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Geale Takes Helm At Payments Watchdog, Hemsley Resigns
by Gunnar Larson 04 Jun '24

04 Jun '24

Geale Takes Helm At Payments Watchdog, Hemsley Resigns <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843328?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Alex Davidson The Payment Systems Regulator said on Monday that its managing director Chris Hemsley has resigned and Financial Conduct Authority Director David Geale will replace him temporarily with almost immediate effect. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843328?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843328?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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IT Biz To Buy Tech Consultant's Banking Software For €330M
by Gunnar Larson 04 Jun '24

04 Jun '24

IT Biz To Buy Tech Consultant's Banking Software For €330M <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843311?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Najiyya Budaly Franco-American information technology company Axway said Monday that it will buy most of the banking software activities of Sopra Steria Group, in a deal that values the platform at €330 million ($358 million). Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843311?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843311?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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The Great Seal of the State of Idaho – Idaho Secretary of State
by Gunnar Larson 04 Jun '24

04 Jun '24

https://sos.idaho.gov/stateseal/ The seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a state seal. The translation of the Latin motto on the seal, ‘Esto Perpetua’ is ‘Let it be perpetual’ or ‘It is forever.’

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UK Voters Want Pension Reform In Election Manifestos
by Gunnar Larson 04 Jun '24

04 Jun '24

UK Voters Want Pension Reform In Election Manifestos <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843307?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Joel Poultney Three in four workers with a defined contribution pension are more likely to vote for a political party that reforms workplace pensions, research from a retirement savings company shows. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843307?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843307?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Mammoth Swipe Fees Cases Joined Together In Pass On Trial
by Gunnar Larson 04 Jun '24

04 Jun '24

Mammoth Swipe Fees Cases Joined Together In Pass On Trial <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843321?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Ronan Barnard Two mammoth class actions against Mastercard and Visa will be heard together at a trial in November to resolve common issues about whether retailers passed on the credit and debit card giants' fees to consumers, a London tribunal has ruled. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843321?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1843321?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Martinelli & Co. Sued Over Arsenic In Apple Juice
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '24

03 Jun '24

Martinelli & Co. Sued Over Arsenic In Apple Juice <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1843155?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Henrik Nilsson A consumer hit S. Martinelli & Co. with a proposed class action in New York federal court Friday over allegations that the company failed to disclose that its apple juice contains arsenic, saying a recent recall campaign has been "a complete and abject failure." Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1843155?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1843155?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Greek IT Company Sues NY Law Firm Over Leaked Patent Info
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '24

03 Jun '24

Greek IT Company Sues NY Law Firm Over Leaked Patent Info <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842836?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Christine DeRosa A Greece-based technology company has sued Ladas & Parry LLP in New York federal court, alleging that the firm sent proprietary information to a third party while the company had an attorney-client agreement with the firm. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842836?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842836?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Robins Kaplan Can't Escape Sanction Over Dropbox Access
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '24

03 Jun '24

Robins Kaplan Can't Escape Sanction Over Dropbox Access <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842858?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Emily Johnson A New York state appeals court has upheld the $156,000 sanction on litigation funding firm KrunchCash and its counsel Robins Kaplan LLP for poking through an opposing party's Dropbox database that was accidentally shared in a $10 million suit, finding that they knew or should have known it was privileged information. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842858?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842858?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Trump's New York Prosecutors Called To House Hearing
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '24

03 Jun '24

Trump's New York Prosecutors Called To House Hearing <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842950?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Courtney Bublé Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chair of the House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, demanded on Friday that Manhattan prosecutors appear for a hearing on June 13 on the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, who was convicted on Thursday of 34 felonies. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842950?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1842950?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Exec Liability Bill For Failed Banks Is Unnecessary, Unwise
by Gunnar Larson 03 Jun '24

03 Jun '24

Exec Liability Bill For Failed Banks Is Unnecessary, Unwise <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1834530?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> A bill before the U.S. Senate, which would effectively empower the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to hold senior bank executives strictly liable for reasonable business decisions that lead to bank failures, needlessly overwrites the existing negligence standard and rewards counterproductive caution in management, say attorneys at Davis Polk. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1834530?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1834530?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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