(Reuters) – U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor, who was convicted in the United Arab Emirates this week on money laundering charges, has been released from detention after…
1,000 Families To Sue World’s Largest Pediatric Gender Clinic, Lawyer Says Laurel Duggan on August 11, 2022 The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) at Tavistock, the largest pediatric gender clinic…
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) – FBI agents recently returned the cell phones and other electronic devices they had seized from Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani, in a possible…
“Jason Kurland marketed himself to the public as the leading lottery lawyer in the country and was successful in recruiting as clients some of the biggest lottery winners in U.S.…
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A South Carolina attorney, who was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021,…
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has arrested 52-year-old West Long Branch Michael Botton, accusing him of stealing $58,000 from his deceased client’s estate. According to…
WASHINGTON – A lawyer pushing the baseless claim of massive fraud in the 2020 election urged former President Donald Trump to overturn his loss through steps that would be viewed…
(Reuters) – The South Carolina attorney previously charged with allegedly orchestrating a plot to have himself shot last year in an insurance scheme is expected to be indicted later this…
Weitzman is a versatile litigator and first-chair trial lawyer who has handled over 17 trials and arbitrations over his more than 20-year career in private practice and government. He has played…
MILAN – An Italian judge on Monday ruled that Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis should be released from house arrest while authorities continue to investigate allegations that he raped…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The former top corporate lawyer at Apple Inc pleaded guilty on Thursday to insider trading charges, for what prosecutors called a five-year scheme to trade…
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON – A lawyer for Virginia “Ginni” Thomas has dimmed prospects for a quick appearance before congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, asking what they…
‘Extremely Subjective’: Lawyer Sounds Off On California’s Plan to Defy SCOTUS On Carry Permits Harold Hutchison on June 28, 2022 A legal expert discussed how California intended to sidestep the…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Ghislaine Maxwell has been put on suicide watch at a Brooklyn jail, and may seek to delay her Tuesday sentencing for aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s…
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. , June 14, 2022 — The Law Offices of Jason Turchin announces the filing of a burn injury lawsuit against SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC and KOHL’S, INC. on…
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s top lawyer, Dana Remus, is departing and will be replaced by her deputy next month, the White House said on Wednesday, the latest staff…
By Sam Nussey TOKYO – Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has urged SoftBank Group Corp shareholders to oppose the election of corporate lawyer Ken Siegel to the board of directors for…
LOS ANGELES – A former top-level Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) executive was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for lying to the FBI…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, a federal grand jury indictment was unsealed charging a Birmingham lawyer with child exploitation offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation…
NEW YORK – Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once took on then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for defrauding his best-known former…
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – Texas state regulators on Wednesday asked a judge to discipline the state’s top lawyer, Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing he made “dishonest” claims of election…
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – A lawyer who worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign faces a criminal trial this week on charges of lying to…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong police said on Thursday they had filed complaints to the city’s main professional legal bodies over a national security case involving a fund that had…
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Corvallis, Oregon lawyer pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a scheme to defraud her clients and use their payments to fund personal expenses. Megan Moeller, aka Megan Perry,…
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES – An attorney for the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said authorities had done “irreparable” harm by releasing video of her receiving medical treatment after…