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NY Bank Investors Spar Over Bid To Merge, Pause Suits
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

NY Bank Investors Spar Over Bid To Merge, Pause Suits <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1831016?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Isaac Monterose New York Community Bancorp Inc. shareholders traded barbs in filings this week over whether a New York federal judge should allow an individual shareholder to intervene in the larger group's attempt to consolidate and stay their derivative shareholder suits against the bank. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1831016?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1831016?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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'Bitcoin Jesus' Dodged Nearly $50M In Taxes, Feds Say
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

'Bitcoin Jesus' Dodged Nearly $50M In Taxes, Feds Say <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1831468?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Henrik Nilsson The U.S. has charged an early bitcoin investor dubbed "Bitcoin Jesus" over allegations that he dodged approximately $48 million in taxes by filing false tax returns and concealing how much of the cryptocurrency he owned, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1831468?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1831468?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Alaskan Builder Says Army Corps Delayed $41.2M Deal
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

Alaskan Builder Says Army Corps Delayed $41.2M Deal <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1831467?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Rae Ann Varona An Alaska construction company is protesting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to boot it off a $41.2 million military construction project for delays, telling the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that the Corps caused the delays. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1831467?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1831467?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Atty, Pot Entrepreneurs Get Conspiracy Claims Thrown Out
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

Atty, Pot Entrepreneurs Get Conspiracy Claims Thrown Out <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1831022?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Mike Curley A California state appeals court has thrown out claims against a group of attorneys and cannabis entrepreneurs that they were part of a "straw man practice" conspiracy to monopolize the San Diego cannabis market, finding the complaint failed to allege they did anything illegal. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1831022?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1831022?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Chancery Tosses Meta Activist Investor Suit Over Social Ills
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

Chancery Tosses Meta Activist Investor Suit Over Social Ills <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1831409?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Dorothy Atkins A Delaware vice chancellor tossed a Meta activist investor's suit seeking to prioritize wider social impact over company profits, saying Delaware's single-firm corporate model assumes directors owe fiduciary duties to their company's stockholders, and there's no case law articulating that because it's "so basic," just as "fish don't talk about water." Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1831409?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1831409?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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No Coverage For Foundation's Counsel In IP Row, Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

No Coverage For Foundation's Counsel In IP Row, Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1830934?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Ganesh Setty A Kansas federal court tossed two counterclaims a Kansas State University-affiliated philanthropy lodged against its insurer over coverage for a man's claims that it stole his economic development ideas for the university, finding the insurer has no duty to pay for the philanthropy's own choice of counsel. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1830934?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1830934?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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The dangers of the state monopoly on identity
by cryptoagorism＠morke.org 01 May '24

01 May '24

The dangers of the state's monopoly on identity: https://paper.wf/crypto-agorism/the-dangers-of-the-states-monopoly-on-ident… The state's monopoly on identity excludes vulnerable people from jobs, housing, healthcare and more. While the tracking by Google, Facebook and Microsoft is definitely disturbing and can even put people in danger, the state's data economy is even worse, with far-reaching consequences. Few people talk about this, even though it affects millions of people's daily lives.

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Chase Can't Escape Medical Services Co.'s Defamation Suit
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

Chase Can't Escape Medical Services Co.'s Defamation Suit <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1830978?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Carolina Bolado A Florida federal judge refused Monday to toss a suit by a medical services company accusing JPMorgan Chase Bank NA of destroying its business by adding it to a "blacklist," canceling its transactions and falsely telling its business partners that sanctions typically applied to violators of international laws or human rights statutes caused the cancellations. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1830978?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1830978?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Epstein Victims Must Disclose Names In FBI Suit, Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

Epstein Victims Must Disclose Names In FBI Suit, Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1831586?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Henrik Nilsson A New York federal judge on Tuesday denied anonymity to 12 survivors of sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein in their lawsuit alleging the FBI ignored numerous tips that Epstein was running a sex trafficking ring, saying the victims failed to support claims they would suffer irreparable harm if their identities were revealed. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1831586?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1831586?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Key Issues Raised By Colorado's Brain Data Privacy Bill
by Gunnar Larson 01 May '24

01 May '24

Key Issues Raised By Colorado's Brain Data Privacy Bill <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1830917?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> Colorado recently became the first state to provide consumer privacy protections for data generated from a person's brain waves, and despite the bill’s ambiguity and open questions introduced, the new law has helped turn the spotlight on neurodata, says Sara Pullen Guercio at Alston & Bird. Bill attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1830917?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1830917?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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