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Jilted Doc Sues Ex-Fiancée for Return of $58K Ring

After a whirlwind romance, an Ohio ophthalmologist says, he proposed to the woman he met at a Labor Day party in New York’s upscale Hamptons at a Diamond Cellar store in Columbus only six weeks later. But it turned out that the $58,000 diamond-and-platinum engagement ring was what Rena Hope…

Mar 1, 2010 6:36 PM CST

Forensic Meteorologist Is Go-To Guy in Slip-and-Fall Cases

Bad winter weather is good business for forensic meteorologist Howard Altschule. “Already from the attorneys in New York City I’m getting tons of calls,” says the former TV weatherman who calls himself a weather detective. Altschule talked to the New York Daily News about his work testifying in slip-and-fall cases.…

Feb 26, 2010 6:48 PM CST

Weil Gotshal Clocked $300K a Day on Lehman; Total Bill Now Nears $150M

As law firms struggled in a difficult economy last year, Weil Gotshal & Manges had the advantage not only of being a big name in a hot practice area but having a blockbuster client. The firm has billed some $300,000 a day on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case, racking up…

Feb 25, 2010 8:22 PM CST

Global White & Case IT Chair Joins Latham; 16th Partner to Depart This Month

Updated: The global information technology practice group chair at White & Case is leaving to join Latham & Watkins, his soon-to-be former firm has confirmed in an e-mailed statement to the ABA Journal. Steven Betensky “is an excellent lawyer,” says Dimitrios Drivas, the head of White & Case’s global intellectual…

Feb 25, 2010 7:57 PM CST

Laid-Off Attorney Leaves Law for Cupcake Trade, Offering ‘Butch’ Baked Goods

Laid off in 2008 from his New Jersey law firm job, David Arrick lined up another job in Dubai. But when the offer was rescinded, he put his commercial real estate and corporate finance skills to use in another arena—cupcakes. Others have also found the business sweet, including at least…

Feb 25, 2010 6:39 PM CST

‘Unconstitutional’ Merger of NY Courts Puts 1000s of Misdemeanor Convictions in Doubt

It doesn’t appear likely to be the final answer. But an opinion by a divided appellate panel casts doubt on thousands of misdemeanor convictions in a busy borough of New York City. A dissent in the state Appellate Division opinion, which held that a controversial 2004 merger of state criminal…

Feb 23, 2010 10:46 PM CST

Probe of Slain Lawyer Leads to Allegations of Scam Involving His Law Firm

A probe into the 2008 murder of Brooklyn divorce lawyer Mark Schwartz and his wife has led to charges of mortgage fraud, larceny and other wrongdoing against his longtime pal and three others. Schwartz’s longtime friend Robert Delvicario is the accused mastermind, report the New York Post, the New York…

Feb 23, 2010 1:52 PM CST

Appeal in Astor Case Cites Jurors’ E-Mail Messages, Legal Analyst’s Fears

Nearly 60 e-mail messages between jurors and a statement by a legal analyst for Bloomberg are cited in an appeal expected to be filed today on behalf of Brooke Astor’s son. The analyst, juror Judith DeMarco, told lawyers for Anthony Marshall that fears for her safety pushed her to agree…

Feb 22, 2010 1:41 PM CST

Convicted in Trial Over Claimed Siphoning of $60M from Astor Estate, Lawyer Is Disbarred

Convicted in a high-profile criminal estate-fraud case last year, New York lawyer Francis Morrissey Jr. was disbarred today. Rejecting his lawyer’s request to wait to see what happens with Morrissey’s appeal of his conviction for forgery and scheming to defraud heiress Brooke Astor of some $60 million allegedly siphoned from…

Feb 18, 2010 8:44 PM CST

Former NY Police Commissioner Kerik Gets Four-Year Sentence

A federal judge exceeded recommended guidelines when he sentenced former New York police Commissioner Bernard Kerik today to four years in prison. Kerik had pleaded guilty to eight charges, including tax fraud and lying to public officials in an effort to obtain a cabinet position, according to the New York…

Feb 18, 2010 6:25 PM CST

Top NY Court Reinstates Felony Charges Against PI Firm Over Retainer Filings

In the latest twist in an unusual criminal case against a law firm, New York’s top court has reinstated felony charges brought against Silverman & Taylor over alleged factual misstatements in filed retainer agreements. Initially convicted in 2005, following a two-week bench trial, of filing a false instrument, Silverman &…

Feb 16, 2010 9:54 PM CST

DOJ Nixes Potential Civil Rights Case Over Sean Bell’s Wedding-Day Death in Hail of Police Bullets

Citing a lack of evidence to prove that New York City police “acted willfully” when they fired some 50 shots at an unarmed African-American man leaving his bachelor party on his wedding day in 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice has declined to pursue civil rights charges concerning the death…

Feb 16, 2010 8:08 PM CST

Beating + Gun + Broken Jaw + Videotape = Misdemeanor Case in NY Home Invade Attempt

Jumped and beaten at the front door of her family’s home in the Bronx, a young college student reportedly fought off her assailant as he tried to force his way inside. But before the unidentified suspect fled he broke her jaw by smashing a gun into her face. Even after…

Feb 12, 2010 5:14 PM CST

Prosecutors Target Madoff Sons, Brother in Tax-Fraud Probe

Prosecutors in Manhattan are pursuing federal tax-fraud charges against Bernard Madoff’s brother and sons, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports. Madoff’s brother, Peter Madoff, and two sons have denied any knowledge of the fraud. And Madoff’s sons—Mark and Andrew Madoff—maintain as soon as their father told them about the…

Feb 12, 2010 11:44 AM CST

Shareholder Suit re ‘Staggering’ Pay Says Morgan Stanley Is Run for Employees’ Benefit

Two pension funds have filed suit against the world’s biggest brokerage, seeking billions in restitution and contending that Morgan Stanley paid out “staggering” compensation and bonuses to its employees in 2006, 2007 and 2009 without regard to the interests of its shareholders. “The payments are staggering not only in absolute…

Feb 11, 2010 8:19 PM CST

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Jilted Doc Sues Ex-Fiancée for Return of $58K Ring

Forensic Meteorologist Is Go-To Guy in Slip-and-Fall Cases

Weil Gotshal Clocked $300K a Day on Lehman; Total Bill Now Nears $150M

Global White & Case IT Chair Joins Latham; 16th Partner to Depart This Month

Laid-Off Attorney Leaves Law for Cupcake Trade, Offering ‘Butch’ Baked Goods

‘Unconstitutional’ Merger of NY Courts Puts 1000s of Misdemeanor Convictions in Doubt

Probe of Slain Lawyer Leads to Allegations of Scam Involving His Law Firm

Appeal in Astor Case Cites Jurors’ E-Mail Messages, Legal Analyst’s Fears

Convicted in Trial Over Claimed Siphoning of $60M from Astor Estate, Lawyer Is Disbarred

Former NY Police Commissioner Kerik Gets Four-Year Sentence

Top NY Court Reinstates Felony Charges Against PI Firm Over Retainer Filings

DOJ Nixes Potential Civil Rights Case Over Sean Bell’s Wedding-Day Death in Hail of Police Bullets

Beating + Gun + Broken Jaw + Videotape = Misdemeanor Case in NY Home Invade Attempt

Prosecutors Target Madoff Sons, Brother in Tax-Fraud Probe

Shareholder Suit re ‘Staggering’ Pay Says Morgan Stanley Is Run for Employees’ Benefit

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