With rescue teams continuing overnight to pull bodies from beneath the rubble of thousands of toppled buildings, the earthquake that ravaged Turkey and Syria on Monday is now the deadliest the world has seen in a decade. Its aftermath is affecting as many as 23 million people, according to a senior emergencies officer with the World Health Organization.
In 2021, Diamond admitted that, from 2013 to 2017, he improperly marketed personal injury legal services that he did not provide. Now, he’s arguing to a disciplinary panel that even a short suspension would be “unduly harsh,” unfairly impacting the other 50 lawyers at his firm, Betsy Powell reports. A fine, however — which would reach a maximum of $100,000 — would only be a “drop in the bucket” for Diamond, one Law Society prosecutor argued.
Lift the sanctions.