The Selfie and the Commercial Free Speech Game
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...
View ArticleReed Smith Adds Former Chair of Wolff Samson’s Securities Litigation Group to...
(June 9, 2014, New York) – Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of William E. “Bill” Goydan as a partner in the Financial Industry Group (FIG) in New York. Goydan was formerly a member and chair...
View ArticleDeloittes Enter the Legal Arena
It was inevitable, of course. After the other three of the “Big Four” accountants entered the arena to set up law firms, Deloittes have done the same. Leading the charge will be Piet Hein Weeter, the...
View ArticleThe Kidnapping Issue for Business
Employers owe a duty of care to their employees, and how far this duty extends in order to ensure the safety of individuals is brought sharply into focus when employees of a business find themselves...
View ArticleClyde & Co Opens In Southern California
Clyde & Co is pleased to announce that it is opening an office in Southern California, headed by Joe Walsh, formerly a partner at Keesal, Young & Logan. Clyde & Co is pleased to announce...
View ArticleScottish Lawyers Set For Further Growth
Scottish law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn is considering expansion as its profits increased by 10 per cent and the firm’s strength sees it eyeing opportunities for further growth with possible...
View ArticleBriefs . .
The worst tourist scams you’re likely to face this summer . . Here’s the List – Arrest Records Death threats against the British lawyer prosecuting soldiers for alleged war crimes – The Guardian Judge...
View ArticleInvestigation of Potential Securities Fraud Against Ocean Power Technologies Inc
The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential securities fraud claims against Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTT) resulting from allegations that the Company may have...
View ArticleObama’s Big Cheese – A First Time Ever!
White House press release – This is the first time the President has done this: President Lincoln had an open-door policy to the public. Visitors were constantly packed in the stairwells, crowding the...
View ArticleThe Thai Hotel Coups You Don’t Want to Miss
The Steve Jobs Hotels, Curfew-Beating Deals and World-Beating Thai Beauty By John Bowie, LawFuel Publisher. So you know all about the Thai coup and you’ve put off thoughts of an exotic, South China...
View ArticleDivorce Law Tip: It’s All In The Timing
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:...
View ArticleFIFA, Blatter and The OnGoing World Cup Ego Mania
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...
View ArticleAG Biondi Arrests Unlicensed Mental Health Counselor for Medicaid Fraud
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested Palm Beach County man Richard Robert Day, 70, following allegations that he practiced mental health counseling...
View ArticleMusic Lawyer Writes on Dark Side of the Music Business
The music scene has undergone rapid transition in terms of both the recordings made and the “dark side” of the LA business has been written about by music lawyer and writer Andrew Watt. His book is...
View ArticleSlender Man Case Latest
The Slender Man killings have lead to issues of mental illness regarding one of the 12 year old girls accused of stabbing a classmate to death in the Wisconsin woods in a frenzied attack that...
View ArticleUK To Tidy up FInancial Markets
The U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is taking steps to clean up the UK’s financial markets, including criminalizing attempts to manipulate benchmarks used for foreign exchange...
View ArticleAirline Accident Website Launched for Air Crash Survivors
NEW YORK, June 11, 2014 NEW YORK, June 11, 2014 LawFuel.com — Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC has developed a new web portal for families of victims and survivors of aviation accidents. Those...
View ArticleThe Dewey Debacle Continues . . Fraud and Deception
The collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf was one thing, but the proceedings following by the liquidating trustee are turning the law firm collapse into an ongoing saga of fraud and deception. The...
View ArticleIntel’s Bad Day in Court
Intel has had a record fine of 1.06 billion euros ($1.44 billion) was upheld in the highest-ever antitrust penalty imposed by the EU on any company. The fine was levied five years ago on Intel, the...
View ArticleMorrison & Foerster IP Lawyer Wins Award for Legal Writing
NEW YORK, June 12, 2014 – Charles Barquist, a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Intellectual Property Group, received the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, which recognizes excellence in legal...
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