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Birdsong's Law Blog
Weird Criminal Law Stories # 692: Man On The Rum?
FLORIDA: The headline read, “Man on the rum.” A drunken man was arrested stealing a floating wooden tiki-hut bar and using it as a makeshift boat in open water. US…
Litigation Finance Journal
Anonymous Aussie Solicitor Investigated Over Missing Funds
By John Freund
Solicitor XY, so named because her mental health could be damaged if her name is revealed, has been charged with doctoring invoices to steal funds. Her client, Hanadi Rafraf, sustained…
Birdsong's Law Blog
Weird Criminal Law Stories #690: Dogged by Criticism?
BULGARIA: “Dogged by criticism?” Country officials have been “dogged” by criticism of their rollout of a first batch of COVID vaccines – via hotdog trucks. Citizens poked fun online at…
Zalma on Insurance
A Theft is a Taking of Property
By Barry Zalma
A Decision Finding Theft Can Be a Taking of More than Money Costs National Union $22,114,883 Plus Interest Cargill, Inc.’s (Cargill) moved for judgment on the pleadings. Cargill seeks judgment…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Lawyer who gave ‘perfect’ secretary a second chance after theft is suspended after misjudging her
Pennsylvania lawyer William Krtzon has been suspended for six months for giving a trusted employee another chance "after she stole from his aunt's estate. . ." Krtzon was suspended for…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Lawyer who gave ‘perfect’ secretary a second chance after theft is suspended after misjudging her
Pennsylvania lawyer William Krtzon has been suspended for six months for giving a trusted employee another chance "after she stole from his aunt's estate. . ." Krtzon was suspended for "failing…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Cryptoheister(s) Return Stolen Booty
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network, which allows users to swap different types of digital tokens, was the victim of a cryptoheist that resulted in the thief (allegedly just one hacker) to…
Jay K. Nixon's Law and Life
Suppression of Confession Under Miranda Rule, Theft of Packages from Doorstep
https://www.avvo.com/attorney-answers/53548-wi-jay-nixon-1529181/answers.html Jay K. Nixon, Avvo Rating: 10 Criminal Defense Attorney in Kenosha, WI I would be surprised if a suppression motion would get far in this scenario, depending upon the details…
The Right Coast
California nun to plead guilty for stealing over $800K to help pay for gambling trips
A California nun will plead guilty to swindling over $800,000 from the Catholic elementary school she ran to help pay for her gambling trips, federal prosecutors said.Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper,…
Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility
D.C. Circuit Affirms Federal Jury’s Conviction of Texas Drilling Executive for Trade Secret Theft
On March 16, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed defendant Shan Shi’s conviction for conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets. Given recent efforts at…