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New York Law Journal

Circuit Finds No Reasonable Suspicion for 'Terry' Stop

A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm has been vacated by a divided Second Circuit, which found that police were unable to assess the credibility of an unknown caller and had no other information to corroborate two anonymous 911 tips that a man was carrying a gun in the Bronx.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Kim Rothstein Files For Divorce

Kim Rothstein's attorneys say she has filed for divorce from her imprisoned husband, Scott, as she awaits sentencing for her own crimes.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Judge Imperato Charged With Drunken Driving

Broward Circuit Judge Cynthia Imperato spent the night in the Palm Beach County Jail before being released on personal recognizance.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Prosecutors: Give Kim Rothstein A Break

Federal prosecutors say Kim Rothstein deserves a break for cooperating with investigators after hiding more than $1 million in assets from her husband Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Warned Against Treading on Treaty Power

U.S. Supreme Court arguments over the constitutional power to make and implement treaties took a dramatic turn Tuesday when Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. warned justices that a ruling interpreting the meaning of a chemical weapons treaty would be "terribly unfortunate" and could disrupt "very sensitive negotiations" underway with Syria and other nations.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Filing: Scott Rothstein Abused Wife Kim

Kim Rothstein's best friend says in a court filing that she and Kim hid $1 million in assets because Kim was planning to leave Scott Rothstein.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Celebrity Attorney's Appeal Hinges on Juror's Dismissal

Regarding what one judge referred to as a “bizarre situation,” lawyers for disgraced attorney-to-the-stars Terry Christensen argued on Monday that a juror who’d been leaning against convicting him of federal wiretapping charges was wrongfully dismissed during deliberations.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jeweler, Fence Plead Guilty In Rothstein-Related Trial

A Fort Lauderdale jeweler and an alleged fence agree to plead guilty to eliminate the first criminal trial tied to Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion investment fraud.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-Attorney Scott Saidel Gets Three Years For Helping Kim Rothstein Hide Jewels

Disbarred Boca Raton attorney Scott Saidel gets three years in prison for helping Kim Rothstein hide jewels purchased with profits from attorney-husband Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

First Trial Begins In Mutual Benefits Scam

The first trial in the alleged $830 million Mutual Benefits scandal begins with the defense claiming Fort Lauderdale attorney Anthony Livoti Jr. was a patsy.
4 minute read

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