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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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…