A former Scranton attorney has been sentenced to prison for lying to clients who filed civil cases and for forging corresponding documents — including a judge’s signature. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry reported that James Conaboy, of Clarks Summit, previously …
A North Carolina workers’ compensation claimants’ attorney has agreed to close his practice after he was disbarred for settling a claim against his client’s wishes, then billing her for expenses. Bright Lindler, a Rockingham comp and personal injury lawyer since …
Attorneys who are hired by insurance carriers to defend policyholders from lawsuits have a duty to represent the insured, but the insurer is paying their fees. Obviously, the insurer has a financial interest in the outcome of the litigation. The …
A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. claims a top international law firm helped German piping component maker Wilhelm Schulz GmbH fraudulently conceal its disastrous finances before its 2017 acquisition by the U.S. company. Berkshire unit Precision Castparts Corp. …
