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Biden Admin Settles California, Sierra Club Border Wall Suits
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Biden Admin Settles California, Sierra Club Border Wall Suits By Peter McGuire The Biden administration will conduct a widespread cleanup to repair environmental damage from construction of the Trump-era southern border wall to resolve a quartet of lawsuits over the controversial policy dating back to the previous administration. Settlement attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1700655?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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'Dark Deadline' Hits Cash-Strapped 'Rip And Replace' Program
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

'Dark Deadline' Hits Cash-Strapped 'Rip And Replace' Program By Christopher Cole Telecommunications companies that are obligated to remove and replace foreign-made telecom gear in U.S. networks were due to submit their reimbursement requests Monday, but many remain worried their costs will not be fully repaid. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1700480?nl_pk=3a5ab50c-5347-423d…

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Fla. Blogger Says Anti-SLAPP Law Allows Immediate Appeal
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Fla. Blogger Says Anti-SLAPP Law Allows Immediate Appeal By Carolina Bolado A blogger trying to fend off a defamation suit from a local public official has urged the Florida Supreme Court to let him appeal a nonfinal order denying his bid to end the suit, arguing that the state's anti-SLAPP law allows for interlocutory appeals. Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1700642?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Scammed Companies Can Take Disbarred Atty's Court Funds
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Scammed Companies Can Take Disbarred Atty's Court Funds By Emily Sawicki Dialysis giant DaVita and others scammed by a disbarred Colorado attorney may garnish nearly $175,000 of the ex-lawyer's money, a state judge has determined, finding that a criminal court had released the funds weeks after the same judge paused proceedings pending release of the cash. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1699996?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Malpractice Jury Should Be Shown Metal Bar, NC Court Told
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Malpractice Jury Should Be Shown Metal Bar, NC Court Told By Travis Bland A metal bar that is key to a North Carolina's man defense in a battery suit should be shown to the jury in the man's malpractice case alleging his lawyer's work on the matter suffered because he was too busy campaigning for a state judgeship, the man's current attorney told a federal judge Monday. Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1700381?nl_pk=a931e1a0-e840-4de…

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Apple Gets Epic Loss Paused As 9th Circ. Judge Rips Appeal
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Apple Gets Epic Loss Paused As 9th Circ. Judge Rips Appeal By Dorothy Atkins The Ninth Circuit on Monday paused an order in Epic Games' favor that found Apple's anti-steering provisions in its app store violate antitrust laws to await the outcome of Apple's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, but one judge slammed Apple's arguments, saying they "cannot withstand even the slightest scrutiny." Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1700711?nl_pk=2063be2d-1a29-43b…

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Cos. Need To Pay Attention To NY's LLC Transparency Act
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Cos. Need To Pay Attention To NY's LLC Transparency Act Though businesses are already gearing up to comply with the new requirements of the federal Corporate Transparency Act, they must also keep an eye on New York state's pending LLC Transparency Act, which largely tracks the CTA but contains notable differences, say attorneys at Pillsbury. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1700059?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Court Won't Toss Monopolization Case Over Securities IDs
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Court Won't Toss Monopolization Case Over Securities IDs By Matthew Perlman A New York federal court cut several claims against S&P Global and others in a suit over a long-used identification system for financial instruments but refused to toss allegations that they monopolized the market. Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1700413?nl_pk=99a2a594-20ad-4b2f-a2…

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Inside NY's Secret, Politically Driven Judicial Security System
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Inside NY's Secret, Politically Driven Judicial Security System By Frank G. Runyeon When Janet DiFiore took office in 2016 as New York's chief judge and marshaled the largest protection detail in the history of the state court system to chauffeur her, security sometimes took a back seat to other concerns. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1699228?nl_pk=bd316618-088c-4274-ab…

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OpenSea Verdict Backs DOJ Digital Asset Insider Trading View
by Gunnar Larson 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

OpenSea Verdict Backs DOJ Digital Asset Insider Trading View The recent conviction of a former OpenSea manager in New York federal court confirms, for the first time, that the U.S. Department of Justice can prosecute insider trading activity involving digital assets under the traditional fraud statutes, irrespective of how an asset is legally classified, say attorneys at BakerHostetler. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1699581?nl_pk=bd316618-088c-4274-ab…

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