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UnitedHealth Wants $3.3B Amedisys Deal Challenge Tossed
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

UnitedHealth Wants $3.3B Amedisys Deal Challenge Tossed <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2281468?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Matthew Perlman UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys Inc. asked a Maryland federal court Wednesday to toss a challenge of their planned $3.3 billion merger, contending that federal and state enforcers are refusing to say what "local" home health and hospice service markets would be hurt by the deal. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2281468?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2281468?nl_pk=34b724c6-…>

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NY Fed Beats Puerto Rico Bank's Suit Over Master Account
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

NY Fed Beats Puerto Rico Bank's Suit Over Master Account <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281394?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Katryna Perera A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed without prejudice a Puerto Rico bank's suit that sought to block the closure of its Federal Reserve master account, finding the New York Fed's interpretation of the Federal Reserve Act was correct and that the bank does not have a statutory right to a master account. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281394?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281394?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Canadian Man Gets 40 Months For Russian Export Conspiracy
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Canadian Man Gets 40 Months For Russian Export Conspiracy <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281513?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Gina Kim A Canadian national was sentenced to 40 months in prison Wednesday in New York federal court for his involvement in a scheme to smuggle dual-use electronics components from U.S. manufacturers to sanctioned entities in Russia, some of which were later found in seized Russian weapons in Ukraine. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281513?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281513?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Shkreli Wants Wu-Tang To Weigh In On Crypto Album Fight
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Shkreli Wants Wu-Tang To Weigh In On Crypto Album Fight <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2280538?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Aislinn Keely Martin Shkreli told a Brooklyn federal judge that the writer and producer of the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album should weigh in on their rights to the work as the crypto project that purchased the album presses ahead with a suit accusing the pharma bro of keeping copies of the album after he was ordered to give them up. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2280538?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2280538?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Quantitative Trader Accused Of Stealing Firm's Source Code
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Quantitative Trader Accused Of Stealing Firm's Source Code <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281489?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Theresa Schliep New York federal prosecutors have accused a quantitative trader of stealing the secrets of a billion-dollar company's source code from his former employer to use at his own trading firm, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York federal court. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281489?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2281489?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Feds Again Deny Leaks In NYC Mayor's Corruption Case
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Feds Again Deny Leaks In NYC Mayor's Corruption Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281184?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Elliot Weld Federal prosecutors again rejected the claim that they had leaked classified information about New York City Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case to the press, telling a judge that they were not the source that allowed the New York Times to identify a grand jury witness and that Adams hadn't shown how he was prejudiced by the disclosure. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281184?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281184?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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Republican AGs Rebuke Proposed ABA Diversity Rule Change
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Republican AGs Rebuke Proposed ABA Diversity Rule Change <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281156?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Emily Sawicki Republican state attorneys general representing 21 states are pushing back against proposed changes to the American Bar Association's diversity and inclusion standards for law schools, cautioning that they run afoul of precedent the U.S. Supreme Court established when it struck down affirmative action in 2023. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281156?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281156?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Stop NY Sentencing
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Stop NY Sentencing <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281142?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Katie Buehler and Frank G. Runyeon Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to halt proceedings in his New York criminal hush money case, including a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday, as the president-elect seeks to throw out the charges and the jury's conviction. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281142?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281142?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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Feds Ask To Release Report On Trump's DC Case, But Not Fla.
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Feds Ask To Release Report On Trump's DC Case, But Not Fla. <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2280912?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Elliot Weld Special counsel Jack Smith asked the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to deny Donald Trump's request to block the publication of a report on the now-abandoned federal election-meddling case against the president-elect in D.C. federal court, but said the Justice Department will hold off on releasing a report regarding the classified-documents case in Florida, where two co-defendants remain under indictment. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2280912?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2280912?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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Ohio Judge's License Reinstated Days After Retirement News
by Gunnar Larson 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Ohio Judge's License Reinstated Days After Retirement News <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281261?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> By Emily Sawicki A former Cleveland judge's license to practice was reinstated Wednesday following a one-year suspension on ethics charges stating he pushed plea deals on defendants, made racially insensitive comments to them and ordered excessive contempt sentences for relatively minor infractions, days after the judge announced his retirement. Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281261?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2281261?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…>

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