Law

International oilman Todd Kozel triumphs in $38 million divorce case

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Friday, April 30, 2021
Family law, Legal costs, Divorce, Interpersonal conflict, Attorney's fee, Law, Articles, Human behavior

Ashley received in excess of $100 million in stock in the divorce, but she went back to court seeking more money as "damages" because certain shares weren\'t transferred on the original due date.

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  • Ashley received in excess of $100 million in stock in the divorce, but she went back to court seeking more money as "damages" because certain shares weren\'t transferred on the original due date.
  • Todd had, instead, transferred the stock shortly after the due date and paid Ashley an agreed additional sum for the late delivery exactly as provided in the divorce agreement.\nIn 2016, a Sarasota judge sided with Ashley and imposed a $38 million post-divorce judgment against Todd.
  • Those charges have been withdrawn.\n"Todd is grateful to have this chapter behind him,\'\' Crabtree said.
  • "Now, he and his team will pursue his rightful claim to legal fees in this litigation.\'\'\n'

SBSB Law Bolsters Maritime Practice with Attorney Elton Foster

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Law, 77th United States Congress, Defense Base Act, Employee compensation in the United States, Insurance in the United States, Law firm, Merchant Marine Act, Articles, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

b'NEW ORLEANS, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier PLLC, or SBSB Law, continues to strengthen its bench of maritime law experts as the firm welcomes veteran maritime lawyer Elton Foster to its New Orleans office.

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  • b'NEW ORLEANS, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Schouest, Bamdas, Soshea & BenMaier PLLC, or SBSB Law, continues to strengthen its bench of maritime law experts as the firm welcomes veteran maritime lawyer Elton Foster to its New Orleans office.
  • With more than 30 years of legal experience, Mr. Foster joins as partner where he will focus his practice on cases involving Longshore and Harbor Workers\' Compensation Act, Defense Base Act, Jones Act, and general Maritime Law matters.\n"Mr. Foster is a wonderful addition to our maritime team and a great example of why clients continue to turn to us for counsel," said SBSB Law firm founder John Schouest .
  • "\nPrior to joining SBSB Law, Mr. Foster served as Senior Maritime Counsel for Travelers Insurance Groups Holdings, Inc. for more than 10 years.
  • "SBSB Law has built a stellar reputation for being a premiere law firm in Maritime, Longshore and Harbor Workers\' Compensation Act, and Defense Base Act law,and I am eager to contribute to the firm\'s success and continued growth."\nMr.

McDermott Strengthens Investigations and White-Collar Practice with Former US Attorney Hire

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
McDermott Will & Emery, Kenji, Barrister, McDermott, Law, Practice of law, Legal systems

b'WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced the addition of Kenji M. Price to its Litigation practice in the Washington, DC, office.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced the addition of Kenji M. Price to its Litigation practice in the Washington, DC, office.
  • Kenji is the most recent hire, following the addition of former Assistant US Attorney Julian Andr in Los Angeles and Barrister Simon Airey who leads Investigations in London.
  • Both Julian and Simon joined McDermott in March.\n"Clients will immediately benefit both from Kenji\'s legal experience and his extensive connections in the government and private sectors," David Rosenbloom, global head of McDermott\'s Litigation Practice Group, said.
  • "\nKenji focuses his practice on white-collar government investigations, internal investigations, compliance counseling and complex litigation.\n"I joined McDermott for the exciting opportunity to collaborate with seasoned litigators in the white-collar and government investigations practice," Kenji said.

Plurilock Granted Loan Forgiveness by U.S. Small Business Administration

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Communication, Forward-looking statement, Articles, Contractual term, Law, Private law

b'This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") which relate to future events or Plurilock\'s future business, operations, and financial performance and condition.

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  • b'This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") which relate to future events or Plurilock\'s future business, operations, and financial performance and condition.
  • Forward-looking statements normally contain words like "will", "intend", "anticipate", "could", "should", "may", "might", "expect", "estimate", "forecast", "plan", "potential", "project", "assume", "contemplate", "believe", "shall", "scheduled", and similar terms.
  • Although management believes that the forward-looking statements herein are reasonable, actual results could be substantially different due to the risks and uncertainties associated with and inherent to Plurilock\'s business.
  • All forward-looking statements included in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

United Kingdom Legal Services Market Report 2021: Revenue on Hold in 2020 but Annual Growth of Over 4% Forecast for 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Legal, Professional services, Law, Articles, Law of the United Kingdom, Law firm, Practice of law, Barrister, XC2

b'The "UK Legal Services Market Report 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com\'s offering.\nThe UK legal services market (including private practice firms, barristers, patent agents, and other legal services providers) was valued at almost \xc2\xa337bn in 2020, unchanged from 2019.

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  • b'The "UK Legal Services Market Report 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com\'s offering.\nThe UK legal services market (including private practice firms, barristers, patent agents, and other legal services providers) was valued at almost \xc2\xa337bn in 2020, unchanged from 2019.
  • In the first three-quarters of 2020 revenue decreased by 1.5% compared to the previous year mainly due to a decline in the first lockdown.
  • In the last quarter of 2020, revenue increased.\nThe number of law firms in the UK stands at just below 12,000.
  • The largest segment in the consumer law market is personal injury/accident/medical negligence work valued at \xc2\xa34bn although this sector has seen a decline in revenue in 2020.

United States Drug Patent Litigation Patent Database Service 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Health, Pharmaceutical, United States patent law, Patent law, Inter partes review, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Chemical patent, Patent, PTAB, Law, Creativity

b'The "Drug Patent Database Subscription: US Drug Patent Litigation" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com\'s offering.\nThis subscription was created to answer a simple question: When do drug patents expire?

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  • b'The "Drug Patent Database Subscription: US Drug Patent Litigation" database has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com\'s offering.\nThis subscription was created to answer a simple question: When do drug patents expire?
  • Your needs evolve as the industry keeps changing.
  • Since then dozens of additional datasets have been added by aggressive adaptation based on your needs.\nThis subscription for the US Drug Patent Litigation portion of the database offers information on:\nPatent Trial and Appeal Board, PTAB inter partes review, post-grant review\nGlobal biopharmaceutical markets face constant change.
  • This helps you see opportunities and enrich your analysis, without overwhelming you with options or asking you to perform many searches.

EBS Investor Alert: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Reminds Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Investors of Class Action and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Legal, Professional services, Civil law, Gewirtz, Grossman, Lawsuit, Complaint, Plaintiff, Class action, Law

When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.\nA class action lawsuit has already been filed.

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  • When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.\nA class action lawsuit has already been filed.
  • If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm\xe2\x80\x99s site: www.bgandg.com/ebs or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq.
  • or his Investor Relations Analyst, Yael Hurwitz of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484.
  • Your ability to share in any recovery doesn\'t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.\nBronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is a corporate litigation boutique.

Trust & Will Enables Seamless Access to Digital Estate Plans with New Shared Access Feature

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Law, Estate planning, Property law, Tax avoidance, Taxation in the United States, Trust law, Articles, Private law

b'SAN DIEGO, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trust & Will , a modern approach to online estate planning, announced today its new Shared Document Access feature to help families better plan for their financial futures.

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  • b'SAN DIEGO, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trust & Will , a modern approach to online estate planning, announced today its new Shared Document Access feature to help families better plan for their financial futures.
  • Shared Document Access is a new feature that enables family members, financial advisors, and other professionals to gain instant access to a digital estate plan.
  • By sharing plans with loved ones in advance, families can better plan for their financial future.
  • In response to COVID-19, Trust & Will launched the Frontline Heroes Initiative, which has provided more than 11,000 free estate plans to healthcare professionals and teachers.

SmartSearch TripleCheck Sets New Standard in AML Security for U.S.

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Biometrics, Identification, Surveillance, Due diligence, CDI, Articles, Common law, Law

Then, using a customer \'Selfie Liveness Video\' (SLV), it uses biometric and liveness detection to compare the \'real person\' with the document provided to ensure the image and information is genuine.\nLevel 3 of TripleCheck utilises various Digital Elements (DEs) such as mobile phone numbers, email and IP addresses, to create robust and easy-to-understand fraud risk indicators and deliver an overall risk score.

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  • Then, using a customer \'Selfie Liveness Video\' (SLV), it uses biometric and liveness detection to compare the \'real person\' with the document provided to ensure the image and information is genuine.\nLevel 3 of TripleCheck utilises various Digital Elements (DEs) such as mobile phone numbers, email and IP addresses, to create robust and easy-to-understand fraud risk indicators and deliver an overall risk score.
  • A dashboard provides detailed information to support additional due diligence, enabling further investigation of high-risk events.\nThe SmartSearch TripleCheck technology then \'triangulates\' this information, matching the DEs to the individual\'s terrestrial address and enabling the CRA data, ID document and SLV imaging to be bound together to create a unique Composite Digital Identity (CDI).\nCheekadds: "The new legislation introduced in January requires a lot more information about businesses and their customers for compliance.
  • So, the launch of TripleCheck in the U.S. will provide the solution millions of businesses will be looking for.
  • "\nSmartSearch is a leading UK provider of anti-money-laundering software.

Need a Notary Public? Just a Phone Call or Text Away - 614 Notary Brings Mobile Services to Businesses and Individuals in Columbus and Central Ohio Area

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Thursday, April 29, 2021
Notary, Law, Notary public

b'COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --614 Notary ( https://www.614notary.com/ ) recently highlighted its unique mobile services to help businesses and individuals looking for on-call notary services delivered to the home or office.

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  • b'COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --614 Notary ( https://www.614notary.com/ ) recently highlighted its unique mobile services to help businesses and individuals looking for on-call notary services delivered to the home or office.
  • A full spectrum provider, 614 Notary offers legal witnessing services for car titles, loan documents, powers of attorney, affidavits, bail bonds, living wills, medical documents, official signings, and much more.
  • "\nLocated in the heart of downtown Columbus, 614 Notary is a full-service mobile notary company that is family and minority-owned with more than 20 years of combined experience.
  • 614 Notary provides professional notary services with the convenience of front door delivery.