A coroner’s jury has ruled that paparazzi and the driver of a car that tried to escape them share the blame for the car crash that caused the death of…
Actor Nicolas Cage, who was dogged by false allegations in Kathleen Turner’s memoir, has won a libel action against the actress and the Daily Mail in England.
A UK coroner finally on Monday rejected the conspiracy theory fueled for more than a decade by questions from Mohamed Al Fayed that Princess Diana was murdered in a plot…
Once unheard-of, third-party funding is now a standard option for clients bringing suit with the help of London’s top 10 law firms. And, with an expected increase in litigation on…
Updated: Seeking to profit from the current climate of financial uncertainty, unscrupulous traders have allegedly spread false rumors that banks in the United Kingdom are in trouble and then profited…
Despite her post-courtroom claims of being pleased with the not quite $50 million divorce settlement she was awarded, Heather Mills doused lawyer Fiona Shackleton, who represents her estranged husband, Paul…
Excepts from a ruling in the divorce case of former Beatle Paul McCartney help show why his estranged wife, Heather Mills, got a little under $50 million. She had reportedly…
Jerome Kerviel says he used his manager’s computer at least one occasion as he racked up more than $7 billion in losses for French bank Société Générale.
A London lawyer who was harassed and bullied by her colleagues at an asset management firm has won a record judgment of a little over $26 million to cover her…
McDermott Will & Emery, hit with a wave of defections at its London office, is now responding to claims that it has been late in repaying capital contributions to outgoing…
Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of famed rock-and-roll singer Elvis Presley, has sued a British newspaper, contending that her privacy was invaded when it falsely claimed that she was fat.
Updated: While serious sins used to be a matter of individual misbehavior, in a global world they are often more political in nature and thus can affect large numbers of…
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