The conviction of Allen Stanford on Tuesday for orchestrating a $7 billion Ponzi scheme could be bad news for two prominent law firms and an attorney facing civil lawsuits arising out of the Texas financier’s crimes. Attorney Thomas Sjoblom and …
Just days after the collapse of MF Global, a healthcare plaintiffs’ lawyer registered the domain mfglobal-lawsuit.com — a sign of the legal business the brokerage’s failure is expected to generate. Timothy Butler of Darien, Connecticut, said he is hoping for …
As the water recedes from Hurricane Irene, lawyers are expecting disputes over insurance coverage to pour in. The biggest fights will stem from arguments over property damage and whether it resulted from wind or water, legal experts said. Similar questions …
With executives from News Corp. and some of its subsidiaries heading for the exits, legal bills from the phone-hacking scandal rocking the company are no doubt stacking up. But depending on the companies’ directors and officers insurance coverage, News Corp. …
Joseph Sellers is in the hole by about $7 million and does not expect to dig his way out any time soon. As lead counsel to the plaintiffs in the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employment discrimination lawsuit tossed out by the …
