William A. Smith, the former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, was accused of embezzling funds meant to support efforts to beautify the city’s waterfront.
Category: Decisions and Verdicts
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Their Lives Were Bound by a Fraud Case; Their Fates by a Sinking Yacht
Mike Lynch and Christopher Morvillo spent 12 years together fighting a legal battle over two continents. Their victory celebration ended in tragedy.
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Oakland Airport Can’t Use San Francisco in Its Name, Judge Rules
The airport’s name, San Francisco Bay Oakland International, suggested that the “lower rated airport” was associated with San Francisco, a federal judge said in a temporary order.
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NLRB Bars Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings After Amazon Draws Complaint
The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.
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Shell Wins Appeal in Landmark Climate Case in the Netherlands
A lower court had ordered the company to cut emissions by 45 percent by 2030, but the oil giant argued that a single firm should not be hit with arbitrary pollution-reduction requirements.
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Banned From Atlanta: The Challenges of Young Thug’s Unique Probation
The rapper was released from jail last week after a surprise guilty plea. For 15 years, a set of strict requirements will govern his life and music.
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Ed Sheeran Prevails in Copyright Appeal Over ‘Let’s Get It On’
A three-judge panel affirmed that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally borrow from Marvin Gaye’s song.
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A Texas Judge’s Fight to Keep a High Profile Case Out of His Court
A battle over a new rule to limit credit card late fees has spiraled into a larger skirmish about how much power litigants should have to maneuver their cases into friendly courtrooms.
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Nishad Singh, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time After Cooperation
Mr. Singh, who was a top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire, had pleaded guilty to fraud and campaign finance violations that contributed to the collapse of FTX.
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Alabama Prison Labor Program Faces Legal Challenges
A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.
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Tapestry-Capri Fashion Merger Is Blocked by Judge
The F.T.C. had sued to halt the merger of Tapestry, the parent of Coach and Kate Spade, and Capri, the owner of Versace and Michael Kors.