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Trump's 'Pakistani mystery man' can sue for defamation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A man whom President Donald Trump described as the `Pakistani mystery man’ at the center of conservative conspiracy theories about fraud and information leaks at the U.S. House of Representatives can sue the publisher of a book that accused him of a wide variety of crimes. -
D.C. disbars Chevron-foe Donziger over witness tampering
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The District of Columbia Bar stripped Steven Donziger of his license to practice law, joining New York in determining the onetime environmental activist had fraudulently engineered a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador. -
Judge who wanted $67M for missing pants mostly loses quest to punish landlord
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) – The infamous former District of Columbia judge who tried to sue his dry cleaners for more than $50 million over a lost pair of pants has lost his effort to punish his landlord for having raised his rent. -
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Lawsuit against Hormel over treatment of pigs is revived by D.C.'s top court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An animal rights group has claimed a significant court victory in Washington, D.C., where the district’s highest court has ruled it can proceed with a lawsuit against Hormel. -
D.C. cops appeal loss in challenge of new law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – District of Columbia cops are appealing a judge’s decision that keeps intact a law passed during anti-police violence riots that changes the way they are disciplined. -
Russians named in 2016 Trump opposition research lose defamation lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Russians included on a political consulting firm’s report on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign can’t sue the firm for defamation, a District of Columbia court has ruled. -
Ridiculed judge doesn't get $67M from lawsuit over missing pants - he gets 90-day suspension
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The former judge who infamously sued a dry cleaner that misplaced his pants for $67 million will be suspended from practicing law for 90 days. -
D.C. court sides with Facebook, reverses order holding it in contempt over subpoena in murder case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has sided with Facebook over a question of whether it needed to release information in response to a court subpoena in a murder case. -
More info on Donziger released; Lawyer gained multibillion-dollar verdict against Chevron through fraud, judge has ruled
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Attorneys for Chevron on Oct. 24 asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to hold disbarred attorney Steven R. Donziger in contempt for his alleged continued efforts to personally profit off a pollution scam in the South American country of Ecuador. -
D.C. suspends lawyer Steven Donziger after fraud ruling in multibillion-dollar fight against Chevron
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – On Sept. 14, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended attorney Steven R. Donziger from practicing law in Washington, D.C., effective immediately. -
Washington Nationals lose $2M appeal after not paying for 'too slippery' floors at stadium
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Washington Nationals have been found to have breached their contract with a flooring company they said performed shoddy work at their stadium.