Cayman Islands: Robbery Blackbeard’s the Falls – West Bay Road
From RCIPS Sat, May 9, 2015 at 4:00 PM Just before 10:00 PM last night (Friday, 08th May 2015), 911 received a report of a robbery at Blackbeard’s the Falls. A lone gunman entered the Liquor Store and demanded money from…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 8 CINICO Cayman Brac Closure Due to illness, the CINICO Cayman Brac office will be closed Tuesday, Thursday & Friday of this week. During this period, all Cayman Brac Civil Servants needing assistance should contact the Grand…
Malpractice case shows dangers of giving legal advice
By David Gialanella, From New Jersey Law Journal The New Jersey Supreme Court won’t weigh in on a case in which a client’s guilty plea foreclosed a legal malpractice claim against a lawyer who advised the client to cooperate with…
Injunction issued against AmEx anti-steering rules
By Andrew Keshner, From New York Law Journal American Express cannot impede merchants from expressing preferences or offering incentives for consumers to use certain cards, a judge decided after already determining the company violated antitrust laws with its anti-steering rules….
First amendment win for brewery’s ‘Raging Bitch’ beer
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel A company called Flying Dog Brewery, which makes a craft beer called Raging Bitch, has registered an important First Amendment victory for businesses that want to go to market with creative brand names, showing…
Skelos, son charged with bribery, extortion
By Mark Hamblett,From New York Law Journal In the latest federal indictment targeting what authorities say is a pay-to-play culture in Albany, New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, were arrested Monday on federal…
Nine-year-old charged with car theft in Trinidad
From Caribbean360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday May 6, 2015 – Police in Trinidad and Tobago have charged a nine-year-old boy for stealing a car, but questions are being raised about the legality of the move. The child took a…
Disruptive defendant keeps testing Alsup’s patience
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder U.S. District Judge William Alsup doesn’t typically interrupt opening statements for bathroom breaks. Then again, there is little that’s typical about the trial of fallen San Francisco real estate tycoon Luke Brugnara—a tour-de-force personality…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 7 Clifton Hunter High School year 7 & 8 Parents’ Consultative Evening The Clifton Hunter High School year 7 & 8 Parents’ Consultative Evening is Wednesday (6 May) in the performing arts building at 5pm. Reporting session…
Ridgefield hedge fund partner gets 33 months [funds based in Cayman Islands]
By Alexander Soule From Financial Mines Connecticut David Bryson, 46, a former managing partner of Ridgefield-based New Stream Capital, received a 33-month prison sentence for his part in a fraudulent scheme that ultimately defrauded investors of $46 million. Bryson collected…