AARO Director Blasts Witness, Lawmakers After UFO Hearing
By Philip Shea
Following a congressional hearing on UFOs, the director of the Pentagon's
office that investigates the issue has sharply criticized lawmakers and a
key witness, stating "how insulting it was" for defense and intelligence
officers to have their hard work trivialized.
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The Compliance Chiefs Who've Faced Legal Hot Water In '23
By Sarah Jarvis
Chief compliance officers made headlines this year after finding themselves
in legal hot water, from one who purportedly bilked Medicare for more than
$50 million to another who allegedly admitted his crypto exchange's
customers "are here for crime."
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https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1703883?nl_pk=710b6860-f64b-4b2d-…
Nonprofit Asks 11th Circ. For Redo In Water Damage Dispute
By Elizabeth Daley
A Jewish nonprofit asked the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to reconsider its
judgment in favor of an insurer that refused to pay any more than $5,000
for the nonprofit's nearly $248,000 water damage loss, saying the court
misread policy exclusion language.
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How Courts Are Wrestling With NY Anti-SLAPP Law
Almost three years after New York state amended its anti-Strategic Lawsuits
Against Public Participation law, the state and federal courts have yet to
consistently apply the new provisions, and a recent Second Circuit ruling
leaves open questions about conflicts with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, say Christina Lee at Cahill and Daniel Novack at Penguin Random
House.
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Binance, Execs Want CFTC 'Sham' Compliance Suit Tossed
By Katryna Perera
Crypto exchange Binance has asked an Illinois federal judge to toss a
lawsuit brought by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the
company's alleged "sham" compliance program, saying the regulator has
failed to establish jurisdiction over the company or any of its executives,
among other things.
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Crypto Fraud Could Fall On Auditors' Heads, SEC Warns
By Jessica Corso
Accounting firms could find themselves subject to a fraud investigation
conducted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission if they refuse to
denounce statements made by cryptocurrency clients overstating the
rigorousness of partial audits, the agency's lead accountant has warned.
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First Amendment Group Backs Disney Claims Against Florida
By Nathan Hale
A media rights nonprofit on Friday threw its support behind The Walt Disney
Co.'s federal lawsuit claiming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other
officials violated its First Amendment rights when they wrested control of
a self-governing special district overseeing the company's extensive
property near Orlando.
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Musk Attys 'Wasting' Court Time With Dogecoin Sanction Call
By Andrew Strickler
Mudslinging between Elon Musk's legal team and an attorney for aggrieved
Dogecoin investors continued Thursday, with the latter saying an "abusive
charade" meant to get the insider trading case tossed — and him punished —
must end.
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Jailing SBF Only Way To Stop Witness Intimidation, Feds Say
By Lauren Berg
No bail conditions have been enough to stop FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
from trying to intimidate witnesses ahead of his trial on charges that he
looted the now-bankrupt exchange, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal
judge on Friday, reiterating their request that the fallen crypto boss be
confined to jail.
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Doctor Holds On To Win In Malpractice Suit
By Mike Curley
An Ohio state appeals court on Friday affirmed a trial victory for a
neurologist in a lawsuit alleging that his negligence led to burns on a
patient's buttocks, saying there was competent and credible evidence
supporting the jury's verdict finding in his favor.
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