessors are mentally disturbed attention seekers, or ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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