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How Ripple Final Judgment Fits In Broader Crypto Landscape
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

How Ripple Final Judgment Fits In Broader Crypto Landscape <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1875267?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> The Southern District of New York's recent $125 million civil penalty levied in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ripple will have a broad impact on the crypto industry as it was the first to hold that blind sales of digital assets are not securities, even if deemed securities in other circumstances, say attorneys at BakerHostetler. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1875267?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1875267?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Shkreli Hands Over 15 Copies Of Wu-Tang Clan Album
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Shkreli Hands Over 15 Copies Of Wu-Tang Clan Album <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1875925?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely Martin Shkreli turned over 15 copies of the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album he once owned after a New York federal judge ordered him to surrender any copies to his attorneys amid an ongoing lawsuit. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1875925?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1875925?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Seattle Court Accused Of Fostering Racist, Hostile Workplace
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Seattle Court Accused Of Fostering Racist, Hostile Workplace <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875991?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Greg Lamm An African American former employee at the Seattle Municipal Court has alleged that she was the target of racist and sexist comments and that a court administrator falsely claimed in a courtwide email that she had been arrested and charged with a serious crime when she was on sick leave. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875991?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875991?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Logan Paul Blasts CryptoZoo Investors' 'Scattershot' Pleading
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Logan Paul Blasts CryptoZoo Investors' 'Scattershot' Pleading <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875961?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Aislinn Keely YouTube personality Logan Paul said Tuesday that renewed fraud accusations from buyers of his failed crypto project amount to a "shotgun pleading" that lumps him in with his former business partners. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875961?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875961?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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SEC Fines Adviser That Lost Clients' Crypto In FTX Collapse
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

SEC Fines Adviser That Lost Clients' Crypto In FTX Collapse <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875917?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Jessica Corso An investment adviser that lost client funds in the collapse of FTX found itself on the receiving end of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action on Tuesday, with Galois Capital Management LLC settling allegations that it failed to find a proper custodian for those crypto assets. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875917?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1875917?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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5th Circ. Hesitant To Call Tornado Cash 'Entity'
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

5th Circ. Hesitant To Call Tornado Cash 'Entity' <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1876119?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Spencer Brewer A Fifth Circuit panel prodded the U.S. Department of the Treasury's argument that Tornado Cash counts as a corporation-like organization, telling the agency that its reasoning for calling the sanctioned crypto mixer an entity was "slippery" during oral arguments Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1876119?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1876119?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Former Aide To NY Gov. Indicted On Foreign Agent Charges
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Former Aide To NY Gov. Indicted On Foreign Agent Charges <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875766?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Stewart Bishop A former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo was arrested Tuesday on allegations of secretly acting as an agent of China's government in a yearslong political conspiracy to promote the interests of the Chinese Communist Party and reap millions of dollars. Indictment attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875766?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875766?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Serial Litigator Fights To Keep Michigan FOIA Suits Coming
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Serial Litigator Fights To Keep Michigan FOIA Suits Coming <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875857?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Carolyn Muyskens A government critic and serial pro se litigant said Wayne County can't force him to jump through hoops before he files public records requests and lawsuits against the county, urging a Michigan judge to preserve his right to sue. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875857?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875857?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Fla. Judge Faces DQ Bid Over 'Hostility' In Ex-Law Prof's Case
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Fla. Judge Faces DQ Bid Over 'Hostility' In Ex-Law Prof's Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875759?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Madison Arnold A former law professor at Florida A&M University wants the federal judge assigned to her retaliation lawsuit against the university to recuse himself, saying he has shown a "pattern of hostility" toward her in multiple court orders, according to a motion filed Tuesday. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875759?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875759?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Ex-Miami Atty's Countersuit Tossed Due To Litigation Privilege
by Gunnar Larson 04 Sep '24

04 Sep '24

Ex-Miami Atty's Countersuit Tossed Due To Litigation Privilege <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875894?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By David Minsky A Florida state judge has tossed an ex-Miami city attorney's countersuit against a constituent, saying her suit fighting real estate fraud allegations that she says led to her termination is barred by the state's litigation privilege doctrine in which absolute immunity protects certain statements made in court proceedings. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875894?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1875894?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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