7th Circ. Sends PayPal Arbitration Question To Trial
By Gina Kim
The Seventh Circuit has revived a lawsuit challenging PayPal's method of
distributing charitable donations, saying a jury should consider the
plaintiff's claim that she never received notice that PayPal had updated
its user terms to require her to arbitrate the dispute.
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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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Trump Says Durham Report Erases Sanctions In Clinton Suit
By Ryan Boysen
Former President Donald Trump wants a Florida federal court to take another
look at his racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton in light of the
recent Durham report, and to rescind more than $1 million in sanctions
imposed after the case was dismissed last year as a poorly drafted
"political manifesto."
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Judiciary Committee Accuses Khan Of Obstructing FTC Probe
By Bryan Koenig
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, further escalated an
ongoing dispute with the Federal Trade Commission in a pair of letters
Friday accusing Chair Lina M. Khan of obstructing an oversight probe and
raising the specter of ethics concerns around one of her fellow
commissioners.
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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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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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