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Litigation Funding Firm Likely Out Of Hurricane Ad Class Action
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Litigation Funding Firm Likely Out Of Hurricane Ad Class Action <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1880714?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Spencer Brewer A Texas federal judge said Thursday that a funding company that lent $20 million to a law firm accused in a proposed class action of conspiring to deceptively solicit hurricane victims should be dropped as a defendant. Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1880714?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1880714?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Insurers Say Ky. House Damage Wasn't From Mine Collapse
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Insurers Say Ky. House Damage Wasn't From Mine Collapse <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1880691?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Elizabeth Daley Insurers told a Kentucky federal court to toss a couple's case seeking compensation for damage to their home because of coal mine subsidence, arguing the damage wasn't caused by a collapsing void underground. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1880691?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1880691?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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NY Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Charges of Corruption, Abuse
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

NY Judge Resigns Amid Ethics Charges of Corruption, Abuse <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881192?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Dorothy Atkins A New York state judge in Westchester County has agreed to resign from the bench after the New York Commission on Judicial Conduct charged him last month with multiple counts of judicial misconduct, including dismissing traffic tickets for friends, sexually harassing a newly appointed judge, and berating court staffers and attorneys. 2 documents attached |

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BofA, Consumers Ink Deal To End COVID Card Fraud Claims
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

BofA, Consumers Ink Deal To End COVID Card Fraud Claims <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881100?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Sydney Price Bank of America informed a New Jersey court on Friday it has reached a settlement in principle with three consumers who launched a proposed class action over the bank's allegedly insufficient security measures affecting prepaid debit cards for unemployment benefits during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881100?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881100?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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AGs Push To Can Google Privacy Deal With No Class Payout
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

AGs Push To Can Google Privacy Deal With No Class Payout <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881230?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Allison Grande Nearly two dozen Republican state attorneys general are urging the Ninth Circuit to scrap a data privacy deal that requires Google to pay $62 million to plaintiffs' counsel and third-party organizations but gives no money to individual class members, arguing that consumers aren't adequately benefiting from the settlement. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881230?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1881230?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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NFT Buyers Bring Securities Suit Against Crypto Co. OpenSea
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

NFT Buyers Bring Securities Suit Against Crypto Co. OpenSea <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880965?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely Two Florida users of OpenSea hit the nonfungible token marketplace with a proposed securities class action claiming the assets the users bought on the platform are unregistered investment contracts in light of recent court decisions and regulatory scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880965?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880965?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Trump Again Asks To Delay Evidence In DC Election Suit
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Trump Again Asks To Delay Evidence In DC Election Suit <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880941?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Elliot Weld Attorneys for former President Donald Trump again asked the Washington, D.C., federal judge overseeing his election interference case to push back a highly anticipated evidentiary filing from prosecutors, saying special counsel Jack Smith's office shouldn't be allowed to publicly lay out evidence until the court addresses Trump's concerns about the scope of discovery.

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Veteran High Court Litigator Warns Of Ethics Debate's Impact
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Veteran High Court Litigator Warns Of Ethics Debate's Impact <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880459?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Katie Buehler Accusations that U.S. Supreme Court justices are corrupt or nothing more than politicians in robes are unwarranted, tremendously dangerous and threaten to irreparably harm the institution's legitimacy, veteran high court litigator Kannon Shanmugam warns. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880459?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1880459?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Sheriff Who Shot Judge Had Depo Scheduled In Rape Suit
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Sheriff Who Shot Judge Had Depo Scheduled In Rape Suit <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1881123?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Cara Bayles The county sheriff who fatally shot a Kentucky state judge Thursday is a defendant in a federal lawsuit alleging one of his deputies repeatedly raped a woman in the judge's chambers. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1881123?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1881123?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Silvergate Wants Activist Investor's Board Seat Play Blocked
by Gunnar Larson 23 Sep '24

23 Sep '24

Silvergate Wants Activist Investor's Board Seat Play Blocked <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1881016?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Alex Wittenberg The parent company of Silvergate Bank, a defunct bank that catered to the cryptocurrency industry, has asked the judge in its Delaware bankruptcy case to help head off what it described as an activist investor's effort to score a seat on the debtor's board so he can try to secure a payout for shareholders who are set to receive nothing under a Chapter 11 plan. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1881016?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1881016?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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