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Jurors fail to understand rape victims

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Rape trial juries need better guidance in the courtroom -- and a better understanding of rape victims -- to help them reach their verdict.


Report warns of jury service 'trauma'

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.





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Jury orders Glaxo to pay $2.5M in Paxil case

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A Philadelphia jury has ordered GlaxoSmithKline to pay $2.5 million over birth defects allegedly caused by its antidepressant drug Paxil.


Stroke victim awarded $11.7 million

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created Jun 24, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A California jury awarded $11.7 million to a man who sustained brain damage from a stroke after an infection was left untreated.


Rare economic espionage case ends in jury deadlock

Technology / Internet

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked.


New Orleans jury: Dell liable in crime camera suit

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A jury found Dell Inc. liable Monday for $12.8 million in damages over unfair competition and conspiracy claims in a lawsuit involving the city's problematic crime camera surveillance program.


Rare economic espionage case going to trial

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Two men accused of stealing computer chip blueprints - and trying to tap the Chinese government to help launch a startup built on the contraband - are becoming the first defendants charged with economic espionage ...


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Archaeologists unearth Nero's revolving banquet hall

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a revolving banquet room built by the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68 BC and was famed for his depraved and extravagant lifestyle, a statement said ...


Surgical errors remain a challenge in and out of the operating room

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite a national focus on reducing surgical errors, surgery-related adverse events continue to occur both inside and outside the operating room, according to an analysis of events at Veterans Health Administration Medical ...


Report: Limiting medical lawsuits could save $41B

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Limits on medical malpractice lawsuits would lead doctors to order up fewer unneeded tests and save taxpayers billions more than previously thought, budget umpires for Congress said Friday in a reversal that puts ...


Call it twine? Twitter makes wine for charity (AP)

Call it twine? Twitter makes wine for charity

Technology / Internet

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Everyone likes a wine with character. How about one with 140 of them? Yes, the people at Twitter - the social media site on which users post messages no longer than 140 characters - are getting into ...


Openings begin in Broadcom backdating case

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A jury was set Friday to hear opening statements in the federal trial of former Broadcom Corp. Chief Financial Officer William Ruehle, who faces conspiracy and fraud charges in an alleged scheme to backdate stock ...



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