COURTS AND CRIME
Barnesville man arrested in 1992 cold case
© Copyright 2010, The ForumPolice arrested a 49-year-old Barnesville, Minn., man Wednesday on an arrest warrant tied to a cold-case 1992 Connecticut homicide, seven months after the longtime suspect gave a court-ordered DNA sample to investigators for testing.
March 18, 2010
Prosecutors plan news conference to discuss investigation into Fargo man's unsolved death 
FARGO - A news conference to discuss the investigation into the death of Ronald Hammersmith last year is scheduled for Thursday morning.
By Forum staff reports , March 10, 2010
ND farmer sues over combine fire
FARGO — A North Dakota farmer says a farm implement company should pay for a combine fire that caused nearly $300,000 in damage.
By Associated Press , February 22, 2010
Man accused of hiring hitman for Fargo murder will force prosecutors to prove probable cause
A hearing that had been scheduled today for the man accused of hiring a hitman to kill Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso has been delayed until March 18.February 18, 2010
Jury awards $23.2 million in malpractice case against Willmar, Minn., clinic, hospital
WILLMAR, Minn. — A Kandiyohi County jury has awarded $23.2 million to a Paynesville, Minn., family whose daughter is severely handicapped due to complications during her birth in June 2007 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar.
By By Linda Vanderwerf, Forum Communications Co. , February 10, 2010
118 people in ND lawsuit list owe child support
A check of the names of people who are owed refunds for excessive traffic fines in Fargo has turned up 118 people who owe child support totaling $1.3 million.
By Associated Press , February 09, 2010
Lawyers agree on speedup for Fighting Sioux appeal
BISMARCK — Attorneys have agreed on a schedule to speed up the appeal of a lawsuit about whether the University of North Dakota will continue using its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.
By Associated Press , February 04, 2010
Minnesota appeals court overturns meth conviction for improper search
WILLMAR, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has reversed a drug conviction for an Atwater man accused of manufacturing methamphetamine.
By West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. , January 28, 2010
Court declines to rehear appeal of sex abuse suit against former Fargo dentist
A sex-abuse lawsuit filed in Cass County against a former Fargo dentist will not be heard on appeal again by the North Dakota Supreme Court.
By Forum staff report , January 27, 2010
Third ND sex abuse lawsuit filed against priest, Fargo's Shanley and Catholic diocese
A third lawsuit in North Dakota accusing a former teacher at Fargo’s Shanley High School of sex abuse was filed in Cass County District Court on Tuesday.
January 26, 2010
Custody battle over slain Fargo dentist's daughter moves to Louisiana
The custody fight for the 3-year-old daughter of slain Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso will move to Louisiana, but the orphaned child’s uncle on her father’s side will retain temporary custody, a judge ruled in Cass County District Court this afternoon.January 22, 2010
Pawlenty to appeal unallotment ruling
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to appeal a judge's ruling that says his unilateral state budget cuts were unconstitutional.
By Don Davis , December 31, 2009
ND eyes suit against Minnesota over carbon tax
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said he expects the state to file a lawsuit against Minnesota over its plan to tax carbon dioxide created by electrical generation.
By Associated Press , December 29, 2009
Auto magnate Denny Hecker wants emails kept private
MINNEAPOLIS — Bankrupt auto magnate Denny Hecker wants a U.S. district judge to help him recover a disk containing thousands of e-mails he says are private.
By Associated Press , December 29, 2009
Dad of slain Marine not entitled to death benefits
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals says the father of a Marine killed in Iraq is not entitled to a share of death benefits that went to his mother.
By Associated Press , December 29, 2009
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OUR VOICES Hearing today in Red River Women's Clinic case
A hearing is scheduled for this afternoon regarding the Red River Women's Clinic's request to obtain a temporary injunction against a law set to go into effect Aug. 1. The clinic is seeking clarification regarding a provision of the law about making a fetal heartbeat audible. The clinic is arguing
Posted by: Brittany Lawonn on Jul 30, 2009 at 11:08 AM | Inside the courtroomOUR VOICES ND Supreme Court unanimously affirms Moe Gibbs' 2007 murder conviction
The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the 2007 murder conviction of Moe Gibbs in the 2006 slaying of a Valley City State University student. The conviction was affirmed in a 5-0 decision by the court in an order filed Thursday. Gibbs’ attorney had argued that the former Barnes County jail
Posted by: Brittany Lawonn on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:37 PM | Inside the courtroomOUR VOICES Kidnapping sentencing takes place without defendant in courtroom
Friday's sentencing hearing for Vincent Paul Degidio Jr. on kidnapping and firearms charges had a different flavor to it as the defendant was notably absent from the courtroom. Degidio appearead via interactive television from South Carolina where he is recovering following injuries during the shoo
Posted by: Brittany Lawonn on Mar 20, 2009 at 2:02 PM | Inside the courtroom
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