Insurance Journal

JULY 21, 2024

Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to their roles in ransomware attacks in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa for a notorious hacking gang known as LockBit. Ruslan Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev admitted they helped to deploy the ransomware variant, which …

Pleadings 108

Pleadings 108

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2024

has completed an agreement with the US government to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, setting the stage for a possible courtroom confrontation with relatives of those who …

Pleadings 111

Pleadings 111

Insurance Journal

JULY 12, 2024

AP) — A sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without … MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)

Pleadings 102

Pleadings Insurance 102

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 15, 2024

An owner of a now defunct trucking company agreed to plead guilty on Tuesday to federal charges related to a deadly crash in New Hampshire that killed seven motorcyclists. Dunyadar Gasanov, 39, pled guilty in Springfield, Massachusetts to three counts …

Pleadings 105

Pleadings 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 11, 2024

An Iowa woman was sentenced on July 2, 2024 after pleading guilty to Tampering With Records (Aggravated Misdemeanor) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Sarah Rahm, age 39, of Bondurant made willful misrepresentations regarding her pet’s …

Insurance 105

Insurance Pleadings 105

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of dollars over two years to give preferential treatment in scheduling safety inspections. Brian Cordasco, …

Pleadings 59

Pleadings 59

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

A 56-year-old former Washington State meter reader who claimed she was so traumatized from a workplace dog attack that she fainted at the sight of dogs has pleaded guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud case. According to a Washington State …

Pleadings 104

Pleadings 104

Insurance Journal

JULY 14, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, plus three years supervised release after his sentence …

Pleadings 112

Pleadings Insurance 112

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 22, 2024

A scrap metal dealer with a Virginia shop pled guilty this week to theft and tax charges related to his participation in a multi-state catalytic converter theft conspiracy. According to court documents, Theodore Nicholas Papouloglou, 45, used his business, DG …

Pleadings 105

Pleadings 105

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the Dakotas that caused $1.7 Cameron Monte Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) million in damages. District …

Pleadings 104

Pleadings 104

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Travis Lee Johnson, 52, of Spokane Valley, pleaded not guilty recently to … A Washington man who claimed he was too injured to work while operating a metal fabrication shop faces a felony charge in an alleged $340,000 workers’ compensation scam.

Pleadings 105

Pleadings 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 23, 2024

AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty to stealing $22 million from the NFL team’s virtual credit card program. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) The lawsuit, filed Thursday in …

Pleadings 105

Pleadings Insurance 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 24, 2024

A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of …

Pleadings 105

Pleadings 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 17, 2024

Sellinger said that Warren Guerrier pleaded guilty before … A New Jersey man has admitted to orchestrating a multistate car theft and fraud ring that involved tracking drivers, programming keys, stealing their cars, and reselling their vehicles. Attorney Philip R.

Pleadings 105

Pleadings 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 21, 2024

Lakisha Hines was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in March to one count of federal employee compensation … Postal Service employee in Delaware who defrauded taxpayers of almost $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits has been sentenced to probation.

Pleadings 102

Pleadings 102

Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

The ABA Task Force on Legal Needs Arising out of the 2020 Pandemic identified practice areas experiencing rapid growth in demand since 2020, including family law, insurance, data privacy, cybersecurity, labor and health law. Increasing complexities in a number of industries are creating the need for high-value legal expertise.

Technology 314

Technology Case Management Pleadings Legal Services 314

Complex Discovery

JULY 12, 2024

This committee, which includes individuals harmed by the opioid crisis and various insurers and companies with opioid claims, has sought permission from a bankruptcy court in White Plains, New York, to sue the Sacklers. They argue that the family should not escape accountability for their substantial role in fueling the opioid epidemic. .

Pharmaceuticals 89

Pharmaceuticals Settlement Negotiations Mediation Litigation 89

MyCase

JULY 14, 2022

As a refresher for your law firm, this includes but is not limited to case-focused research, drafting of pleadings, and court appearances. As a rule of thumb, keep all receipts and request official receipts from non-profit clients as extra insurance. Non-billable hours typically involve clerical tasks that require no legal skill.

Case Management 52

Case Management Pleadings Legal Services Insurance 52

Attorney at Work

JUNE 6, 2022

We’ve built sites to collaborate with both clients and co-counsel to manage pleadings, trial calendars, task lists, budgets and correspondence across multiple active matters through one virtual dashboard. The challenge with these sorts of efforts is always driving behavioral change to get people to use the site.

Mediation 288

Mediation Arbitration Depositions Education 288

Gerry Oginski's New York Legal Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2017

"The insurance company has this case as 'defensible' and 'no pay' Looks like we're going to try this case to a verdict," he said. Once he gets an idea of what the case is about, he asks for copies of the pleadings. Pleadings are the legal documents that details the allegations against the doctor.

Jury Selection 52

Jury Selection Pleadings Settlement Conference Witnesses 52

Insurance Journal

JULY 10, 2024

The New Jersey Democratic power broker charged with racketeering by the state attorney general pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he threatened people whose properties he sought to take over and orchestrated tax incentive legislation to benefit organizations he controlled.

Pleadings 105

Pleadings 105

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Today, LegalMation serves large corporate legal departments, law firms, and insurance companies. Since then, of course, now we’re in multiple large legal house departments, large law firms and insurance companies as well. And I just heard that from an insurance company last week. And that was about six years ago.

Litigation 59

Litigation Discovery Technology Insurance 59

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Example number two is actually within docket alarm, we have a pleading tag where we look at a docket, and it says, order granting motion for summary judgment. We recognize order as a salary tag, we recognize granting as the thing that happens, that disposition, and then we recognize summary judgment as a pleading within the SALI side.

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Depositions Litigation Witnesses Pleadings 97