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Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Sentences Berkeley Law Grad to 22 Years in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud

Gerti Muho also was ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution after a fraud spree that funded at least two luxury cars and a Miami condo.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Amid Divergent Appellate Rulings, NJ High Court to Examine Unemployment for Job-Switchers

The Appellate Division's August 2017 decision in McClain v. Board of Review granting the petitioner unemployment benefits stands in direct contrast to a separate, earlier appeals court ruling that denied benefits to a petitioner in similar circumstances.
3 minute read

The Recorder

FinTech Company Hit With 6-Figure SEC Penalty for Faulty Stock Option Disclosures

San Francisco-based Credit Karma, a pre-IPO financial technology company, agreed to pay a $160,000 penalty after the SEC found that it failed to offer employees financial statements and risk disclosures in conjunction with company-offered stock options.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Clearview Research Poll: Voters Back School-Board Term Limits

A proposed constitutional amendment that would impose eight-year term limits on members of county school boards would pass comfortably if it goes on the November ballot, according to a new poll.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Legal Aid Funding 'Crucial' After Hurricanes, Florida Chief Justice Says

Comments at a congressional hearing in Washington came weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corp.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

County Bar Associations Back in Appointments Fold in Reworked Hughes Compact

Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey State Bar Association have executed an agreement that provides for county bar associations to have a formal role in evaluating potential judicial and prosecutorial nominees.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Clearing Waiver Hurdle, Plaintiff Wins $3.2M Verdict After Charity Bike Ride Fall

A bicyclist injured after hitting a pothole during a charity bike ride has won a more than $3 million verdict against Philadelphia and the event's organizer, despite having initially signed a waiver.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How a Board of Directors Should Respond to Sexual Harassment Claims

Reports of institutional sexual harassment and abuse have flooded newsstands for the last several months, wreaking havoc on the reputations of Hollywood big wigs and high-powered officials.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Supreme Court Mulls Whether Pretrial Defendants Can Call Adverse Witnesses

In yet another case calling into question the extent of evidence to be produced at detention hearings under New Jersey's revamped bail system, the Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over whether a criminal defendant had the right to call witnesses adverse to him.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

3 Important Checks That Could Keep Your M&A Transaction From Going Sideways

The U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market is at an all-time high. The competition between buyers for attractive acquisition candidates is driving up valuations. In fact, transaction multiples of 10 or more are now considered common.
5 minute read

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