LOS ANGELES – An attorney who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges – and who prosecutors say defrauded a dozen clients out of at least $8 million in an investment fraud scheme – was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison. Stephen Young Kang, 46, of Newport Beach,
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Pam Woldow* – Our current series of posts about Feminenglish, that peculiar deferential language female lawyers and business women have learned to speak in meetings with men, and last year’s related seriesabout how men tend to grab the mike in meetings and “borrow” women’s ideas, are not intended as a feminist manifesto or a deep
Cozen O’Connor – ArcView Group, which tracks the legal marijuana markets, recently estimated that legal U.S. pot sales could reach $6.7 billion in 2016. As the legal marijuana economy has grown, insurance coverage for this emerging industry has become a hot topic. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado in The Green Earth Wellness
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Pepper Hamilton – The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided an appeal earlier this month in a long-running battle between footwear manufacturers Nike and Adidas that gives Patent Owner Nike a partial (and perhaps fleeting) victory. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Office decision in-part, vacated-in-part and remanded the case for further proceedings.
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British sex scandals are always the best . . pushing boundaries and bras like there’s no tomorrow. However, a legal sex scandal involving a married solicitor and a barrister having sex in a public place? Well . . it really is too much. The case involves a married 51 year old solicitor, Graeme Stening, who
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Why is Austin Burdick, an Alabama family law attorney, suing each of the five Supreme Court justices who favor same sex marriage? Do we need to ask? It’s because Mr Burdick, a Republican and Mormon lawyer, is anti gay marriage and he’s claiming in his suit that he has suffered – to the tune of
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced a multimillion dollar settlement with entities doing business as InterFACE Talent and the entities’ president and CEO, Roman Vintfeld. The Attorney General’s Office obtained a stipulated permanent injunction and a final consent judgment against the defendants, resolving allegations of unfair and deceptive business practices in selling talent marketing
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A woman who died from ovarian cancer that she claimed was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder has been awarded $72 million by a Missouri jury. The woman’s attorneys produced evidence that included a 1997 J&J memo from the company’s medical consultant suggesting that “anybody who denies [the] risks” between “hygenic” talc use and
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Slater & Gordon, the brash Australian-based personal injury law firm and the first in the world to be publicly listed, has had its shares suspended. The firm is finalising its first half earnings, due on Monday, which are to include items relating to impairment charges for the firm’s UK business. Slater & Gordon bought UK
London, 23 February 2016 — Mayer Brown has appointed Kieron Dwyer as a new Finance partner in London. Kieron will focus on advising lenders and borrowers on project finance, energy and infrastructure transactions. Most recently, Kieron was a partner and head of international energy and natural resources at Wragge Lawrence Graham. He also established the
