Lawyer hopes book will get client sprung; instead of getting flowers, his estranged wife got shot. Was his dad behind the crime?

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Paul Luskin, serving a 35-year sentence for attempting to murder his former wife, Marie, claims he was wrongly convicted and that the attack happened during a robbery by career criminals involved in a drug deal. In a book on the case, 'Flowers for Mrs. Luskin,' Miami author Arthur Jay Harris claims Luskin's father, Joe Luskin, hired the robbers and that the younger Luskin is innocent. The Luskins were involved in a bitter divorce when the crime happened. The court has so far not believed Luskin's claims enough to reopen the case.

Cases, False imprisonment, Criminal attempt, Luskin, Paul

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Firms object to settlement: Baker and Cadwalader see a potential liability trap in an end to investor fraud cases

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Baker and McKenzie and Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft advised investor partnerships which were hurt by the collapse of Premium Sales Corp are protesting proposed settlements between a receiver and founders and fund-raisers of the firm. Baker and Cadwalader are claiming that the proposed settlements are illegal because the receiver cannot have the simultaneous roles of being a coordinator of investor lawsuits and standing in for Premium Sales Corp.

Management, Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Securities fraud, Baker and McKenzie, Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft

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Lawyers testify in Cali drug trial; colleagues allege some attorneys crossed the line into criminality

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Criminal defense attorneys Michael Abbell and William Moran are on trial for drug racketeering, with prosecutors offering evidence to prove that they were in the employ of the Cali cartel leaders for many years, and that members tried to protect them from Colombian and US law. Both have maintained their innocence since indictment.

Attorneys, Investigations, Lawyers, Narcotics, Control of, Narcotics control, Crime

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