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Attys Seek $95M In Fees For Elite Schools' Aid-Fixing Deals
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Attys Seek $95M In Fees For Elite Schools' Aid-Fixing Deals <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1831751?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Dorothy Atkins Class counsel representing students who accused 17 top universities of colluding to fix student aid packages have asked an Illinois federal judge to award them $94.7 million in fees plus $3.5 million in expenses for securing $284 million in settlements with 10 schools. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1831751?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1831751?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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PayPal Won't Face CFPB Enforcement Over Venmo Probe
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

PayPal Won't Face CFPB Enforcement Over Venmo Probe <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1831888?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Aislinn Keely Payments giant PayPal is not expecting any enforcement action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after the agency told the firm it was closing its inquiry into social payment subsidiary Venmo, the company disclosed in a securities filing. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1831888?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1831888?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Baron & Budd's Scott Summy
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Baron & Budd's Scott Summy <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1826156?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Madison Arnold Fighting early in his career on behalf of two North Carolina trailer parks across the street from a gas station that was leaking a gasoline additive, Scott Summy of Baron & Budd PC had an idea that would reshape drinking water litigation in the United States and even lead to him being called "the most important water lawyer in American history" by his co-counsel. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1826156?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1826156?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Feds Call Out Gilead's Efforts To Revise HIV Drug IP Judgment
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Feds Call Out Gilead's Efforts To Revise HIV Drug IP Judgment <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1833108?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Hannah Albarazi The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a Delaware federal judge to reject Gilead Sciences' motion to modify a judgment finding that two medications in its HIV prevention regimen directly infringe voided patents owned by the government, arguing that the pharmaceutical company's attempt to rewrite the judgment is "unnecessary as well as improper." 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1833108?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1833108?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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If High Court Upends Jan. 6 Conviction, What Happens Next?
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

If High Court Upends Jan. 6 Conviction, What Happens Next? <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1832982?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> By Cara Bayles If the U.S. Supreme Court decides prosecutors overstepped by charging a rioter who stormed the Capitol with obstruction, the results will likely be mixed for hundreds of other defendants charged with the same crime, particularly those who have been convicted. That post-appeal uncertainty is nothing new, defense attorneys say. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1832982?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1832982?nl_pk=8f2e5a76-bb66-462b-a…>

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Pension Scam Group's Future Hit By Lack Of Volunteers
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Pension Scam Group's Future Hit By Lack Of Volunteers <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1831632?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Sam Tabahriti A voluntary body that works against pensions scams said on Wednesday that it is considering winding up its operations and is concerned that a fall in volunteer numbers might jeopardize its effectiveness. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1831632?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1831632?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Hahn Air To Pay Feds $26.8M To End FCA Travel Fees Suit
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Hahn Air To Pay Feds $26.8M To End FCA Travel Fees Suit <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1833155?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Dorothy Atkins Hahn Air Lines agreed to pay $26.8 million to resolve a whistleblower's allegations that the German airline-ticketing company violated the False Claims Act by intentionally failing to remit to the U.S. government certain travel fees the company collected from U.S. commercial airline passengers. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1833155?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1833155?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Abu Ghraib Contractor Torture Liability Case Ends In Mistrial
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Abu Ghraib Contractor Torture Liability Case Ends In Mistrial <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1833156?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Daniel Wilson A Virginia federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in a suit accusing military contractor CACI International of aiding and abetting torture at the Abu Ghraib military prison in Iraq, after the jury deadlocked following extensive deliberations. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1833156?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1833156?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Digital Rights Nonprofit's Bid To Unseal IP Docs Is Too Late
by Gunnar Larson 04 May '24

04 May '24

Digital Rights Nonprofit's Bid To Unseal IP Docs Is Too Late <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1833161?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Lauren Berg Electronic Frontier Foundation cannot unseal filings in a chipmaker's patent suit against Charter Communications Inc., a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday, saying the digital rights nonprofit's bid to intervene in the case came too late. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1833161?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1833161?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta Keri Farley needs killing ASAP
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 04 May '24

04 May '24

Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta Keri Farley needs killing ( my 2k sats ) The only good globocop is a dead one. Amirite! Roll on the revolution.

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