Law Firm Mergers & Acquisitions on Record Pace
Summary: More law firms have been merging or acquiring other law firms, usually on a smaller scale although this year…
Legal News
The Home Depot Inc. Hit with Class Action Lawsuit
Summary: A lawsuit again Home Depot claims that the company gave employees compensatory time off instead of paying overtime. A…
Allied Irish Bank Sues Citibank for Fraud
Summary: The lawsuit alleges that Citibank helped a foreign currency trader avoid internal controls on traders with Allied Irish Bank.…
Disarm the Police Group Gets Saved By the Police
Summary: A group protesting the NYPD by burning a U.S. flag gets scared off by a biker gang defending the…
Michael Farren Disbarred From District of Columbia
Summary: The former White House lawyer found guilty of attempted murder on his then-wife and currently serving a 15 year…
Investigation Begins into Airline Conspiracy Over Airfare
Summary: A discussion between airlines CEO’s about capacities limits sparks a U.S. government investigation to figure out if the airlines…
Attorney Sanctioned in His Own Divorce
Summary: Leon Borstein, a partner at Borstein & Sheinbaum, was sanctioned for ignoring principles of matrimonial jurisprudence and acting illogical.…
Record-Setting Settlement for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Summary: BP has been hit with the largest fines in history for penalties to the federal Clean Water Act and…
After Murder Suspect Declared Not Guilty, Punches His Lawyer in the Face
Summary: A murder suspect punched his lawyer in the mouth after receiving a not-guilty verdict. After a murder suspect received…
Beck’s Beer Loses False Advertising Suit, Beer Actually Brewed in the U.S.
Summary: Anheuser-Busch must pay up for allegedly leading its consumers to believe that Beck’s beer was brewed in Germany, when…
Lucky Gunner Awarded Legal Fees to Be Paid by Plaintiffs
Summary: The Brady Center sought to make an online ammunition company responsible for the 2012 Aurora shooting for their lack…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Is Constitutional
Summary: The Glossip v. Gross case over the use of midazolam in Oklahoma’s three-drug protocol concluded, with another close vote,…