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Litigation Funder Sues After-The-Event Insurer For £61M
by Gunnar Larson 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Litigation Funder Sues After-The-Event Insurer For £61M <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1887803?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Joel Poultney A legal loans company has sued an insurer for around £61.4 million ($80.3 million) over its alleged failure to pay out under a litigation funding arrangement. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1887803?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1887803?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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BREAKING: NFL Settles Racism, Retaliation Suit From Reporter Jim Trotter
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

BREAKING: NFL Settles Racism, Retaliation Suit From Reporter Jim Trotter <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1888433?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By David Steele Award-winning sports journalist Jim Trotter and the National Football League have agreed to settle his federal lawsuit accusing the league and its media arm of retaliating against him for persistently raising concerns about discriminatory hiring, Trotter's attorneys confirmed to Law360 Wednesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1888433?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1888433?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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House Panel Probes FCC's Revoking Starlink's $885M Subsidy
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

House Panel Probes FCC's Revoking Starlink's $885M Subsidy <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888068?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Jared Foretek The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee is investigating the Federal Communications Commission's 2022 decision to pull an $885.5 million broadband subsidy for SpaceX's Starlink, calling the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet company an asset in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and accusing the agency of "partisanship," in a new letter Monday. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888068?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> |

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Adobe Slams FTC, DOJ For 'Rewrite' Of Subscription Law
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

Adobe Slams FTC, DOJ For 'Rewrite' Of Subscription Law <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888169?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Rachel Scharf Adobe Inc. blasted a federal government lawsuit over its annual subscription plan and early termination fees on Monday, saying the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice are improperly attempting to "rewrite existing law" with the case. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888169?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888169?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Vince McMahon Accuser Wants Freedom To Air 'Toxic' Culture
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

Vince McMahon Accuser Wants Freedom To Air 'Toxic' Culture <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1887903?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Aaron Keller A woman accusing former World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. executive chair Vince McMahon in Connecticut federal court of pressuring her into performing sex acts in exchange for an entry-level job has asked both McMahon and the company to voluntarily waive nondisclosure agreements, saying she and other accusers could help reform WWE's "toxic and sexualized culture." Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1887903?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1887903?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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House Oversight Chair Targets Khan's 'Political Activities'
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

House Oversight Chair Targets Khan's 'Political Activities' <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888137?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Bryan Koenig House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., put Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan on blast Tuesday for participating in official events held by Democratic lawmakers running for reelection or higher office, castigating the leader of the FTC's Democratic majority for "partisan political activities." Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888137?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1888137?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Whole Earth Sued In Chancery For Docs On Take-Private Deal
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

Whole Earth Sued In Chancery For Docs On Take-Private Deal <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1887931?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Jeff Montgomery A stockholder of global food company Whole Earth Brands sued the company in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Monday for alleged failure to provide requested books and records on the company's agreement in February to be taken private by an affiliate of Sababa Holdings Free LLC. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1887931?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1887931?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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NJ Judge Suspended For 'Admittedly Vulgar' TikTok Videos
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

NJ Judge Suspended For 'Admittedly Vulgar' TikTok Videos <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1888041?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Jake Maher The New Jersey Supreme Court has suspended a state Superior Court judge for three months for posting "admittedly vulgar" TikTok videos of himself lip-syncing songs with sexual content in his chambers and sometimes in his robes. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1888041?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1888041?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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9th Circ. Affirms Atty Fee Reduction In Cathode Suit
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

9th Circ. Affirms Atty Fee Reduction In Cathode Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1887626?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Jack Rodgers A three-judge Ninth Circuit panel on Monday upheld a lower court's decision to cut more than $2 million from plaintiff's firm Cooper & Kirkham's $3.45 million fee award in a multidistrict litigation settlement over alleged cathode ray tube price-fixing litigation. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1887626?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1887626?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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3rd Circ. Preview: Constitutional Rights Fears Top October
by Gunnar Larson 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

3rd Circ. Preview: Constitutional Rights Fears Top October <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1887672?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By P.J. D'Annunzio Constitutional challenges dominate an October argument lineup that will task the Third Circuit with mulling drug price fights by AstraZeneca and other pharmaceutical powerhouses and a suit by a Pennsylvania man claiming his past convictions don't foreclose his right to own a gun. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1887672?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1887672?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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