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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Mich. Hospital Can't Dodge Suit For Contractor Malpractice
By Mike Curley
A split Michigan state appeals court has found that a hospital must face a
suit alleging vicarious liability for a doctor who a patient claims botched
a gallbladder surgery, saying there's a fact dispute about whether the
doctor can be considered the hospital's agent.
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Michigan Cases To Watch In 2023: A Midyear Report
By Carolyn Muyskens
Michigan lawyers are already paying close attention to the state Supreme
Court's October term, which is expected to tackle the limits of the
judiciary's emergency powers, the fate of minimum wage and sick leave laws,
and when lawyers are on the hook for others' sanctionable conduct.
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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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Controversial Ex-Ohio Judge Accused Of Falsifying Records
By Ryan Harroff
A former Cleveland municipal court judge who drew ethics scrutiny for her
"game show host" demeanor and wearing gym clothes on the bench is now
facing charges for making unauthorized amendments to the defendants' cases
and falsely attributing the changes to prosecutors.
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State Telecom Roundup: The Wi-Fi On The Bus Goes Round
By Nadia Dreid
The FCC has a plan for narrowing the homework gap that traps some 17
million children who don't have adequate internet access at home, and it
involves making it easier for schools to equip their buses with Wi-Fi by
tapping into the agency's E-rate subsidy fund. Educators and the companies
that make the technology are all for it, but some school districts haven't
waited for federal funds to get started.
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