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APPENDIX re: MOTION to Dismiss; filed by Defendants Alain Jeffery Ifrah, Ifrah PLLC. (Terry, Brian) (Entered: 06/03/2013) [Clerk's Notes] --- ...more
MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint contained within PETITION FOR REMOVAL; filed by Defendants Alain Jeffery Ifrah, Ifrah PLLC. Responses due by 6/20/2013. (Terry, Brian) (Entered: 06/03/2013) [Clerks's Notes] --- ...more
Chad Elie v. Ifrah Law PLLC: Complaint (Exempt From Arbitration) DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY NEVADA Case No. A-13-679951-C Dept No.: XV I Filed April 11, 2013 S!GAL CHATTAH, ESQ. Nevada Bar No.: 8264 LAW OFFICES...more
A recent press release should send a shudder to some voluntary disclosure participants. It should frighten some tax preparers and their clients....more
The troubled Britthaven nursing home in Chapel Hill, the subject of a recent criminal investigation, closed for good in 2012. Angela Almore, a registered nurse formerly employed at the facility, was charged with...more
A prisoner who called out for his anti-seizure medication for days but was not given them by prison medical providers has won a $12 million jury verdict. Ray Fox was in an Illinois state prison in 2007 when he suffered a...more
On September 19, 2012, the Third District Court of Appeals decided that a first party plaintiff could not prosecute a claim against a third party defendant in Brady v. P3 Group (LLC) and Hypower, Inc....more
Influences of the Franzese's criminal case onto the Italian civil claim for damages doctrine. Different perspectives on the evaluation of refunds of personal injuries between italian criminal versus civil law. A report study...more
Criminal Legal reasoning after 10 years from the Franzese case ruling, New methodological approaches to the legal proof,...more
People use the Internet for countless reasons, ranging from posting thoughts and pictures onto blogs, to keeping up with friends and family, and even maintaining bank accounts and credit card balances. As we go through our...more
Mar. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Marc Simon, a filmmaker and partner at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, discusses his documentary "Unraveled" which explores the downfall of Marc Dreier, a prominent Manhattan attorney, who was...more
A report recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) drew a scary picture of prescription drug problems in the U.S. “The epidemic of prescription drug overdoses in the United States has worsened...more
Last week we reported about the shockingly deficient numbers of hospitals that do not conduct autopsies, and, as a result, miss important diagnostic and/or treatment lessons from the results. In a related and equally...more
“Open Carry” is a term referring to the right of law abiding citizens 18 or older to display their firearm in public spaces without the need for a permit. The legal basis for this right can be found in the 2nd...more
Propofol is a surgical anesthetic safely used only in a hospital operating room or a comparably equipped medical facility with continuous monitoring of the patient's heart rate and breathing. The idea of using propofol as a...more
Is a prosecutor required to disclose evidence impeaching his or her witnesses to a defendant intent on pleading guilty? The Supreme Court says no, but the ABA says yes...more
ECtHR revealed systemic problems in the access to a lawyer in Ukraine Strategic Litigations Centre (http://hr-lawyers.org/en/index.php) in several cases raised two problems related to prompt access to legal assistance. The...more
Most of us have read "To Kill a Mockingbird." After reading it, I wondered if Atticus Fitch commited malpractice, which eliminated the small chance his client had of acquittal....more
I was asked recently, “why should I make a Voluntary Disclosure when my offshore money is not in a Swiss Bank?” This is a very important question. First, no lawyer admitted in California is going to advise a client to...more
Legal issues regarding Obstetrics - a view in current court decisions...more
TRUTH AND THE CLIENT'S INTEREST - A U.S. PERSPECTIVE Do lawyers - particularly defense lawyers - sacrifice truth to their client's interests? Professor Ochieng'-Odhiambo argues that truth and the interests of the...more
This is a book review I recently published in the National Lawyers' Guild Review, on three recent biographies by death penalty defense attorneys: David Dow's Anatomy of an Execution; Andrea Lyons's Angel of Death Row; and...more
The following is a true account of an actual call made by a prospective client (as always, names and details are omitted in order to protect the identity and confidentiality of the caller!): A lady called in order to ask...more
In California, a plaintiff alleging legal malpractice in the handling of a criminal case must prove an element that is not required to be proven when the alleged malpractice arises from the handling of a civil case. That...more
In February 2010, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride voted, along with 3 other justices, to overturn an Illinois law that placed monetary caps on damages awarded in Illinois medical malpractice cases. Medical...more
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