Still, the mere threat of a jackpot award makes defendants (or their insurers) eager to settle.
Four of the defendants have been arrested, and two others have been charged and are expected to surrender.
The court is considering whether to issue a final judgment against other defendants in the matter.
The judges also noted that the defendants had not killed the club guests intentionally.
One of the defense lawyers, Tran Thu Nam, said the defendants plan to file an appeal.
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Both defendants were arrested this morning at their residences by FBI and IRS agents.
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In December the international prosecutor publicly disagreed with his Cambodian co-counsel's refusal to seek other defendants.
Around 40% of the defendants were sued by lawyers connected to two local law firms.
Eight defendants, said to be from the Busy Block gang, deny murder, conspiracy and violent disorder.
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It should no longer be a secret that federal defendants face a stacked deck.
But many people, convinced that these defendants were guilty, are chagrined by the verdict.
According to the disclosure, there were 343 criminally indicted individuals and 189 civil defendants.
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The Defendants have solicited investors and clients on behalf of IU Wealth with several false representations.
Lawyers for both defendants have said their clients are not guilty of the charges.
She was on a government salary, and there was no shortage of poor defendants.
The SEC also named four Zirinsky relatives as "relief" defendants seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains.
Elderly victims and the defendants themselves (the others are over 75) may thwart it by dying.
Critics say it will reduce the options available to defendants in choosing their own lawyer.
The three defendants in US custody face conspiracy as well as drug possession and distribution charges.
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Hours into Saturday's proceeding, one of the defendants broke his silence with an outburst.
Ordinarily, copyright interests are careful to select small, obscure, or unpopular defendants for precedent-setting cases.
All but Shea are cooperating with federal authorities and are likely to testify against the defendants.
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Before the guidelines, different judges gave very different sentences for similar defendants' similar crimes.
Five defendants on trial at Ipswich Crown Court have denied money-laundering and conspiracy to defraud.
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Asbestos defendants have complained for years that they are the victims of a multibillion-dollar shakedown.
The defendants, co-owners Robert Mattei, Leo McGlynn and Joseph Donnelly, and managers Brian F.
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Galligan works on two dozen lawsuits involving brokerages, both as plaintiffs and defendants, every year.
His family lived on the same street as fellow defendants Akhtar and Anjum Dogar.
Dahn, Lee and the other defendants have denied the charges and called the allegations frivolous.
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In most settlements, the defendants will claim innocence, or at least refuse to admit culpability.
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