An Atlantic City, New Jersey, law firm is accused in a suit of taking $836,839 held in trust for a client to pay the personal expenses of a third party. Callaghan, Thompson & Thompson and one of its principals, Brian K. Callaghan, allegedly accepted the funds on behalf of a…

Japan’s private equity and M&A market is having its time in the sun but the existing pool of legal advisers may not be equipped to ride the wave. It’s a confluence of factors that has given rise to Japan’s big break, following years of economic decline and struggle to recover…

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a trial court can entertain another judgment in a foreclosure action, even if the Appellate Court has previously affirmed the original ruling of the trial court. The underlying foreclosure case began after the failed efforts of Susanne O. Wahba, the plaintiff, to obtain a…

Lawyer Troy Rafferty Helps Secure $20M for Dozier School for Boys Survivors | Daily Business Review Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/06/26/hard-fought-20m-ending-nobody-accomplished-what-troy-rafferty-accomplished/ Troy Rafferty of partner Levin, Papantonio,. Courtesy photo When litigating for compensation proved futile, one South Florida attorney found another avenue to secure $20 million for survivors. June 26, 2024…

Last June, a federal jury in Camden New Jersey said a white Starbucks manager had been scapegoated for a racially-charged and widely publicized incident and determined that the coffee mega-chain needed to pay its former employee $25.6 million for the way it treated her. The case was unusual for several reasons,…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a warning for attorneys and law firms: Cybercriminals are posing as lawyers to offer cryptocurrency recovery services to victims of investment scams, but instead steal their money and personal information. Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, a partner and cybersecurity practice lead with Platt Law in its Washington, D.C.…