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New York Law Journal

Practicing New York Attorney Found Liable for $26 Million for Exploitation of Client

Lawyer Howard Kleinhendler, then at Wachtel Missry, was found liable for both punitive and compensatory damages for allegedly taking advantage of 92-year-old plaintiff Allan Applestein, who has Alzheimer's.
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New York Law Journal

Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison, $11 Billion Forfeiture for Fraud

District Judge Lewis Kaplan said Ellison's cooperation was substantial, but could not be a literal "get out of jail free card" given the scale of the fraud.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

5th Circuit Urged to Overturn Precedent in First Amendment, Book Removal Case

"Could libraries elsewhere [with] community political viewpoints take out books on hunting because those depict violence [and] they're harmful to kids?" asked Judge Stephen Higginson.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-St. Thomas Univ. Law Professor Sues School Over Firing, Alleging Defamation

The Miami school faces a lawsuit alleging defamation and breach of contract after it fired a tenured professor, who is being accused of ignoring a school shooting threat and having an inappropriate relations with a student.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Watchdog Says Hudson Valley Judge Resigned Amid Probe She Allegedly Dismissed Relatives' Traffic Tickets

Former New Lebanon Town Court Justice Jessica Byrne resigned on July 29, with more than a year remaining on her term.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Chastised by Judge, Authors' Lawyers Bring Boies Schiller Into Meta AI Copyright Suit

As David Boies and three colleagues joined the suit against Meta on Tuesday, a magistrate judge said CEO Mark Zuckerberg must sit for a deposition in the case.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'It's a Great Day to Be a Gator Lawyer': UF Takes Top Spot on Bar Exam

The average passage rate for all first-time takers this July was 76.6%, meaning this university stands 14 percentage points above the average.
3 minute read

Law.com

Brooks Sports Asks Federal Court to Weigh in on Patent Dispute With PUMA

"Brooks is a leader in developing new technologies for running shoes and apparel. Brooks has maintained the largest market share in adult performance running footwear for 10 consecutive quarters in the U.S. national retail market, whereas Puma is a newcomer to the performance running market," said Barbara Barrilleaux, vice president of general counsel at Brooks Running. "Brooks will continue to take the actions necessary to defend itself and its innovative products against Puma's unfounded allegations."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Morgan & Morgan Sues Law Firm, Managing Partner for Violating Settlement Over Misleading Ads

"Whether you're a well-known divorce firm or a well-known criminal firm, it's very likely that your competitors are buying your name and trying to put up ads that will direct people looking for you to someone else, oftentimes in a very deceptive way," the plaintiff's counsel said.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Trump Devotee to Pay $40K Under KKK Act in Biden-Harris Campaign Attack

Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Samuel Hall said, "We invoked the Klan Act of 1871 to reaffirm that threats, intimidation, and force have absolutely no place in American politics."
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