business law news articles 2018

Trump’s attorneys sat down with special counsel ahead of grand jury meeting

15/10/2025despair

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Donald Trump met with officials at the Justice Department on Monday morning, the week the grand jury investigating the former president’s handling of classified documents is expected to meet again.

NBC News has confirmed that part of Trump’s legal team met with special counsel Jack Smith and others at Justice Department headquarters in Washington on Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Three of Trump’s lawyers — James Trusty, John Rowley and Lindsey Halligan — were at the Justice Department and met with the group of Justice Department officials, which included at least one

Police, attorney in a rush to file charges in refugee scam

26/09/2025despair

With the police taking time to conclude the investigation into the Bhutanese refugee scam, the District Attorney Office of Kathmandu is struggling to bring criminal cases against the accused.

Nepal Police, which is investigating the high profile scam, had earlier said that it would be submitting the investigation report to the District Attorney Office by Sunday for legal verification. But it failed to do so. This will leave very little time for the District Attorney Office to study the investigation report, because as per the law, cases must be filed in court by Wednesday.

Police are preparing to file cases

Danny Masterson’s Sexual Assault Trial: Everything to Know

08/09/2025despair

Danny Masterson made headlines in 2017 when he was first accused of sexual assault. He has since pleaded not guilty after being charged in June 2020 with allegedly rapping three women.

Four women claimed in March 2017 that the That ’70s Show alums sexually assaulted them in the early 2000s. A fifth woman came forward in December 2017, claiming that while she was dating the actor, he “repeatedly raped” her.

Three of the five alleged victims were Scientologists, which is a church that Masterson has been a part of since he was a child. The other two accusers, Chrissie Carnell

Tenants in Common or Joint Tenants?

27/08/2025despair

The manner of holding has implications for your estate planning.

If you are buying a property it is important to have the right manner of holding (or property ownership). This decision has a clear impact on your estate planning and how your share of a property is distributed after you die. Blended families should carefully consider what manner of holding they have as this may cause issues with your estate.

This infographic gives you a simple overview of the key differences between either joint tenants or tenants in common. If you are unclear as to what is the best option,

Pakistan court says Khan arrest legal as party ponders next move | Imran Khan News

26/08/2025despair

A court in Pakistan has ruled the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan legally as protests erupted across the country after he was taken into custody in the capital Islamabad.

The arrest on Tuesday, as Khan appeared in court to face corruption allegations, is the latest twist in a months-long political crisis and follows several unsuccessful attempts to apprehend the cricketer-turned-politician.

Senior members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said a six-member committee, formed by Khan in March over his fears of being arrested, will gather and decide the next move.

Earlier, authorities said Khan was arrested in connection

Trump’s defeat in Carroll case presages more legal peril

16/08/2025despair

With one jury verdict in the books — complete with a $5 million award to Carroll — here’s a look at what’s coming next in Trump’s legal travails.

Indictment watch in Fulton County

Key date: July 11

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia, a state that President Joe Biden won narrowly. Willis recently told local law enforcement to prepare for potential indictments between July 11 and Sept. 1.

Willis’ charging decisions are rooted in the work of a special grand jury she

TX Attorney General Ken Paxton Will Sue All The Vaccines For Giving Us COVID

03/08/2025despair

It’s a new month, so naturally Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton got out his Rightwing Conspiracy dartboard. He squinted hard, flicked his wrist, and voilaa new investigation was born.

Attorney General Paxton launched an investigation into the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson concerning whether they were engaged in gain-of-function research and misled the public about doing so.
Paxton is also investigating whether the companies misrepresented the efficacy of their Covid-19 vaccines and the likelihood of transmitting Covid-19 after taking the vaccines in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The investigation will also look into

Even lawyers in the civil rape case against Trump can’t learn jurors’ names

29/07/2025despair

We learned last month that Donald Trump is getting a rare anonymous jury at his upcoming civil trial in the rape and defamation lawsuit brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll. But the former president’s aggressive behavior has continued such that even the lawyers can’t learn those jurors’ names.

It was remarkable enough when Judge Lewis Kaplan decided to treat the impending civil jury like one in a terrorism or organized crime case. In doing so, Kaplan recounted Trump’s whipping up of Jan. 6 rioters and his urging of supporters to “take our country back” in the face of