As the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil, the controversy around FIFA, corruption, the Qatar controversy and the man running the whole show – FIFA president 78 year old Sepp Blatter who is to run for yet another four year term heading football’s most powerful body. The World Cup’s problem is not all the […]
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So what’s a great tip when it comes to getting divorced? Well, given that almost half of all marriages go that way the best advice according to experts is the same as it is for good comedians: Timing. Take billionaire hedge fund entrepreneur David Tepper, 56, who is apparently splitting from his wife of 28
The lawyer for the students who won a lawsuit challenging the protection of jobs on Tuesday on the basis of unconstitutional issues, is a believer in winning and a lover of the Walter Matthau movie “The Fortune Cookie” about a crooked, ambulance-chasing lawyer. As co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s appellate and constitutional chair groups, Theodore Boutrous
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Loeb & Loeb – In discussing the debate surrounding Ortiz’s selfie with the President—whether it was a spontaneous snapshot or a paid marketing stunt on behalf of Samsung—this article looks at the legal issues surrounding brands’ use of celebrities and famous people such as President Obama, and the questions raised about whether such acts are
He’s the target of US extradition and the subject of lawsuits from movie producers and recording companies, now Kiwi-based Kim Dotcom has offered a $5 million bounty for anyone who can establish corruption by the US or New Zealand governments as he faces his extradition trial. Dotcom has made as big a name for himself
The truck accident involving comedian Tracy Morgan has seen Walmart offer to take full responsibility as the precise circumstances of the accident, which killed one man and critically injured three others, including Morgan, continue to unfold. The truck driver Kevin Roper, 35, has been charged with one count of death by auto and four counts
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It’s as if the obsession with 79 year old Charles Manson can never die. The latest has been the viral news of his parole, coming from a satirical “news site”, Empire News. But it does nevertheless display a degree of interest in the notorious killer that America won’t let go of. The suggestion that Manson
Three men have been arrested in Los Angeles in respect of a $22 million movie scam involving a company called Gigapix and the “Oz3D” movie. The release from the LA US Attorney’s office reported: LOS ANGELES – Three men were arrested today for their roles in a scheme involving a company called Gigapix that allegedly
Courtroom outbursts go with the territory in terms of testy exchanges between attorney and Judge, but when Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter was denied a motion to alter a trial date due to a conflicting Jewish holiday, he took to Facebook to call the Judge both a “racist” and an anti-Semite it didn’t go down
President Obama broke the law with his deal over Bowe Bergdahl’s release. That’s the clear sentiment – confidently expressed in multiple corners of the media over the Obama administration’s failure to notify Congress of the release of five Guantanamo Bay detainees when making their deal for the exchange of American soldier Bowe Bergdahl. One such
