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Ari Brojde thought his grandmother’s estate would be easy, but it took nearly three years to settle.Brojde and his cousin invented software to help streamline estate administration.Talking ahead of time and getting iron-clad legal directives can speed up estate settlement, he said. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation…
A former Avenue Capital fundraiser claims Marc Lasry offered her a $5 million settlement in May.Earlier this month, Lasry filed a lawsuit against Gina Strum, claiming she was trying to extort $50 million.A statement from Lasry claims the latest filings are a publicity stunt for her “malicious threats.” Billionaire Avenue…
After a full day of meetings at Julie, a startup that sells a morning-after pill, CEO Amanda E/J Morrison jumped a flight from New York to Boston and headed to a small, private college, where a trivia night awaited her. Dozens of students shuffled into a classroom with plates of…
Elon Musk is giving away $1 million each day to a voter who signs a petition.But there could be trouble, because you have to be a registered voter to participate.It’s illegal to pay people to register to vote, and experts say this could cross that line. Elon Musk’s latest gambit…
Millions of student-loan borrowers have faced legal whiplash over the past 24 hours.A Missouri judge blocked Biden from carrying out his broader debt relief plan just hours after receiving the case.The ruling came before the Education Department had even published the final rule for the debt relief. It’s been a…
In a court filing Monday, Eric Adams argues his bribery charge should be dismissed.The NYC mayor says it was legal for him to accept lavish travel accommodations from Turkey.These trips were gifts, not bribes, he argues. In a court filing Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal…
It’s 2021, one year after the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the workplace. Your boss says the company does not plan to require employees to return to the office. You give up your $3,000-a-month apartment in the city to buy a house hundreds of miles away.Fast forward two years, and now the…
Donald Trump’s rap sheet is a work in progress these days.Under the former president’s current court schedule, he will greet Election Day as a sentenced felon.But legal scholars predict Trump is about to use his new presidential immunity powers to execute an unprecedented legal maneuver, one that will delay his…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Matthew Boutte, a graduate of Georgetown Law, who gave up his legal career to travel and tutor. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his education history and income.In 2013, I graduated from Georgetown Law and…
Google is one of the world’s largest and most influential companies, and the most popular search engine by far. So it’s no surprise that the search giant’s rapidly evolving and boundary-pushing technology would attract litigation over the course of its 25-year history.Google has been sued in dozens, if not hundreds…
