The English language has many words that describe different shades of human behaviour. Some express kindness or intelligence, while others talk about attitudes that are far less ...

Appeals Court: 'Willful, Contumacious' Failure to Comply With Discovery Orders Dooms Defendants' Summary Judgment Motion A state appeals court has ruled that a Rochester-based insurance and employee ...

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The federal judge ruled in the order that, "[T]he court finds it impossible that a health system entrusted with the care of millions of patients on an annual basis, and with revenues exceeding $10 ...

The Premier stated in the House of Commons that Mr. Justice Feetham, member of the South African Supreme Court, had, with the full approval of the Government of South Africa, been appointed Chairman ...

DESPITE a hunger for foreign capital, in India, as in many countries, there lingers a deep suspicion of foreign capitalists. So when the stockmarket index tumbled by as much as 17% in a single day—May ...

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court, citing evidence of 'wilful, deliberate, and contumacious conduct' by builder Paras Dedhia, directed the police inspector of NM Joshi Marg on Monday to immediately arrest ...

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Word of the day: English possesses a precise vocabulary for defiance, especially the kind that is deliberate, reasoned, and openly resistant to authority. One such word is contumacious, a term often ...