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BOSTON, Aug. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On July 31, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed the class-action case against New York University (Sacerdote, et. al. v. New York University) for breach of its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) in administering its retirement plan on behalf of its employees.  Nationally-recognized ERISA attorney, Marcia S. Wagner, principal of The Wagner Law Group, served as an expert witness for the defense in this seminal case.  In its decision, the Court cited Ms. Wagner’s expert testimony as particularlarly swaying: /EIN News/ -- “Defendant retained [Marcia] Wagner to provide expert testimony regarding NYU’s processes relating to recordkeeping fees[…] The Court found her experience with 403(b) plans impressive and her testimony consistent, reasonable, logical and ultimately, highly credible.” Ms. Wagner is … [Read more...] about Leading Attorney Marcia Wagner’s Testimony Cited by Court as Crucial in Dismissal of ERISA Case Against New York University

Barr, 68, a well-respected Republican lawyer who served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under then-President George H.W. Bush, has emerged as a favorite candidate of a number of Trump administration officials, including senior lawyers in the White House Counsel's Office, these people said. Two people familiar with the discussions said the president has told advisers in recent days that he plans to nominate Barr. … [Read more...] about William Barr emerges as leading attorney general candidate in Trump discussions

A Lee County judge Friday afternoon allowed House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s lead attorneys to withdraw from the Auburn Republican’s ethics case.Mark White of Birmingham-based White, Dowd & Arnold, who had represented Hubbard since the summer of 2013, did not go into details about the reasons for the withdrawal, beyond saying a “conflict of interest” had arisen.“I don’t think you can have a better friend than Mike Hubbard,” White said during a break in Friday’s hearing. “I don’t think I’ve known any person in my 42 years of practice who’s been treated more cruelly and unfairly by the attorney general than Mike Hubbard.”In another matter, Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker said he would issue an order forbidding attorneys in the case from speaking with the press, citing a recent incident where a prosecutor inadvertently shared a document with grand jury witnesses on it with the media.Hubbard still retains … [Read more...] about Mike Hubbard’s lead attorneys allowed to leave case

Convicted killer Jodi Arias wants to fire her lead attorney because he has "little to no tolerance for my emotional and psychological shortcomings," she wrote to a judge earlier this month. In a wordy 12-page motion obtained by the Arizona Republic, Arias repeatedly bashes Kirk Nurmi's people skills and competence, saying he "does not listen or respond to my concerns." Arias was convicted in May for the brutal slaying of ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in Mesa, Ariz., but the jury was deadlocked when it came to the death penalty. A new group of jurors will weigh whether she should be given the death penalty or life imprisonment. In the new motion filed in Maricopa County Superior Court, Arias describes how Nurmi brushed off a meltdown she had during the trial. Arias had broken down while discussing whether a phone sex recording between her and Alexander should be played in open court. "Mr. Nurmi, however, in his utter poverty of people … [Read more...] about Jodi Arias wants lead attorney removed for his ‘utter poverty of people skills’

The lead attorney in Harvey Weinstein's criminal case in New York wants out, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells News 4. The source said Monday that Benjamin Brafman, the noted Manhattan criminal defense attorney who has represented high-profile players from Dominique Strauss-Kahn to ex-pharma exec Martin Shkreli, would be asking Judge James Burke for permission to withdraw as Weinstein's attorney.  Details on the reasoning -- and Weinstein's possible reaction -- were unclear. Brafman declined comment when reached by News 4 Monday morning.  His reported self-ouster comes weeks after Burke denied a motion to dismiss Weinstein's criminal case, setting aside defense contentions that alleged improper police conduct in the investigation that led to the arrest should negate the indictment. Burke's ruling buoyed a prosecution that has appeared on rocky ground in recent months amid a prolonged defense effort to raise doubts about the case and the police … [Read more...] about Harvey Weinstein’s Lead Attorney in NYC Criminal Case Wants Out: Source