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Pryor Cashman Targeted in Lawsuit Over Its Alleged Role in Real Estate Fraud
The complaint alleges the firm was aware of an asset’s liabilities, yet did not disclose them. Pryor Cashman denies facilitating any fraud.
'Bulldog' DC Trial Lawyer Honored for Challenging Caps and Hurdles for Plaintiffs
Allan Siegel has collected over $30 million on behalf of injured clients over the last two years and continues going to bat for injured parties in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, according to his colleagues.
Who Will Preside? Judges Named for New Business Courts in Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth
The courts will be tasked with handling high-dollar complex civil litigation cases that require jurists with experience in such matters.
Supreme Court Hands Starbucks Win in Case of Fired Baristas
The justices held that a lower court had applied a watered-down version of the test necessary to decide whether to grant a National Labor Relations Board request for an injunction.