Lawyer: Executor named in Gary Coleman’s will has power over funeral; parents end burial plans

Gary Coleman had a will; parents drop burial plans

Kagan documents include mysterious reference to ‘contributors’ and ‘coffee folks’

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Documents: Chinese drywall supplier agreed not to discuss possible smell, health risks

Docs: Drywall supplier agreed not to discuss risks

Turkey blocks Google services

ISTANBUL - Turkey has indefinitely shut off access to several Google services including Google Docs.

LA Dodgers say they’ve resolved lawsuit against comedian Jon Lovitz over 2010 season tickets

Dodgers say lawsuit against Jon Lovitz resolved

Cuban militant set to face perjury, obstruction charges in West Texas trial

Trial for Cuban militant set for Jan. 11

EL PASO, Texas — The trial of anti-Castro Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles has been set to begin in January.

Fewer kids in foster care: Some states make major strides to keep more families together

Reforms help states cut foster-care populations

Stay on panel for 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.

Give alternate plot or acquire land, apex court to government

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday asked the defence ministry to consider giving an alternate plot to a co-operative housing society in Secunderabad cantonment in lieu of land which it had allegedly encroached to construct 300 flats for army personnel.

Women too can be booked for domestic violence, rules court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday ruled that mother-in-law too can be charged under the Domestic Violence Act.

All demoted women cops now promoted: Haryana to apex court

NEW DELHI - The Haryana government Friday told the Supreme Court that all the women police personnel who were demoted after being promoted as assistant sub-inspectors, sub-inspectors and inspectors in 2005 have been re-promoted.

Tobacco giants in NYC file lawsuit over graphic anti-smoking posters

NEW YORK - Tobacco giants Reynolds, Philip Morris and Lorillard are not happy with the graphic anti-smoking posters in New York City.

Kasab files appeal in Bombay High Court against death sentence

MUMBAI - Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani gunman, who was sentenced to death for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the verdict and sought a legal aid panel to fight his case.

Bar boycotts court in Gandhinagar

GANDHINAGAR - The Gandhinagar Bar Association has announced an indefinite boycott of court proceedings following the arrest of a lawyer three days ago, its president said here Friday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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