LOS ANGELES — Disgraced ex-lawyer Tom Girardi, once celebrated for winning massive settlements, has been indicted by federal grand juries in Los Angeles and Chicago on charges he stole more than $18 million from clients, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
The charges are the latest legal blow to a once-powerful player who rubbed elbows with politicians and celebrities. As one of the nation’s most prominent plaintiff’s attorneys, Girardi was known for high-profile litigation such as the case that led to a $333 million settlement portrayed in the movie “Erin Brockovich.”
With a weekly radio show called “Champions of Justice,” Girardi stood up…
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Chris Cuomo won a new battle in his fight with CNN on Thursday, as a judge agreed to temporarily halt arbitration proceedings after Cuomo claimed the arbitrator tasked with settling his beef with the network being biased against him.
New York Supreme Court Justice Andrea Masley ruled that Cuomo’s arbitration would be stayed until at least July 6 so that the mediation firm JAMS could argue why its arbitrator, Stephen P. Sonnenberg, should remain on the case. Cuomo had asked the New York Supreme Court on Thursday to remove Sonnenberg from the former CNN star’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against…
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The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal’s decision on the matter of Sharon Fox is currently reserved
Published June 23, 2023 • Last updated 6 days ago • 3 minute read
Sharon Fox, a Regina lawyer who acquitted of a charge that she obstructed justice, is now awaiting a decision in an appeal brought by the Crown. Photo by Michael Bell /Regina Leader-Post
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When it comes to the Oct. 25, 2022 decision of Court of King’s Bench Justice Alison Rothery, tthe Crown and Sharon Fox agreed on at least one thing.
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Crypto lawyers Jesse Hynes believe that the Ripple-SEC lawsuit resolution might be closer than ever. Hynes recounts his take on the outcome of the lawsuit.
He made the starting prediction that early XRP sales would be found to have broken securities laws.
As we get closer to the resolution of the Ripple case, I’m going to throw down my original thoughts from years ago so people can tell me how unreasonably wrong I am when the case is decided. Let me know your thoughts:
— Jesse Hynes 🌱 (@jesse_hynes) May 22, 2023
Hynes continues by saying that this will establish…