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Cherokee Nation Can't Get Ark. Casino Amendment Blocked
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Cherokee Nation Can't Get Ark. Casino Amendment Blocked <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260812?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Crystal Owens An Arkansas amendment that revokes the casino gaming license of a Cherokee Nation tribal entity has taken effect after a federal district court judge denied a bid to block the measure while also dismissing the state and its racing commission as defendants in the litigation. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260812?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260812?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Ex-JP Morgan Rep To Stop Soliciting Clients Amid Arbitration
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Ex-JP Morgan Rep To Stop Soliciting Clients Amid Arbitration <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260786?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Emilie Ruscoe A former J.P. Morgan Securities LLC employee who left to work for Morgan Stanley has agreed not to solicit customers from her former employer while the parties arbitrate the broker-dealer's claims she lured clients with more than $12 million in assets away to its rival. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260786?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260786?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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NYC Speeds Away From Taxi Drivers' RICO Claim
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

NYC Speeds Away From Taxi Drivers' RICO Claim <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260412?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Jonathan Capriel New York City and its transportation officials have escaped a racketeering suit filed by New York cabdrivers that accused them of artificially pumping the value of taxi licenses, a federal judge ruled, saying that drivers failed to show that awarding them money would prevent others from becoming victims of the same allegedly "fraudulent scheme." Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260412?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260412?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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DOJ Deputy Says Biden Stance Led To Fewer Harmful Mergers
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

DOJ Deputy Says Biden Stance Led To Fewer Harmful Mergers <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260904?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig The deputy head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division offered a full-throated defense Thursday of the Biden administration's aggressive competition enforcement record, arguing, with a Republican takeover imminent, that a hard-line stance against accepting most transaction remedies has prompted real change by merging companies seeking to avoid a merger challenge. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260904?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260904?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Meta Fined €798M For Tying Marketplace Ads To Facebook
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Meta Fined €798M For Tying Marketplace Ads To Facebook <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260718?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Christopher Crosby The European Union's antitrust watchdog hit Meta Platforms Inc. with a €797.8 million ($841 million) fine Thursday for giving its Facebook Marketplace an unfair advantage over rival online classified ads services by automatically showing postings to its social media users. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260718?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2260718?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Giuliani Attys Signal Impasse In Bid To Exit Collection Cases
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Giuliani Attys Signal Impasse In Bid To Exit Collection Cases <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261020?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Madison Arnold Attorneys representing disgraced ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani asked a New York federal court to allow them to withdraw from representing him in a pair of cases from former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation award against him, indicating they are at odds with the onetime New York City mayor. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261020?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261020?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Gaetz's Slim Legal Resume Raises Concerns Over AG Role
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Gaetz's Slim Legal Resume Raises Concerns Over AG Role <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261138?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Phillip Bantz Having never served as a prosecutor and with minimal experience practicing law, Matt Gaetz would have the thinnest legal resume of any attorney general in recent history and would face a steep learning curve, including daunting leadership challenges, if he were to take up the reins of the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261138?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261138?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Judge Vows Atty Fee Trims For Handling Of $90M Google Deal
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Judge Vows Atty Fee Trims For Handling Of $90M Google Deal <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261170?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Bonnie Eslinger A California federal judge overseeing Google's $90 million antitrust deal with Play Store developers on Thursday blasted counsel representing smaller developer plaintiffs and the administration company handling the settlement, criticizing the administrator's work as "the worst performance I've seen" and vowing to trim the attorney fees "substantially." Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261170?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2261170?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

Navigating DOJ's Patchwork Whistleblower Regime <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2258888?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> In the past few months, the U.S. Department of Justice and several individual U.S. attorney’s offices have issued different pilot programs aimed at incentivizing individuals to blow the whistle on misconduct, but this piecemeal approach may create confusion and suboptimal outcomes, say attorneys at BakerHostetler. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2258888?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2258888?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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NY Nursing Homes Ink $45M Deal To End AG's Fraud Suit
by Gunnar Larson 15 Nov '24

15 Nov '24

NY Nursing Homes Ink $45M Deal To End AG's Fraud Suit <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2260957?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Jonathan Capriel Four New York nursing homes have agreed to a $45 million deal that will end a civil lawsuit brought by the state accusing them of neglecting residents and defrauding Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Friday announcement by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Settlement attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2260957?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2260957?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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