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Software Maker Hit With $585,000 in Sanctions, Fees
A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered Qtask to pay sanctions and opposing attorney and expert fees in the Scott Rothstein bankruptcy litigation. The software company, tasked to create a project management system for the defunct Rothstein law firm, has repeatedly delayed providing information to the bankruptcy trustee.
San Francisco's Sedgwick acquires Miami foothold with Abadin Cook
Sedgwick is the latest international law firm to break into the Miami market, acquiring Abadin Cook headed by Ray Abadin and his wife, Kim Cook.
Rothstein funder George Levin gives depo claiming no knowledge of scheme
Financier George Levin, who delivered $775 million in investments to Scott Rothstein's fraud, insists he "absolutely did not know" the law firm chairman was crooked.11th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Suit Against Coke
In a 34-page ruling that one defense lawyer describes as "a sweeping review of the Alien Tort Statute," a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Miami federal district court's dismissal of four cases claiming that Coca-Cola and its two Colombian bottling subsidiaries were liable for the murder and torture of trade unionists by Colombian paramilitary forces.Judge Dismisses Alien Tort Suit Against Dole
A California judge has dismissed on statute of limitations grounds a case against Dole Food that grew out of conduct that allegedly occurred in Colombia over a decade dating back to 1997. The plaintiffs, 185 relatives of Colombians murdered at the hands of a paramilitary organization known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, had claimed that Dole had made illegal payments to the organization to drive local banana farmers from their land and protect its property from vandals.
Federal ruling revives lawsuit for Victims' kids
A federal appellate ruling has given new life to a lawsuit that blames Alabama mining company Drummond of paying right-wing paramilitary forces to eliminate those who may hurt its bottom line.
As claimants' losses balloon, recovery estimates dwindle
A poor real estate market has whittled the value of properties Scott Rothstein bought, to be divided by his victims.U.S. Supreme Court Once Again Faced With Alien Tort Law
The Supreme Court on Monday signaled it is not done dealing with the question of using United States courts as a forum for resolving disputes with multinational corporations over their role in overseas human rights abuses.
Court Again Tackles Alien Tort Law in Daimler Case
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