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Real Estate Investor Sues Over Alleged  Million Embezzlement

Isaac Hersko Sues Brother Barry Hersko Over $45 Million Alleged Theft | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/04/08/real-estate-investor-sues-over-alleged-45-million-embezzlement/ Brooklyn Supreme Court at 360 Adams St. Photo: Rick Kopstein/NYLJ Plaintiff Isaac Hersko is asking a judge to impose a constructive trust to oversee five Brooklyn properties he claims were…

Venue Fight: Federal Judge Forced to Reopen Credit Card Case

U.S. District Judge Robert Pittman of the Northern District of Texas entered an order Monday reopening the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lawsuit against the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. Pittman was forced to take back a case he tried send to the District Court for the District of Columbia, because over…

The Saudi Demarche: Measuring the Kingdom and the UAE’s Relative Success

Whoever you speak to in legal circles in the Gulf today, one topic always comes up: where the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) stands in its efforts to turn itself into a business destination as attractive as Dubai. The stakes rose when the kingdom’s Regional Headquarters Programme (RHQP) took effect…

Feds Align With State AGs to Toughen Health Care Antitrust Enforcement

Feds Align With State AGs to Toughen Health Care Antitrust Enforcement | Corporate Counsel Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2024/04/08/feds-align-with-state-ags-to-amp-up-health-care-antitrust-enforcement/ Photo: John Minchillo/AP NEWS Regulators say the consequences of anti-competitive practices in health care can be especially grave. It “is often the difference between life and death,” Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter…

‘Irrationally and Intentionally’: Intermediate Court to Consider Whether Arbitration Award Should Be Vacated Because Arbitrator Was on Pain Medication

The Georgia Court of Appeals is slated to consider whether an attorney fee award reduced to $78,000 from $524,000 should be vacated because the arbitrator was impaired by strong back pain medication when he amended the award. At least that’s the argument plaintiff-appellee Robert Weathers Jr., represented by Gerald Davidson…