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The Legal Story Behind John Oliver’s ‘Forgiveness’ of $15 Million of Debt

Briefings /

Proskauer* It was widely reported that on the June 5 episode of the HBO program, Last Week Tonight, John Oliver forgave nearly $15 million of medical debt. That’s not quite right. This blog explains what really happened and why the forgiveness did not cause the debtors to recognize “cancellation of debt income” (“COD”) for federal income […]

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“Why I Love The Law” – How Come a Lawyer Penned This Love Letter to His Profession

Lawyers /

In the news about lawyers and how they’re disillusioned, disaffected and how they generally just “diss” their profession, the ABA Journal have covered a letter from Beverly Hills attorney Jay Foonberg as to why he loves being a lawyer. The ABA Journal said this was a “valentine to the profession”, reminding us—in the words of

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White Collar Crime Expert Joins Skadden Arps in London

Press Releases /

Skadden is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Robertson has joined its European Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime practice as a partner in the London office. Ms. Robertson, who joins from another international law firm, has more than 20 years of experience advising on multijurisdictional white collar crime cases involving allegations of fraud, corruption and

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Former California State Senator Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges

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        LOS ANGELES – LawFuel – The Original Law News Site – Former California State Senator Ronald S. Calderon has agreed to plead guilty to a federal corruption charge and admits in a plea agreement filed today that he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for performing official acts as a

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How This Chinese Lawyer Made His Case Despite His Clothes Being Ripped Off

Featured, Lawyers /

Chinese lawyers face some serious issues and potentially dangerous governmental sanctions for perceived misbehavior, but to lose your clothes in court is something that is unusual, even for Chinese lawyers. However for We Liangshu and assault by police officers and before two judges left the lawyer bedraggled outside the Qingxiu District Court in a demeaning

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How How Salix’s Fancy Meals and Social Meets to Push Their Drugs Just Cost Them $54 Million

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  LawFuel.com – Best Law News – Salix Admits to Paying Doctors to Serve as “Speakers” at Programs that Were Primarily Social in Nature and Where the “Speakers” Spent Little or No Time Discussing the Relevant Salix Product   Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert,

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Corrections Officers Benevolent Fund President Arrested For Bribery Demands

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  Murray Huberfeld, Founder of Manhattan-based Hedge Fund, Also Charged For Paying Off Seabrook to Invest in the Fund   Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that NORMAN

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IRS Left Out of Pocket By Lobbyist With Illegal Marijuana Income

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        LOS ANGELES – A Long Beach-based lobbyist, whose clients included illegal marijuana stores in Long Beach, has been charged with filing a false tax return and failing to report more than three-quarters of a million dollars in income over a six-year period.         Carl A. Kemp, 43, of Long Beach, the owner of the

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