Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout is back in the news again, claiming he has new evidence that should provide him a new trial and he’s using a high profile US lawyer to do the legals for him. Bout has hired former US attorney general John Ashcroft to help with his case, the Guardian reports Bout, 47, […]
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We know that plaintiff lawyers don’t always receive the greatest press or enjoy big wins every day, or week. But last week the much talked-about class action lawsuit against washing machine company Whirlpool – in the law machine since 2008 – took just two hours to be thrown out. The case involved a claim in
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DENVER – Eva Melissa Sugar, age 61, of Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced earlier this week by U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to serve 18 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with the collection of taxes, United States Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent
When law firms break up it can lead to a level acrimony seldom seen outside the divorce courts. And when the protagonists ARE litigators, as they are in the case of Geoffrey Fieger and Ven Johnson, then they can get bitter, ugly and vicious. And so the tale of the breakup of the two super
Begging for sex is one thing (we guess), but begging for it 78 times in one hour is just a tad excessive, but this lawyer has already copped $100,000 fine an eight month suspension, which has been reduced to two month by an appeals court. Why, you might wonder? First, he claimed Asperger’s disorder as
London women lawyers are up in arms, or at least taking their will to succeed to a new level with the creation of Women in Law London (WILL), a group designed to redress the gender balance in top law firms in the City. The number of women entering the law continues to grow with more
Rebecca Dircks is an Associate in the Litigation Department of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP in Chicago. She focuses her practice on toxic tort, product liability, complex, and commercial litigation. Rebecca has experience researching and drafting memoranda, motions, pleadings, and discovery, taking and defending depositions, and arguing dispositive and pre-trial motions. Prior to joining
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A Calgary lawyer involved in a Ponzi scheme that attracted around $37 million from investors has drawn a nine year jail term. The long-running criminal case finished on Wednesday with the stiffest prison sentence handed to any of the three principals behind the scam. The Calgary Herald reports that Judge Allan Fradsham handed former
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What does it take to be outstanding in the law and to make your mark in the profession? Any number of factors, possibly, but in the case of Joshua Matz, there are some clear indications of someone who is able beyond his meagre years. Joshua Matz teamed up with Harvard law professor CHristopher Michel
LONDON, October 7, 2014 The Global Law Summit (“GLS”), the world-class international legal and business event being held in London, 23 – 25 February 2015, has announced the names of key sponsors and session speakers, as the event tickets go on sale. Thomson Reuters, GLS’ strategic partner, will be joined as sponsors by leading law
