WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday against his former lawyer Michael Cohen — who has emerged as a key witness in the criminal case against him — seeking more than $500 million in damages and alleging “breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, conversion, and breach of contract.” Cohen […]
Continue ReadingFraud proceedings against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried could be delayed by “months or years” if extra charges are added, potentially running past a planned October trial date, his lawyers have said in legal filings made on Monday. Bankman-Fried is currently on bail after being arrested in December and extradited from the Bahamas after the collapse […]
Continue ReadingOn March 14 2022, Annie McAdams, a personal injury lawyer running a small firm in Houston, Texas, filed a civil action suit on behalf of one of her clients. The plaintiff was a 23-year-old woman who had endured years of sexual exploitation at the hands of a convicted trafficker. The defendant was one of the […]
Continue ReadingLAHORE, 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 […]
Continue ReadingTrump 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 […]
Continue ReadingLONDON – 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 […]
Continue ReadingIt’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 […]
Continue ReadingIts Alex Dovb The predicted timeline for the resolution of the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple has been humorously questioned by an XRP-supporting lawyer In 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, […]
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