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New York Law Journal

British Lawyer in NY Found Guilty of Tax Fraud Scheme

Little was arrested in 2012 and charged with advising and helping an American family defraud the IRS by hiding millions of dollars in overseas Swiss bank accounts.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

On the Fair Housing Act's 50th Anniversary: 5 Major Milestones

The landmark Fair Housing Act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson 50 years ago. Marking the occasion, The National Law Journal asked Ajmel Quereshi, senior counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., to list five major milestones in the legal fight against housing discrimination.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Partner Tapped for Management Role at Hunton Andrews Kurth

Robin Russell, longtime managing partner of Andrews Kurth Kenyon's Houston office, will be deputy managing partner at the newly merged firm.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Movie Theater Chain Investors Seek Appraisal in $3.6B Merger

Former investors in the movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group on Tuesday filed a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery seeking appraisal of their shares in connection with the movie theater chain's $3.6 billion merger with U.K.-based Cineworld Group.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Chase Credit Card Customers 'Duped' by Fees for Crypto Purchases, Suit Says

According to the complaint, Chase credit card customers began having their cryptocurrency purchases treated as cash advances beginning in late January.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

J&J, Imerys Hit With $80M in Punitives Over Claims Linking Talc to Mesothelioma

Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America were hit with an $80 million punitive damages verdict Wednesday in a suit by a New Jersey man who said he developed mesothelioma from using Johnson's Baby Powder. Total damages in the case rose to $117 million with the addition of today's verdict to last week's $37 million in compensatory damages.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

After DA Tries to Stop Deliberations, Jurors Acquit All 3 Defendants in Sex Tape Trial

The decision followed a seven-day trial of Rogers' former housekeeper and her former lawyers, Johns Butters and David Cohen.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Here's What the US Supreme Court Has Said About Crime-Fraud Exception

Since 1989, federal district and appellate courts have taken a variety of sometimes conflicting approaches to open questions concerning the crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's Failure to Flag Suit Dooms UIM Claim, Highlights 'Importance of Candor by Insureds,' Court Says

"Our case law has routinely emphasized the importance of candor by insureds and the obligation to act in a forthright, open, and honest manner with their carriers throughout the entire process of their claim," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina wrote.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

How a Defense Verdict That Wasn't Became a $25M Settlement

Winston & Strawn found itself caught up in a case involving a rogue courthouse clerk; a trial lawyer accused of fraud; and, at last check, a publicly traded company on the hook for a yachting accident.
6 minute read

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