The lawyer for a Maryland man charged in the gruesome slaying of a Prince George’s County elementary school teacher says there’s a lack of “hard evidence” tying him to the crime. “We are very confident that we have the right person. And we are very confident that we have a […] Read More
Kevin Costner’s legal team slammed a request from his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner for $885,000 in attorneys’ fees and expert costs ahead of their November trial over the couple’s premarital agreement. Baumgartner has requested a court have Costner pay $575,000 in attorneys’ fees and $280,000 in expert costs, according to […] Read More
Tim Parilla is the chief legal officer of LinkSquares, an AI-powered legal technology platform. Views are the author’s own. Executives are increasingly relying on in-house attorneys to be strategic, adaptable thinkers to propel the business forward. Attorneys bring a specialized skill set and perspective to the business, but that skill […] Read More
REPORTING LIVE FROM SKY 5. I’M CHASE RUTLEDGE BACK TO YOU GUYS. CHASE WELL, A COUNTY SHERIFF AND A COUNTY DISTRICT attorney AT ODDS WHEN IT COMES TO SOLVING A DECADES OLD COLD CASE. THE OSAGE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYING THE PRIME SUSPECT IN CYNTHIA KINNEY’S 1976 DISAPPEARANCE IS BTK KILLER […] Read More
Securities fraud, personal injury settlement money going where it shouldn’t and ignorance of rules put nine South Florida lawyers on the monthly list of attorneys disciplined by the Florida Bar. Disciplinary revocation has been called “tantamount to disbarment” by the state Supreme Court. The discipline cases go away, but the […] Read More
After decades of being the 5th Judicial Circuit’s elected state attorney and a short time in semi-retirement, Brad King is now a circuit judge. “After 32 years as a state attorney, I think it will be a fairly easy transition,” King said by phone Tuesday afternoon, not long after Gov. […] Read More
Maui residents are being saturated with advertisements for legal services in the wake of the Lāhainā and upcountry wildfires. Ads have appeared on TV, radio and social media. But officials are cautioning survivors to be wary of legal fraud, and those who would take advantage of them when they are […] Read More
New Jersey’s nagging judicial vacancy crisis has driven many litigants to find alternatives to settle their disputes. One common option has been the hiring of discovery masters — or private third parties — to hear discovery arguments. Discovery masters are typically used voluntarily in complicated cases in which there are […] Read More
