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Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1849932?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1849932?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1849932?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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Forfeiture Gives NCA's Rarely Used 'McMafia' Order A Boost
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Forfeiture Gives NCA's Rarely Used 'McMafia' Order A Boost <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866733?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Christopher Crosby The seizure by the National Crime Agency of £22 million ($28 million) in properties from a banker's wife who is in prison allowed it to display its "McMafia" powers, although lawyers still have doubts about the future of the rarely-used enforcement tool. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866733?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866733?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Pension Body Urges Sector Tech Overhaul After CrowdStrike
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Pension Body Urges Sector Tech Overhaul After CrowdStrike <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866708?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Martin Croucher The pension industry must take steps to bolster its data security or else put the life savings of millions of Britons at risk, experts warned Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866708?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866708?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Payment Processor And Bank Defrauded Merchants, Suit Says
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Payment Processor And Bank Defrauded Merchants, Suit Says <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1866420?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Sydney Price Payment processor Paynetworx LLC and its partner bank Pathward Financial Inc. have been hit with a suit by two merchants who say the payment company and the bank misrepresented fees and their compliance with card network rules, causing the merchants to make millions in unnecessary and improper payments. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1866420?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1866420?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Ohio To Launch Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Ohio To Launch Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1866515?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> By Sam Reisman Ohio is set to see its first legal recreational marijuana sales on Tuesday after the state's cannabis regulator announced that close to 100 locations were about to be qualified to sell products to customers 21 and over. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1866515?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1866515?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…>

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BofA Can't Get 4th Circ. To Look At Collective Cert. Process
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

BofA Can't Get 4th Circ. To Look At Collective Cert. Process <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1866625?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Irene Spezzamonte A collective of mortgage loan officers seeking unpaid overtime won't land in front of the Fourth Circuit, a North Carolina federal judge ruled Monday, turning down Bank of America's bid to sort out which method to use for certifying collectives. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1866625?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1866625?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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USAA Agrees To $64M Settlement In Military Borrower Suit
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

USAA Agrees To $64M Settlement In Military Borrower Suit <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1866461?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Hayley Fowler USAA Federal Savings Bank will pay $64.2 million to end a proposed class action alleging it flouted federal laws protecting military borrowers, according to newly filed settlement documents in North Carolina federal court. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1866461?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1866461?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Coinbase Broke Campaign Finance Laws, Crypto Critics Say
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Coinbase Broke Campaign Finance Laws, Crypto Critics Say <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1866581?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Aislinn Keely Crypto exchange Coinbase violated campaign finance laws when it donated $25.5 million to political action committees while negotiating a federal contract, prominent crypto critics told a federal election watchdog — a claim the firm's legal chief has staunchly denied. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1866581?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1866581?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Musk Accuses OpenAI Of Fraud, RICO Over Business Model
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Musk Accuses OpenAI Of Fraud, RICO Over Business Model <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1866371?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Dani Kass Elon Musk on Monday accused OpenAI Inc. and its leaders of violating several laws related to fraud, conspiracy, contract violations and false advertising by claiming he was wrongly told the company would remain a nonprofit, in a suit filed in California federal court. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1866371?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1866371?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Del. Court Declines To Reopen Biden Documents Case
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Del. Court Declines To Reopen Biden Documents Case <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866637?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Leslie A. Pappas Delaware's Superior Court on Monday declined to reopen litigation from two conservative organizations that sued for access to a trove of documents U.S. President Joe Biden donated to the University of Delaware in 2012, concluding that newly discovered evidence wasn't relevant enough to change the case. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866637?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866637?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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