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Authors of this page: Dr Robert N Moles and Bibi Sangha
Lectures and Law reports on Torts
See the case of Frederick Martens in Queensland, Australia
See the case of the DNA problems in Victoria, Australia
See the case of John Button West Australia
See the case of Andrew Mallard West Australia
See the case of the Cardiff Three - Lynette White - Ellis Sherwood
See the Canada Compensation cases
See the Canadian case of Abousfian Adelrazik
See the Canadian case of Kyle Unger
A state of Injustice - table of contents
Losing Their Grip - The Case of Henry Keogh - table of contents
Law reports
Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Mullen [2004] UKHL 18
Legislation UK
Reports
March 28, 2008 - THE HONOURABLE SYDNEY L. ROBINS, Q.C. report on the Truscott case in Canada
17 March 1994 - Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council - Post-Conviction Inquiry (Douglas Harry Rendell) Bill Second Reading
Compensation and Damages media reports
14 January 2010 - Toronto Star - Anger as Baltovich gets nothing
30 December 2009 - Adelaide Now - $1.2m for man wrongly convicted of murder [David Lemus]
17 December 2009 - The Cairns Post - Fred Martens makes $20m compo claim
6 November 2009 - Associated Press - US man wrongly convicted of murder seeks compensation from lawmakers [William Dillon]
1 November 2009 - CBS4 - Wrongfully Convicted Broward Man Refuses State $$ [Leroy McGee]
16 October 2009 - Chronicle Herald - Chiefs agree to pay Donald Marshall family [Nova Scotia]
26 September 2009 - Avalanche-Journal - Cole family wants explanation
22 September 2009 - Sun Sentinel - Sheriff's Office to pay $2 million to wrongly imprisoned man
18 September 2009 - Times Online - Sean Hodgson will have to pay hard cash for 27 years as an innocent man in jail
17 September 2009 - AP - $5.5M settlement for wrongly convicted Calif. Man [John Stoll]
1 March 2009 - Syracuse.com - Case involves woman convicted on false evidence planted by state police [Shirley Kinge]
18 June 2009 - CBC News - MPs to call for compensation for tortured Canadians: report
1 May 2009 - Calgary Herald - Wrongly convicted teen's dad awarded $25,000 in court costs [prosecution non-disclosure]
13 March 2009 - Legal Times - Federal Judge Rules Wrongfully Convicted Men Can Sue the Government
30 March 2009 - Associated Press - Bill would improve services to Texas DNA exonerees
31 March 2009 - Mercury News - Wrongly convicted man can sue Long Beach [Leonard McSherry]
30 March 2009 - New York Times - Settlement for Man Wrongly Convicted in Palladium Killing [Olmedo Hidalgo]
1 March 2009 - Syracuse.com - Case involves woman convicted on false evidence planted by state police [Shirley Kinge]
1 March 2009 - Syracuse.com - Case involves woman convicted on false evidence planted by state police [Shirley Kinge]
24 February 2009 - WAVY.com - Man wrongly jailed settles with state [Teddy Thompson]
23 February 2009 - CTV News - Crown says it did its job in Dumont case [Michel Dumont, Quebec]
21 February 2009 - News.com - Overhaul mental health system - Rau family
20 February 2009 - MSNBC - Nebraska Bill Would Pay Wrongly Convicted [Beatrice 6]
2 February 2009 - Wheeler News Service - Wisconsin Innocence Project says more help needed for those wrongly imprisoned
21 January 2009 - WHBQ - Wrongfully Imprisoned Man: State Hasn't Honored Cash Settlement. [Clark McMillan]
23 January 2009 - WOWT.com - Compensation for Wrongful Convictions: Group calling for a statute on Nebraska books
16 January 2009 - Daily Presss - Lawmaker filed legislation to compensate wrongly convicted man” [Teddy Pierries Thompson, Virginia]
15 January 2009 - Associated Press - Exonerated Texas men drop suits, hope for new law
18 November 2008 - FortMill Times - Wrongly convicted St. Louis man sues [Johnny Briscoe]
13 November 2008 - The Hartford Courant - Suspect In 20-Year-Old Rape Case Returned To State. [James C. Tillman $5m compo]
13 November 2008 - The Times - Wrongly jailed men lose bid for increased compensation [Darren Hall - Stephen Miller]
2 November 2007 - Daily Telegraph - Partner [PWC] 'punished for complaining'
7 October 2008 - West Australian - Mallard to chase $10m payout: Quigley
3 October 2008 - Canwest News - Ontario pathologists sued for $13M [William Mullins-Johnson sues Dr Smith et al]
13 September 2008 - Joplin Globe - Jury awards man [Ted White Jr] $16 million
10 September 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Prison guard in civil assault case
8 September 2008 - Newswise - Wrongly Convicted Man Law Students Helped Free Gets $4.5 Million [Larry Mayes of Gary, Indiana]
5 September 2008 - Indiana Star - Wrongly convicted man [Larry Hayes] to get $4.5M
28 August 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Police plant knife after their bloody assault, court told
12 August 2008 - BBC - 'I felt like I'd been slapped' [rape victim compensation]
20 August 2008 - Winston-Salem Journal - Hunt to get additional $391,000 from state” [North Carolina]
19 August 2007 - The Age - Top lawyers face scrutiny in BAT case
14 August 2008 - The Times - Colin Stagg awarded £700,000 damages over Rachel Nickell murder
11 August 2008 - The Independent - Injured United player awarded £4.5m
4 August 2008 - The Times - Police cannot be sued for failure to prevent crime
31 July 2008 - Telegraph - Bouncy castle couple win appeal over liablility for brain damage
15 July 2008 - Los Angeles Times - Federal appeals court upholds $15-million civil award for Rampart police officers
13 July 2008 - NewsDay - Man wrongly charged in high-profile stabbing dies [New Haven Connecticut]
9 July 2008 - Daily Telegraph - Your case is 'hopeless' – Court
9 July 2008 - WGRZ - Anthony's Law, - One Year Later [Buffalo New York]
9 July 2008 - Boston Globe - Wrongly convicted man [Guy Randolph] seeks compensation
7 July 2008 - CBC - Steven Truscott to get $6.5M for wrongful conviction
4 July 2008 - Shreveport Times - Compensation approved for wrongly convicted man [Rickey Johnson]
2 July 2008 - WXYZ TV - DNA 'Vindicates' Man Of Rape Conviction [Ken Wyniemko]
19 June 2008 - Houston Chronicle - Ronald Taylor says pardon brings new meaning to life
21 June 2008 - Daily Mail - 'Six-figure' sum for mother [Angela Cannings] wrongly jailed over cot deaths
3 June 2008 - The Australian - West Australia: Nothing for wrongfully convicted woman
18 May 2008 - Star-Telegram - Correcting flaws - the numbers tell the story
May 2008 - Frost Illustrated - Prosecutor misconduct: Little, no recourse for the wronged
15 May 2008 - WRAL.com - State considers greater compensation for the wrongly convicted
May 2008 - Calgary Herald - Victims advocate says justice system to blame for wrongful conviction
7 May 2008 - Sunday Times - What happens after an acquittal?
18 April 2008 - UPI - Norway to pay for wrongful conviction
29 April 2008 - Daytona Beach News - Justice after prison
5 December 2007 - Parliament of New South Wales - Ex Gratia payment to Ziggy Pohl
17 October 2007 - The Times - Motorist can reclaim cost of hire car after accident
11 October 2007 - Courier Mail - Legal loophole leads to anguish for quadriplegic
11 October 2007 - Canada: Orangeville Citizen - Ruling should reduce wrongful convictions
5 Oct 2007 - Toronto Star - 6-3 decision called `groundbreaking'
24 August 2007 - The NZ Press - Haig still no closer to compensation
2 August 2007 - New York Times - The Presence of Malice, $100m compensation awarded
27 July 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Judge slams 'absurd' FBI, orders $114m payout
17 July 2007 - Chicago Tribune - Robert Wilson sues city, county over conviction error
30 May 2007 - CBS News - What Do States Owe The Exonerated?
30 May 2007 - United Press International USA - states eyeing exonerated inmate laws
17 May 2007 - MSNBC - James Tilman Connecticut to get $5m compensation for wrongful imprisonment
6 May 2007 - Clarion Ledger - No restitution for wrongly jailed in Mississippi
11 April 2007 - Associated Press Chicago - Larry Ollins and Omar Saunders to get $4m
10 April - New York report on speeding up compensation claims
6 April 2007 - The Australian - Man raped by serial killer to keep compensation
25 November 2006 - Post Newspapers WA - Compensation in Australian cases
Compensation in Australian cases - article by Tim Anderson
See also articles about Johnny Briscoe and others on the DNA Homepage
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