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Arab Bank Found Liable for Supporting Terrorism
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Following two days of deliberations, a federal jury in Brooklyn found the Jordan-based Arab Bank liable for a series of suicide bombings in Israel and...
Ex-Conn. Gov. Convicted Again, Could Face Up to 57 Years in Prison
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The year was 2004. Paul Giamatti shined in "Sideways," a dramedy that would win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Usher's "Yeah!," featuring...
2nd Cir. Caught Making Copy-and-Paste Snafus ... Again
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Hey, we all do it, right? We reuse old legal documents to save time and money, typically clients' money. And once in a while, you'll forget to change a name or...
9/11 Anniversary: What Happened to All Those Lawsuits?
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, some lawyers have certainly benefitted from a bevy of lawsuits, on...
2nd Cir. Issues Warning to Prosecutors in Otherwise Obvious Reversal
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
So, there's these Russians, right? And they had this ... defrauding the government thing. They'd sell medical equipment to the government at ridiculously...
2nd Cir Denies FOIA Request for Photos of Guantanamo Bay Detainee
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Mohammed al-Qahtani was alleged to be the "20th hijacker" of the September 11, 2001 hijackings. He's been held at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...