There’s at least one matrimonial lawyer in the United States who, until quite recently, had never heard of Jon & Kate Gosselin’s high-profile divorce case—Michael Marino.
A federal magistrate judge in New York says a blogging lawyer sometimes “veered into hyperbole and gratuitous attacks on the recording industry” but he doesn’t deserve to be sanctioned for…
Carly Simon has been wronged once again, according to a lawsuit she has filed against Starbucks alleging the coffee company’s record label mismanaged her latest album.
A patent holding company that sued Foley & Lardner and then sought to drop the lawsuit 40 days later got a lecture but no Rule 11 sanctions at a hearing…
A New Hampshire juror who revealed in deliberations that a defendant was a convicted child molester has agreed to pay $1,200 to reimburse the county for expenses related to two…
it looks like Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford may soon have a private lawyer again. After his assets were frozen, he couldn’t afford to pay legal counsel and had to…
In a criminal case that sounds like a law school exam hypothetical, two identical twin pediatricians in Ohio are both accused of having sex with underage males, including some patients,…
A disbarred Florida lawyer caught representing a client in federal court after he lost his license to practice expected to plead guilty to criminal contempt.
Already dealing with a deluge of mortgage foreclosures, courts in Massachusetts now have a new problem. And, although litigation over the issue is farther along there than in a number…
The FBI reportedly has raided the offices of a well-known attorney and accountant who often as served as a court-appointed trustee or receiver in cases in South Florida.
Anthony Marshall repeatedly took advantage the failing mental abilities of his elderly mother, Brooke Astor, diverting millions from the legendary New York socialite’s estate, a jury decided…
San Francisco criminal defense lawyer Eric Safire says he had a reason for asking eight men to stand on Tuesday when a witness was asked to identify the person who…
A plaintiffs lawyer apparently ignited more of a controversy than he expected when, as he now admits, he provided copies to a local newspaper of steamy text messages between the…
Following the historic appointment today of a Latina to a seat on the Texas Supreme Court, more Hispanics may soon be named to the state’s federal bench.
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