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Kerrygold, Customers Agree To End 'Pure' False Ad Suit
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Kerrygold, Customers Agree To End 'Pure' False Ad Suit <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1869945?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Jonathan Capriel A consumer who sued Irish butter brand Kerrygold has agreed to end her proposed class action over claims that it falsely advertised its product as "pure" even though it might contain "forever chemicals" by way of its packaging. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1869945?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1869945?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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NY Asks Top Court To Reinstate Ethics Body Cuomo Axed
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

NY Asks Top Court To Reinstate Ethics Body Cuomo Axed <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1870002?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Andrea Keckley The Office of the New York State Attorney General has submitted a brief urging the state's highest court to reinstate an ethics commission that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo had convinced a state judge was unconstitutional. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1870002?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1870002?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Prof Rips DOJ, VW's 9th Circ. Bid To Shield Jones Day Docs
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Prof Rips DOJ, VW's 9th Circ. Bid To Shield Jones Day Docs <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870069?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Linda Chiem A Loyola Marymount University professor has urged the Ninth Circuit to shut down the U.S. Department of Justice and Volkswagen AG's relentless "obfuscation" in a long-running dispute over access to confidential Volkswagen documents that were part of a Jones Day investigation into the automaker's 2015 emissions-cheating scandal. Response attached |

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NJ Gov. To Replace Menendez With Former Chief Of Staff
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

NJ Gov. To Replace Menendez With Former Chief Of Staff <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870181?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Courtney Bublé New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reportedly will tap his former chief of staff, George Helmy, to serve out the term of convicted U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., whose resignation takes effect Aug. 20. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870181?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870181?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Bloom Firm Settles False Claims Act Suit Over Virus PPP Loan
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Bloom Firm Settles False Claims Act Suit Over Virus PPP Loan <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870532?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Dorothy Atkins Civil rights attorney Lisa Bloom, her Calabasas, California-based firm and her husband have agreed to pay a combined $274,000 to settle a rival law firm's False Claims Act suit alleging they provided false information to obtain a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan during the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870532?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870532?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Startup's Cannabis Payment Deal Dispute Can Move Ahead
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Startup's Cannabis Payment Deal Dispute Can Move Ahead <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1869846?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Mike Curley An Illinois federal judge has preserved the bulk of a now-defunct cannabis payment startup's suit alleging Fidelity National Information Services drove it out of business by backing out of a partnership deal, saying that while there wasn't an enforceable contract, the startup sufficiently pled that FIS was misleading in its promises. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1869846?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1869846?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Shift4 Beats Suit Over 'Questionable' Accounting Practices
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Shift4 Beats Suit Over 'Questionable' Accounting Practices <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870328?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Katryna Perera A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action accusing payment processing company Shift4 Payments Inc. of engaging in questionable accounting practices to keep its stock price afloat, ruling that the plaintiffs had not proven that the company knowingly lied, among other things. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870328?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870328?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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SEC Defendants Fight Ex-Latham Atty For Whistleblower Docs
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

SEC Defendants Fight Ex-Latham Atty For Whistleblower Docs <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870363?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Jessica Corso A credit reporting agency at the center of a $73 million U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit is seeking to force a retired Latham & Watkins LLP partner to hand over his discussions with a pair of SEC whistleblowers, arguing that the attorney's work for the tipsters isn't privileged. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870363?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870363?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Colo. Atty Sues Bank, Opposing Counsel Over Hack Attack
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Colo. Atty Sues Bank, Opposing Counsel Over Hack Attack <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870387?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Thy Vo A Colorado attorney and conservative radio personality is suing Wells Fargo and opposing counsel in a divorce proceeding over their alleged role in a hacking incident that apparently caused him to wire $375,000 for a client's divorce settlement to Hong Kong. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870387?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870387?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Discover Can't Arbitrate Fraud Risk Claims, But Amex Can
by Gunnar Larson 16 Aug '24

16 Aug '24

Discover Can't Arbitrate Fraud Risk Claims, But Amex Can <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870036?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Katryna Perera A New York federal judge has refused to allow Discover Financial Services to arbitrate claims that it and other credit card networks conspired to dump fraud risk on retailers, but granted a similar motion from American Express. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870036?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1870036?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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