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Hospital Pushed To Defend Clawback Bid For Overpaid Wages
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Hospital Pushed To Defend Clawback Bid For Overpaid Wages By Greg Lamm A Washington state appellate panel on Wednesday challenged a hospital system to explain why it shouldn't be forced to live with overpaying wages in the wake of a ransomware attack that crippled its payroll system, emphasizing that the hospital made a deliberate choice to estimate what it owed workers. 2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1701521?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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Pfizer Settles Conn. Trade Secrets Case Against Ex-Execs
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Pfizer Settles Conn. Trade Secrets Case Against Ex-Execs By Aaron Keller Pfizer Inc. and a rival company launched by two of its former executives on Wednesday stipulated to the dismissal of a trade secrets dispute, pounding a predictable yet final nail through the case that once saw a judge force Pfizer to reveal its communications with the FBI to the defendants. 2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1701541?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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Flint Engineering Firm Must Turn Over Media Strategy Docs
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Flint Engineering Firm Must Turn Over Media Strategy Docs By Danielle Ferguson A Michigan federal judge said Wednesday that an engineering firm facing negligence claims for its alleged role in the Flint water crisis must share some of its communications with public relations firms, ruling the consultants were tasked with influencing public opinion rather than helping with litigation. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1701684?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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Texas Abortion Ban Has 'No Mercy' For Suffering, Judge Told
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Texas Abortion Ban Has 'No Mercy' For Suffering, Judge Told By Hannah Albarazi Texas women challenging state laws that blocked them from obtaining medically necessary abortions offered emotional testimony Wednesday before a Texas state judge, with one plaintiff recounting — between fits of sobs — the trauma of having to continue a non-viable pregnancy and then watching her daughter slowly die after birth. Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1701598?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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$4B In Border-Barrier Work Won Without Open Competition
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

$4B In Border-Barrier Work Won Without Open Competition By Rae Ann Varona The federal government awarded $4 billion in border-barrier construction contracts without open competition to expedite barrier construction along the southwestern U.S. border while also prioritizing barrier panels without certain security features, a U.S. Government Accountability Office director said Tuesday. 1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1701222?nl_pk=3a5ab50c-5347-423d…

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Stratasys Blasts Nano's Track Record In Tender Offer Denial
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Stratasys Blasts Nano's Track Record In Tender Offer Denial By Al Barbarino Stratasys Ltd., the Israel-based 3D printing company being hotly pursued as a buyout target by multiple U.S. competitors, said Wednesday that its board has rejected a revised tender offer submitted by Massachusetts-based Nano Dimension the prior day, blasting Nano and its CEO for their "track record of value destruction." Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1701375?nl_pk=3a5ab50c-5347-423d…

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Cable Group Supports Unlicensed Spectrum For Wi-Fi Growth
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Cable Group Supports Unlicensed Spectrum For Wi-Fi Growth By Christopher Cole A major cable industry group urged the Federal Communications Commission to support unlicensed and shared spectrum arrangements that it says would boost the growth of Wi-Fi. Letter attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1701567?nl_pk=3a5ab50c-5347-423d…

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Coalition Formed To Close 'Streaming Loophole' In FCC Regs
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Coalition Formed To Close 'Streaming Loophole' In FCC Regs By Christopher Cole A TV industry coalition will push the Federal Communications Commission to revisit whether to make online streaming services negotiate with broadcasters to carry their channels and comply with other FCC regulations that apply to cable and satellite TV providers. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1701400?nl_pk=3a5ab50c-5347-423d…

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Ex-Deloitte Worker Who Beat IP Rap Gets Lighter Bail Package
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Ex-Deloitte Worker Who Beat IP Rap Gets Lighter Bail Package By Ivan Moreno A West Virginia federal judge has agreed to lift some of the pretrial release conditions of an ex-Deloitte employee whose charges in a trade secrets theft case were dismissed, but he can't have his passport and is still forbidden from getting a new one. Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1701358?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…

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Bipartisan Sens. Eye Crypto AML Amendment To Defense Bill
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Bipartisan Sens. Eye Crypto AML Amendment To Defense Bill By Aislinn Keely A bipartisan group of senators with mixed views on cryptocurrency jointly proposed an amendment Wednesday to the defense spending bill that would direct multiple federal regulators to examine and update their policies to combat potential money laundering and close other regulatory gaps introduced by crypto services. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1701469?nl_pk=8da16ff7-f140-…

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