Former Barclays PLC derivatives trader Stylianos Contogoulas was found not guilty by a London jury on Thursday of dishonestly rigging a key global interest rate benchmark to boost his profits, in a result that deals a major blow to the Serious Fraud Office. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
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Acquitted Atty Fights For Do-Over In Gawker Defamation Suit
An attorney acquitted of rape who is appealing an Illinois federal judge’s dismissal of his suit against news site Gawker Media LLC over an article about his case seemed to convince at least one Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals judge he deserved a redo Tuesday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-Warner Chilcott Exec Acquitted In Doctor Bribery Scheme
Former Warner Chilcott President Carl Reichel was acquitted by a federal jury in Boston on Friday morning on a charge that he participated in a sweeping scheme to bribe doctors with pricey meals and speaking fees. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Texas Atty Acquitted Of Scamming BP With Fake Claims
A Mississippi federal jury on Thursday cleared a well-known Texas plaintiffs lawyer and his brother of mail fraud, wire fraud and identify theft charges that accused him of filing false claims to BP in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but found a consultant hired by the attorney guilty. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Texas Atty Acquitted Of Scamming BP With Fake Claims
A Mississippi federal jury on Thursday cleared a well-known Texas plaintiffs lawyer and his brother of mail fraud, wire fraud and identify theft charges that accused him of filing false claims to BP in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, but found a consultant hired by the attorney guilty. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-Warner Chilcott Exec Acquitted In Doctor Bribery Scheme
Former Warner Chilcott President Carl Reichel was acquitted by a federal jury in Boston on Friday morning on a charge that he participated in a sweeping scheme to bribe doctors with pricey meals and speaking fees. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Acquitted Atty Fights For Do-Over In Gawker Defamation Suit
An attorney acquitted of rape who is appealing an Illinois federal judge’s dismissal of his suit against news site Gawker Media LLC over an article about his case seemed to convince at least one Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals judge he deserved a redo Tuesday. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Acquitted Mayor Can Go After Miami Suburb For Fees
After successfully beating bribery charges and fighting to get reinstated to office, Miami Lakes Mayor Michael A. Pizzi Jr. can pursue legal fees from the town, a Florida judge ruled Wednesday, finding the fees claims sufficient and likely to warrant reimbursement if proven. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Florida Doctor Accused Of Bilking Medicare Acquitted
A Florida federal jury has acquitted an anesthesiologist accused of participating in a scheme to bilk Medicare out of millions of dollars for procedures that were never performed. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
Read More »Ex-NFL Player Titus Dixon Acquitted In Tax Fraud Case
Former NFL player and police officer Titus Dixon was vindicated on Saturday when a Florida federal jury found him not guilty of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a tax fraud scheme. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))
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