Law
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The Seventh Circuit on Friday handed a $1,000 fine to an Indiana attorney accused of intentionally altering photos to make it appear they backed up claims that his client slipped and fell at a Walmart store and then lying to the court when asked about the change… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A New York federal judge pointed to a lack of billing records on Friday as he held off approving nearly $23 million in attorney fees requested by derivative plaintiffs in a case revolving around allegedly shady accounting practices at the real estate business formerly known as American Realty Capital Properties… Read this piece in its…
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A consultant accused of inflating the number of claimants in a $2.3 billion settlement in the BP PLC Deepwater Horizon litigation lost a bid to have his 17-year prison sentence thrown out Thursday when a Mississippi federal court ruled the request was time-barred… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A San Diego court is poised to hit GirlsDoPorn.com with $12.8 million in damages in the wake of a trial centering on allegations that people and corporate entities associated with the adult website tricked women into appearing in pornographic films that were widely shared… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A self-described “annoyance lawyer” wants another chance to argue his case before the Second Circuit after he was booted from an appellate hearing last month for “disrespectful and discourteous” conduct in the courtroom… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 