Hidden data embedded in electronic public records must be disclosed under Arizona's public records law, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a groundbreaking ruling that attracted interest from media and government organizations. The Arizona ruling came in a case involving a demoted Phoenix police officer's request for data embedded in notes written by a supervisor. The officer got a printed copy but said he wanted the metadata to see whether the supervisor backdated the notes to before the demotion. Scott Drake interviews Phoenix attorney Daniel Barr. He filed a brief on behalf of the Society of Professional Journalists and other media organizations. Dan Barr is with the Phoenix Office of Perkins Coie.
Hidden data embedded in electronic public records must be disclosed under Arizona's public records law, the state Supreme Court said Thursday in a groundbreaking ruling that attracted interest from media and governmentorganizations.
The Arizona ruling came in a case involving a demoted Phoenix police officer's request for data embedded in notes written by a supervisor. The officer got a printed copy but said he wanted the metadata to see whether the supervisor backdated the notes to before the demotion.
Scott Drake interviews Phoenix attorney Daniel Barr. He filed a brief on behalf of the Society of Professional Journalists and other media organizations. Dan Barr is with the Phoenix Office of Perkins Coie.
Bradford H. Bernstein, President of the Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein talks about his New York, immigration law practice with LBN host Scott Drake Mr. Bernstein took over the management of Spar & Bernstein, which is located in downtown Manhattan and has departments in immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and matrimonial/family law, upon his grandfather’s retirement in 2001. In the years since, he has expanded the firm from seven employees to nearly 50. He has also, most notably, established himself on the international airwaves with a daily immigration advice show at noon on NYC’s 93.5 FM radio. His expertise combined with an amazingly effervescent sense of humor has made the “Immigration Link” the No.1 ranked show on the station.
This is Part 1 in a series explaining the process when considering third party reproduction.
The alleged investment scam by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein could top $1 billion, making it one of the biggest fraud cases in South Florida history, the head of the FBI in Miami said Thursday morning at a news conference. ``When it's all said and done, I estimate that this scheme could well exceed one billion dollars,'' said FBI Special Agent in Charge John Gillies. He would not talk about whether others may have been involved with the lawyer's alleged Ponzi scheme, but said ``I do not believe this was a one-man show.'' His remarks came as the FBI and IRS sought the help of possible victims of Rothstein's alleged scam. They are urging investors of any kind to contact the FBI by telephone or e-mail with information about their investments, verification of those investments and other details. Agents will then pore over the information and first respond to the biggest victims -- a process that could take weeks. Asked why the FBI had not yet arrested Rothstein, Gillies responded: ``We are conducting this investigation in a timely manner, but we will not be rushed. We will be thorough, and we are far from over . . . I'd like to let the public know this case is going to take time.'' Structured Settlelent expert John Darer..explains why this isn't a structured settlement scam and why settlement planning from an expert is important.
In this short video Jack Meligan and Rick Bishop, two of the founders of SPI and leaders in the growing field of Settlement Planning discusses the Scott Rothstein fraud and how it illustrates the necessity of continuing to educate lawyers and others on what settlementplanning is all about. The fact that Rothstein was able to establish and run a major fraud piggy backing on the trade name or term, StructuredSettlements, and to confuse lawyers and investors as to how they actually work brings home just how big a void in settlement planning knowledge their is.
Watch this short video by two of the leaders in settlement planning and learn how lawyers can start developing a coherent method of working with professionals on settlements so that scams such at the Scott Rothstein debacle are few and far between.
Charla Nash, the woman who was severely mauled on February 16,2009, by a friend’s pet chimpanzee, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show. The chimpanzee weighed 200 pounds when it brutally attacked Nash, and left her face completely destroyed. Nash appeared on the talk show wearing a black veil. After talking with Oprah for a bit, Oprah asked if she would be willing to remove the veil. Nash had no objections and stated she was much stronger now and did not care what people saw. When she removed the veil, Oprah explained to her that her face would be all over the media. Nash’s face is extremely disfigured. She lost both of her hands, her eyelids, nose, lips and the bony structure of her middle face. Nash says she is not in any pain, and does not remember the attack at all. Her family has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the chimp for 50 million dollars, and the state of Connecticut for 150 million dollars. Scott Drake interviews Nash's attorney Matt Newman.
After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed. On a 220-215 vote, including the support of one Republican and opposition from 39 Democrats, the House backed a bill late on Saturday that would expand coverage to nearly all Americans and bar insurance practices such as refusing to cover people with pre-existing medical conditions. The battle now shifts to the Senate, where work on Obama's top domestic priority has been stalled for weeks as Democratic leader Harry Reid searches for an approach that can win the 60 votes he needs to overcome Republican procedural hurdles. Political strategist Brad Bannon (Bannon Research in Washington) is interview by Scott Drake
Seniors are increasingly filing complaints against their brokers for conning them into bad investments, say securities fraud attorneys,Recent victims the Carmels of Florida -- an 82-year-old husband and 75-year-old wife who claim their Bank of America broker cozied up to them, gained their trust and then stuck them with a bad investment that cost them $1.425 million. Scott Drake interviews Ft. Lauderdale's Mark Tepper, the attorney for the couple, and an expert in the area of securities fraud law.
A jury has awarded the families of two men killed when their Cirrus SR-22 crashed in Minnesota in January 2003 a total of $16.4 million in damages. The families of the men argued in their lawsuit that Cirrus Aircraft and the University of North Dakota provided training that should have made pilot Gary Prokop proficient in his plane and that the SR-22 was marketed as easy to fly.
Scott Drake interviews Dan OFallon and Phil Sieff counsel for the family of the Passenger James Kosak. O'Fallon and Sieff of counsel with Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi in Minneapolis.
Tax law expert Robert Wood discusses simple ways to avoid an IRS audit
Surrogacy Lawyer Theresa Erickson discusses how the Legal Broadcast Network helps her firm dominate SEO.
Danversport Trust lawyer Jan Schlichtmann says a Kentucky-based chemical company delivered a tanker of chemicals to an ink and paint factory, contributing to an inferno that destroyed or damaged nearly 100 homes and businesses. Schlichtmann said a worker for Ashland Inc., based in Covington, Ky., also participated in filling up the 2,000-gallon mixing tank that overheated inside the CAI/Arnel factory, causing an explosion that nearly flattened the Danversport neighborhood. “We believe this was part of a routine practice,’’ Schlichtmann said of the employee’s actions. “That makes it particularly egregious. It was an explosion waiting to happen.’’
Matt Bracy, general counsel of Settlement Capital Corporation tells LBN's Scott Drake that the Scott Rothstein scheme isn't about structuredsettlements.
Structured Settlement experts mark Wahlstrom and John Darer clarify that the Rothstein allegations is not really a structured settlelemnt issue. These were based on taxable damages.
Bradford H. Bernstein, President of the Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein talks about his New York, immigration law practice with LBN host Scott Drake Mr. Bernstein took over the management of Spar & Bernstein, which is located in downtown Manhattan and has departments in immigration, criminal defense, personal injury, and matrimonial/family law, upon his grandfather’s retirement in 2001. In the years since, he has expanded the firm from seven employees to nearly 50. He has also, most notably, established himself on the international airwaves with a daily immigration advice show at noon on NYC’s 93.5 FM radio. His expertise combined with an amazingly effervescent sense of humor has made the “Immigration Link” the No.1 ranked show on the station.
This is Part 1 in a series explaining the process when considering third party reproduction.
The alleged investment scam by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein could top $1 billion, making it one of the biggest fraud cases in South Florida history, the head of the FBI in Miami said Thursday morning at a news conference. ``When it's all said and done, I estimate that this scheme could well exceed one billion dollars,'' said FBI Special Agent in Charge John Gillies. He would not talk about whether others may have been involved with the lawyer's alleged Ponzi scheme, but said ``I do not believe this was a one-man show.'' His remarks came as the FBI and IRS sought the help of possible victims of Rothstein's alleged scam. They are urging investors of any kind to contact the FBI by telephone or e-mail with information about their investments, verification of those investments and other details. Agents will then pore over the information and first respond to the biggest victims -- a process that could take weeks. Asked why the FBI had not yet arrested Rothstein, Gillies responded: ``We are conducting this investigation in a timely manner, but we will not be rushed. We will be thorough, and we are far from over . . . I'd like to let the public know this case is going to take time.'' Structured Settlelent expert John Darer..explains why this isn't a structured settlement scam and why settlement planning from an expert is important.
In this short video Jack Meligan and Rick Bishop, two of the founders of SPI and leaders in the growing field of Settlement Planning discusses the Scott Rothstein fraud and how it illustrates the necessity of continuing to educate lawyers and others on what settlementplanning is all about. The fact that Rothstein was able to establish and run a major fraud piggy backing on the trade name or term, StructuredSettlements, and to confuse lawyers and investors as to how they actually work brings home just how big a void in settlement planning knowledge their is.
Watch this short video by two of the leaders in settlement planning and learn how lawyers can start developing a coherent method of working with professionals on settlements so that scams such at the Scott Rothstein debacle are few and far between.
How desperate was Susan Finkelstein to have World Series tickets? LBN Senior Correspondent Sean Carter says there is no basis for the charges.
VERY desperate, investigators say. So desperate,in fact, they say the 43-year-old suburban Philadelphia woman posted an ad on the Web site Craigslist in which she described herself as a "gorgeous, tall, buxom blonde diehard Phillies fan" desperately seeking Series tickets.