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Them and Us: Former Deutsche Bank Trader’s 4 Year Sentence Tossed.
Before their convictions were overturned, Ahuja was sentenced to more than four years in prison and Shor, almost 3 1/2.
Why is Cali Law Professor Aziza Ahmed Seeking NY Bar Reinstatement after 3 Years?
We’ll be watchin’ to see why Aziza Ahmed has sua sponte decided to retain ethics attorney Richard Maltz to get her back on NY’s lawyer roll.
The Facebook of China Litigation in New York
The minority shareholders alleged that Renren’s CEO, Joseph Chen and advisors defrauded them of $500M by siphoning cash to a separate company
Real Estate Lawyer Who Went on the Run after Finching in Excess of $14M Disbarred.
Mitchell Kossof went AWOL earlier this year with millions of his clients funds – including mom – pleads guilty and now stricken as a lawyer.
Second Circuit Drops Successors and Assigns Language – or Shoes – to Dismiss FHFA from Class Action
FHFA did not succeed to the interests of Freddie Mac until Sept. 2008, so it acquired no interest in Freddie Mac’s NovaStar bonds until then.
Prior Opinion Citing Law Firm’s Attorney Fees at $53 Per Hour Snubbed by Second Circuit to Pay Same Firm $1,557 Per Hour
U.S. Magistrate Judge Stewart Aaron of Manhattan had awarded $19,350 — or $750 per hour — after concluding $1,600 per hour was a windfall.
Lehman Brothers: The Court-ordered ADR Procedures have been Wildly Successful.
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy is the largest in U.S. history. It invested heavily in predatory mortgages just as housing prices started falling.
2008 Wells Fargo Foreclosure Case Bounced in 2022 Due To Service Failures
Wells Fargo exhibited an unreasonable lack of diligence in the prosecution, including in the attempt to effectuate service of process
Former NJ Municipal Judge Answers to Sexual Misconduct Charge Lack Credibility
Authorities said Nino Falcone grabbed a woman’s breast in his private practice law office in North Bergen, in August 2019.
Advice for Judges from a Judge. Here’s How to Approach Motions for Reconsideration
The law of the case doctrine has no bearing when a party seeks reconsideration of interlocutory discovery orders.
