Aussie Asbestos Litigator Provides Corporate Pro Bono Service
Leon Zwier is an Australian lawyer who has made a reputation as a successful litigator, including representing telco Telstra in their negotiations with Sydney residents whose homes were contaminated...
View ArticleThe Arrested Judge And Live-In Fugitive
Judge Carlia Brady has had better days than last Tuesday, when the newly appointed Middlesex Country judge was arrested and charged with harboring a fugitive – her live-in boyfriend, who was an armed...
View ArticleFormer FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Joins Davis Polk
Washington, DC, June 17, 2013—Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP today announces that Jon Leibowitz, former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is joining the firm as a partner in its...
View ArticleGoogle Challenges Government on Security Issues
Kashmir Hill is a Forbes writer The fallout from the NSA material leaked by Edward Snowden just keeps on coming. Tech companies highlighted in a PowerPoint about PRISM have put pressure on the...
View ArticleAccused Lawyer Found Dead
The death of a senior and respected Labor Department lawyer who was charged with sexual assault has created intrigue and sadness among friends and family members. The Washington Post reports that...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi’s Statement on the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Attorney General Pam Bondi released the following statement on the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association’s policy pertaining to the release of information in criminal discovery...
View ArticleClass Action LawSuit Filed Against Estate of Deceased Attorney
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the estate of former South Carolina lawyer John Schurlknight, claiming losses from his alleged theft of between $6 million and $10 million. Twenty two...
View ArticleDefendants Plead Guilty in Federal Court to Charges Relating to CityTime...
LawFuel.com – US Law Newswire - Defendants Also Agree to Forfeit Their Interests in More Than $31 Million in Cash and Property Tied to the Scheme Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the...
View ArticleThe Passing of a Television Icon
“Sopranos” actor James Gandolfini has died. Whatever you think of the mafia and their interface with the law, the portrayal of the family-friendly mafia boss in HBO’s The Sopranos saw James Gandolfi...
View ArticleUS Attorney and FBI Announce Arrest of Man for $8 Million Wire Fraud Scheme
LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of...
View ArticleLaw Jobs Improve for US Graduates
The law jobs position in the US is improving as more graduates and finding big law firm jobs, according to the National Association for Law Placement. The report from the ALP, as reported be...
View ArticleMaryland Governor Appoints Patton Boggs Partner to Board of Maryland Clean...
The Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) recently announced that Patton Boggs partner Joshua C. Greene has been appointed to its board of directors by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. As a member of...
View ArticleThe One-Sided Asbestos Bill
The New York Times Editorial Board Republicans rammed a bill through the House Judiciary Committee last month that would make it harder for plaintiffs injured by asbestos to get fair compensation. The...
View ArticleErin Merryn Sees Progress With “Erin’s Law”
Erin Merryn, the face of Erin’s Law, requiring public school students to receive education about sexual abuse, is having a big day in New York today. The 28 year old sex-abuse victim who is also a...
View ArticleThe Twitter Lawyer to Help Obama Over Privacy Issues
The lawyer for Twitter, Nicole Wong, has been sent to the White House in a senior advisory position as the Obama administration faces increasing pressure over PRISM and other privacy and internet...
View ArticleUK Law News Service to Help Law Firms with Public Relations
A new Manchester business has been founded to launch an online venture to help law firms with their PR activities. Legal News Service (LNS) said it would provide law firms with access to a portfolio of...
View ArticleCrumley Roberts Litigation Attorney Joines Board of Governors for North...
Lawfuel.com – Karonnie Truzy, Litigation Attorney for Crumley Roberts, was recently elected to serve on the Board of Governors for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ). The NCAJ is a...
View ArticleMichael Harper – Free Labor & Legal Internships
Michael Harper, a School of Law professor of law and the Barreca Labor Relations Scholar was interviewed by BU Today on the legality of unpaid legal internships. BU Today: When is an unpaid...
View ArticleMorrison & Foerster Adds Real Estate Finance Lawyer in New York
NEW YORK LawFuel.com – The Law Firm Newswire – Morrison & Foerster today announced that Tushna Gamadia, a highly experienced real estate finance lawyer, has joined the firm’s New York office as of...
View ArticleLaw Firm Shooting in North Carolina
A man dressed in a bullet-proof vest shot an insurance adjustor outside the Kellum law firm in Greenville, North Carolina before crossing a busy five-laned road to begin shooting people in a Wal-Mart...
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