Is an embryo a “life” or “property” to be fought over in a court of law? The intimate life and legal arguments around actress Sofia Vergara has raised ethical and legal issues relating to the ‘right to life’ of embryos, which her former husband wishes to become children. Ms Vergara does not. The legal […]
BuchalterNemer By Amanda Alameddine, Esq. Katy Perry runs into trademark trouble in her attempt to register a “Left shark” design mark. Here’s what happened and what you can do to avoid a similar fate. To the merriment of Left Shark fans everywhere, Katy Perry has struck a hurdle in her attempt to obtain trademark registrations
The Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight could have significant repercussions for a sideline party, rap mogul Mrion “Suge” Knight who may be depending upon Mayweather to post the rapper’s bail. Knight’s bail was originally set at $25 million, reduced to $10 million but the judge handling the case refused to drop the bail further to
GCALawyers – International Financiers Announced as New Backers for $1 Billion Southern Response Class Action A new class action launched by a Christchurch lawyer against Government-owned Southern Response has brought an international litigation funding heavyweight to the potential $1 billion class action case. Class action specialist Grant Cameron is inviting over 3000 unsettled Southern Response
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Jury selection services are services more common in the United States jurisdictions than other, common law countries. However as social media and other digital activity makes the ability to ascertain the suitability of potential jurors the demand for such services has increased. In New Zealand a barrister and private investigator have this week launched a
LawFuel.com – Indictment Alleges that Chief Failed to Disclose Economic Interest in Smartphone App Being Developed for Use at Port and Failed to Report Taxable Income to IRS LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted the chief of police for the Port of Los Angeles on corruption and tax charges. The corruption charges
30 April 2015 – Global law firm Mayer Brown announced today that David Harrison will join the firm as a partner in the London office, where he will co-lead the European Antitrust & Competition team and become one of the group leaders of the global Antitrust practice. David joins Mayer Brown from Berwin Leighton Paisner
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LOS ANGELES – A Hawthorne woman who ran a company that submitted more than $7 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare – primarily for power wheelchairs that were not needed by patients – and caused the government health insurance program to lose nearly $3.5 million has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison. Adeline
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KAREN ALAMEDDINE, a/k/a “Karen Dean,” the former controller of a New York-based non-profit organization whose core mission is to cure genetic illnesses by supporting biomedical research (the “Non-Profit”), pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to embezzling more than $1.8
She Was Charged With Funding Serious Diseases, But Stole Nearly $2 Million Read More »
LONDON and WASHINGTON, D.C., 27 April 2015 – Hogan Lovells has elected new partners to its Board. Ruth Grant takes on the role of London representative, Craig Hoover has been re-elected to one of the “at large” seats, and Cate Stetson has been elected as the representative for the Washington, D.C. area. Grant replaces Emily
