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Former Adjunct Law Prof at GW Charged with Attempted Online Seduction of Girls

A former adjunct law professor at George Washington University is facing six felony charges in Florida based on allegations he attempted to seduce two “girls” online. Richard Donald Lieberman, 64, was arrested on Thursday and is being held in Maryland pending extradition hearings, the Lakeland Ledger reports. He last taught…

Mar 11, 2011 12:22 PM CST

Charlie Sheen’s Lawsuit Isn’t All Talk: It Seeks $100M and Cites ‘Alleged’ Disability

Charlie Sheen was exaggerating a bit when he said his lawsuit against Warner Bros. would seek “bazillions” in damages. His suit filed on Thursday against Warner Bros. and producer Chuck Lorre seeks at least $100 million for his firing from the show Two and a Half Men, TMZ reports. It…

Mar 10, 2011 7:31 PM CST

Warner Bros. Unveils Legal Strategy in Charlie Sheen Fight; Incapacity, Blown Lines at Issue

A letter dispatched to Charlie Sheen’s lawyer previews a key issue in the actor’s legal dispute over his firing from the hit television show Two and a Half Men. Sheen has vowed to collected “bazillions” in damages for his firing after a series of erratic interviews and public statements in…

Mar 10, 2011 2:13 PM CST

Ex-Associate Can’t Seek Punitives from Orrick for Allegedly Misstating His Partnership Potential

A former associate seeking big bucks from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe for allegedly misleading him that he would be seriously considered for partnership has had his damages claim further narrowed by the New York state judge hearing the case. Justice Bernard Fried last week granted the law firm’s motion to…

Mar 8, 2011 7:32 PM CST

‘A Big Day of Gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge,’ Says Fired Sheen: I’ll Sue for ‘Bazillions’

Word today that he had been fired by Warner Brothers Television from his hit comedy, Two and a Half Men, following a series of reported wild behavior is good news, star Charlie Sheen tells TMZ. “It is a big day of gladness at the Sober Valley Lodge because now I…

Mar 8, 2011 1:00 AM CST

Lawyer Sues Ex-Fiancé, Also an Attorney, Seeking Alleged $63K Cost of Bora Bora Wedding

Robert Leighton’s alleged bad behavior after a Las Vegas bachelor’s party created a rift between Chicago attorney Lauren Serafin and her ex-fiance, who is also a lawyer. The result, she says, was the couple’s break-up prior to their planned Bora Bora destination wedding. But Serafin still is out nearly $63,000…

Mar 8, 2011 12:07 AM CST

9th Circuit Says Law Firm Must Pay $311K to Man From Whom It Sought to Collect Less Than $10K

Corrected: An attorney representing a Montana consumer was jubilant today over news that a $311,000 verdict for his client, who was initially pro se in a collection case brought by a law firm over an old credit card debt of less than $5,000, had been upheld by a federal appeals…

Mar 5, 2011 12:42 AM CST

Despite His Reported Wild Behavior, Charlie Sheen May Have a Decent Breach of Contract Case

Charlie Sheen clearly didn’t help his potential breach-of-contract case against CBS and Warner Brothers Television by calling his boss, Chuck Lorre, a “retarded zombie.” Nor are the news accounts about his reported wild partying with porn stars a plus factor. But, just as with shock jock Don Imus, who brought…

Mar 4, 2011 12:27 AM CST

Foley & Lardner Partner Sues Firm, Attaches Partnership Agreement to His Complaint

A 57-year-old partner in Foley & Lardner’s Detroit office has sued the firm for discrimination and breach of contract, contending, among other claims, that he would have been treated more favorably had he been younger, female and/or nonwhite. Labor and employment practitioner Raymond Carey also says in his 63-page federal…

Mar 2, 2011 11:45 PM CST

Suit Claims Heather Mills Undermined Publicist with Lies About Paul McCartney

A lawsuit filed by Heather Mills’ former public relations firm says the onetime wife of Paul McCartney undermined her publicist with lies and then failed to pay a $168,000 bill. The suit was filed in Los Angeles superior court by public relations firm Parapluie, according to Courthouse News Service. The…

Mar 2, 2011 2:01 PM CST

Report: Prince Is ‘Purple Pain’ for NY Law Firm That Says He Owes a Lot of Green

The singer Prince has become a “purple pain” for the New York law firm that represented him in a divorce and other matters, reports the New York Daily News. Although he already paid around $125,000 to Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, he owes another $700,000 or so, the firm says…

Mar 1, 2011 11:36 PM CST

Recruiter Got Zip, Sued for $100M, Is Awarded $365K re 12-Lawyer Leap to Lewis Brisbois

After being paid nothing for a 10-lawyer leap to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, a legal recruiter sued the Los Angeles law firm for $100 million. A federal magistrate judge in Houston has now awarded $365,150 to Houston-based CB Legal Search, reports the Houston Business Journal. The recruiter contended its…

Mar 1, 2011 9:59 PM CST

Veiled Promises: Matrimonial Track Can Lead Spouse Wannabes to Court

It seems safe to say that most people want to get married at some point in their lives, for one reason or another—stability, money, even love. Marriage is viewed as a building block for establishing and maintaining strong family values. But if marriage is the bedrock of society, then why…

Mar 1, 2011 7:40 AM CST

Former Sonnenschein Partner Expects $2.1M Payday After Jury Says He Deserved More for Lockerbie Work

For a second time, a Superior Court jury in Washington, D.C., has ruled that a former partner of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal was undercompensated for his origination work concerning a case over the bombing of a Pan Am flight above Lockerbie, Scotland. And this time Douglas Rosenthal (no relation to…

Feb 28, 2011 10:15 PM CST

Charlie Sheen Plans Lawsuit over Show Cancellation So He Can Continue to ‘Fuel the Magic’

Charlie Sheen told television interviewers today that he’s not angry, just passionate. But he is planning a lawsuit over cancellation of his TV show, Two and a Half Men, and he wants CBS to “apologize while licking my feet.” He also thinks he deserves to be paid $3 million a…

Feb 28, 2011 2:44 PM CST