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Attorney Faces Lawsuit for ‘Quiet Quitting’ Law Firm Job, Fights Back with Sanctions Request

Heather Palmore, a former employee of the law firm Napoli Shkolnik, is being sued by her former employer for "quite…

Department of Justice Pursues Sanctions in Antitrust Suit Against Google Over Deleted Texts

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Alphabet Inc.’s Google of intentionally deleting employee chats and failing to…

New York AG Calls for Increased Sanctions against Donald Trump

New York's Attorney General, Letitia James, is seeking sanctions against former US President Donald Trump, his adult children, the Trump…

China Says North Korea Pledges Commitment to Denuclearization

Summary: This week, China and North Korea's leaders discussed the two country's friendship durin an "unofficial" meeting.  On Wednesday, China said…

Chinese Ships Spotted Trading Illegal Oil to North Korean Vessels

Summary: Satellite images show Chinese ships making illegal oil trades to North Korean vessels several times in the past three…

Prenda Law Attorney May Lose His License

Summary: Paul Hansmeier is facing suspension or disbarment for his role in the twisted Prenda Law scheme that sought to…

Court Rules You Can’t Take Over $100,000 Out of Your Law Firm to Fake a Financial Crisis

Summary: A lawyer has been accused of taking money out of his law firm and putting it into a newly…

Royal Bank of Scotland to Settle for $100 Million

Violating sanctions programs targeting Iran, Sudan, Burma and Cuba, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc will pay $100 million to…

U.S. to Judge North Korea by its Actions and not Words

On Sunday, North Korea proposed to have high-level talks on “regional peace” with the U.S., insisting that there be no…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, November 24th. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's headlines. The exchange of artillery…

What Will China Do?

Last night's exchange of artillery fire between North and South Korea has set the stage for China to make a…

Pedophile Lawyer Suspended for 3 Years

An associate who was fired from Kirkland & Ellis in 2004, after admitting he attempted to arrange a meeting "to…