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Maybe the craziest story you'll read today?
Lawyers must apologize to South Philly residents for, as a judge described it, playing "a looped recording of a woman screaming. At 122 decibels. For an hour. At 5:30 a.m. By a daycare center that was opening." https://t.co/xXTeYFV09s
Despite a jury acquitting Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne for the murder of a police officer nearly 25 years ago, the two men remain in prison for the crime. But they're hoping to reverse the guilty pleas that a judge relied on to sentence them. https://t.co/W3UjJ37Mc9
The SEC brought a new insider trading case tied to the theft of confidential merger info from a Covington atty, suing the cousin of an ex-FBI trainee who was sentenced to prison for filching the Merck deal info at the case's heart and tipping off others. https://t.co/UtjGxQRc5A
A former Hollywood studio bigwig saddled with a gambling debt lawsuit has told a Connecticut state court that Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is relying on an invalid contract to support its breach claim. https://t.co/11uMC4YAVO
A coalition of nonprofit civil rights litigators and pro bono counsel notched a pair of legal victories in cases over two mid-Atlantic city police departments' property seizure. Lawyers have expressed hope the impact could reach past their communities. https://t.co/pyaj1JwRS3
The Texas Supreme Court laid the groundwork for allowing nonattorneys to provide limited legal services, while remaining silent on the issue of nonlawyer ownership in organizations that provide legal services. https://t.co/Ee9Re0HuuF
Aided in part by an influx of settlement money from opioid litigation, a growing number of legal aid groups are offering programs aimed at individuals and families hurt by the addiction crisis. https://t.co/mNV8qnH5Bt
Congrats to @DanielConnolly and the Law360 Pulse team for earning a first place award at the @SABEW Best in Business Awards for the feature "Debt Firm's Flameout A Cautionary Tale For Consumers." Check it out here in case you missed it.https://t.co/PbNk93D0l9
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