Jack Newsham Reporter
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Jack Newsham is a reporter writing about law and the legal industry. He is based in New York.

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  • Law
  • Legal Industry

221 Articles
about 2 months
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The hard-partying lawyers who get negligent companies to pay billions

Mass torts hold companies accountable for their actions — but they're a product of pure anarchy.

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Judge hearing Boeing lawsuit traded Boeing stock, calls it accidental

A judge who threw out a $72 million verdict against Boeing said the case wasn't impacted by a financial adviser's tra...

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Mike Lynch: Tech tycoon missing after superyacht sank off Sicily coast

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch is among six people thought to be missing after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the c...

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2 months
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Christopher Morvillo, Mike Lynch's lawyer, feared dead in yacht sinking

A well-known defense lawyer, who helped Mike Lynch win acquittal, is missing along with his wife after Lynch's yacht ...

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3 months
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RFK Jr. put hand in dead bear's mouth filled with brain: necropsy

The Central Park bear's necropsy found that the dead cub's flesh was in good condition. RFK Jr. said he planned to pu...

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3 months
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How Stephanie Jones became one of celebrity PR's most polarizing names

Multiple anti-Stephanie Jones accounts and the departure of some big clients, including Jeff Bezos, have the PR world...

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3 months
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Accountants feared blowback over pop stars' COVID cash grab, docs show

Top accountants for superstar musicians at NKSFB worried their clients could not legally claim COVID cash. Then they ...

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3 months
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Cameo can't pay fine after FTC violation

In 2021, Cameo reached a $1 billion valuation, but it has since fallen on hard times, according to a settlement agree...

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4 months
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Fisker wants to sell its unsold cars to NYC Uber and Lyft drivers

The failed EV manufacturer Fisker wants to sell its inventory to a company that leases vehicles to NYC ride-hailing d...

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4 months
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Boeing thruster tests may take "weeks" before astronauts come home

NASA and Boeing say they're being cautious to make sure astronauts testing the new Starliner spacecraft will return s...

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4 months
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A Tennessee city is paying $32,000 for fining a woman over a yard sign

A woman whose yard sign used a curse word to describe her feelings about Biden and Trump was fined. Now, she won big ...

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4 months
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A stolen painting found at a London bus stop just sold for $22 million

The masterpiece that was missing for seven years after being stolen from an English country home set a new record hig...

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