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After Months of Testimony, Dewey & LeBoeuf Trial Comes to End

Summary: The months-long trial involving former executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf is coming to a close. A trial that has…

Two Chimpanzees Given the Right for Writ of Habeas Corpus as Legal Persons

Summary: Two chimpanzees used at a university for biomedical tests have been given the status of legal persons for a…

Defense Seeks Exclusion of Testimony in Dewey & LeBoeuf Case

Summary: Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Dewey & LeBoeuf trial argue whether certain witness testimony should be admissible. According…

Son Murders Father after Allowance Reduced by $200

Summary: The son of a Manhattan millionaire executed his father for reducing his monthly allowance by $200. The son of…

Federal Prosecutor Leaves Attorney’s Office to Join Morvillo

Summary: Morvillo announced this week that former federal prosecutor Eugene Ingoglia has joined the firm in New York.  Eugene Ingoglia, a…

Manhattan Strippers Owed over 10 Million Dollars

Summary: A federal judge in New York has ruled that close to 2,000 strippers are owed at least $10 million…

Davis Polk Welcomes Denis J. McInerney in Return to the Firm

Summary: Davis Polk has announced that Denis J. McInerney has returned to the firm for a third tour of duty after…

Law Firm Founder Marc Dreier Ordered to Testify in Person at Trial

  Summary: The founder of the law firm Dreier LLP, Marc Dreier, has been ordered to testify in-person at a trial…

Bank of America Asks Judge to Throw Out Jury Verdict in Fraud Case

  Summary: Bank of America has asked a judge to throw out the jury verdict against it that resulted in a…

Contestant on Dating Naked Sues Viacom for Crotch Shot

Summary: A contestant on the reality show Dating Naked, Jessie Nizewitz, has filed a lawsuit against Viacom and VH1 for an…

Miriam Moskowitz Asks Federal Judge to Toss Espionage Conviction

Summary: One of the surviving members of the Rosenberg espionage case from the 1950s, Miriam Moskowitz, has asked a Manhattan…

Manhattan Prosecutor Requests Judge Halt Dewey Case

Manhattan prosecutors seeking criminal charges against former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP have asked a bankruptcy court judge to…