A senior vice president responsible for commercial foreclosures at Wells Fargo & Co. has lost her job after being accused of making personal use of a $12 million bank-owned beachfront…
An Ohio teen caused a furor when she ran away to Florida, claiming that she was at risk of a so-called honor killing if she continued to live with her…
A federal judge has declared a mistrial in a suit against the makers of Fosamax after jury deliberations turned contentious, resulting in shouting and a deadlock.
Reviving a malpractice claim against attorneys at the former Powell Goldstein that could potentially cost as much as $25 million to $30 million if it is successful, a federal district…
Updated: Wrestling star Hulk Hogan has sued two Florida attorneys, contending that they charged more than $1 million to defend his son in an auto accident case and related matters…
A felony charge against attorney William McCool for allegedly improperly obtaining financial information was dismissed earlier this week by a Washington state judge.
Two doctors at the center of a medical malpractice case have reportedly fled the country to avoid prosecution for allegedly stealing eggs and embryos from some female patients of a…
A former government attorney at the helm of Monroe County, Fla., legal matters has been resentenced after a federal appeals court said his original five-year probation term in a public…
A top commercial foreclosure executive at Wells Fargo Bank may be on the hot seat, after a claim by neighbors of a California couple who lost a lavish $12 million…
The general counsel of Pfizer Inc. will no longer oversee the drug manufacter’s compliance program under the terms of a record-breaking $2.3 billion criminal and civil settlement by the company…
When a criminal defendant dies while his conviction is being appealed, the federal courts dismiss the charges, as happened in the case of Enron executive Kenneth Lay.
A lawyer for a former priest convicted of child molestation raised questions about the validity of recovered memories in oral arguments yesterday before Massachusetts’ highest court.
Boston law firm Donovan Hatem has been ordered to pay $3 million to nine former partners who claimed a name partner engaged in abusive behavior and manipulated profit numbers.
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