‘Students For Trump’ Founder Pleads Guilty To Pretending To Be A Lawyer
Category: Criminal Law | August 7, 2019
The 23-year-old male who founded the groups Students for Trump pleaded guilty in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday to wire fraud conspiracy for running a $46,000 scam in which he pretended to be a lawyer offering legal advice online. … Continue reading
Texas Oil Worker Hit by 18-Wheeler Recovers $40M
Category: Blog | July 25, 2019
A Texas jury in DeWitt County rendered a verdict in favor of Lloyd Kulik, 37, a Yorktown resident, in a civil lawsuit brought against Stallion Production Services. Kulik is a lifelong oil services worker. The jury awarded Kulik $40,145,909.07 in … Continue reading
Judge denies J&J motion to end opioid trial
Category: Opioids | July 10, 2019
An ongoing lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for its part in the opioid crisis will continue after the company’s effort to have the case dismissed was denied Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman. He denied a motion to toss the … Continue reading
Strip club to host golf tournament at Trump resort
Category: Political and Legislative | July 10, 2019
The Trump Organization’s golf resort in Doral, Florida, will host a charity golf tournament this week put on by a strip club in the Miami area that will include dancers serving as “caddy girls” for the tournament’s participants. The Shadow … Continue reading
Tennessee parents fight against damage caps
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 10, 2019
Cathy and Bobby Roberts lost their son in a crash caused by a faulty tire the maker knew about. Tennessee has a law that limits jury awards in civil cases. Tennessee’s law — passed to attract businesses — has been … Continue reading
Trump’s July 4th event bankrupted D.C. security fund
Category: Political and Legislative | July 10, 2019
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser government says that the cost of President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July celebration and the cost of addressing recent protests has emptied out a municipal fund used to provide security for public events and … Continue reading
Hawaii becomes 26th state to decriminalize marijuana
Category: Criminal Law | July 10, 2019
Hawaii has become the 26th state in the nation to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana — but its governor cautioned it does not mean the state is ready to say aloha to legalizing recreational use of cannabis. Under … Continue reading
11th Circuit: Fla. Man Can’t Shield IRA In Bankruptcy
Category: Consumer Law | July 10, 2019
An Individual Retirement Account can be an asset protection vehicle. But the Eleventh Circuit decision in Yerian v Webber confirmed a judgment that Keith Yerian’s self-directed IRA could go to his creditors. Keith Yerian’s behavior was on the egregious side. … Continue reading
Big Perkins franchisee files Chapter 11
Category: Big Law | July 10, 2019
A franchisee of 27 Perkins Restaurant & Bakery locations filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday after losing the right to use the parent company’s name. The franchisee, 5171 Campbells Land Co., based in Rankin, Pa., said in the … Continue reading
Aequitas investors recover $234.6M for Ponzi scheme
Category: Civil Plaintiff | July 9, 2019
Investors burned in the Aequitas financial scandal scored a major victory when a handful of accounting firms, securities operations and lawyers accused of aiding and abetting the fraud agreed to settle for $234.6 million. Together with funds raised by the … Continue reading