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Class Attys Get $2M Fees In Spectrum Health $6M ERISA Deal
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Class Attys Get $2M Fees In Spectrum Health $6M ERISA Deal By Gina Kim A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday signed off on a request for nearly $2 million in fees to counsel representing a nearly 30,000-member strong class in a case against a hospital network accused of mismanaging its massive retirement plan, which plaintiffs claimed resulted in high-cost investments and exorbitant fees. Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1706494?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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'Real Housewives' Star's Defamation Suit To Move Forward
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

'Real Housewives' Star's Defamation Suit To Move Forward By Mike Curley A California appeals court won't let a former employee throw out a defamation suit from a "Real Housewives of Orange County" cast member, finding the bulk of her claims are not subject to the state's anti-SLAPP law, though some need to be further evaluated by the trial court because they are based on protected activity. Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1706855?nl_pk=b5b47d70-3fa3-428e-b95…

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Analysis NC's Troubled Court Software May Not Justify Class Claims
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Analysis NC's Troubled Court Software May Not Justify Class Claims By Hayley Fowler and Travis Bland The overdue digital transformation of North Carolina's state court system this year has drawn lawsuits alleging the software led to civil rights abuses and constitutional violations, but experts say the rocky rollout doesn't guarantee certain claims will succeed. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1706429?nl_pk=a5766594-0a27-4500-9…

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Bank Exec Gets 7 Years For Allegedly Aiding Murdaugh Fraud
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Bank Exec Gets 7 Years For Allegedly Aiding Murdaugh Fraud By Cara Salvatore A Palmetto State Bank executive convicted of helping disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh steal clients' money was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1706772?nl_pk=710b6860-f64b-4b2d-…

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Blank Rome Boosts Pentagon Work With Consulting Firm Link
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Blank Rome Boosts Pentagon Work With Consulting Firm Link By Rae Ann Varona Blank Rome LLP's government relationship arm has linked up with Virginia-based consulting firm Peduzzi Associates Ltd. to boost its work with clients doing business with the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies, the firms have announced. Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1705942?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Alaska's Attorney General Seeks End To Land Trust Dispute
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Alaska's Attorney General Seeks End To Land Trust Dispute By Crystal Owens Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor says a decision by the Department of the Interior to take into trust a 787-square-foot parcel of land in downtown Juneau could have broader implications should the state's bid to undo the determination fail because it alters the balance between federal and state power. Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1706613?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Nonprofit Execs Can't Nix RICO Charge After Bribery Acquittal
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Nonprofit Execs Can't Nix RICO Charge After Bribery Acquittal By P.J. D'Annunzio A Pennsylvania federal judge rejected a request from two Philadelphia nonprofit executives indicted alongside Councilman Kenyatta Johnson in a corruption prosecution to toss conspiracy charges against them since a federal jury had earlier acquitted them of bribery. Memorandum attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1705974?nl_pk=fa7fa7d8-…

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Baker Donelson Fights To Cap Damages In Timber Ponzi Case
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

Baker Donelson Fights To Cap Damages In Timber Ponzi Case By Emily Sawicki Facing a potential jury trial over allegations it allowed a nine-figure Ponzi scheme to play out under the nose of its Jackson, Mississippi, office, Baker Donelson is asking a federal judge to limit potential compensatory damages to investors' net losses of principal, arguing that "there are no recoverable profits in a Ponzi scheme." Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1706588?nl_pk=bd316618-088c-4274-ab…

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NBA Fraud Leader Had Loaded Gun When Arrested, Feds Say
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

NBA Fraud Leader Had Loaded Gun When Arrested, Feds Say By Elliot Weld A former NBA player who is due to be sentenced for his alleged lead role in a scheme to defraud the league's health care plan possessed four guns at the time of his arrest, at least one of which had a loaded magazine, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday. Letter attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1706862?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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WebMD Unit Seeks To Muzzle Ex-Execs Amid Arbitration
by Gunnar Larson 03 Aug '23

03 Aug '23

WebMD Unit Seeks To Muzzle Ex-Execs Amid Arbitration By Brian Steele A subsidiary of the health care website WebMD Health Corp. has sued two former executives in the District of Connecticut, alleging that after they left the company, one of them hired the other in order to gain an advantage in arbitration with a contractor that failed to complete a multimillion-dollar data sorting job. Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites » https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1706744?nl_pk=00e0f28d-575b-4889-8d…

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