Litigation

Wesley Snipes Gets Bond on Appeal
The court has given Wesley Snipes bond pending his appeal. (see here) This is not surprising as the case is a tax case of someone who would not be considered a flight risk...

AP: Snipes Seeks Bond As He Appeals Tax Convictions
Associated Press: Snipes Seeks Bond As He Appeals Tax Convictions: Wesley Snipes must surrender to prison authorities June 3 if he isn't granted bail to appeal three federal tax convictions, defense lawyers said in a court filing...

Tax Miscreant Roundup: Wesley Snipes & Stephen Yagman
Wesley Snipes: Associated Press: No Verdict Yet in Snipes Case Wesley Snipes' Trial Offers Perfect Script for IRS to Discourage Activists, by Travis Reed The Daily Dish: Jurors Urged to Acquit "Crazy" Snipes E! Online: Snipes Jury Taxed with Deliberations,...

Why the government is eager to imprison Wesley Snipes
Forbes.com has this new piece, headlined Wesley Snipes And The TaxDef War," which spotlights why the government sees the Snipes case as one of the most important tax evasion cases in recent memory: When Wesley Trent Snipes is sentenced Thursday...

Court Grants Wesley Snipes Bail Pending Appeal of Tax Fraud Conviction
The Government suffered yet another setback in the Wesley Snipes case today, as U...

Brobdingnagian Bail Set For Indicted Fen Phen Lawyers
Which criminal defendant had the highest bond set for bail? (A) Dennis Kozlowski (B) Bernie Ebbers (C) Richard Scrushy (D) William Gallion (E) Jeff Skilling If you said (D), you’re right! Choices A through C had their bail bonds set at $10 million...

Bail and Bail Bonds
How you get out of jail

California Limited Liability Company Formation
Relevant information for starting a limited liability company in California

Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits
How splits can affect stock value

Can collection agency call me for my mother debt that she never had?
Get an Attorney - quickly. Do not talk to the collection people. Do not tell the...

Can I sue my employer for creating a hostile work environment and lying about my work performance to get me to quit?
How does the owner of the business feel about all of this? I suggest that you tr...

How can i sue for a straw purchase?
Anyone can co-sign. A straw purchase would be if you has someone buy the car for...

Can a creditor/collection agency call other employees at your place of work AND call your adult children who live in another state?
A creditor can call you at home, several times a day if you aren't answerin...

I want to know if its legal for a healthcare provider to tell you something is going to be covered and when it isn't charge you; after you specifically said you couldn't afford it?
I'm not going to sugar coat anything. It's a sad world we live in toda...

Wesley A. Snyder et al.
alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.

Bayer CropScience AG
alleging farmers suffered economic losses after Bayer's biotech Liberty Link rice was released into the food supply and countries banned US rice.

Virgin Atlantic Flight
Makes Emergency Landing

US Airways Flight 1549
Crashes into Hudson River

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Philip Morris
Jury Decides Against Big Tobacco