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Philip Morris Settles Tobacco Liability Trial After Openings
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Philip Morris Settles Tobacco Liability Trial After Openings <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2288731?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Julie Manganis Philip Morris and a supermarket chain have reached a settlement with the family of a Massachusetts woman who died of lung cancer in 2022 after decades of smoking the company's Marlboro cigarettes, ending the case a day after trial began. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2288731?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2288731?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…>

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Grier Wright Tapped For Insurance Mogul's $2B Liquidation
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Grier Wright Tapped For Insurance Mogul's $2B Liquidation <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2288650?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Gina Kim Bankruptcy attorney Joseph Grier of Grier Wright Martinez PA will serve as special master to identify, receive, track and distribute billions of dollars that will go toward restitution to victims defrauded by convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg, a North Carolina federal judge ruled. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2288650?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2288650?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…>

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FBI 'Bait And Switch' Breached Suspect's Rights, Lawyer Says
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

FBI 'Bait And Switch' Breached Suspect's Rights, Lawyer Says <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2288489?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Christopher Crosby FBI agents held an Israeli private investigator accused of hacking climate activists in custody without warning him of his right to remain silent, denying him a fair trial if he is extradited to the U.S., a lawyer testified in London on Friday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2288489?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2288489?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Hunter Biden Pans IRS Agents' Appeal To Enter Privacy Suit
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Hunter Biden Pans IRS Agents' Appeal To Enter Privacy Suit <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2288645?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Anna Scott Farrell Hunter Biden urged the D.C. Circuit to affirm a ruling preventing the IRS agents he has accused of improperly revealing his tax return information from intervening in his privacy suit against the U.S. government, saying the court should reject their claims about the importance of their participation. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2288645?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2288645?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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FTC Signals Unified Focus On Kids' Privacy With Rule Update
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

FTC Signals Unified Focus On Kids' Privacy With Rule Update <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285438?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Allison Grande The Federal Trade Commission's recent unanimous move to strengthen longstanding online privacy protections for children demonstrated that the agency won't be easing up on enforcement in this space as a new Republican regime takes over, despite lingering questions over whether further changes or expansions may be on the horizon. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285438?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2285438?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288670?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Kevin Penton Phillips Black Inc., Ridley McGreevy & Winocur PC and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived claims from a woman on death row in Oklahoma that prosecutors unfairly sex-shamed her and relied on gender-based stereotypes to convince a jury that she had killed her estranged husband for insurance money. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288670?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288670?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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Insights For Finance Firms, Regulators From House AI Report
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Insights For Finance Firms, Regulators From House AI Report <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2285768?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> Though a U.S. House of Representatives report encourages the financial sector to embrace artificial intelligence tools, its focus on ensuring high-quality datasets, transparent development and equitable access underscores that firms and regulators must strike a delicate balance between technological innovation and responsible implementation, says Brendan Palfreyman at Harris Beach. Report attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2285768?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2285768?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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Feud Heats Up Over Estate Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Feud Heats Up Over Estate Of Wife Killed By Ex-BigLaw Atty <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288673?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Emily Johnson The godson of a Georgia woman killed by her husband, former Fisher Phillips partner Claud "Tex" McIver, has said her cousins shouldn't get proceeds from a settlement of an underlying wrongful death suit, calling them "strangers" to her and claiming "the redistributive windfall" they're asking for "has no place in Georgia law." Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288673?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288673?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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SEC Gets Kraken's Major Questions Doctrine Defense Axed
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

SEC Gets Kraken's Major Questions Doctrine Defense Axed <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288914?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Rae Ann Varona A California federal judge on Friday partially granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's bid to ax some of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken's key defenses to allegations it violated securities laws by offering crypto assets without proper registration, saying the case wasn't the type to implicate the so-called major questions doctrine defense. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288914?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288914?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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Trump Media Says Presidential Shield Deflects Investors' Suit
by Gunnar Larson 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Trump Media Says Presidential Shield Deflects Investors' Suit <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288801?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Lauren Berg President Donald Trump's social media company on Friday urged the Delaware Chancery Court to dismiss, or at least stay, a lawsuit brought by investors alleging that plans to take the platform public would cheat them out of their shares, arguing that a sitting president is shielded from civil litigation in state court. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288801?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2288801?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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