Virginia Beach investment company owner facing federal charges for $20 million fraud scheme (The Virginia-Pilot)
Virginia Beach investment company owner facing federal charges for $20 million fraud scheme (The Virginia-Pilot) Federal prosecutors charged investment broker and financial radio show host Daryl Gene Bank with defrauding investors out of $21 million under the guise of...
Suit alleges snooping during split-up (The Register)
Suit alleges snooping during split-up (The Register) After divorcing his wife, an Illinois man is now suing his ex-wife, alleging she violated the US Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Stored Communications Act by snooping on his email, according to The...
Kushner adds defense attorney Abbe Lowell to Russia-investigation legal team (The Washington Post)
Kushner adds defense attorney Abbe Lowell to Russia-investigation legal team (The Washington Post) Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Trump and current White House adviser, is said to have retained high-profile defense lawyer Abbe Lowell for advising in the...
NY Court Keeps Order Halting Sale of Madonna, Tupac Prison Letter (Rolling Stone)
NY Court Keeps Order Halting Sale of Madonna, Tupac Prison Letter (Rolling Stone) After discovering personal items were being auctioned online at Gotta Have It Collectibles, Madonna is suing her former friend and personal assistant, Darlene Lutz, claiming Lutz stole...
Long Island Art Dealer Ordered to Pay $81 Million to Victims of Art-Fraud Scheme (ArtNet)
Long Island Art Dealer Ordered to Pay $81 Million to Victims of Art-Fraud Scheme (ArtNet) Glafira Rosales, a former Long Island Art dealer, was recently ordered by a federal judge to pay $81 million in restitution to victims of the Knoedler forgery case. The decision...
Paying Attention to the Essentials in Litigation
Paying Attention to the Essentials in Litigation In any due diligence process we recommend a thorough analysis of the target company’s current and prior litigation. A complete review of litigation can provide critical insights that may make or break the success of a...
Knowing if Your Opposing Party Has Assets
Knowing if Your Opposing Party Has Assets An important calculation at the pre-filing or post-filing stage involves whether a judgment can realistically be recovered from the defendant, or at what cost and effort the judgment must be recovered. As such, the results of...
The Expert Witness Who Will Explode
The Expert Witness Who Will Explode Law360, New York (May 26, 2017, 11:24 AM EDT) When a party to litigation employs an expert witness, one should not assume that the best approach is to challenge their testimony without possessing adequate background information...
Jailhouse Informant Law Has No Tracking Copy
Law 360 | May 26, 2017