Larry Neumeister

September 07, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A judge's finding that a new Lynyrd Skynyrd film violates a "blood oath" made by the band to not exploit the group's name following a fatal plane crash hasn't stopped the film's creators from threatening to distribute the film.

By Larry Neumeister

4 minute read

August 30, 2017 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge in New York has blocked the distribution of a film created with help from a former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer saying it violates a "blood oath" surviving band members made not to exploit the band's name and history.

By Larry Neumeister

6 minute read

June 05, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A former Guatemalan judge pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy in the global soccer corruption probe, admitting that he accepted bribes from a company trying to secure sports marketing contracts.

By Larry Neumeister

5 minute read

April 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Manhattan federal prosecutor said Monday that politically connected lawyers are using inaccuracies to whitewash charges against a prominent Turkish businessman as they try to get Turkey's president and U.S. officials to resolve the case diplomatically.

By Larry Neumeister

6 minute read

March 08, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Lynne Feltham Stewart, a New York civil rights lawyer who represented small-time criminals and radicals alike before losing her license to practice law after she was convicted in a terrorism case, has died of cancer three years after her release from prison.

By Larry Neumeister

9 minute read

January 19, 2017 | Daily Business Review

JPMorgan Chase will pay $55 million to settle federal charges that independent brokers working for the bank discriminated against minorities seeking home mortgages during the housing crisis.

By Ken Sweet and Larry Neumeister Associated Press

5 minute read

January 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The outcome of Manhattan's first Islamic State-related terrorism trial may hinge on the testimony of family members of a New York college student who died in Syria, a likelihood illustrated last week when a legal fight erupted over photographs that may confirm his death.

By Larry Neumeister

5 minute read

August 25, 2016 | New York Law Journal

An accomplished photographer who lets the public use thousands of her images of America for free has sued the Getty Images photo agency for more than $1 billion, saying it is improperly selling her work to customers and threatening those who don't pay.

By Larry Neumeister

8 minute read

July 26, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A Colombian described as one of history's biggest cocaine dealers was sentenced to 35 years in prison by a Manhattan judge who called the scope of his crimes "staggering."

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

6 minute read

April 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

The U.S. Justice Department said it has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case after someone provided federal investigators with the phone's passcode.

By Larry Neumeister

6 minute read