Category: Case Lawyer

Pakistan court grants bail to former PM Imran Khan’s wife in graft case – lawyer

LAHORE, Pakistan, May 15 (Reuters) – A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday granted bail until May 23 to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife in a graft case, a lawyer in their legal team said. Khan was arrested by the country’s anti-graft agency last week in the same case, prompting violent protests across the country, which is already reeling from a crippling economic crisis. He was later released and received bail from a court in Islamabad for two weeks. Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, was co-accused along with Khan in the case, which is pertained to…Continue Reading

US judge rejects Trump lawyer’s mysterious request in rape case | Courts News

Trump lawyer accused judge of bias as US writer E Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit continues into second week in New York.The United States judge overseeing the rape case against Donald Trump has denied a request for a mistrial, after a lawyer for the former president accused Judge Lewis Kaplan of ruling in a biased manner against Trump. In an 18-page letter filed early on Monday in Manhattan federal court, lawyer Joe Tacopina accused Kaplan of being biased against Trump, including in the jury’s presence, during the civil proceedings that began last week. Tacopina said the effect of Kaplan’s rulings…Continue Reading

Prince Harry words undermine phone hack case: lawyer

LONDON – An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid used Prince Harry’s own words Thursday to argue that his phone hacking lawsuit should be thrown out. Attorney Anthony Hudson said emails from the Duke of Sussex to the Royal Family’s chief spokesperson indicated he was well aware enough of the allegations against the publisher that he could have brought a lawsuit in a timely manner. Harry first became aware that one of his voicemails had been intercepted in 2006 and knew he had a claim to bring in 2012, Hudson said. But the prince only began pushing Buckingham…Continue Reading

Trump’s lawyer could be a godsend for Jack Smith’s obstruction case

It’s been about two months since a lawyer for former President Donald Trump was forced to testify as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the handling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. It wasn’t clear at the time why a federal judge opted to approve a “crime fraud exception” to the usual shield of attorney-client privilege and ordered Evan Corcoran to testify. But now we have an inkling — and it’s not an encouraging development if the former president is still hoping to avoid a federal indictment.This development seems makes for compelling evidence in a possible obstruction…Continue Reading

XRP-Supporting Lawyer Questions Ripple Case Timeline

Its Alex Dovb The predicted timeline for the resolution of the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple has been humorously questioned by an XRP-supporting lawyerIn the ongoing saga of the Ripple Vs SEC case, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s recent prediction of a timely resolution is being questioned. Notably, an attorney known for supporting XRP, John Deaton, respondents to Garlinghouse’s forecast with good-natured skepticism, a move that has stirred conversation within the cryptocurrency community. Garlinghouse expressed confidence that the ongoing SEC case against his company would be concluded within weeks, not months. However, Deaton, who represents a large group of XRP holders…Continue Reading

Civil rape case against Donald Trump begins in Manhattan court

E. Jean Carroll’s accusation that Donald Trump raped her was not a “he said, she said” dispute, a lawyer representing the writer said as a civil trial over the former US president’s conduct nearly three decades ago got underway. Shawn Crowley, who represents the former Elle magazine advice columnist, said during her opening statement on Tuesday that Trump “slammed Ms. Carroll against the wall” and “pressed his lips to hers,” an account that other witnesses were prepared to verify. “This is not a ‘he said, she said’ case,” Crowley said in federal court in Manhattan. Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for…Continue Reading

Trump lawyers blast DA Alvin Bragg’s case. Legal experts weigh in.

Donald Trump’s defense lawyers blasted Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush-money case on Tuesday, saying it lacks the kind of convincing detail he’ll need for a slam-dunk prosecution against the first-ever former president to face criminal prosecution. A number of legal experts and former prosecutors, however, said Bragg was smart to leave out critical details of his case in order to gain competitive advantage over Trump’s aggressive team of lawyers and political influencers. more:Timeline: How Trump was indicted after probe into payment of hush money to Stormy Daniels Covering up “crimes relating to the 2016 election” The indictment handed up…Continue Reading

Lawyer sues FDA to keep identity secret in public inspection report

Law firm Cooley filed a complaint in DC federal court FDA claims general policy is to not redact names of high-up officials(Reuters) – A lawyer at a company inspected last year by the US Food and Drug Administration has sued the agency to block it from disclosing the attorney’s identity in a public report that raises questions about the business’ regulatory compliance. The unidentified lawyer filed the lawsuit anonymously on Tuesday in Washington, DC, federal court through lawyers at law firm Cooley. The complaint alleged that disclosing the attorney’s identity on the inspection report will cause “reputational harm that…Continue Reading