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Ripple Gets OK To Pause SEC Penalty As It Mulls Appeal
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Ripple Gets OK To Pause SEC Penalty As It Mulls Appeal <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876591?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Aislinn Keely A New York federal judge on Wednesday signed off on Ripple Labs' request to hold off on paying the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission the $125 million penalty it owes to allow time for either side to appeal the landmark ruling in the agency's registration case. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876591?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876591?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Colgate-Palmolive Reaches Deal In 401(k) Cyber Theft Suit
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Colgate-Palmolive Reaches Deal In 401(k) Cyber Theft Suit <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876482?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Kellie Mejdrich A New York federal court on Wednesday dismissed a retired Colgate-Palmolive marketing executive's suit alleging her employer and a benefits administrator breached federal benefits law by allowing a thief to drain more than $750,000 from her account online, after parties reached a tentative settlement. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876482?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876482?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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2nd Circ. Tosses Sudan's Appeal Over 9/11 Immunity Denial
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

2nd Circ. Tosses Sudan's Appeal Over 9/11 Immunity Denial <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1875871?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Daniel Wilson The Second Circuit has tossed the Republic of the Sudan's challenge to a ruling that the country wasn't immune to liability for allegedly supporting al-Qaida in the lead-up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, saying the appeal was barred by law. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1875871?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1875871?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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AI Musician Duped Streaming Giants To Steal $10M, Feds Say
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

AI Musician Duped Streaming Giants To Steal $10M, Feds Say <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876410?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Pete Brush A North Carolina man streamed thousands of artificial intelligence-generated songs to dupe streaming giants like Spotify and YouTube and generate $10 million in an elaborate scam, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind case. Indictment attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876410?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1876410?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Zoetis Sanctions Bid Denied In Racehorse Death Suit
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Zoetis Sanctions Bid Denied In Racehorse Death Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876532?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Mike Curley A Pennsylvania federal judge denied Wednesday a motion by drugmaker Zoetis Inc. for sanctions against the owners of a 3-year-old racehorse who say it died after being treated with one of the company's antibiotics, saying there's no indication that delays in responding to discovery were in bad faith, and by now the company has received all the relevant documents in the plaintiffs' possession. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876532?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876532?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Atty Disbarred In Fla. Over Sexual Messages To Client
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Atty Disbarred In Fla. Over Sexual Messages To Client <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876133?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Emily Sawicki The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred an Ohio attorney for sending inappropriate sexual text messages to a client, more than a year after the Buckeye State high court handed the lawyer a two-year suspension for the same misconduct. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876133?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876133?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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1st Circ. Unsure If Texts In Pot Bribe Case Crossed State Lines
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

1st Circ. Unsure If Texts In Pot Bribe Case Crossed State Lines <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876228?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Brian Dowling A First Circuit panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism that the simple sending of an iMessage through an Apple cellphone satisfies the element of wire fraud requiring interstate communication, entertaining a Massachusetts attorney's challenge to his convictions for seeking to bribe a police chief to win a local marijuana license. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876228?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876228?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Fla. Judge Won't Delay Trial In Judge's Blackmail Suit
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Fla. Judge Won't Delay Trial In Judge's Blackmail Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1874951?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Carolina Bolado A Florida judge refused Wednesday to hear a summary judgment motion from an attorney accused by a Palm Beach County judge of trying to blackmail her with nude photographs, calling it untimely because it would need to be heard on the first day of trial set for later this month. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1874951?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1874951?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Feds Say Ex-Judge's Misconduct Does Not Warrant New Trial
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Feds Say Ex-Judge's Misconduct Does Not Warrant New Trial <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876252?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Phillip Bantz "Troubling" allegations that a former Alaska federal judge engaged in sexual misconduct should not open the door for a new trial in one of his cases where a man was convicted of cyberstalking, federal prosecutors argued in a court filing. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876252?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876252?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Immunity Can't Shield Ex-Judge In Romance Suit, Court Told
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Immunity Can't Shield Ex-Judge In Romance Suit, Court Told <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876135?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Lynn LaRowe The former head of a now-shuttered barge company is asking a Texas federal judge to keep alive his claims against a former bankruptcy judge over his undisclosed romantic relationship with an attorney on the company's Chapter 11 case, saying the onetime jurist isn't entitled to immunity for "decidedly non-judicial acts." Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876135?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1876135?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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