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Litigators of the Week: Feds Drop Charges Against Maryland Lawyer Facing Fraud Case Over $12M in Somali Funds

After four years of pretrial litigation by a defense team at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld team led by Paul Butler, Allison Coffin and Madeline Bardi, federal prosecutors dropped all charges against Maryland attorney Jeremy Schulman last week.
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Litigation Daily

Another Loaded Batch of Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Lawyers at Selendy Gay landed what appears to be the largest damages award ever in an earnout dispute in Delaware. David Sanford of Sanford Heisler Sharp secured a win for the family of murder victim Hae Min Lee at the Maryland Supreme Court.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Election Litigation Mounts With Lots of Backing From Big Law

"The sort of systemic issues we have right now are new, and that's bringing a lot of legal firepower into it," said Dechert partner Martin Black.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

2nd Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Copyright Ruling Against Internet Archive 

The court rejected an appeal from the nonprofit digital library and owner of the Wayback Machine, stemming from a lawsuit brought by Hatchett, Penguin Random House, Wiley and HarperCollins over Internet Archive's practice of scanning and lending digital books. 
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

$1,575 Daily Interest Is Being Added in This Landmark Miami Case

"This is the largest verdict against a cruise line that I am aware of," said civil trial attorney John "Jack" Hickey, who is not connected to the case.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Harris County Jury Returns $25.6M Verdict Over Noncompete Agreement

"HCA owned 60% of the hospital with Fondren, but 100% of their improperly opened competing hospitals and sent business to their fully owned places," lead plaintiff attorney Joe Ahmad said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

International Crypto Bank Faces New York Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit

"It was a cutting-edge bank and should have been a great success, but the CEO misrepresented the financials and allegedly stole the money," said Jeffrey W. Gutchess, a partner at AXS Law Group.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

AG Tong Reaches $425,000 Settlement With Ghost-Gun Dealer

"Ghost guns exist to evade law enforcement and registration, and they are a menace to public safety," Tong said. "That's why Connecticut banned the sale and receipt of ghost gun components in 2019. Hell Fire knew the law, and they sold illegally here in Connecticut anyway. We're going to continue going after any dealers we find selling these illegal crime guns in our state."
3 minute read

Law.com

In Ironic Twist, Watchdog EEOC Accused of Workplace Discrimination

A veteran staffer accused the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of passing her over for promotion in favor of a male subordinate with substantially less experience.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Rear-End Crash on George Washington Bridge Nets $1 Million Settlement

Bergen County Superior Court Judge David V. Nasta ordered the defendant's answers stricken and defenses suppressed without prejudice for failure to provide discovery, according to court documents.
3 minute read

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