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State Farm Must Face Wire Fraud Coverage Suit
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

State Farm Must Face Wire Fraud Coverage Suit <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1815131?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Hope Patti A State Farm unit can't escape a property owners association's suit seeking directors and officers coverage for underlying litigation stemming from an alleged wire fraud incident, a California federal court ruled, saying the association's claimed loss falls within the basic scope of coverage. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1815131?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1815131?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Sam Bankman-Fried Says 50-Year Sentence Only Suitable for a ?Super Villain?
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-20/sbf-says-50-year-sentenc… Sam Bankman-Fried said US prosecutors’ proposal to put him in prison for as long as 50 years “distorts reality” and paints him as a “depraved super-villain.”

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Jackpocket App Co. Leaves 2nd Circ. Empty-Handed
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Jackpocket App Co. Leaves 2nd Circ. Empty-Handed <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1814782?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Andrew Karpan A lottery startup called Jackpocket Inc. that DraftKings Inc. bought last month has failed to persuade the Second Circuit to disturb a ruling out of a New York federal court that rejected its trademark case against a newer U.K. rival that operates a website called Jackpot.com. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1814782?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1814782?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Video: Elon Musk on the Summer of 1995
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Video: Elon Musk on the Summer of 1995 https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4tbf1wrIKs/?igsh=MWxhZHd5bm9ocGlicA==

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Trump Allies Say DC Circ. Gave Partisan Attys 'A Loaded Gun'
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Trump Allies Say DC Circ. Gave Partisan Attys 'A Loaded Gun' <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815492?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Jeff Overley The D.C. Circuit's rejection of former President Donald Trump's purported immunity from indictment will trigger "the complete partisan weaponization of criminal law" and empower officeholders to "clear the field of their political rivals," supporters of the beleaguered ex-president told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815492?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815492?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Atty, Ex-NY Bank Director Gets 30 Mos. In Loan Scheme
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Atty, Ex-NY Bank Director Gets 30 Mos. In Loan Scheme <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815410?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Elliot Weld An attorney who served as a director for the since-closed Park Avenue Bank was sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for his alleged role in a scheme to profit off a loan using a straw borrower. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815410?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815410?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Pro-Trump Mich. Atty Evading Warrant Arrested In DC
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Pro-Trump Mich. Atty Evading Warrant Arrested In DC <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815224?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Ali Sullivan A Michigan attorney facing state criminal charges of tampering with voting machines was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after she was arrested following a hearing in separate defamation litigation brought by Dominion Voting Systems. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815224?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815224?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Bankman-Fried's Fraud Left FTX Users Reeling, Letters Say
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Bankman-Fried's Fraud Left FTX Users Reeling, Letters Say <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815162?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Pete Brush Customers of Sam Bankman-Fried's fallen crypto exchange are struggling with financial insecurity, skimping on expenses including food and worrying about their assets, according to victim letters lodged ahead of the FTX founder's sentencing for what prosecutors call an $11 billion fraud. 7 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815162?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815162?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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SEC's Naked Short-Selling Suit Against NJ Firm To Continue
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

SEC's Naked Short-Selling Suit Against NJ Firm To Continue <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815409?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Katryna Perera A New Jersey federal judge has ruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can largely proceed with its case against a trader and his firm accused of reaping $2 million from an illegal short-selling scheme, but said it cannot seek civil penalties for alleged trading that occurred in three securities. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815409?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815409?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Former Exec Set For Fall Trial In WeWork Stock Fraud Case
by Gunnar Larson 20 Mar '24

20 Mar '24

Former Exec Set For Fall Trial In WeWork Stock Fraud Case <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815489?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Stewart Bishop A New York federal judge on Tuesday set a fall trial date for the former CEO of real estate investment firm ArciTerra, who denied issuing a fake $77 million tender offer for WeWork shares in a bid to artificially pump up the stock price days before the office-sharing company slid into bankruptcy. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815489?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1815489?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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