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Ginnie Mae Says Texas Bank Can't Undo Ruling On Lien
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Ginnie Mae Says Texas Bank Can't Undo Ruling On Lien <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311671?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Isaac Monterose Ginnie Mae and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have urged a Texas federal court to grant them summary judgment in a Texas bank's lawsuit, which alleges the government wrongfully extinguished the bank's first-priority lien for nearly $30 million of collateral, saying the court already upheld the authority to terminate the lien. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311671?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2311671?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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Yale Says Researcher's Omissions Doom $28M Incubator Suit
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Yale Says Researcher's Omissions Doom $28M Incubator Suit <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2310884?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> By Ryan Harroff Yale University told a Connecticut state court that it sufficiently pled its counterclaims against a researcher who accused it of destroying his "life's work" by unplugging an incubator filled with $28 million in grants and private money's worth of genetic materials, arguing the researcher lied to get his job. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2310884?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2310884?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…>

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VA To End Medical Care For Gender Dysphoria
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

VA To End Medical Care For Gender Dysphoria <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311645?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> By Gianna Ferrarin The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will stop offering medical treatments for gender dysphoria in order to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump, the agency announced Monday. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311645?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311645?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…>

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Gutting USAID Threatens US Credibility, 22 Ex-Officials Say
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Gutting USAID Threatens US Credibility, 22 Ex-Officials Say <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311918?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> By Rae Ann Varona A bipartisan group of former high-ranking national security and defense officials on Monday voiced opposition to the Trump administration's decision to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, saying in an amicus brief filed in D.C. federal court that the shutdown undermines the United States' credibility while allowing China and Russia to build theirs. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311918?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311918?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…>

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Feds Defend Prof's Deportation As Arnold & Porter Withdraws
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Feds Defend Prof's Deportation As Arnold & Porter Withdraws <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311439?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> By Julie Manganis Government lawyers told a Massachusetts federal judge Monday they did not disobey a court order halting the deportation of a Brown University doctor and professor with an H-1B visa, as a team of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP lawyers who lobbed that claim abruptly withdrew from the case. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311439?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/2311439?nl_pk=0f5983ea-0173-4e74-85e…>

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SEC's Acting Chair Uyeda Promises To Slow Rulemaking
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

SEC's Acting Chair Uyeda Promises To Slow Rulemaking <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2311733?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> By Jessica Corso Acting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mark Uyeda said Monday that he has directed staff to reassess a number of finalized and proposed regulations championed by the Biden administration, including those targeting mutual fund disclosures and the handling of crypto assets, as he championed a "smoother regulatory course" for the agency. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2311733?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2311733?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…>

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Wells Fargo Says OCC Has Closed Home Loan Consent Order
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Wells Fargo Says OCC Has Closed Home Loan Consent Order <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2311944?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> By Katryna Perera Wells Fargo & Co. on Monday said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has closed a consent order related to its home lending business, marking the eleventh consent order against the bank that regulators have closed in recent years and another step forward in its regulatory rehabilitation efforts. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2311944?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2311944?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…>

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Judge Questions DOJ Timing Of Deportations After Injunction
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Judge Questions DOJ Timing Of Deportations After Injunction <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311533?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Britain Eakin U.S. Chief District Judge James Boasberg admonished the Trump administration Monday for its seeming noncompliance with an oral order to turn around flights carrying Venezuelans who were deported under a presidential proclamation invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311533?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311533?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Cross-Border Lessons In Using Hague Evidence Convention
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Cross-Border Lessons In Using Hague Evidence Convention <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311165?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> Recent case law demonstrates that securing evidence located abroad requires a strategic approach, including utilization of the Hague Evidence Convention and preparation to justify your chosen evidence-gathering path, say attorneys at Fish & Richardson. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311165?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311165?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Judge Axes Bid To Recoup Short-Swing Profits In Novel Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

Judge Axes Bid To Recoup Short-Swing Profits In Novel Ruling <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311836?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Katryna Perera A New York federal judge has ruled in a matter of first impression that sporting goods company Clarus Corp. cannot recoup $57 million in short-swing profits a trading firm made from a series of transactions because the high-volume trades fit an exemption for market-making activities. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311836?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2311836?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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