By David Gialanella | May 17, 2017
The Newark lawyer made famous for his portrayal in the 2007 film "American Gangster" and his former partner were accused in an indictment Wednesday of thieving $140,000 in client funds to pay firm and personal expenses.
By Max Mitchell | May 16, 2017
Philadelphia has sued Wells Fargo, alleging the bank violated the Fair Housing Act by targeting minority borrowers with high-risk and high-interest loans. The lawsuit is the first that a city has lodged against a financial institution since a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling established that municipalities have standing to sue banks over allegedly discriminatory lending practices.
By Sue Reisinger | May 15, 2017
Companies and law firms increasingly are inserting noncompete clauses into employment contracts but more of those contracts are winding up in litigation and more states in the United States are passing laws to restrict their use.
By Cheryl Miller | May 8, 2017
California's Legislature has extended by four weeks its contract with Covington & Burling for guidance on challenging Trump administration policies. A spokesman for Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, confirmed on Monday that the $25,000-a-month contract, initially signed in January, will now run through the end of May.
By Kristen Rasmussen | May 4, 2017
Some health care practice lawyers weren't ruffled by the passage of the Obamacare repeal bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, mainly because they give it little chance of making it through the Senate. But they offered some guidance on what lawyers should be thinking through with clients right now.
By Cheryl Miller | May 3, 2017
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday used the occasion of his upcoming 100th day in office to renew his promise to defend the state's environmental and immigration policies from any interference posed by the Trump administration.
By Tony Mauro | May 1, 2017
A mixed-bag ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gives ammunition to both sides in litigation between cities and banks over the impact of predatory lending practices on local communities.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 1, 2017
As legal careers go, Ivan Fong, general counsel to 3M Co., has seen it all.
By C. Ryan Barber | May 1, 2017
Once a science-fiction fantasy, self-driving vehicles are the new frontier for the automobile industry—and tech giants, century-old automakers and upstart electric car manufacturers are all speeding toward it. That's meant shelling out big bucks to lobby shops to engage with regulators and policy officials. Here's a snapshot of some of the recent spending by top players in the industry.
By Tony Mauro | May 1, 2017
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Miami has standing to sue banks over alleged discriminatory lending practices of banks—but it must meet a high bar to establish causation.
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