By Rachel Scharf (July 19, 2022, 7:19 PM EDT) — “Lottery Lawyer” Jason Kurland stole from a South Carolina-based client and concealed key information as he invested portions of her $1.5 billion Mega Millions payday in risky small business loans, diamonds and racehorses, the jackpot winner told a Brooklyn federal jury Tuesday.
A former insurance underwriter testifying pseudonymously as “Beth Smith” said she and her husband retained Kurland in 2018 after she won the largest single jackpot in history. Kurland, formerly a partner at Rivkin Radler LLP, is on trial before U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis for allegedly pilfering from lottery-winner clients and funneling millions of their dollars into his…
Stay ahead of the curve
In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition.
Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of suit, and more.)
Access to attached documents such as briefs, petitions, complaints, decisions, motions, etc.
Create custom alerts for specific article and case topics and so much more!
