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Journalist Can Sue UAE Over Alleged Hacking, Court Says
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Journalist Can Sue UAE Over Alleged Hacking, Court Says <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1815629?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Jamie Lennox A court has given a British journalist the green light to sue the United Arab Emirates over its alleged use of spyware to infiltrate her mobile phone, in the first U.K. case of its kind, lawyers for the reporter said on Wednesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1815629?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1815629?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Wall Street and Silicon Valley Elites Are Warming Up to Trump
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Wall Street and Silicon Valley Elites Are Warming Up to Trump https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-21/billionares-musk-griffin… The 2024 presidential election, pitting Joe Biden against Donald Trump, may feel like a tiresome rematch of should-be retirees facing off once again with the future of the free world at stake. But something feels different and hard to explain this time. Trump’s most visible supporters are no longer angry blue-collar workers from red states wearing MAGA hats and waving “drain the swamp” signs at rallies. They’re some of the most successful businessmen in the country, expressing their grievances online, fretting about immigration and the war in Ukraine and slinging around doubts about Biden’s performance and age.

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NY AG Scoffs At Trump's Claim Of 'Impossible' $465M Bond
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

NY AG Scoffs At Trump's Claim Of 'Impossible' $465M Bond <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1815754?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Law360 Staff The New York Attorney General's office on Wednesday disputed Donald Trump's claim that posting bond while he appeals a $465 million civil fraud judgment is a "practical impossibility," arguing the former president and his business empire haven't exhausted all avenues. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1815754?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1815754?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Insider Trading Charges Kept Intact In Trump Media Co. Suit
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Insider Trading Charges Kept Intact In Trump Media Co. Suit <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1815738?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Law360 Staff A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss charges against a Florida venture capitalist over allegedly illegally profiting from a secret plan to take Donald Trump's Truth Social company public, finding court precedent for the criminalization of insider trading under securities fraud law. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1815738?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1815738?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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2nd Circ.'s Binance Locus Test Adds Risk For Blockchain Cos.
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

2nd Circ.'s Binance Locus Test Adds Risk For Blockchain Cos. <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1814879?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> The Second Circuit’s recent use of the irrevocable liability test to rule a class action may proceed against decentralized crypto exchange Binance heightens the possibility that other blockchain-based businesses with domestic customers and digital infrastructure will find themselves subject to U.S. securities laws, say attorneys at Holland & Knight. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1814879?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1814879?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Apple Deleted Siri Recordings, Users Say In Seeking Sanctions
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Apple Deleted Siri Recordings, Users Say In Seeking Sanctions <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1814916?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Lauren Berg Users of Apple's Siri who claim the voice-activated software records their conversations have asked a California federal judge to sanction the company for allegedly deleting millions of proposed class members' Siri records, including data they say "meticulously documented Apple's interception" of their confidential communications. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1814916?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1814916?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Wise Hits Back At Bad Faith TM Allegations From Tech Rival
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Wise Hits Back At Bad Faith TM Allegations From Tech Rival <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1813580?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Lucia Osborne-Crowley Payments firm Wise has hit back at a counterclaim from software company WithWise, urging the High Court to reject WithWise's claim that Wise's trademark is invalid because it is overbroad and being used as a legal weapon. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1813580?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1813580?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Insider Trading Charges Kept Intact In Trump Media Co. Suit
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Insider Trading Charges Kept Intact In Trump Media Co. Suit <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1815738?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> By Law360 Staff A New York federal judge on Wednesday refused to toss charges against a Florida venture capitalist over allegedly illegally profiting from a secret plan to take Donald Trump's Truth Social company public, finding court precedent for the criminalization of insider trading under securities fraud law. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1815738?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1815738?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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Ex-Lynch Carpenter Atty Hits Firm With Whistleblower Case
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Ex-Lynch Carpenter Atty Hits Firm With Whistleblower Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815027?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Emily Sawicki A former associate for Lynch Carpenter LLP has brought a whistleblower suit in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming labor code violations, discrimination, breach of contract and retaliation after allegedly witnessing "multiple instances of unethical conduct that he believed constituted fraud and/or legal malpractice." Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815027?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1815027?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Top Bank Lobbyist To Biden: Stop The Regulatory 'Tsunami'
by Gunnar Larson 21 Mar '24

21 Mar '24

Top Bank Lobbyist To Biden: Stop The Regulatory 'Tsunami' <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1815218?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Jon Hill The head of the largest U.S. banking trade group vowed Tuesday to keep litigation on the table if federal regulators don't back off their rulemaking "tsunami," tough talk that comes as the group's latest such legal challenge has hit potential turbulence in Texas. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1815218?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1815218?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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