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Hunter Biden Prosecutor Hamstrung By DOJ, IRS Tipster Says
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Hunter Biden Prosecutor Hamstrung By DOJ, IRS Tipster Says By Theresa Schliep The Trump-appointed U.S. attorney leading an investigation into Hunter Biden was "constantly hamstrung" in his probe of the president's son by U.S. Department of Justice officials, according to the lead IRS case agent who went public as a whistleblower at a House committee hearing Wednesday. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1701396?nl_pk=55937051-a4cc-4230-8…

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Tide May Be Turning On Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy Strategy
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Tide May Be Turning On Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy Strategy Recent developments in several high-profile bankruptcy cases suggest that the use of the Texas Two-Step to shield solvent companies from tort claims may be falling out of favor, but until the U.S. Supreme Court hears one of these cases the strategy will remain divisive and the subject of increased scrutiny, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1701203?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Colo. Students Get Final Approval For $5M COVID Refund Deal
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Colo. Students Get Final Approval For $5M COVID Refund Deal By Thy Vo A Colorado state judge approved a $5 million settlement Wednesday to resolve a class action brought by University of Colorado students seeking refunds for tuition and fees for the Spring 2020 semester after the campus transitioned to remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1701640?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Ex-Construction Exec Gets 5 Years For Bribery, Tax Evasion
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Ex-Construction Exec Gets 5 Years For Bribery, Tax Evasion By Anna Scott Farrell A former executive of an Atlanta construction and design firm was sentenced to five years in prison for bribing city officials and evading more than $1.5 million in taxes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1701629?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Feds Can't Kill FCA Suit Without Intervening, 11th Circ. Rules
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Feds Can't Kill FCA Suit Without Intervening, 11th Circ. Rules By Micah Danney The Eleventh Circuit revived whistleblowers' allegations that federal officials diverted $2.7 million of hurricane aid for Honduras to a public agency deemed separate from the Honduran government, citing a high court ruling requiring federal government intervention before the suit's dismissal. 2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1701221?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Idaho's Pregnant Pot User List Unconstitutional, Woman Says
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Idaho's Pregnant Pot User List Unconstitutional, Woman Says By Collin Krabbe An Idaho Department of Health and Welfare policy that places women on a registry for ingesting cannabis while pregnant discriminates against them for not living up to a certain "image of pregnancy and motherhood," according to a woman fighting to remove herself from the database. Response attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1700960?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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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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