Smuggling trial raises questions about Major League Baseball's future in Cuba.
In April, Cuban exile sports agent Gustavo "Gus" Dominguez was convicted of nearly two dozen charges at a federal court in Key West, Fla., for his role in smuggling then-unknown baseball players out of Cuba and harboring them once in the United States. Prosecution witnesses, including an...

Jurisdictional theory "made in Japan": convergence of U.S. and Continental European approaches.
ABSTRACT Recent Japanese cases concerning international jurisdiction illustrate a convergence of two distinct legal approaches to the treatment of jurisdictional issue--a rule-based, inflexible approach in Continental European countries and a standard-based, flexible approach in the United States. Japan's unique framework, as explained in this Article, might provide...

Stretching venue beyond constitutional recognition.
United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno, 119 S. Ct. 1239 (1999) I. INTRODUCTION In United States v. Rodriguez-Moreno,(1) the United States Supreme Court held that venue for prosecution under 18 U.S.C. [sections] 924(c)(1),(2) which makes it a separate crime to use or carry a firearm during a...

Lower bail is denied for accused bank thief; Lawyer sought change from $40K to $20K.
Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - An accused bank robber's bid for reduced bail was denied yesterday by a Worcester Superior Court judge. Robert P. Marlborough, 28, of 42 Houghton St., Apt. 3, was indicted by a Worcester County grand jury Aug. 22 on two...

American Chiropractic Association Brings Battle With Trigon/Blue Cross Blue Shield Into Courtroom.
ABINGDON, Va., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) brought its landmark case against Trigon Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the national Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association into federal district court in Abingdon, VA on December 20. Led by attorney George McAndrews, the ACA legal team vigorously...

Entire GMA Cabinet vows support for Chief Executive.
Byline: DAVID CAGAHASTIAN Malacanang rejected yesterday calls for all Cabinet officials to resign amid allegations of corruption and bribery in the $ 329- million National Broadband Network (NBN) project but said officials involved in the negotiations for the project should be tried in court. Morever,...

Emergent BioSolutions and Oxford Partner to Develop an Advanced Tuberculosis Vaccine.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 July 2008-Emergent BioSolutions and Oxford Partner to Develop an Advanced Tuberculosis Vaccine(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The University of Oxford and Emergent BioSolutions announced that they have formed a joint venture, The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium, to further develop MVA85A, the world's most clinically...

Motions to sever & change venue limited in death case.
CASE ON POINT: Rose v. Bologna, No. 2005-1A-01494-SCT (Miss. 10/12/2006) So.2d -MS ISSUE: The location or venue in which a case is tried can often influence the final outcome of a case, either for or against a defendant or for or against a plaintiff. This is particularly...

Court rejects Shahabuddin's petition to stay trial in jail.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the trial of criminal cases against controversial RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin in Siwan district jail, where he is presently lodged. A bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhan and Justice Dalveer Bhandari, however, issued notice to the state of...

Jurisdiction for Vikas appeal: Lawyers split.
Byline: Abhinav Garg NEW DELHI: Where will the appeal of Nitish Katara's killers be heard? After a trial court convicted and then awarded life terms to both Vikas Yadav and his cousin Vishal last week, this is the legal conundrum that has emerged. The issue...