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Air Ambulance Ruling Severely Undermines No Surprises Act
by Gunnar Larson 30 Jun '24

30 Jun '24

Air Ambulance Ruling Severely Undermines No Surprises Act <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1851367?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> A Texas federal court's recent decision in Guardian Flight v. Health Care Service — that the No Surprises Act lacks a judicial remedy when a health insurer refuses to pay the amount established through an independent review — likely throws a huge monkey wrench into the elaborate protections the NSA was enacted to provide, says Mark DeBofsky at DeBofsky Law. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1851367?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1851367?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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TurboTax Maker Wipes Out 2 Of 3 Software Patents At PTAB
by Gunnar Larson 30 Jun '24

30 Jun '24

TurboTax Maker Wipes Out 2 Of 3 Software Patents At PTAB <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1852005?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Andrew Karpan The Patent Trial and Appeal Board delivered a mixed bag of decisions in patent challenges brought by Intuit against a small software outfit that claims to have invented the idea of "co-browsing." 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1852005?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1852005?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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AG Says Trump Recusal Bid Relies On 'Distortion Of Facts'
by Gunnar Larson 30 Jun '24

30 Jun '24

AG Says Trump Recusal Bid Relies On 'Distortion Of Facts' <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1852457?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Elliot Weld New York's attorney general says Donald Trump is relying on a "distortion of facts" in seeking to oust the judge who ordered the former president to pay $465 million in penalties in his civil fraud case. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1852457?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1852457?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Cryptome Archive
by John Young 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

https://cryptome.org/donations.htm Cryptome marks 28 years, June 1996 - June 2024, thanks to mostly anonymous doxers. Donate $100 for the Cryptome Archive of 105,000 files from June 1996 to January 2024 on 1 USB (113GB).

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Re: Morning Spam
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 10:08 Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many <gmkarl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 09:57 Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & > Survivor of Many <gmkarl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> This is important! >> >> — >> >> A tribe of animal hunters is having a big celebration. >> >> Members of other tribes hear the festivities, and come to join. >> >> Member of tribe 2: “This is great! What are you guys celebrating?” >> >> Member of tribe 1: “Welcome to our celebration! We’re celebrating having >> killed 100 animals this season! It’s awesome!” >> >> Tribe 2 has counted the animals in the area. There were only 100. >> >> — >> >> Member of tribe 3: “It’s great you guys have food for the winter, but we >> need animals to hunt too, and there aren’t many left.” >> >> Member of tribe 1: “Um!” >> >> Member of tribe 4: “Honestly, we need you to bring all your important >> people together into a formal meeting with the other tribes, so we can >> discuss this incredibly important matter.” >> >> Member of tribe 1: “Oh!” >> >> Member of tribe 5: “Or we will wage war on you otherwise! Please help >> this come to a peaceful solution!” >> >> Member of tribe 1: “Definitely! Goodness! I’ll bring this up with other >> people and introduce you to others too to make sure this happens!” >> >> Member of tribe 6: “But we don’t want to hamper your festivities! >> Celebration is important!” >> >> Member of tribe 1: “Thank you!” >> >> Member of tribe 7: “But we can’t drop this either!” >> >> — >> >> After the festivities, a formal meeting is held among all the tribes to >> discuss hunting in the area … >> >> [ >> in our meeting we found that tribe 1 had been possibly exposed to >> influences of corruption, partly snake oil business people, also other >> things influencing their governance and possibly even how they performed >> their religious teachings. >> >> the issue was the corrupt influences were not interested in forthrightly >> participating in the meeting, because they were profiting so much from the >> situation. >> >> instead the other tribes decided to spend a lot of time thoroughly >> getting to know the people of tribe 1 to prepare to act on the problem of >> corruption safely and properly. >> >> we’re thinking it’s likely important to keep that hidden from the corrupt >> people. learning how to do that might be a priority. (forming real >> alliances with corrupt people might be awesome!) >> >> possible big mistakes. >> ] >> > possible summary: > we need to have a formal meeting with you > but if there are influences of coercion making these problems, we don’t > want them at the meeting _unless_ they will not harm it or any attendees > updated possible summary, adding phrase to first line: we need to have a formal meeting with all your important-seeming people about these important things but if there are influences of coercion making these problems, we can’t have them at the meeting _unless_ they will not harm it nor any attendees >

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Assange Plea Deal Vindicates 'Fight To The End' Strategy
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Behind a corporate firewall like so much similar CoinTelPro style spam on this list. Fuck you very much Gunnar Larson, the rotten cpunk-HATING creep! You suck. Go die.

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Justices Undo Terror Victims' Win, Citing Twitter Decision
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Justices Undo Terror Victims' Win, Citing Twitter Decision <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1850751?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Alyssa Aquino The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday swept aside a D.C. Circuit ruling that threatened to expose major pharmaceutical companies to liability for terrorist attacks that injured or killed hundreds of U.S. soldiers and civilians in Iraq. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1850751?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1850751?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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Ex-Deputy Mayor Of Newark Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Ex-Deputy Mayor Of Newark Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1852201?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Carla Baranauckas A former deputy mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has admitted in federal court that he conspired with two business owners in a bribery scheme involving the acquisition and redevelopment of various city-owned properties, federal prosecutors said. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1852201?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1852201?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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SpaceX Says Local Regs Best Suited For Fixing 'Dead Zones'
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

SpaceX Says Local Regs Best Suited For Fixing 'Dead Zones' <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1852272?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Christopher Cole SpaceX is steadily deploying a fleet of satellites to cover mobile carrier "dead zones" across the globe, but cautions the Federal Communications Commission that it must allow each country's regulators to govern issues like signal interference on the ground. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1852272?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1852272?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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Judge Trims 2nd Attempt At Crypto Lender Loan Suit
by Gunnar Larson 29 Jun '24

29 Jun '24

Judge Trims 2nd Attempt At Crypto Lender Loan Suit <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1851630?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Sydney Price A California federal judge has again dismissed crypto lender Nexo Capital's affiliates from an amended suit over claims they fraudulently induced customers to take out risky loans, but found the new suit plausibly alleges Nexo distributed a nonexempt, unregistered security. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1851630?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1851630?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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