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September 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston Set to Continue Operations for the Next Month, Court Rules

A bankruptcy judge found the firm could continue to use the approximately $98,000 left in its operating and payroll accounts for now. Litigation funder Virage Capital, owed $14 million, wants the funds to be categorized as cash collateral.
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September 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston Name Partners Live 'Like Millionaires' Despite Owing $14M to Litigation Funder, Court Documents Allege

Virage Capital asserts that the two partners at the bankrupt Philadelphia firm have been misusing collateral pledged to a 2017 loan that's now in arrears.
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August 29, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston Files for Bankruptcy, a Year After Ex-Partner Copped to Stealing From Firm

The largest of the firm's liabilities is attributed to Virage SPV, which sued Sacks Weston earlier this year for allegedly breaching a nearly $6 million loan agreement and defaulting on the loan.
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August 22, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Biden Picks Former Obama Lawyer for White House Counsel

During his first stint at the White House, Ed Siskel helped fend off attacks on the Affordable Care Act. He also spearheaded the response to congressional inquiries into the 2012 Benghazi attack that resulted in the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
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August 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dentist Failed to Diagnose Jaw Cancer, Patient Alleged

On Feb. 1, 2017, plaintiff Robert Quigley, a construction manager in his late 30s, presented to Gwynedd Dental Associates, LLC, after having not seen a dentist in two years. The facility performed an X-ray which allegedly showed a cancerous tumor in his jaw. The practice categorized the pathology as a bony anomaly, and allegedly did not tell Quigley about the finding or what had to be done to investigate.
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July 17, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Aspartame Study Results May Take Fizz Out of Push to File Tsunami of Suits

Prior to the World Health Organization's announcement last week, one New York law firm had begun gearing up for a gush of new lawsuits against soft drink companies.
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July 17, 2023 | Daily Report Online

Aspartame Study Results May Take Fizz Out of Push to File Tsunami of Suits Against Coke, Others

"Proving that any particular plaintiff's cancer was caused by aspartame, as distinguished from the many other possible causes, could prove to be an insuperable obstacle to recovery," said Kenneth Abraham, a University of Virginia law professor.
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July 17, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Aspartame Study Results May Take Fizz Out of Push to File Tsunami of Suits

"Proving that any particular plaintiff's cancer was caused by aspartame, as distinguished from the many other possible causes, could prove to be an insuperable obstacle to recovery," said Kenneth Abraham, a University of Virginia law professor.
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June 29, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hospital Worker Said She Resigned Due to Retaliation

On Nov. 5, 2018, plaintiff Nazjah Lloyd, 28, resigned from her job as a sterile processing technician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Lloyd claimed that she had to resign because of retaliation and a hostile work environment fostered by coworkers.
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June 09, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Human Connection: Why ChatGPT Can Never Replace Lawyers

If you're not willing to put your life in the hands of a ChatGPT pilot or a ChatGPT surgeon, why would you be willing to put your life in the hands of a ChatGPT lawyer? I think ChatGPT can and will be useful to the legal industry. However, do I think it'll replace the lawyers and attorneys in the legal industry? No, I do not.
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