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2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2294736?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> By Parker Quinlan The Second Circuit on Friday ruled that an in-house attorney for a publicly traded company under federal investigation in New York must turn over communications as part of a grand jury investigation under the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2294736?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2294736?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…>

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Plaintiffs Lawyers Swarm Los Angeles Post-Fires
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Plaintiffs Lawyers Swarm Los Angeles Post-Fires <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2294784?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> By Brandon Lowrey A deadly wildfire may be among the first covered by a new state fund that reimburses at-fault utility companies. This could mean billions of dollars for plaintiffs lawyers, and, if past fires are any indication, frustration and confusion for some victims. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2294784?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/2294784?nl_pk=9f0ef0c6-df48-47ce-8…>

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Justices Urged To Take On PTAB Atty Fee Fight
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Justices Urged To Take On PTAB Atty Fee Fight <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2294760?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Theresa Schliep A company fighting for attorney fees at the Federal Circuit after successfully challenging a patent's validity before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take on a similar case addressing eligibility for fees in board proceedings pursued against "exceptional" infringement plaintiffs. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2294760?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2294760?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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Apple Drops Suit Over Leaks To Press As Engineer Apologizes
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Apple Drops Suit Over Leaks To Press As Engineer Apologizes <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2295225?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> By Rae Ann Varona A California judge on Thursday granted Apple's request to drop a lawsuit against a former employee who allegedly leaked sensitive company information to journalists and others, the same day the software engineer issued a public apology for his "profound and expensive mistake." 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2295225?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2295225?nl_pk=b6acf8b6-b37c-4b07…>

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Insurers Say Meta MDL Row Should Be In Del. State Court
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Insurers Say Meta MDL Row Should Be In Del. State Court <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2294593?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Ganesh Setty Coverage litigation with Meta over underlying claims that it deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive to adolescents ought to take place in Delaware state court, units of Chubb and Hartford told a Delaware federal court, arguing the court need only examine the fact that Meta is a Delaware citizen. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2294593?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2294593?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Meta's $725M Deal Downplays Potential Liability, 9th Circ. Told
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Meta's $725M Deal Downplays Potential Liability, 9th Circ. Told <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2294748?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Dorothy Atkins A group of objectors urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to vacate Meta Platform Inc.'s $725 million settlement resolving privacy claims over the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal, arguing the trial judge failed to fully consider the minimum $250 billion statutory damages award that could have been awarded if class counsel won at trial. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2294748?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2294748?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Teamsters Pension Plan Overseers Skirt Mismanagement Suit
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Teamsters Pension Plan Overseers Skirt Mismanagement Suit <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2294743?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Emily Brill The caretakers of a Teamsters pension plan dodged a mismanagement lawsuit Friday, with a New York federal judge dismissing the plan participants' claims that the plan's trustees and advisers greenlighted risky investment decisions and hefty plan management fees. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2294743?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2294743?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2295226?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Lauren Berg The Trump administration is not complying with a temporary restraining order barring a freeze on funding for federal grant and aid programs, a coalition of states told a Rhode Island federal judge Friday, asking the court to enforce its order and to enter a stiffer injunction blocking the funding freeze. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2295226?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2295226?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

2nd Circ. Orders In-House Counsel Docs In Grand Jury Case <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2294736?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Parker Quinlan The Second Circuit on Friday ruled that an in-house attorney for a publicly traded company under federal investigation in New York must turn over communications as part of a grand jury investigation under the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2294736?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2294736?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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DOGE Access To Treasury Payment System Blocked By Judge
by Gunnar Larson 10 Feb '25

10 Feb '25

DOGE Access To Treasury Payment System Blocked By Judge <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2295472?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Hailey Konnath and Pete Brush A Manhattan federal judge blocked the access of Elon Musk and staffers of his temporary Department of Government Efficiency to U.S. Department of the Treasury payment systems Saturday and ordered them to destroy data already obtained, after state attorneys general sued, calling that access "dangerous" and unlawful. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2295472?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2295472?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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