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New York lawyer believes landlords should use caution with Good Cause Eviction Law

A law passed in New York in April 2024 makes it more difficult to evict problem tenants from rental properties. As a homeowner vetting potential tenants, it's important to keep local, state, and federal housing laws in mind to avoid legal trouble. Especially since new laws are enacted frequently across the country. Support tenants On […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs eager to testify in own defense: lawyer

It's all about the testimony, baby. Sean “Diddy” Combs is preparing to take a gamble and take the stand in his own defense in his federal sex trafficking trial, his lawyers claim in a revealing new documentary. The 54-year-old hip-hop mogul is looking forward to addressing the jury, his lawyer, Mark Anifilo, said. Said in […]

Worboys lawyer joins team working for alleged Fayed victims | Mohamed Al Fayed

Lawyers who supported victims suing the Metropolitan police for failing to investigate black cab rapist John Worboys are also supporting women allegedly attacked by Mohamed Al-Fayed. Philippa Kaufman KC joined the legal team investigating whether police had a duty to do more to bring Mr Fayed to justice when the allegations against him were made. […]

NYC Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud Scheme, Faces Prison

A New York-based lawyer has pleaded guilty to participating in an immigration fraud scheme to illegally speed up refugee status applications. Kofi Amankwah, 70, a Bronx lawyer, circumvented loopholes in the system by getting asylum seekers in the city to claim they were victims of domestic violence and collect up to $6,000. Federal prosecutors have […]