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Extortion
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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Bo Jackson Relinquishes Millions In Bombshell Family Extortion Case
Bo Jackson recently resolved a legal case against his niece and nephew, Thomas Lee Anderson and Erica M. Anderson, whom he accused of attempting to extort $20 million from him…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Bo Jackson Relinquishes Millions In Bombshell Family Extortion Case
Bo Jackson recently resolved a legal case against his niece and nephew, Thomas Lee Anderson and Erica M. Anderson, whom he accused of attempting to extort $20 million from him…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Not Extortion, Not Fraud and Not Judiciary Law 487
Lutin v Perlberger 2024 NY Slip Op 31879(U) May 29, 2024Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 158734/2023Judge: Dakota D. Ramseur is the twenty year story of trying…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
February 2024 Opinion Roundup
By Matt McGuire
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in eighteen cases during February 2024. You can read Rox Laird’s analysis of Singh v. McDermott, Selden v. DMACC, and Senator Roby Smith et…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Ransomware Hitting U.S. Companies at Increasing Rate
Unfortunately, according to Unit 42 of Palo Alto’s recently published “Ransomware and Extortion Report,” ransomware groups had a good year in 2022. They found that threat actors are using multi-extortion…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
In This Case, There Was A Balm And It Was Menace
In California, extortion is a crime. Section 518 of the Penal Code defines "extortion" as "the obtaining of property or other consideration from another, with his or her consent, or…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Yorker: The Kingpin Who Kidnapped Migrants for Ransom
Image courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsIn its "Annals of Crime," the New Yorker has this story by Ed Caeser on "The Kingpin Who Kidnapped Migrants for Ransom." Here is the story: …
Law Times News
New trial ordered for judge’s failure to instruct jury in alleged plot to kidnap and extort lawyers
Ruling demonstrates difficulty arising when accused is self-represented, says lawyer
Legal Profession Blog
In The Garden Of Jefferson Davis
The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied a disbarred attorney's fourth petition for reinstatementStewart was disbarred after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of…
Commercial Litigation Update
Don’t Go to Prison for Extortion: Lessons from Michael Avenatti
By Anthony Argiropoulos, Maximilian D. Cadmus
Last month, former attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing about $300,000 from his client, Stormy Daniels. But Mr. Avenatti was already serving a thirty-month…