Alison Frankel* Have you heard the latest in get-rich-quick investment ideas? All you have to do is find thousands of people injured by a drug or medical device, sign them up as clients, find lawyers to file and settle their cases and collect a share of the legal fees. It’s easy! You can’t lose! Or
Davis Wright Tremaine – A federal magistrate judge in Oregon has kept alive the dreams of a group of young plaintiffs—aided by environmental advocacy groups—to compel government action against climate change. Like a similar case brought by the same plaintiffs a few years ago in state court, discussed below, the federal case seeks a declaration
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Frankfurt (Germany) – Funds advised by Gilde Buy Out Partners (‘Gilde’) announce the acquisition of the amor Group (‘amor’) from funds advised by 3i Group plc and funds managed by 3i (‘3i’). Pursuant to the transaction, the management team of amor, led by Marcus Hoffmann, will become a significant shareholder in the company. The new
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LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Tustin tax preparation business called First Quality Tax Services was arrested this morning on federal charges that allege he prepared and filed fraudulent federal income tax returns claiming false deductions for his clients. Thomas P. Butcher, 61, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was arrested by special agents with IRS
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LawFuel asked six top law marketing gurus what lawyers should be doing in 2019 to market their firms and their services. What works? What doesn’t? Here we outline what our six law marketers advise for 2019. Larry Bodine Larry Bodine is the Senior Legal Marketing Strategist for LawLytics, the No. 1 Website Marketing System for
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LOS ANGELES – Federal authorities have charged a total of 22 defendants with defrauding the Social Security Administration by illegally receiving cash benefits and causing a cumulative loss of $2.6 million. Most of the defendants are charged with taking Social Security benefits for relatives after the family members had died and failing to alert
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MIAMI (April 18, 2016) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has expanded its Miami office with the addition of Jennifer A. Schwartz as a shareholder. Schwartz joins Littler from Jackson Lewis, where she served as a principal for the past five years and where she has worked
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The Honest Weight Loss system is another “flab-burning” system recently released online. Is “Flab Blaster” the Weight Loss Cheat Sheet You Need . . Or is it just more fat-loss bluster? Weight Loss blogger Susie Whitney’s Review of the “Flab Blaster” Fat Burning System: The “Honest Weight Loss Program” See the new weight loss program
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Foley & Lardner The European Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce released draft documents that will constitute the new Privacy Shield to permit cross-border transfers of personal data between the EU and the United States This issue impacts all U.S. businesses that transfer personal data between the EU and the United States The framework
The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that Loeb & Loeb partner Seth Gelblum will receive the 2016 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. These annual honors celebrate individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary achievement in theatre, but are not eligible in the established Tony Award categories. Gelblum, who chairs Loeb & Loeb’s Theatre Practice, will
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