By R. Robin McDonald | March 1, 2018
Dr. Joseph Burton, once the state's premier medical examiner, faces new charges that he engaged in an opioid drug distribution conspiracy in return for sexual favors.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 1, 2018
“This is what happened,” Cobb County Clerk of Superior Court Rebecca Keaton said Thursday. “By a fluke, we discovered that the numbers are off by maybe a third—inflated by 30 percent.”
New York Law Journal | In Brief
By Andrew Denney | March 1, 2018
Richard Luthmann, a Staten Island lawyer who once grabbed headlines by challenging another attorney to "trial by combat" and who has been in jail since December as he awaits trial on kidnapping and other charges, could be released as early as next week on a $1.5 million bond.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Evan H. Krinick | March 1, 2018
Insurance Fraud columnist Evan H. Krinick writes: In 'Fernandez v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co.', the court made it clear that a policyholder's duty to cooperate was paramount, and that the policyholder's failure to cooperate was enough to permit the insurer to deny the policyholder's claim—whether or not the claim actually was fraudulent.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas J. McNamara | March 1, 2018
While the debate about the nature and future of Bitcoin rages in the marketplace, sparked by recent volatility in its price, courts also cannot agree on the nature of Bitcoin and whether, legally speaking, it constitutes “money.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew T. Mangino | March 1, 2018
On June 15, 2010, Michael Toll called 9-1-1 and reported he had been shot on a street corner in Philadelphia. A police officer responded and found Toll in his vehicle.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Expert Opinion
By Alanna G. Clair and Shari L. Klevens | March 1, 2018
A question many practitioners may face is who “owns” the documents and other material made and stored during the course of a representation: the client, the attorney or the attorney's law firm?
By John Council | March 1, 2018
Dallas underwent a judicial revolution of sorts 12 years ago when its voters decided to elect Democratic candidates to every one of its district and…
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | March 1, 2018
With one case involving a student who suffered a concussion in his school's gymnasium and another involving a man who drowned during a triathlon, liability for sports-related claims are set to highlight the state Supreme Court's argument session scheduled to begin March 6 in Philadelphia.
By Jason Grant | February 28, 2018
New York-based partner Robert Friedman and associate Sarah Aberg, along with former partner Kevin Puvalowski, all appeared in last year's riveting documentary, "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail."
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