| VarTec founders seek end to suit For more than two years, founders of the one-time telecom giant VarTec Telecom Inc. have been under legal assault by the failed company’s bankruptcy case trustee, who has argued in court documents that they used the long-distance phone company as their “personal piggy bank.” feeds.bizjournals.com |
Fake golf club scam 'cost eBay customers millions' A global network of criminals duped eBay customers into buying millions of pounds worth of fake golf clubs in the largest fraud uncovered by the online auction site. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Lolita: how a lawyer's cunning plan paid off for Vladimir Nabokov With all the brouhaha over Carter-Ruck allegedly stifling free speech it is intriguing to note that it was the very founder of the firm who struck a blow for freedom of expression 60 years ago. In 1959, almost to the day, Vladimir Nabokov, the Russian émigré novelist, may have been feeling anxious about rather more than the critical reception of his latest novel. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Legal-aid funding may be cut 44% Hattie Starks had nowhere to turn. bizjournals.com |
Gallop wins Maverick $6.5 million Maverick Tube Corp. has won a $6.5 million ruling against a Georgia insurance company with the help of a pair of attorneys from Gallop, Johnson & Neuman. bizjournals.com |