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Brooklyn Prep School Settles Claims Over Alleged Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Poly Prep Country Day School and the attorney for the 12 plaintiffs confirmed in a joint announcement that the parties had reached a settlement in the high-profile federal lawsuit stemming from the conduct of coach Philip Foglietta, who died in 1998 after working at the school for 25 years.NY indictment filed in $6B money-laundering case
The founder of an online currency transfer business was indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6 billion money-laundering scheme described as "staggering" in its scope, authorities said Tuesday.CBS Prevails Over Claims by Shareholders
The Second Circuit rejected claims by a proposed class that company executives violated securities laws by ignoring red flags that CBS needed a stress test to assess its financial state as the economic crisis gained steam in 2008.Wal-Mart, Target Join Opposition to $7.25 Bil. Credit Card Fee Accord
A decade ago, Constantine Cannon and its client Wal-Mart Stores Inc. teamed up to wrest an historic $3 billion antitrust class action settlement from credit card companies, over the objections of some class members who called the settlement unfair. Now, with the card companies and their partner banks ready to shell out billions once again, it's Wal-Mart and Constantine that are challenging the deal.Board of Contributors: Celebrities, corporations should be vigilant with intellectual property
David S. Farber, managing attorney of The Farber Law Firm of Coral Gables, says adopting a dynamic strategy can help prevent the dilution of intellectual property as well as infringement.Pakistani Lawyers Bring Battle Over Judiciary to New York
The crowd of lawyers gathered to hear Aitzaz Ahsan, president of Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association, was of a calmer sort than the masses he is accustomed to. But the New York City Bar Association greeted the leader of the Pakistan Lawyers' Movement with a thunderous standing ovation as he took the podium in Manhattan on July 1 to deliver a speech on judicial independence in Pakistan. Nonetheless, critics say the U.S. government has paid little attention to the continuing plight of Pakistan's lawyers.Class Status Not Needed for Private AG Suits
The California Supreme Court says employees can sue their bosses without meeting class action requirements. Wait, not so fast, labor unions.Defense Lawyer in D.C. Found Guilty in Fake Evidence Scheme
A federal judge on June 22 found a longtime criminal defense lawyer in Washington guilty for his lead role in a scheme to fabricate evidence, a win for prosecutors in a closely watched case that raised concern in the defense bar.Trending Stories
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