Trump Cannot Vitiate the 14th Amendment By Executive Order: Birthright will Stay

Posted on Oct 31, 2018 in Business Litigation

President Trump, in an attention grabbing maneuver, said he is preparing an executive order to nullify the long-accepted constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship in the United States.  Yet, if he were to do so, he would run afoul to the 14th Amendment.  The words of the 14th Amendment are plain; Children born in the United […]

Megyn Kelly will return

Posted on Oct 31, 2018 in Business Litigation

So many questions about Megyn Kelly and whether she will return.  Some wrongfully say that she will forever be out.   The bottom line is that America’s memory is shorter than short.  Accordingly, Megyn Kelly will get offers from various news sources.  Remember Brian Williams?  The disgraced NBC newscaster who was caught in several alleged […]

Enter Judge Kavanaugh:  Eight Things You Will See From The Righter Roberts Court

Posted on Oct 10, 2018 in Business Litigation

How different will the Supreme Court really be with Brett Kavanaugh as the newest associate justice?  Here is a sneak preview:    Day-to-day change will not be that drastic:  the majority of decisions handed down by SCOTUS relate to technical, non-political issues decided by easy majorities.  Kavanaugh will not impact those decisions.    In politically […]

Does Peloton Have a real law suit or is competition creeping up in it? Only Michael Milken Knows!

Posted on Sep 14, 2018 in Business Litigation

Peloton, the maker of popular at-home fitness bikes, is striking back against Flywheel for purportedly  stealing the technology that brings cycling classes into users’ bedrooms.  Does it have a real case or is competition simply intensifying in the luxury boutique fitness systems – we will know in time. Peloton commenced an action in federal court […]

Entertainment Industry Business Manager Convicted of Defrauding Celebrity Clients, Bankruptcy Fraud and Tax Charges

Posted on Aug 27, 2018 in Business Litigation

A federal jury in Columbus, Ohio has convicted Kevin R. Foster, 42, of Montclair, NJ, of 16 charges related to a fraud scheme. He was found guilty of wire fraud, money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, tax evasion and filing a false tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s […]

Manafort/Cohen: 3 Big Take Aways

Posted on Aug 22, 2018 in Business Litigation

It seems that every day is more remarkable than the prior day during the volatile presidency of Donald Trump.  But the conclusion from yesterday’s events is inescapable — Trump’s web is getting more tangled. In a double whammy day two people very close to the President Trump will now be going to jail … for […]

Donald Trump: Tale of the Tape?

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in Business Litigation

The NYT revealed that Cohen may have tape recorded conversations he had with Donald Trump – yes, conversations! So, the real story is not what Trump said to Cohen during that single conversation about paying off the former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal, who alleged an affair with Trump, to keep her quiet. After all, the […]

LeSean McCoy’s girlfriend says robber beat her while demanding jewelry in their Atlanta home

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in Business Litigation

The vicious, brutal beating of LeSean McCoy’s girlfriend while she was asleep in her Atlanta home raises eyebrows. Was it a random attack or was it someone hired by McCoy or someone else. We do not know yet but the press is reporting that the relationship was volatile, McCoy would not show her how to […]

AT&T/Time Warner merger not blocked

Posted on Jun 13, 2018 in Business Litigation

As expected, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger yesterday. Judge Leon announced his decision in a packed courtroom, ruling that antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department failed to prove that AT&T violated antitrust laws by merging with Time Warner Cable. Here’s the simple breakdown of […]

You can bet on it!

Posted on May 20, 2018 in Business Litigation

This past Monday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting, striking down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (“PASPA”), a 1992 federal law that prohibited states from authorizing sports betting. The 6 – 3 decision (which was the “over” bet as it was expected that the decision would be […]