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Apple Pushes To Duck DOJ's Antitrust Suit
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Apple Pushes To Duck DOJ's Antitrust Suit <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1889410?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig Apple Inc. continued to cast the Justice Department's monopolization lawsuit as an attempt to control how the technology giant deals with iPhone app developers, telling a New Jersey federal judge that the government's case against app access restrictions is "one and the same" as deciding who it does business with and thus warrants dismissal. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1889410?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1889410?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Google Appeals Epic Injunction To 9th Circ.
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Google Appeals Epic Injunction To 9th Circ. <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1889440?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Jared Foretek Google is appealing a California federal judge's recent order that it allow for third-party app distribution on its Android phones, taking the company's long-running fight with Fortnite-maker Epic Games to the Ninth Circuit with just weeks before the injunction is set to take effect. Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1889440?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1889440?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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BurgerFi Creditors Blast DIP, Bidding Procedures In Ch. 11
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

BurgerFi Creditors Blast DIP, Bidding Procedures In Ch. 11 <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889478?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Hilary Russ Unsecured creditors of restaurant chain BurgerFi Inc. are challenging the terms of its post-bankruptcy financing package and some of the details of its planned asset sale, saying the provisions will unfairly leave creditors with little to nothing in recoveries. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889478?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889478?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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Cable Co. CEO Says Buyer Fired Him In Violation Of Deal
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Cable Co. CEO Says Buyer Fired Him In Violation Of Deal <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889485?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Thy Vo An owner of a Colorado aerospace manufacturing company is suing a buyer in state court for allegedly violating the terms of their asset purchase deal, claiming the buyer fabricated a reason to fire him as CEO in order to avoid paying half a million dollars that it would otherwise owe to his company. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889485?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889485?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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New Squarespace Suit Filed For Take-Private Docs
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

New Squarespace Suit Filed For Take-Private Docs <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889133?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Jade Martinez-Pogue A second shareholder of website builder Squarespace Inc. has sued in the Delaware Court of Chancery for books and records on the company's proposed $7.2 billion take-private deal with private equity giant Permira Advisors LLC, less than two weeks after the sidelining of an earlier books suit focusing on the same deal, which is set to expire late Oct. 11. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889133?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889133?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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FTC's Republicans Take Aim At Agency Merger Data
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

FTC's Republicans Take Aim At Agency Merger Data <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889397?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Matthew Perlman The Federal Trade Commission's two Republican members criticized a long-standing agency policy of reporting "abandoned" transactions that were never notified to the antitrust agencies as wins, while dissenting from an annual congressional report on merger reviews. 4 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889397?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889397?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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Permira Wraps $7.2B Deal For Squarespace Amid Litigation
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Permira Wraps $7.2B Deal For Squarespace Amid Litigation <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889815?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Irene Madongo Private equity firm Permira said Monday that it has successfully bought the outstanding stock of Squarespace Inc. in its proposed $7.2 billion deal to take the website builder private, amid ongoing shareholder litigation in the U.S. challenging the transaction. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889815?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1889815?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1887046?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group. 6 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1887046?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1887046?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Judge Doubts FTX Alum Needs Further Dog Bite Recovery
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Judge Doubts FTX Alum Needs Further Dog Bite Recovery <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1889620?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Elliot Weld A Manhattan federal judge has denied a bid from former FTX executive Ryan Salame to further postpone the start of his 7½-year prison sentence, saying he had already benefited from "extremely generous" delays, and agreeing with prosecutors that Salame appeared to have largely recovered from a dog bite that he said he suffered in June. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1889620?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1889620?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Promises Of Metaverse Art Club Were A Sham, Investors Claim
by Gunnar Larson 16 Oct '24

16 Oct '24

Promises Of Metaverse Art Club Were A Sham, Investors Claim <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1888874?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Katryna Perera A group that claimed it would start a members-only art collection club in the Metaverse has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it misled investors about the value of the project and the benefits and returns investors would see. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1888874?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1888874?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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