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Eight Big-Time Plaintiffs Lawyers INCINERATED in Maine Plane Crash

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/us/bangor-maine-plane-crash ...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
180^180
Curious windowlicker new version
  01/26/26
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autistic marvelous sex offender trailer park
  01/26/26
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Poppy police squad
  01/27/26
It's okay, they were Democrats: https://x.com/Mauritz1942/st...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
Photo of smoldering plane: https://x.com/Oflululemon/status/...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
The aircraft tail features the firm’s distinct “...
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
Hard to tell with it being upside down like that.
electric shrine
  01/26/26
180. Plaintiffs lawyers are 99% fraudsters / scammers / rack...
Racy codepig
  01/26/26
Take that back. They appear to be the 1% good ones.
Racy codepig
  01/26/26
They're an elite plaintiffs firm and still run by the founde...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
"still run" ?
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
Unclear who was in the plane. They probably are up to 30 la...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
It's kind of crazy that they had just finished a long day of...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
yes, the companies they sue are even worse, and without them...
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
See, but it doesn't.
slate exhilarant orchestra pit
  01/26/26
yes and in house attorneys and the external firms they work ...
Bull headed half-breed
  01/26/26
These guys sued those guys
electric shrine
  01/26/26
Super hot, super rich widows on the market: https://x.com/MS...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
super hot? these blonde shikses dont age well. u can tell th...
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
Age/wealth adjusted they are 11s Edit: *are/were
electric shrine
  01/26/26
Jesus puckered his lips and blew a gust of wind across that ...
black hissy fit point
  01/26/26
Yet CSLG lives
electric shrine
  01/26/26
sorry, i got confused with RSF. i've got nothing. maybe he d...
black hissy fit point
  01/26/26
You can't spell ShitKing without Itkin
electric shrine
  01/26/26
...
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
Who’s sweeping in to take their books?
Charismatic dragon
  01/26/26
I bet it's a feeding frenzying happening right now
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
How does an ownership interest in a law firm work for your n...
Charismatic dragon
  01/26/26
They probably have key-man insurance that covers # number of...
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
nonresponsive. insurance doesnt resolve who controls the fir...
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
**PAGING CSLG & EPAH** I feel like they’d have ins...
Charismatic dragon
  01/26/26
NIGGER, the firm will no longer exist. You can't pass any...
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
he said "functionally sole-owner" i assume this...
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
Everything goes to the surviving lolyer. I would think the f...
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
i dunno, but this just doesnt seem right. paging EPAH/CSLG!
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
It's not a tontine, Chandler might have the right to pay FMV...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
It’s actually pretty interesting. In the scenario whe...
electric shrine
  01/27/26
fun legal hypo. tyft
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
Probably a provision requiring her to sell it back to the fi...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
Given the uncertain nature of the valuation and the continge...
Charismatic dragon
  01/26/26
Apparently there is a statute that governs this - RUPA. The...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
How does she have the power to hold any interest since she's...
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
Not a lot, BUT she can still fight to have the valuation don...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
70-80 percent of the firm survived. Arnold or Itkin is grin...
electric shrine
  01/26/26
Allah Akbar!
iridescent fear-inspiring office
  01/26/26
too bad it wasn't cslg
canary indian lodge
  01/26/26
News reports suggest that Kurt's wife Tara perished in the c...
jet den
  01/26/26
no lawyers on the plane and just WAGs. IRS audit time!
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
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Supple step-uncle's house
  01/26/26
At the funeral, will the Partners do a Plaintiff version of ...
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
These guys had won billions from Monsanto These guys won ...
Wild passionate abode
  01/26/26
...
topaz chapel mad cow disease
  01/26/26
Nature of the assignment.
Aphrodisiac embarrassed to the bone sanctuary
  01/26/26
milfy wife and her girlfriends died on their way to paris ...
Bull headed half-breed
  01/26/26
i called it. IRS audit time. they just write it off!
Dashing tank
  01/26/26
the dead went from sleazy lib PI lawyers to shrews headed to...
canary indian lodge
  01/26/26
Autoadmit somehow more ir8
electric shrine
  01/26/26
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autistic marvelous sex offender trailer park
  01/26/26
https://www.arnolditkin.com/meet-our-attorneys/tara-arnold/#...
Mind-boggling ebony location kitty
  01/27/26
Imagine being the insurer
electric shrine
  01/26/26
This is some top-tier POWERGOY shit: The Arnolds were not...
Aphrodisiac embarrassed to the bone sanctuary
  01/27/26
So they gave more to TTTexas sports than cslg is worth lol a...
canary indian lodge
  01/27/26
...
Judgmental twinkling stag film
  01/27/26
Which is also his Alma mater
electric shrine
  01/27/26
Wtf that's completely insane
fishy black woman
  01/27/26
i dont understand any of these major athletic boosters. what...
Dashing tank
  01/27/26
You get your pick of strapping young buck niggas to come fuc...
Curious windowlicker new version
  01/27/26
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Judgmental twinkling stag film
  01/27/26
Why do so many rich people donate millions to college athlet...
Bateful turquoise doctorate
  01/27/26
it's top tier business networking, access to government (gov...
Hyperventilating Big Blood Rage Corn Cake
  01/27/26
What was this guy's probable net worth and is it more than C...
Titillating Kitchen Depressive
  01/27/26
He is a billionaire. 50-100x CSLG.
jet den
  01/27/26
links to his billionaire status? how do you make that mu...
Titillating Kitchen Depressive
  01/27/26
A couple of 10 figure verdicts. A bunch of 9 figure verdicts...
jet den
  01/27/26
How much do these lawyers stunt on BIGLAW partners?
Titillating Kitchen Depressive
  01/27/26
They make more money than basically every BIGLAW litigation ...
jet den
  01/27/26
Um, they’re involved in the same cases - just not the ...
electric shrine
  01/27/26
how often do you think that's the case? i think these firms ...
Mind-boggling ebony location kitty
  01/27/26
You’re right, it’s not often and not the norm, b...
electric shrine
  01/28/26
They get involved in multiparty litigation all the time and ...
jet den
  01/27/26
They advertise that they have paid $500 million in just refe...
electric shrine
  01/27/26
“A page talking up the firm's expertise in aviation ac...
Flirting sneaky criminal national security agency
  01/27/26
Seems like the perfect case for Jared. Too bad he's on vacat...
Self-centered puppy
  01/27/26
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electric shrine
  01/27/26
Airport, mechanic, manufacturer, and pilots all peppering an...
electric shrine
  01/27/26
Two of them were former poasters
obsidian razzle-dazzle sweet tailpipe native
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Poppy police squad
  01/27/26
Very sad tragedy. Knew the Arnold's from the country club t...
yapping bright university
  01/27/26
Yeah, I have not heard negative things about them.
electric shrine
  01/28/26


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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:13 AM
Author: electric shrine

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/us/bangor-maine-plane-crash

https://x.com/Jaxhana/status/2015686598738755964?s=20

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620032)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:14 AM
Author: Curious windowlicker new version

180^180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620033)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:54 PM
Author: autistic marvelous sex offender trailer park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49621623)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:14 AM
Author: Poppy police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49623197)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:15 AM
Author: electric shrine

It's okay, they were Democrats: https://x.com/Mauritz1942/status/2015820469207707659?s=20

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620036)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:16 AM
Author: electric shrine

Photo of smoldering plane: https://x.com/Oflululemon/status/2015624241505546558?s=20

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620038)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:18 AM
Author: Dashing tank

The aircraft tail features the firm’s distinct “AI” logo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620048)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:19 AM
Author: electric shrine

Hard to tell with it being upside down like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620054)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:21 AM
Author: Racy codepig

180. Plaintiffs lawyers are 99% fraudsters / scammers / racketeers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620069)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:22 AM
Author: Racy codepig

Take that back. They appear to be the 1% good ones.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620072)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:24 AM
Author: electric shrine

They're an elite plaintiffs firm and still run by the founders who are still young. They still do truck crashes and all that stuff, but they compete on the major claims too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620081)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Dashing tank

"still run"

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620084)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:26 AM
Author: electric shrine

Unclear who was in the plane. They probably are up to 30 lawyers by now. Well, 20.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620086)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:22 AM
Author: electric shrine

It's kind of crazy that they had just finished a long day of depos and rushed to fly home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620073)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:23 AM
Author: Dashing tank

yes, the companies they sue are even worse, and without them the world would be far worse. these guys sued monsanto for roundup, which literally causes cancer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620075)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:51 PM
Author: slate exhilarant orchestra pit

See, but it doesn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620672)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Bull headed half-breed

yes and in house attorneys and the external firms they work with are saints.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620146)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: electric shrine

These guys sued those guys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620161)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:33 AM
Author: electric shrine

Super hot, super rich widows on the market: https://x.com/MStemberg1/status/2015816751116591487?s=20

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620114)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Dashing tank

super hot? these blonde shikses dont age well. u can tell they WERE hot 10 yrs ago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620141)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: electric shrine

Age/wealth adjusted they are 11s

Edit: *are/were

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620170)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:44 AM
Author: black hissy fit point

Jesus puckered his lips and blew a gust of wind across that runway

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620147)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:49 AM
Author: electric shrine

Yet CSLG lives

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620159)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 12:17 PM
Author: black hissy fit point

sorry, i got confused with RSF. i've got nothing. maybe he doesn't fly private a lot.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620267)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: electric shrine

You can't spell ShitKing without Itkin

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620166)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: Dashing tank



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620190)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 12:49 PM
Author: Charismatic dragon

Who’s sweeping in to take their books?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620411)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease

I bet it's a feeding frenzying happening right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620498)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:18 PM
Author: Charismatic dragon

How does an ownership interest in a law firm work for your non-lawyer widow? I feel certain that partnership agreements for functionally sole-owner firms are deficient on this question

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620522)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:18 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease

They probably have key-man insurance that covers # number of years of lost salary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620527)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:19 PM
Author: Dashing tank

nonresponsive. insurance doesnt resolve who controls the firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620533)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:26 PM
Author: Charismatic dragon

**PAGING CSLG & EPAH** I feel like they’d have insight here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620561)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:26 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease

NIGGER, the firm will no longer exist.

You can't pass any controlling interest to a non-Attorney.

The clients will take their cases to whatever Attorney solicits them the hardest.

The grieving family will be left with whatever insurance policy the individual Bros had available.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620563)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:31 PM
Author: Dashing tank

he said "functionally sole-owner"

i assume this means there's other partners, kind of like chandler's 0.0001% stake.

if cslg died, what happens to his firm? does chandler just get to swallow up everything and all proceeds from ongoing cases and all goodwill etc? or does cslg's estate have a claim?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620580)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:38 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease

Everything goes to the surviving lolyer. I would think the family would have a claim to business assets that don't require a lol-degree.

As far as the payouts from cases that haven't settled yet. . .? Who knows.

Depending on how HAWT the widow is, maybe the surviving Partner is entitled to her as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620598)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:41 PM
Author: Dashing tank

i dunno, but this just doesnt seem right. paging EPAH/CSLG!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620618)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:59 PM
Author: electric shrine

It's not a tontine, Chandler might have the right to pay FMV for the outstanding interests.

If the partnership documents are done well the firm will survive without much fuss. Total shitshow if done poorly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620693)



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Date: January 27th, 2026 10:19 AM
Author: electric shrine

It’s actually pretty interesting. In the scenario where a partner dies, the firm will purchase life insurance that pays out enough to buy the interest from the widow, so cash flow is not affected.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49623039)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:19 PM
Author: Dashing tank

fun legal hypo. tyft

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620530)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:44 PM
Author: electric shrine

Probably a provision requiring her to sell it back to the firm at FMV. And if it's only a minority stake then it's less valuable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620636)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 2:47 PM
Author: Charismatic dragon

Given the uncertain nature of the valuation and the contingencies of the caseload, do you structure some sort of installment sale? Does that risk violating the rules if it starts to look too much like equity?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620821)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 7:01 PM
Author: electric shrine

Apparently there is a statute that governs this - RUPA. The partner would be disassociated upon death and the business has to manditorily buy her out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49621642)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:15 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease

How does she have the power to hold any interest since she's a non-lawyer?

What leverage does she have?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620886)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:55 PM
Author: electric shrine

Not a lot, BUT she can still fight to have the valuation done in public court.

Since she’s the dead person I guess we’ll never know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49621628)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:43 PM
Author: electric shrine

70-80 percent of the firm survived. Arnold or Itkin is grinning ear to ear.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620633)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:40 PM
Author: iridescent fear-inspiring office

Allah Akbar!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620604)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:46 PM
Author: canary indian lodge

too bad it wasn't cslg

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620648)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 1:57 PM
Author: jet den

News reports suggest that Kurt's wife Tara perished in the crash, but the others are not known. Presumably 2 pilots, Tara, and 4 others.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620690)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 2:07 PM
Author: Dashing tank

no lawyers on the plane and just WAGs. IRS audit time!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620715)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 2:45 PM
Author: Supple step-uncle's house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620816)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 3:17 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease

At the funeral, will the Partners do a Plaintiff version of the Cravath walk?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49620889)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Wild passionate abode

These guys had won billions from Monsanto

These guys won millions from Monsanto

https://www.the-sun.com/news/15684956/fbi-investigates-missing-lawyers-fishing-boat/

I wouldn’t fuck with Monsanto, personally

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49621214)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: topaz chapel mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49621251)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac embarrassed to the bone sanctuary

Nature of the assignment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5826855&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310907#49621257)



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:48 PM
Author: Bull headed half-breed

milfy wife and her girlfriends died on their way to paris

turns out she was also an attorney and married to the PI dood who owned the firm

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15496999/bangor-airport-plane-crash-victim-tata-arnold-husband-kurt.html

The wife of a prominent lawyer was one of six killed in a horror private jet crash on a snowy airport runway.

Tara Arnold, 46, wife of personal injury attorney Kurt Arnold, died along with several of her friends on a girls' trip to Paris.

The Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet went down during takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Maine about 7.45pm on Sunday.

Dramatic footage showed the burning wreckage of the plane upside-down on the runway. Flight data showed it veered right during takeoff and flipped at 175mph.

The FAA earlier on Monday incorrectly said there were eight people on board including one crew member who survived.

Tara, a commercial lawyer with decades of experience, worked at her husband's law firm, Arnold & Itkin, since it was established in 2005.

She and Kurt live in an $11 million mansion in Houston with their two children, Jaxon and Isla.

The top Houston firm, to which the downed plane was registered, is known for defending undocumented migrants.

Tara Arnold, 46, wife of personal injury attorney Kurt Arnold, died along with four of her friends on a girls' trip to Paris. The couple are pictured with their children Jaxon and Isla

Tara, a commercial lawyer with decades of experience, worked at her husband's law firm, Arnold & Itkin, since it was established in 2005

The Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet went down during takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Maine about 7.45pm on Sunday, killing six people on board

A page talking up the firm's expertise in aviation accident litigation was quietly removed from its website after the crash.

Tara and her friends flew in from Houston on Sunday, landing at 6.09pm, for refueling and ice removal before heading across the Atlantic Ocean.

She earned her law degree from Tulane University in Louisiana, near the small town in Sabine Parish where she grew up.

Inspired by her mother, a personal injury attorney for victims of crime, she wrote on her company profile that she wanted to be a lawyer from a young age.

'When someone hires a lawyer to pursue a claim or file a lawsuit, it represents years of a person's life, their family's future, and the power to make a living for the rest of his or her life. It's my business to protect those things,' she wrote.

Tara graduated magna cum laude and began her career at the Houston office of a large New York City law firm, specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

While in Houston she met Kurt, and joined his firm.

Tara and Kurt (on the right) are honored as Humanitarian Heroes at the 2024 KNOW Autism Foundation Gala

Kurt and Tara (left) with the other half of Arnold & Itkin - Jason Itkin and his wife Kisha

While in Houston she met Kurt, with whom she has two children, Jaxon and Isla, and joined his firm

Her company profile described how she was passionate about helping victims of accidents on offshore oil platforms.

'During her free time, Tara loves to travel to new places and enjoys being active outdoors,' her bio read.

Tara's mother Karen and brother Sam declined to comment when contacted by the Daily Mail.

The Arnolds were noted philanthropists, particularly to Kurt's alma mater the University of Texas. They along with Jason and his wife Kisha have donated more than $40 million to the university's athletics programs.

Harris County Precinct Four Commissioner Lesley Briones paid tribute to Tara, with whom she was a close friend along with Kurt.

'My heart hurts for them and their children and their families. I worked at Arnold & Itkin for a time and so I know them well,' she said.

'This is just a tragedy and in particular Tara, she is just a phenomenal person, a bold leader and somebody who had a heart of service.'

Audio from the aircraft's radio recording, heard by the Daily Mail, included a voice saying 'let there be light' minutes before the crash.

Weather cameras capture the poor visibility at the airport around the time of the crash

A Bombardier Challenger 650, the same model involved in Sunday night's runway incident

It was unclear whether the eerie line was spoken by one of the pilots or an air-traffic controller, or what they were referring to.

They may have been commenting on how Bangor's Runway 33 went from pitch-black to brightly lit after the runway lighting was switched on.

Doorcam video showed a loud bang when the plane crashed but did not capture the plane itself.

Other radio chatter included the pilots and air traffic control discussing low visibility in the winter storm and removing ice from the plane before takeoff.

Less than two minutes after the tower cleared the plane for takeoff, they shouted, 'All traffic is stopped on the field! All traffic is stopped on the field!'

Minutes later, another controller said: 'Aircraft upside down. We have a passenger aircraft upside down.'

A witness claimed the plane lifted off the runway but then crashed back onto it and 'exploded'.

Photos showed the destroyed aircraft smashed and flipped over on the runway with black smoke filling the air.

The temperature was just 1F at the time of the crash - well below freezing - and Bangor had six to eight inches of snow on Sunday.

A plume of smoke emerges from the plane after it crashed on the runway at Bangor airport

Visibility was poor due to the storm that's pummeling America, which brought heavy snowfall

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.

There has been widespread travel chaos across the US due to Winter Storm Fern, with 11,000 flights canceled.

FAA weather cameras captured the clouded conditions at the airport around the time of the crash.

A winter storm warning went into effect in Maine at 7pm and will remain until 3am on Tuesday.

Forecasters have described the storm as catastrophic, as at least 24 states have declared a state of emergency.

Heavy snow and dangerous ice have hit 34 states across the South, Midwest and Northeast.



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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:51 PM
Author: Dashing tank

i called it. IRS audit time. they just write it off!

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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:52 PM
Author: canary indian lodge

the dead went from sleazy lib PI lawyers to shrews headed to fashion week if there was any doubt we are living in a simulation.

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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:56 PM
Author: electric shrine

Autoadmit somehow more ir8

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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: autistic marvelous sex offender trailer park



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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:03 AM
Author: Mind-boggling ebony location kitty

https://www.arnolditkin.com/meet-our-attorneys/tara-arnold/#~ac8b3c4e-2b7a-49eb-ae48-b528d2e57e8a

the milfy wife who died was an atty at the PI firm

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Date: January 26th, 2026 6:52 PM
Author: electric shrine

Imagine being the insurer

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Date: January 27th, 2026 10:37 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac embarrassed to the bone sanctuary

This is some top-tier POWERGOY shit:

The Arnolds were noted philanthropists, particularly to Kurt's alma mater, the University of Texas. They, along with Jason and his wife Kisha, have donated more than $40 million to the university's athletics programs.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 10:38 AM
Author: canary indian lodge

So they gave more to TTTexas sports than cslg is worth lol at that kike fuck

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:30 AM
Author: Judgmental twinkling stag film



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Date: January 27th, 2026 2:31 PM
Author: electric shrine

Which is also his Alma mater

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Date: January 27th, 2026 10:41 AM
Author: fishy black woman

Wtf that's completely insane

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Date: January 27th, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: Dashing tank

i dont understand any of these major athletic boosters. what do they get? i get being a big political donor. you get influence and it helps make more money or, if you already have fuck you money, you get to control the world (soros, adelson etc)

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:01 AM
Author: Curious windowlicker new version

You get your pick of strapping young buck niggas to come fuck your wife.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:30 AM
Author: Judgmental twinkling stag film



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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:00 AM
Author: Bateful turquoise doctorate

Why do so many rich people donate millions to college athletic programs now? Just to fund NIL shit? I really don't see the appeal in making a bunch of college athletes rich.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:03 PM
Author: Hyperventilating Big Blood Rage Corn Cake

it's top tier business networking, access to government (gov knows that bigstate uni donors need regulatory and tax breaks), and obviously the only way guys at a certain age will still fuck prime sorority girls.

buddy of mine is coo of a large, privately held company. they sponsor nascar and each race they get like 100 people in, it's a huge bash, etc. i'm certain the company gets marketing and sales value that exceeds the 15 mil/year sponsorship

one of the lp's in a fund i'm putting together is a 1b+ family office for a car dealership owner. this guy's biggest problem is what to do with all the money he's swimming in. donating to a now natl champ football team is a rounding error in his books. i can't even imagine how much pussy he was balls deep in miami last week

put it this way, for normal people, it's 'why would you spend 10k on a rolex, it just tells time'? for people with this kind of money, nil $ is just like a rolex to them, it's a flex.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 10:58 AM
Author: Titillating Kitchen Depressive

What was this guy's probable net worth and is it more than CSLG?

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: jet den

He is a billionaire. 50-100x CSLG.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Titillating Kitchen Depressive

links to his billionaire status?

how do you make that much in shiTTTlaw

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:57 AM
Author: jet den

A couple of 10 figure verdicts. A bunch of 9 figure verdicts and settlements. They are a top notch trial firm and have a lot of really good lawyers that work there. They have made a fuck load in the last 20 years.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:06 PM
Author: Titillating Kitchen Depressive

How much do these lawyers stunt on BIGLAW partners?

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:09 PM
Author: jet den

They make more money than basically every BIGLAW litigation partner, but they are involved in different kinds of cases. They represent a lot of injured workers in heavy industry type incidents, among other things.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 1:40 PM
Author: electric shrine

Um, they’re involved in the same cases - just not the same side.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 1:45 PM
Author: Mind-boggling ebony location kitty

how often do you think that's the case? i think these firms often go up against BIGSHITDEFENSELAW rather than biglaw. insurers have "panel counsel" they work with, and because the rates they pay are SPS and they're just a PITA to deal with, most biglaw firms don't deal with them.

i'm sure there are some massive cases where the employer says fuck the insurer and hires biglaw, but i dunno how often that would be.

unless you meant WEMED when you said biglaw, which that firm is not.

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Date: January 28th, 2026 6:57 AM
Author: electric shrine

You’re right, it’s not often and not the norm, but BigLaw does do this kind of thing.

And LMFAO, Monsanto hired WINSTON & STRAWN as trial counsel for the Roundup litigation. They went c-tier for biglawyers.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 1:46 PM
Author: jet den

They get involved in multiparty litigation all the time and sometimes there’s a BIGLAW firm, but this is not really a BIGLAW space, most defense lawyers they deal with are going to be in smaller defense firms, mid law maybe, but specialist ID firms. This is the nature of the work. I’m not saying these cases aren’t highly sophisticated or complicated. I am saying BIGLAW isn’t involved because they are off doing M&A and other bullshit.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:43 PM
Author: electric shrine

They advertise that they have paid $500 million in just referral fees

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Date: January 27th, 2026 11:02 AM
Author: Flirting sneaky criminal national security agency

“A page talking up the firm's expertise in aviation accident litigation was quietly removed from its website after the crash.”

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Self-centered puppy

Seems like the perfect case for Jared. Too bad he's on vacation!

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:44 PM
Author: electric shrine



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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:45 PM
Author: electric shrine

Airport, mechanic, manufacturer, and pilots all peppering angus.

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: obsidian razzle-dazzle sweet tailpipe native

Two of them were former poasters

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Date: January 27th, 2026 12:47 PM
Author: Poppy police squad



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Date: January 27th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: yapping bright university

Very sad tragedy. Knew the Arnold's from the country club they have a vacation home at. Also, a club employee and the club's chef who were recently let go were on plane with them. Probably was doing private chef for their trip. Extremely well liked people.

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Date: January 28th, 2026 6:58 AM
Author: electric shrine

Yeah, I have not heard negative things about them.

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