Litigation

Litigation

Barry H. Berke, Paul H. Schoeman | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On May 24, 2011, Raymond Craig Brubaker was acquitted on all nine criminal charges in one of the most significant tax shelter fraud prosecutions brought by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. Mr. Brubaker was on trial for ten weeks with four other defendants. He was the only defendant to be found not...

Civil Justice

Sam Marshall | Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania

Editor: Please tell us about the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, Inc. (IFP). Marshall: We represent the insurance industry on regulatory, legislative and judicial matters in Pennsylvania. Right now, the main focus of our work is on revising our joint and several liability law. Currently...

Civil Justice

Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance

Editor: Please tell us about the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance (NJLRA). What is its mission? Rayner: The New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance was founded on a bipartisan basis in 2007 to reform New Jersey's civil justice laws to ensure that they are fair and that they treat defendants...