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Combat Meth Epidemic Act Impacts Pharmacies
This article examines the federal Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act, and its implications on pharmacies and retail stores that sell cold and allergy medicines, many of which contain ingredients needed to make methamphetamine. It outlines the administrative adjustments pharmacies and retailers must implement in order to sell many nonprescription drugs in compliance with the act.3rd Circuit Upholds Lawyer's Conviction in Scheme to Launder Drug Money
New York solo Luis Flores claimed to be duped into believing that his client was a legitimate businessman and not the ringleader of a money-laundering scheme. But the 3rd Circuit didn't fall for it and upheld Flores' convictions of money laundering, conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy to structure transactions. Flores is currently serving a 32-month sentence and will probably lose his law license. His client was sentenced to 49 months, with credit for time served, and was released two weeks later.Stengart v. Loving Care Agency Inc.
An employee may reasonably expect that e-mail communications with her lawyer through her personal, password-protected, Web-based e-mail account would remain private, and that sending and receiving them using a company laptop did not eliminate the attorney-client privilege.Financier Perelman Seeks $11.5 Million in Estate Fight but Gets $177,808
Billionaire investor Ronald Perelman lost a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over how much money the estate of ex-wife Claudia Cohen should receive for her share in a family partnership. The court opted to enforce a formula in the partnership agreement that fixed the buyout at $177,808, rather than the $11.5 million sought by Perelman, the executor of the estate. The judge found the buyout price, though "radically" below fair-market value, was not unconscionable, but remarked that "the disparity offends my inner scale."Lawyers Wrangle Over N.J. Venue for Taiwan Magnate's $10 Billion Estate
Lawyers are preparing for battle in Essex County over whether the $10 billion estate of Taiwanese industrialist Wang Yung-Ching, who died intestate last year in his Short Hills home, should be administered in New Jersey, in whole or in part, and which law should apply.Nominees Sought for State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor
Notice to the bar.Both Sides Pan Plan To Centralize Capital Charging
A proposed plan to give the state attorney general centralized control over death penalty recommendations met opposition last Tuesday from prosecutors and public defenders alike.State AI Legislation Is on the Move in 2024
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