The picture is of Edward Lee Elmore, who waited on death row for 29 years. He was released in 2002, but the average time taken on death row before inmates are usually executed is almost 15 years. Elmore was released in 2002 after his case was discredited because of bad or even planted evidence, an […]
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Washington, DC, 18 March 2014 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that Matthew Rossi has joined the firm in Washington DC as a partner in its Securities Litigation & Enforcement group. Mr. Rossi joins from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division, where he served as Assistant Chief Litigation
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New York Times v. Sullivan is a case etched on the minds of media lawyers and journalists, quite apart from civil rights lawyers, throughout the United States and the world. And the celebrated and seminal Supreme Court case which tilted the balance of power in the delicate ecosystem that exists between journalists and political figures,
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Tiger Woods is an unhappy man, after losing a lawsuit before an all-women jury. Was it sexist? Was it him? What was it exactly that saw the golfing legend lose a lawsuit involving his alleged breach of a licensing agreement made right back in 2001? Woods’ company, ETW Corp filed its lawsuit against Gotta Have
There’s no doubt that the extreme majority, if not all, of Americans understand that driving under the influence is against the law. The dangers of such actions have been consistently proven, and there are unfortunately deaths on American streets every day when people choose to engage in this behavior. If there’s one group of people
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Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, designer L’Wren Scott, 47, who hung herself in her New York apartment while her London-based business was deep in debt. The business, LS Fashion Ltd, had a debt level of $5.9 million for 2012 and also recorded a deficit in 2011 of over $4 million. To add to her woes, L’Wren had
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LOS ANGELES – The former assistant manager of a Bank of America branch in East Los Angeles and her onetime boyfriend were convicted today of plotting a heist in which the woman wore a fake bomb to simulate a kidnapping to steal approximately $565,000 from the bank. Following a one-week trial in
LawFuel – Law Firm News – Holman Fenwick Willan has boosted its partnership ranks with the announcement of six new Partners across its core sectors of focus, including commodities, insurance and shipping. The announcement highlights the firm’s continued commitment to the expansion of its offering in support of its positioning as leader in the market
Malaysia Airlines now faces missing millions as well as a missing plane. According to one leading aviation lawyer, the airline could face a massive damages claim from those 239 passengers lost in the flight MH370, which remains missing with Australia now the focal point for the search for the flight that disappeared on a flight
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in Manhattan federal court alleging that RELATED COMPANIES, INC. (“RELATED”), a major real estate developer based in New York City, has engaged in a pattern and practice of developing rental
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