Imagine you’re a big company like FedEx, importing goods from around the world. Suddenly, the President slaps huge new taxes—called tariffs—on those imports, claiming emergency powers to do it. You pay up, but then the Supreme Court rules those tariffs were illegal all along. What next? FedEx is now suing to get every penny back….
New York wrongful death claims are governed by statute, not common law, and the key provisions are found in Article 5, Part 4 of the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL), together with applicable Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) time‑limit provisions. The statutory scheme strictly controls who may sue, what damages are recoverable, and when the…
Introduction A newly filed complaint in the Los Angeles Superior Court presents one of the most significant financial disputes in modern sports business history. Floyd Mayweather Jr., one of boxing’s highest-earning athletes, alleges that hundreds of millions of dollars in career earnings were misappropriated through a long-running scheme involving his former manager, Al Haymon, with…
The Alexander brothers trial is a high‑profile federal sex‑trafficking case in Manhattan against former luxury real‑estate star brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon, alleging a years‑long pattern of drugging and sexually assaulting women and girls in connection with a lavish party lifestyle that spanned multiple cities and countries. Who the Alexander brothers…
Industrial accidents can have utterly devastating consequences for employees, contractors and bystanders. At that point, how can they seek justice if they are injured? Who will pay their medical bills? What if they decide to file a lawsuit; do they have a case? A New York personal injury lawyer would be able to answer these…
Is the federal government tapping your phone? It depends. There is a legal basis upon which your phone can be tapped by authorities if you are suspected by a crime. This depends on the type of crime, the location and whether the phone tap will assist the government in their investigation. What is Wire Tapping Wire tapping is third party access to…