In December, the L.A. County sheriff found an 840-pound emerald that had been reported stolen. Now, if they could figure out who owns it -- at least five people say it's theirs. A civil court is scheduled to hear from different claimants in the case on Tuesday.
Subscriber Content Read Preview
A judge denied a bankruptcy-exit plan filed by Congoleum and dismissed the bankruptcy, citing concerns about fees that were to be paid to lawyers in the case.
Subscriber Content Read Preview
Latham & Watkins is laying off 190 attorneys, evidence that even the mightiest law firms are suffering from the economic downturn.
Subscriber Content Read Preview
The SEC filed an amended civil complaint alleging that Texas financier R. Allen Stanford and his company's CFO operated a massive Ponzi scheme.
U.S. authorities charged alleged al Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri, moving him into the civilian court system.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has decided not to run for re-election, marking the end of his 35-year tenure as a New York City prosecutor.
Subscriber Content Read Preview
Subscriber Content Read Preview
The multi-level marketing world - the same industry that gave forth Amway and other home selling networks - got a black eye this week. Mannatech Inc., a maker of dietary supplements, agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the Texas attorney general. The state alleged that [...]
In what strikes the Law Blog as an unusual move, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday denied a Chapter 11 plan filed by Congoleum Corp. and also dismissed the company from bankruptcy, citing concerns about fees that were to be paid to famed lawyers Joe Rice (pictured) [...]
Get in-depth research on Law companies, including complete news and financials, earnings estimates and more.
Search recent Law articles for the following word(s):
Show all Law articlesThese headlines link to news abstracts. Full articles are available to LexisNexis subscribers or to others on a pay-per-view basis.
Complete one or more of the following fields
Need help? View our Search Tips
Hello
Your question to the Journal Community Your comments on articles will show your real name and not a username.Why?
Create a Journal Community profile to avoid this message in the future. (As a member you agree to use your real name when participating in the Journal Community)