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Threats Against Judges 'Top Priority,' Fed. Judiciary Says
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Threats Against Judges 'Top Priority,' Fed. Judiciary Says <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309004?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Ryan Boysen Protecting federal judges is a "top priority" as violent threats spike against a polarized political backdrop, making congressional funding for additional security measures more important than ever, the U.S. Judicial Conference said Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309004?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309004?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…>

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Software Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole AI Trade Secrets
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Software Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole AI Trade Secrets <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309074?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Ivan Moreno A software company that uses artificial intelligence to automate appeals when insurers deny a healthcare provider's payment request has sued two former staffers, alleging they used confidential information gathered through their employment to launch a competing company. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309074?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309074?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…>

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"Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked me for my thoughts on European leaders who think NATO is in jeopardy. I told him: NATO isn't in jeopardy. We've been NATO. These are rich countries. They should invest in their own national security. And, they are not. It's unfair and unsustainable for the U.S. to keep subsidizing them." - Secretary of State Marco Rubio
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

https://www.facebook.com/statedept/videos/1714043226194827/?sfnsn=mo&mibext… "Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked me for my thoughts on European leaders who think NATO is in jeopardy. I told him: NATO isn't in jeopardy. We've been NATO. These are rich countries. They should invest in their own national security. And, they are not. It's unfair and unsustainable for the U.S. to keep subsidizing them." - Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Re: MANHATTAN WATER; Insurer Says AIG Unit Must Cover Water Contamination Suit; 5th Circ. Hopes For 'Sanity' In Backing Legal Malpractice Arb.; Property Co. Says Insurer Must Pay $10M For Judgment; Captive Insurer Shareholders Can't Target Owner, Court Told; Insurers Must Cover Abuse Suits, NH Youth Centers Say
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Dear IAB: Insurer Says AIG Unit Must Cover Water Contamination Suit <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309044?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Hope Patti An AIG unit can't rely on its policy's pollution exclusion to bar coverage for a Texas water utility accused of providing contaminated water to residents, the utility's other insurer told a federal court, saying the court has already rejected the application of the exclusion in a related case. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309044?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309044?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> 5th Circ. Hopes For 'Sanity' In Backing Legal Malpractice Arb. <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309178?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Lauren Berg Untangling a "ridiculous" arbitration proceeding that produced four contradictory awards in a legal malpractice dispute, the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed three awards and most of another, adding that the parties are "free to arbitrate another day" in the hope that their disagreements will be resolved "for the sake of sanity." Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309178?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309178?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> Property Co. Says Insurer Must Pay $10M For Judgment <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309204?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Elizabeth Daley The insurer for builders of a luxury mixed-use development in Oakland, California, must cover more than $10 million after a judgment was entered against the entities in an underlying suit brought by a property company asserting negligence and trespass claims, according to a complaint removed to federal court Tuesday. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309204?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309204?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> Captive Insurer Shareholders Can't Target Owner, Court Told <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309110?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Hayley Fowler The majority owner of a now-defunct North Carolina captive insurer wasn't personally obligated to pay premiums for nursing homes reportedly under his control, his counsel told a state court judge in seeking to pare down a self-dealing suit lobbed by the minority shareholders. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309110?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2309110?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> Insurers Must Cover Abuse Suits, NH Youth Centers Say <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2308568?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> By Hope Patti Two youth treatment centers said their insurers must defend and indemnify them in suits alleging mistreatment and abuse of children at certain facilities in the 1990s, telling a New Hampshire federal court that they are covered as purported successors in interests to the policies' named insureds. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2308568?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/2308568?nl_pk=347c5954-47a8-495c-…> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. Thank you, Gunnar Larson -- Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 646-554-7514 On Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 2:37 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 10:10 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > >> Dear IAB: >> >> The water in Chelsea, Manhattan has been potentially contaminated. >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully inquires to make connection with IAB on >> any potentially contaminated water in Chelsea, Manhattan. >> >> Adams, Feds Ordered To Explain Dismissal Bid At Hearing >> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2299139?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >> >> By Frank G. Runyeon >> >> A Manhattan federal judge demanded details Tuesday and scheduled a >> hearing after the Justice Department asked to dismiss criminal charges >> against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, signaling that the court would not >> rubber-stamp the request following allegations of a corrupt bargain and >> mass resignations of prosecutors in protest. >> >> 5 documents attached | Read full article » >> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2299139?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >> | Save to favorites » >> <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2299139?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> >> >> >> Eric Adams' recent Bloomberg feature also talks about how he approaches >> lieing; While also mentioning xNY.io - Bank.org. >> >> Watch here: >> >> - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-07-17/mayor-eric-adams >> >> Confusing Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice >> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2293199?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >> >> A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about >> whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, >> illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates >> among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of >> determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin >> Wasdin. >> >> Read full article » >> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2293199?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >> | Save to favorites » >> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2293199?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >> >> No response from IAB on this Water matter today could lead to xNY.io - >> Bank.org's FOIL request, seeking information and investigation records on >> potentially contaminated Manhattan water. >> Also, this week the Mayor of New York City referenced 'Mein Kampf' while >> speaking in Brooklyn, New York as reported by the New York Post. >> >> Read here: >> >> - >> https://nypost.com/2025/02/17/us-news/mayor-adams-bizarrely-invokes-mein-ka… >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org is lucky to be able to defuse Mayor Adams' 'Mein Kampf' >> sologanering with the film below, thanks to Ms. Marianne Williamson, one of >> the world's celebrated thought leaders in the human potential mmovement. >> >> Ms. Williamson does all this under a hopeful banner of Peace on Earth. >> >> Watch here: >> >> - >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/11pjjWigYW53M5vjHA12scgRgoVWFt1OT/view?usp=… >> >> Ms. Williamson's overarching theme is that even with lies, there is a >> Peace that can end all Wars. >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org has collated 36 quotes from Ms. Williamson's film for >> our NYPD's IAB: >> >> - "You will reap what you sow, you will get what you put out..." >> >> >> - "I am healing you, but go and sin no more..." >> >> >> - "If you go back to the think that produced this diseased condition, >> the symptom will return..." >> >> >> - "The laws of cause and affect, like all spiritual laws, are there >> for your protection... >> >> >> - "You can't live lovelessly whether you are an individual or a >> nation..." >> >> >> - "Your problem is not that you do not believe in love. Your problem >> is that you do not believe in love only..." >> >> >> - "Can you imagine Jesus going, 'I have my limits.'? Can you imagine >> Buddha going, 'I have my limits.'?" >> >> >> - "Love is only real when it is limitless..." >> >> >> - "Karma is colletive..." >> >> >> - "All a nation is, is a collection of individuals..." >> >> >> - "We grow through the oops..." >> >> >> - "Every thought creates form on some level..." >> >> >> - "Look at all the hate vibrations that get put into the world... We >> are really good at it." >> >> >> - "Nothing is going to change until we change on the level of >> cause..." >> >> >> - "Some people would rather die than change their minds..." >> >> >> - "If we don't do it, then who do we think is going go do it. So it >> begins inside us..." >> >> >> - "At the deepest level, the solution lays beyond the body..." >> >> >> - "These are not discrete events..." >> >> >> - "We can support each other in leaning in to the ways of >> enlightenment..." >> >> >> - "The Universe keeps a perfect set of books..." >> >> >> - "A real spiritual seeker is a spiritual grown-up..." >> >> >> - "Enough with the fake horror..." >> >> >> - "It's not about that, grow up..." >> >> >> - "It doesn't matter where you got your character defects, what >> matters is they are your now..." >> >> >> - "We place ourselves in service to our country and to our world..." >> >> >> - "And we know we are joined by millions of other people who feel as >> we do..." >> >> >> - "There is no more powerful doing than changing one's mind..." >> >> >> - "And we glory in this change of mind..." >> >> >> - "And devoting ourselves to being part of the change..." >> >> >> - "And knowing countries too can change..." >> >> >> - "Love, not any other goal, shall be the goal of our lives. And the >> goal of our nations. And the goal of our species..." >> >> >> - "The trajectory of history shall change..." >> >> >> - "And tears shall be no more..." >> >> >> - "So we present ourselves to you, use us, work through us..." >> >> >> - "...For the Peace that ends all War." >> >> >> - "The love that rules all things..." >> >> >> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >> >> Have a great day; Peace is possible! >> >> Thank you, >> >> Gunnar Larson >> -- >> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >> xNY.io - Bank.org >> 646-554-7514 >> >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2025, 9:39 AM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: >> >>> Dear IAB: >>> >>> The water in Chelsea, Manhattan been potentially contaminated. >>> >>> Confusing Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2293199?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about >>> whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, >>> illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates >>> among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of >>> determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin >>> Wasdin. >>> >>> Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2293199?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2293199?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> Does the IAB have any investigation records to this account, concerning >>> contaminated Manhattan water? >>> >>> Adams Case Careens Toward 'Messy' Hearing, Experts Say >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2298687?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> >>> By Phillip Bantz >>> >>> The Manhattan federal judge overseeing the corruption case against New >>> York City Mayor Eric Adams is unlikely to rubber stamp a request from the >>> U.S. Department of Justice to toss the case and may instead hold a hearing >>> on the matter, which could get "messy" and "embarrassing," experts say. >>> >>> Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2298687?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2298687?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> >>> No response from IAB on this matter today could lead to xNY.io - >>> Bank.org's FOIL request, seeking information and investigation records on >>> contaminated Manhattan water. >>> >>> Adams Case Fiasco 'Unparalleled' In Modern US History >>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2298456?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> >>> >>> By Ryan Boysen >>> >>> The mass resignation of federal prosecutors refusing to obey a Trump >>> administration directive to drop corruption charges against New York City >>> Mayor Eric Adams is "unprecedented," "crazy" and "very troubling," >>> according to law professors and former prosecutors. >>> >>> Read full article » >>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2298456?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> >>> | Save to favorites » >>> <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/2298456?nl_pk=87c9365b-e736-431…> >>> >>> xNY.io - Bank.org respectfully reserves all Interjurisdictional rights. >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Gunnar Larson >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Gunnar Donald Arthur Peter Larson >>> >>> xNY.io - Bank.org >>> >>> 646-554-7514 >>> >>

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Ex-Marvel Exec Asks Fla. Court To Revive Punitives Claim
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Ex-Marvel Exec Asks Fla. Court To Revive Punitives Claim <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2309048?nl_pk=fb10114…> By Carolina Bolado Former Marvel Entertainment Chair Ike Perlmutter has asked the Florida Supreme Court to revive his punitive damages claim against his neighbor in a dispute over a hate mail campaign, arguing that the appellate decision blocking his claim breaks from decades of jurisprudence on punitive damages in Florida. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2309048?nl_pk=fb10114…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/2309048?nl_pk=fb10114…>

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Trump's Special Counsel Firing Seems OK, DC Circ. Says
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Trump's Special Counsel Firing Seems OK, DC Circ. Says <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2309016?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> By Braden Campbell The president appears to have the power to remove the feds' internal unfair firing watchdog because he's the sole head of an agency with executive power, a D.C. Circuit panel said, explaining its decision last week to stay a trial court's reinstatement order. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2309016?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> |

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Crypto CEO A 'Grifter' Who Stole Millions, Jurors Told
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Crypto CEO A 'Grifter' Who Stole Millions, Jurors Told <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2309079?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> By Bonnie Eslinger Cryptocurrency company founder Marcus Andrade is a "grifter" who stole millions and left investors empty-handed, a prosecutor told a California federal jury Tuesday during closing arguments while a defense lawyer said his client was a "dreamer" who acted in good faith and was taken advantage of by ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2309079?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2309079?nl_pk=31322029-63eb-4d40-ac…>

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Netflix Gets 'Surviving R. Kelly' Libel Suit Tossed, For Now
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Netflix Gets 'Surviving R. Kelly' Libel Suit Tossed, For Now <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309197?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Rachel Scharf Netflix Inc. and Lifetime Entertainment Services won dismissal Tuesday of a defamation lawsuit alleging the latest iteration of their hit documentary series "Surviving R. Kelly" defamed a former assistant to the now-imprisoned R&B singer, although a Delaware federal judge gave the plaintiff another shot at pleading actual malice. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309197?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309197?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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La. Eatery Must Litigate Hurricane Coverage Under NY Law
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

La. Eatery Must Litigate Hurricane Coverage Under NY Law <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2308962?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Ganesh Setty A New Orleans restaurant must litigate its hurricane damage claims against its insurer under New York law, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting the restaurant's position that Louisiana law must apply instead despite the policy's New York choice-of-law and forum selection provision. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2308962?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2308962?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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Software Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole AI Trade Secrets
by Gunnar Larson 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Software Co. Says Ex-Employees Stole AI Trade Secrets <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309074?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> By Ivan Moreno A software company that uses artificial intelligence to automate appeals when insurers deny a healthcare provider's payment request has sued two former staffers, alleging they used confidential information gathered through their employment to launch a competing company. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309074?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/2309074?nl_pk=b53aa520-5013-4a8d-a5…>

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