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Former BHS Directors Liable For £110M Over Collapsed Biz
by Gunnar Larson 20 Aug '24

20 Aug '24

Former BHS Directors Liable For £110M Over Collapsed Biz <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1871120?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Sophia Dourou Two former directors of the defunct British Home Stores retail chain have been found liable for more than £110 million ($142 million) after they allowed the company to continue trading when there was no prospect of recovery. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1871120?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1871120?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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State Dept. Issues Interim Australia, UK Export Waiver Rule
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

State Dept. Issues Interim Australia, UK Export Waiver Rule <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1870504?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> By Daniel Wilson The U.S. Department of State issued an interim rule Friday easing export restrictions for Australia and the United Kingdom to facilitate the trilateral AUKUS agreement, after determining the allied countries' export controls were comparable to those of the U.S. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1870504?nl_pk=4126fe73-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/1870504?nl_pk=4126fe73-…>

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NJ Agency Nixes City's 3rd Police Firing For Cannabis Use
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

NJ Agency Nixes City's 3rd Police Firing For Cannabis Use <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1870453?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> By Jonathan Capriel Another New Jersey police officer who was fired for off-duty marijuana use must be reinstated, a state commission has ordered, finding it doesn't matter that the officer failed to disclose reliance on cannabis for medical purposes before a screening or that the usage at issue was technically recreational. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1870453?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1870453?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…>

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24-Hour Abortion Delay Violates Ohio Constitution, Court Told
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

24-Hour Abortion Delay Violates Ohio Constitution, Court Told <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870518?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Gianna Ferrarin In the wake of an Ohio constitutional amendment enshrining the right to abortion, a state court heard arguments Friday as it considers whether to block laws requiring pregnant individuals to wait at least 24 hours before they can access abortions in the state. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870518?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870518?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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LifePoint Stiffed Workers On Retirement Savings, Suit Says
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

LifePoint Stiffed Workers On Retirement Savings, Suit Says <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870543?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Grace Elletson LifePoint Health Inc. cost workers millions by failing to use forfeited funds in the company's $2.4 billion retirement plan to cut expenses and instead used the money to subsidize its own contributions, according to a suit plan participants filed in Tennessee federal court. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870543?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870543?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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Court Says Jury Bias Claim Can't Ax Docs' Med Mal Trial Win
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Court Says Jury Bias Claim Can't Ax Docs' Med Mal Trial Win <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870809?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Y. Peter Kang An Ohio appeals court said Friday three physicians were properly cleared by a jury in a medical malpractice suit accusing them of causing a patient's death, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that four jurors should have been excused for alleged bias. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870809?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1870809?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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Atty Gets 32 Months In Prison For Bribing Chicago Alderman
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Atty Gets 32 Months In Prison For Bribing Chicago Alderman <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1870731?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Celeste Bott An Illinois federal judge on Friday sentenced an immigration attorney and real estate developer convicted of bribing former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke to two years and eight months in prison, maintaining prison time is warranted because the lawyer initiated the bribe and tried to hide it from federal agents and the grand jury. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1870731?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1870731?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Farmers Insurance Hits Former Agents With Trade Secrets Suit
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Farmers Insurance Hits Former Agents With Trade Secrets Suit <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1870826?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Daniel Ducassi Farmers Insurance on Friday filed a lawsuit in Colorado federal court accusing two of its former agents of walking away from the company with trade secrets to divert customers to their own agency with a third former Farmers agent. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1870826?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1870826?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Liberty Mutual Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover STD Suit
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Liberty Mutual Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover STD Suit <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1870468?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Hope Patti A Liberty Mutual unit said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a policyholder accused in an underlying suit of lying about having a sexually transmitted disease and infecting a woman, telling a Washington federal court that the man's policy bars coverage for expected or intended bodily injury. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1870468?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1870468?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Gunster Aims To Erase Data Breach Suit In Florida
by Gunnar Larson 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Gunster Aims To Erase Data Breach Suit In Florida <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1870552?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Matt Perez Gunster Yoakley & Stewart PA has asked a Florida federal court to toss a proposed class action related to a data breach in 2022, arguing that the former client failed to state actual damages sustained by the potential class due to the cybersecurity incident. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1870552?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1870552?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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