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'Illegitimate' report sparks writ

Metro | Courts
2009-10-22

LOU Jing, a theatrical student, and her mother are suing a city newspaper, accusing it of fabricating a report about her being an "illegitimate child." Lou, 21, recently wowed viewers in a television star-search...

Woman eats proof during court hearing

Metro | Courts
2009-8-14

A WOMAN who ate an IOU slip in a hearing was detained for 15 days and deprived of the right to act on behalf of the defendant in the case by Huangpu District People's Court. On July 29, Wei Jing, 55, went to court...

Huangpu opens financial court

Metro | Courts
2008-12-31

A FINANCIAL court was set up under the Huangpu District People's Court yesterday, the second following the Pudong New Area People's Court. The new court will handle all finance-related cases accepted by the Huangpu...

Fake judges on trial for fraud

Metro | Courts
2008-12-18

TWO Hunan Province natives went on trial yesterday for pretending to be "enforcing judges" to cheat banks into transferring money to their accounts. Liu Xinlin, 32, and Liu Jun, 36, obtained 800,000 yuan (US$116,959)...

Debtor's plush flat to be auctioned off

Metro | Courts
2008-11-20

A DISTRICT court will auction an apartment valued at 11.56 million yuan (US$1.69 million) in downtown Lujiazui area by the end of the month to force a debtor to clear his dues. The Huangpu District People's Court...

Amputee awarded US$50,000 by court

Metro | Courts
2008-10-29

A CONSTRUCTION contractor and a firm that hires out construction equipment were ordered to pay 340,000 yuan (US$49,715) in compensation to a waste collector whose right leg was chopped off in an accident, a local court...

Tour agent cleared

Metro | Courts
2008-9-1

TRAVEL agency Spring International has been cleared of responsibility for the death of a tourist who climbed a mountain despite high blood pressure, Huangpu District People's Court has ruled. Tourist Jiang Fengying,...

Costly party

Metro | Courts
2008-7-3

THE Huangpu District People's Court has ordered two men to pay 130,000 yuan (US$18,923) to an old couple whose son died from alcohol poisoning after getting drunk at a party they organized.

Stock market song sold short without a share, says creator

Metro | Courts
2008-3-13

GONG Kaijie, the writer of the most popular Internet hit song about the stock market, has sued four music product producers and sellers for infringing copyright. The Huangpu District People's Court heard the...

Hospital to pay after treatment blinds baby

Metro | Courts
2007-12-25

A HOSPITAL has been ordered to pay 250,000-yuan (US$33,941) compensation to a couple whose baby became blind after receiving oxygen treatment for 10 days. The Huangpu District People's Court said Shanghai Fudan...