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SEC Awards Nearly $100M To 2 Whistleblowers
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

SEC Awards Nearly $100M To 2 Whistleblowers <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873156?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Rae Ann Varona Two whistleblowers will receive more than $98 million for providing information the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission used to carry out an enforcement action, the agency said Friday. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873156?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873156?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Hong Kong Relaxes Listing Rules For Tech Startups, SPACs
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Hong Kong Relaxes Listing Rules For Tech Startups, SPACs <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873148?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Tom Zanki Hoping to spur more investment into emerging businesses amid a dry spell, Hong Kong's securities watchdog and stock exchange leaders on Friday unveiled relaxed listing rules for technology startups and eased requirements needed to clear mergers involving special purpose acquisition companies. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873148?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873148?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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CFTC Says Gemini's Appeal Bid Wouldn't Nix Need For Trial
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

CFTC Says Gemini's Appeal Bid Wouldn't Nix Need For Trial <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872985?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Sarah Jarvis The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has told a New York federal judge that even if the Second Circuit found crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. didn't have ultimate responsibility over allegedly misleading statements about a proposed bitcoin futures contract, there would still be disputed facts requiring a trial. Response attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872985?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872985?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Crypto Founder Says SEC 'Twists' Claims To Make Suit Stick
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Crypto Founder Says SEC 'Twists' Claims To Make Suit Stick <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872974?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Aislinn Keely The cryptocurrency founder accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of misappropriating $12 million in customer assets from an alleged billion dollars in unregistered crypto securities offerings told a Brooklyn federal judge that the regulator "twists its timelines" to tie his conduct to the U.S. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872974?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872974?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Kraken Must Face SEC's Crypto Case Over Platform Sales
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Kraken Must Face SEC's Crypto Case Over Platform Sales <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873144?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Bonnie Eslinger A California federal judge on Friday denied a bid by cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to ditch a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement suit, finding the regulator plausibly alleged that "at least some" of the digital currency transactions on Kraken's online platform constitute investment contracts. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873144?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873144?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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BREAKING: DOJ Sues RealPage For Helping Fix Rental Rates
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

BREAKING: DOJ Sues RealPage For Helping Fix Rental Rates <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1872940?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Matthew Perlman The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit on Friday accusing RealPage of helping residential landlords across the country fix rental prices through the use of its revenue management software. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1872940?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1872940?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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7th Circ. Says Hidden IP Fight Doomed Insurance Coverage Bid
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

7th Circ. Says Hidden IP Fight Doomed Insurance Coverage Bid <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1872387?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Ryan Harroff The Seventh Circuit has agreed an insurer could rescind its policies covering a garbage services company because that company failed to disclose an already brewing trademark dispute, concluding the company's argument that it didn't need to disclose the feud was "not supported by the record or common sense." Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1872387?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1872387?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Split 6th Circ. Reopens Coca-Cola Bottling Race Bias Case
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Split 6th Circ. Reopens Coca-Cola Bottling Race Bias Case <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1872778?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> By Bonnie Eslinger A split Sixth Circuit panel Thursday revived a lawsuit filed against a Coca-Cola bottling company by an employee who failed a drug test, finding a genuine dispute exists over whether the man voluntarily waived his rights to sue for racial discrimination and retaliation when he signed a "last chance" agreement. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1872778?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1872778?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…>

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Philly Hospital Fights $45M Verdict For Teen Gunshot Patient
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Philly Hospital Fights $45M Verdict For Teen Gunshot Patient <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1872622?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Matthew Santoni Temple University Hospital Inc. wants to undo a $45 million jury verdict, arguing in a posttrial brief that the jury made contradictory findings — that the hospital was responsible for a plaintiff's injuries, and that he'd been eating pieces of chicken against medical advice. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1872622?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1872622?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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Texas Tells High Court It's Not Idaho '2.0' In HHS Abortion Row
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Texas Tells High Court It's Not Idaho '2.0' In HHS Abortion Row <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1872383?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Mark Payne Texas and a pair of anti-abortion doctor organizations have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the federal government's appeal of a Fifth Circuit decision blocking the Biden administration's guidance that hospitals must provide emergency stabilizing medical care, including abortions. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1872383?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1872383?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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