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Murder Case declared mistrial after reporter Googles a key witness

Chris Costa — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 02:39:19 +0000

Crime in the age of Google

Interesting story in the National Post that shows how Google’s cache can keep information living-on and how it can be utilized.

On Tuesday, the judge in Toronto’s Johnathan murder case declared a mistrial because of new evidence uncovered when a National Post reporter Googled a key witness and found a cached version of her Weblog.

Lawyer wrongly accused of profanity and belligerence wins $300,000

Chris Costa — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:28:55 +0000

Lawyer wrongly accused of profanity and belligerence wins US$300,000
A Chicago lawyer accused of cursing and engaging in improper behaviour during a performance review — after which he was fired — has won a US$300,000 defamation lawsuit against his employer. Daniel Popko, a trial specialist for CNA Financial Corp., was fired after a supervisor accused him of using profanity and becoming belligerent during a performance review that was unfavourable.