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Qatari Royal Loses Fight Over 70-Carat 'Idol's Eye' Diamond
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Qatari Royal Loses Fight Over 70-Carat 'Idol's Eye' Diamond <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Eddie Beaver A Qatari sheikh can't force a fellow royal to sell him a £10 million ($12.5 million) 70-carat diamond, after a London court ruled Thursday that there was no desire to sell and therefore no promise to sell that was broken. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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Fwd: We’ll be shutting this down at midnight.
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

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Re: [spam] Non-Canon Traffick Boss Spinoffs Reboot 3
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

> traffick boss is furious at the lemonade that is going to be served to > a visiting demigod from an alternative dimension that managed to > survive when he nuked it with a spacetime fractalization bomb and > convinced was sending a gift rather than an attack karl's consciousness part is the demigod T_T

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[crazy][fiction] Second Draft B traffick boss sequel mc dissociation soap
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

second draft B is sequel to traffick boss focusing on low-level employees recovering from working for him. it’s maybe between second draft and traffick boss spam. i think some early content was in non-canon or another thread —- a little damaged/misplaced reaching post, instead of “i’ve got the blues” more “i got programmed”, maybe country/folk drawl awwww i got programmed oh yeah i got programmed like a mobile phone programmed like a second-hand graphing calculator awww i got programmed oh yeah oh yeah …

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NC Justices Weigh Blame For Errors In Insurance Application
by Gunnar Larson 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

NC Justices Weigh Blame For Errors In Insurance Application <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2297208?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Hayley Fowler The North Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with who is to blame for misstatements in an insurance application that was prepared by an agent but signed by the homeowner, with the agency arguing it was on the homeowner to catch those mistakes. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2297208?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2297208?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…>

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Allstate Hit With Another Class Action Over Data Collection
by Gunnar Larson 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

Allstate Hit With Another Class Action Over Data Collection <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297148?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Ganesh Setty Allstate has been hit with another proposed class action in Illinois federal court accusing the auto insurer of illegally obtaining the personal driving data of millions of policyholders via software embedded in third-party apps and using that data for the insurer's own underwriting purposes. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297148?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297148?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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Crypto Platform EToro Confidentially Files IPO Proposal
by Gunnar Larson 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

Crypto Platform EToro Confidentially Files IPO Proposal <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297203?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Jade Martinez-Pogue Crypto platform eToro Group on Wednesday announced that it has confidentially submitted plans to U.S. regulators regarding a proposed initial public offering, marking the latest development in the trading and investment platform's yearslong attempt to go public. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297203?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297203?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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NYSE Plans To Launch New Exchange In Texas
by Gunnar Larson 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

NYSE Plans To Launch New Exchange In Texas <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297183?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Tom Zanki The New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday announced plans to launch a new exchange in Texas, as competition for listed companies in that region intensifies. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297183?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2297183?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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GAO Says Navy Mistake Can't Sink $82M Construction Deal
by Gunnar Larson 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

GAO Says Navy Mistake Can't Sink $82M Construction Deal <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2296691?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> By Daniel Wilson The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied a protest over an $82.2 million U.S. Navy construction order, saying the Navy's failure to comply with solicitation requirements when assessing the awardee's project labor agreement did not harm the protester. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2296691?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/governmentcontracts/articles/2296691?nl_pk=0fbf612f-…>

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Trump Picks Crypto Policy Advocate Quintenz To Lead CFTC
by Gunnar Larson 13 Feb '25

13 Feb '25

Trump Picks Crypto Policy Advocate Quintenz To Lead CFTC <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2297138?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> By Jessica Corso and Aislinn Keely President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Quintenz, a former member of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and current head of policy for venture capital firm a16z's crypto fund, to lead the derivatives market regulator. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2297138?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/2297138?nl_pk=7f7472c8-af4a-4299…>

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