The new leadership team of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.com has threatened legal action against political and charitable organizations that fail to return donations they received when the exchange was led by Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a statement released Sunday. FTX requested the funds be returned by Feb. 28, claiming that they “reserve the right to commence actions before the Bankruptcy Court” if the funds are not returned by that date, with interest accruing from the date any action is commenced. Recipients of such funds were also warned that making subsequent charitable donations of the equivalent amount being sought for return would not shield them from FTX’s recovery efforts.…

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are preparing for Super Bowl 57 in Arizona on Sunday. Follow our updates on their preparations and the preparations for the game. Opening night has a bit of everythingKansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster plays Pin the Tail on the Donkey while wearing a cowboy hat during Opening Night for Super Bowl 57 at the Football Printer Center on Feb. 6, 2023.There were players, coaches, media and fans at Super Bowl 57 Open Night on Monday at the Footprint Center, but there was also a whole lot more. Donna Kelce, mother to Super Bowl bound brothers Travis and Jason, gave away tickets to the big game to some lucky fans.…

The Marrone Law Firm of Syracuse has completed its acquisition of the McMahon Law Firm of Camillus. Steve McMahon (left) is now retired. Anthony Marrone (right) is the founder and CEO of the Marrone Law Firm, a boutique firm focusing on the areas of elder law, Medicare, and estate planning. (Photo credit: Marrone Law Firm website) SYRACUSE, NY — The Marrone Law Firm, PC of Syracuse announced it has acquired the McMahon Law Firm of Camillus. Long-time attorney Steve McMahon has decided to retire after nearly five decades of practice, the Marrone firm said in a Jan. 30 releases.…

(Reuters) – US law firm Fox Rothschild said Monday that Todd Rodriguez, a longterm leader of the firm’s healthcare group, will take over as firmwide managing partner effective April 1. Rodriguez succeeds Mark Morris, a real estate lawyer who has served as the Philadelphia-founded firm’s managing partner since 2017. Morris will become chair, replacing current chair Mark Silow. Rodriguez, who has served as co-chair of the firm’s healthcare department since 2008, said Silow and Morris have built a “very healthy and robust firm” with a diversity of people and practice areas, and he views his charge as “continuing that legacy .”…

Being charged with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) can have serious consequences, including fines, license suspension, and even jail time. However, DUI lawyers are skilled at employing various defense strategies to reduce or dismiss these charges. Here are the top defense strategies that DUI lawyers use to protect their clients.1. Challenging the Legality of the Traffic StopOne of the first strategies a DUI lawyer may use is to challenge the legality of the traffic stop. Law enforcement officers must have a valid reason, such as a traffic violation, to pull you over. If your lawyer can prove that the stop was unjustified or unlawful, any evidence gathered during the stop, such as breathalyzer results, may be deemed inadmissible in court.…

FILE – Attorney Tom Girardi smiles outside the Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Disbarred attorney Girardi makes his first appearance Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in federal court on charges that he embezzled millions of dollars from some of the large settlements he won for clients. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Damian Dovarganes APLOS ANGELES Disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf Monday on charges he embezzled millions of dollars from some of the massive settlements he won for clients during a once prominent career. [–Girardi, 83, is charged in Los Angeles federal court with wire fraud for allegedly stealing more than $15 million from clients that included an Arizona widow whose husband was killed in boat accident, a Los Angeles couple injured in a car wreck that paralyzed their son and a man who was severely burned in the 2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion.…

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is seen on November 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.MEGA/GC Images/Getty ImagesLawyers who represented Ye — aka Kanye West — finally found him after months of trying.They handed him a judge’s order explaining they quit and he had to find new attorneys.Ye has several pending lawsuits against him, alleging millions of dollars in damages.Kanye West’s former lawyers have finally found him. After months of searching, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig LLP, the firm that represented West for everything from contract disputes to employment lawsuits, tracked Ye down and told him they quit.…

Lawyers for both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf filed a joint motion Sunday to the US District Court for Northern California to ask for a case management conference to discuss delaying the current trial date and extending the discovery schedule for the ongoing antitrust lawsuit. US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman is overseeing the trial that is currently set for January 2024. The deadline for complete document discovery is March 30. The fact discovery deadline is May 26. Lawyers for the upstart circuit led by Greg Norman and financially supported by the Public Investment Fund argued “the Tour is exploiting litigation delay to choke off air to LIV and players” and that the current timeframes are “not only workable, but critical to the careers of the Player Plaintiffs and the viability of LIV as a legitimate competitor to the Tour.”…