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Judge Approves Transocean’s $400 Million Settlement For Criminal Involvement In Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Posted On Friday, February 15, 2013

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo of the Eastern District of Louisiana approved Transocean’s guilty plea to violating the Clean Water Act based on its involvement in the 2010...

Erroneous Answers On Juror Questionnaire No Basis For New Trial For Former Newark Mayor

Posted On Thursday, February 14, 2013

The Third Circuit has upheld a district court’s denial of former Newark Mayor Sharpe James’ request for a new trial on fraud charges. United States v. James, 2013 U.S. App. Lexis...

Third Circuit Sides With Government And Orders Fumo To Shoulder More Of The Restitution Burden

Posted On Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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In the appeal of former Pennsylvania State Senator, Vincent J. Fumo, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ordered Fumo to pay a larger share of the restitution to one of his...

Collateral Consequences Of Healthcare Prosecutions – Pietragallo’s Christopher Iacono Publishes Article Highlighting Important Considerations For Defense Counsel

Posted On Tuesday, February 12, 2013
By: Christopher A. Iacono

Healthcare prosecutions are on the rise in every jurisdiction across the United States. For defense counsel, these cases present numerous unique challenges, many of which reach beyond...

James W. Kraus Of Pietragallo Will Be A Panel Moderater At “Plea Bargaining After Lafler & Frye”

Posted On Monday, February 11, 2013

The Duquesne University School of Law will be sponsoring a national symposium entitled, “Plea Bargaining After Lafler & Frye” in collaboration with the American Bar Association Criminal...

Law Firms Face Yet Another Suit Over Stanford Fraud

Posted On Friday, February 8, 2013

The attacks just keep coming against two law firms accused of helping Robert Allen Stanford create a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. “Lawyers have a duty to provide diligent zealous advocacy and to...

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Judge Approves Transocean’s $400 Million Settlement For Criminal Involvement In Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Erroneous Answers On Juror Questionnaire No Basis For New Trial For Former Newark Mayor

Third Circuit Sides With Government And Orders Fumo To Shoulder More Of The Restitution Burden

Collateral Consequences Of Healthcare Prosecutions – Pietragallo’s Christopher Iacono Publishes Article Highlighting Important Considerations For Defense Counsel

James W. Kraus Of Pietragallo Will Be A Panel Moderater At “Plea Bargaining After Lafler & Frye”

Law Firms Face Yet Another Suit Over Stanford Fraud

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