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You’ve heard of “will and testament,” but what is estate planning? Estate planning involves the process of drafting wills that set out how you want your property distributed after your death. It also entails making sure that any necessary taxes are paid before they become due. If you die without an estate plan, it can […]
According to the lawsuit filed by the driver’s family, the 2021 Model 3 Tesla had “defective and unreasonably dangerous suspension that may cause loss of control during ordinary and foreseeable driving conditions.” The lawsuit claims that four days before the accident, the driver brought the vehicle to a Tesla Store due to problems with "controllability/steering, […]
The out-of-court settlement means Prince Andrew makes no admission of guilt over claims by Giuffre that he sexually assaulted her on three occasions when she was 17 years old. These are allegations that the prince has repeatedly denied. In a letter for the judge, lawyers for Prince Andrew and Giuffre said a “settlement in principle” […]
The newly qualified (NQ) solicitors are set to see their salaries double to $100,000 from the £50,000 they earned when they began as trainees at the silver circle firm two years ago. Macfarlanes upped its NQ base rates to six figures at the beginning of this year, competing with other law firms, such as DLA […]
In a February 9 letter made public on Monday, Mazars USA told the Trump Organization that its financial statements for 2011 to 2020 should no longer be relied on. The disclosure comes as part of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the former US President’s New York-based real estate business. The investigation […]
Following a 7-day trial, jurors have started to consider whether to hold the New York Times liable for defaming Sarah Palin, after the American politician’s lawyer accused the newspaper of falsely associating her in a 2017 editorial with a mass shooting in Arizona. This is an association that the lawyer for the New York Times […]
On Thursday, a Texas jury ruled in favour of EcoFactor, represented by LA law firm Russ August & Kabat, stating that Alphabet’s Google must pay $20 million for violating the energy-management company’s patent rights with its Nest smart thermostat. The Texas jury found that technology in Google Nest devices infringes EcoFactor’s patented method for automatically […]
In her ruling, Judge Kendall said that Walgreens had presented sufficient information to sustain its claim that law firm Crowell & Moring has breached its fiduciary duties to Walgreens based on its former legal work for the company. Walgreens made the allegation as a counterclaim against the plaintiffs represented by Crowell & Moring in a […]
In an unorthodox joint effort, tech giant Apple and its frequent patent rival Uniloc have persuaded a US appeals court to allow them to keep the terms of Uniloc’s patent licenses secret for the time being. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a San Francisco-based judge had previously exaggerated the value […]
Earlier this week, Israel-based Teva reached a $225 million settlement with Texas, with $150 million of the settlement paid in cash and the rest paid in medicine. Speaking to Reuters, Teva Chief Executive Kåre Schultz said that Teva would likely pay $2.7 billion to $3.6 billion across 15 years. Schultz based his estimate on the […]
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