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Nvidia Wants High Court Review Of $1B Crypto Sales Suit
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Nvidia Wants High Court Review Of $1B Crypto Sales Suit <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810953?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Hailey Konnath Nvidia has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a Ninth Circuit decision partially resurrecting a suit accusing the technology company of understating more than $1 billion in sales to cryptocurrency miners, arguing that the justices are needed to clarify the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements. Petition attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810953?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810953?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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Seton Hall Accused Of 'Sham' Probe Into Alleged Misconduct
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Seton Hall Accused Of 'Sham' Probe Into Alleged Misconduct <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1810437?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Carla Baranauckas Seton Hall University's ex-president has filed an amended whistleblower complaint against the school that centers on alleged misconduct by its former board chair, prominent criminal defense attorney Kevin Marino of Marino Tortorella & Boyle PC, contending that the university launched a fake investigation into accusations of sexual harassment. 1 document attached |

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Genesis Parent Co. Says NY Fraud Suit Is 'Baseless Innuendo'
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Genesis Parent Co. Says NY Fraud Suit Is 'Baseless Innuendo' <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1810656?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Aislinn Keely Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group Inc. and its CEO told a New York trial court on Wednesday that the state attorney general's claims that it defrauded customers out of more than $3 billion are "a thin web of baseless innuendo, blatant mischaracterizations and unsupported conclusory statements" that should be permanently tossed. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1810656?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1810656?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Meta Must Face Ill. Media Co.'s Deceptive Ads Suit
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Subject: Meta Must Face Ill. Media Co.'s Deceptive Ads Suit Meta Must Face Ill. Media Co.'s Deceptive Ads Suit <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1810568?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig An Illinois federal judge refused to let Meta duck, or force into arbitration, a local media company's proposed class action accusing the Facebook successor of competing unfairly by luring away advertisers with inflated user numbers, deeming the allegations plausible and outside of what was agreed to be arbitrated. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1810568?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1810568?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Gemini Scores Arbitration Bid In 'Earn' Crypto Investment Suit
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Gemini Scores Arbitration Bid In 'Earn' Crypto Investment Suit <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1810389?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Katryna Perera Gemini Trust Co. LLC investors must arbitrate their claims that the cryptocurrency exchange misled them about the firm's interest-bearing accounts and were hurt after the program for the accounts was halted, with a New York federal judge finding that Gemini and its founders have shown that a valid arbitration agreement exists. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1810389?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1810389?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Possible Willis DQ Could End Ga. Trump Election Case
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

Possible Willis DQ Could End Ga. Trump Election Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810750?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Kelcey Caulder Weeks of salacious arguments over a district attorney's romantic relationship with a prosecutor has the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump on the ropes, and experts say the prosecutor's potential disqualification could effectively end the case. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810750?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810750?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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SpaceX Hit With Employee's Sex Bias, Retaliation Claims
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

SpaceX Hit With Employee's Sex Bias, Retaliation Claims <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810970?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Lauren Berg A SpaceX employee claims the astronautics company paid her less than male colleagues, slow-walked a promised promotion and retaliated against her when she reported her manager's sexual abuse, according to a lawsuit filed in California state court. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810970?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810970?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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NYCB Gets $1B Infusion, Names Ex-OCC Chief As CEO
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

NYCB Gets $1B Infusion, Names Ex-OCC Chief As CEO <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1810878?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Katryna Perera New York Community Bancorp Inc. has lined up a $1 billion investment from several institutional investors, including former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin's firm, in a deal guided by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1810878?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1810878?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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'Manipulated' DA Checks Out Of 'Hotel California' Trial
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

'Manipulated' DA Checks Out Of 'Hotel California' Trial <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810690?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Rachel Scharf The Manhattan District Attorney's Office cited newly produced evidence Wednesday to drop criminal charges midway through a trial over the sale of the Eagles' 1976 album "Hotel California," with a judge saying the prosecution had been "manipulated" by band frontman Don Henley and his attorneys. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810690?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1810690?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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BlockFi, FTX Strike Global Deal To Settle Bankruptcy Disputes
by Gunnar Larson 07 Mar '24

07 Mar '24

BlockFi, FTX Strike Global Deal To Settle Bankruptcy Disputes <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810921?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Hilary Russ Fallen cryptocurrency giants BlockFi Inc. and FTX have settled their wide-ranging feud, with BlockFi allowed claims for $874.5 million and FTX to lay claim to roughly $600 million worth of liquidated Robinhood shares, formally ending all disputes and litigation between the two companies. 4 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810921?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1810921?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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