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  • Seattle lawyer left $188 million charitable trust

    Seattle lawyer left $188 million charitable trust

    Legal Careers News 09/09/2014

    A Seattle lawyer who quietly amassed a fortune by investing his inherited family wealth has left a bequest of nearly $188 million to benefit Seattle Children's Hospital, the University of Washington School of Law and the Salvation Army. Hospital offi...

  • Court Won't Hear Appeal Of New York Internet Taxation

    Court Won't Hear Appeal Of New York Internet Taxation

    Tax Law 09/09/2014

    The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider throwing out New York state's taxes on Internet purchases on websites like Amazon.com, a move that could change the way Internet commerce works. The high court refused without comment to hear appeals fr...

  • Court in NYC upholds insider trading conviction

    Court in NYC upholds insider trading conviction

    Practice Focuses 09/09/2014

    S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Zvi Goffer and two others in a case the government had once touted as the biggest insider trading prosecution in history. In all, more than two dozen defendants were convicted, including a one-time...

  • Folsom man pleads guilty in $40M investment scam

    Folsom man pleads guilty in $40M investment scam

    Corporate Law 09/09/2014

    The president of a Northern California financial firm has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in an investment scam that bilked more than 300 people out of roughly $40 million. Federal prosecutors in Sacramento say Anthony Vassallo and his associates collec...

  • Securities Arbitration & Litigation Attorneys - Conway & Conway

    Securities Arbitration & Litigation Attorneys - Conway & Conway

    Legal Marketing 09/09/2014

    With a respected name, the Securities Arbitration Attorneys at Conway & Conway are known within the legal community of New York for their unique and aggressive approach on how they resolve security disputes through arbitration, litigation, and me...

  • Iowa top court: Firing of attractive aide is legal

    Iowa top court: Firing of attractive aide is legal

    Legal Marketing 09/09/2014

    e Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stood by its ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he found her too attractive and worried he would try to start an affair. Coming to the same conclusion as it did in December, the all-m...

  • Ex-Ala. postal worker guilty of disability fraud

    Ex-Ala. postal worker guilty of disability fraud

    Employment Law 09/09/2014

    U.S. Attorneys officials say a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has been convicted of disability fraud. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Sean Eric Slaton of Anniston was found guilty last week of eight counts of false statements, 24 counts of wir...

  • Court rules against FedEx in drivers' labor case

    Court rules against FedEx in drivers' labor case

    Employment Law 09/09/2014

    A federal court has ruled that FedEx Corp. improperly classified about 2,300 drivers in California as independent contractors instead of employees. The decision by a three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday covered dr...

  • Court: No unemployment for teacher who quit early

    Court: No unemployment for teacher who quit early

    Employment Law 09/09/2014

    Washington's Supreme Court says a Spanish teacher who tried to do his school district a favor by quitting early -- instead of in the middle of the school year -- was not entitled to unemployment pay. Robert Campbell taught in University Place for six...

  • Court: Lawyers will be disbarred over child porn

    Court: Lawyers will be disbarred over child porn

    Attorneys in the News 08/24/2014

    Lawyers convicted of child pornography charges will automatically be disbarred and prohibited from practicing law in California, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Deciding the fate of an Orange County lawyer whose license was suspended after he...

  • Seattle lawyer left $188 million charitable trust

    Seattle lawyer left $188 million charitable trust

    Attorneys in the News 08/24/2014

    A Seattle lawyer who quietly amassed a fortune by investing his inherited family wealth has left a bequest of nearly $188 million to benefit Seattle Children's Hospital, the University of Washington School of Law and the Salvation Army. Hospital offi...

  • Pettler & Miller LLP - Experienced Estate Planning Attorneys

    Pettler & Miller LLP - Experienced Estate Planning Attorneys

    Law Firm News 08/23/2014

    The emphasis of our practice is in the area of probate and trust law. This includes advice, document drafting as well as any required or appropriate litigation. We handle Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration, Conservatorships, Guardianships...