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Judge Cites Tesla Stock, Friendship In SpaceX Firing Recusal
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Judge Cites Tesla Stock, Friendship In SpaceX Firing Recusal <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2256657?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Gina Kim A California federal judge on Monday recused herself from a hostile work environment and retaliation suit brought by a group of former SpaceX employees, saying she owns Tesla stock and is friends with a SpaceX human resource executive's mother-in-law. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2256657?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2256657?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…>

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High Court Questions If False Claims Act Covers FCC's E-Rate
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

High Court Questions If False Claims Act Covers FCC's E-Rate <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2256551?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Christopher Cole Multiple justices seemed unconvinced Monday that the federal government plays such a limited role in requiring companies to pay fees for supporting telecom subsidies in schools that it can't seek to recover excess payouts from the fund under the False Claims Act. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2256551?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2256551?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=734303&li=10&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=734304&li=10&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642…> <https://sli.law360news.com/click?s=734306&li=10&m=9f998b7695d367427670a5642…>

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Justices Will Review Use Of Race In La.'s Election Map
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Justices Will Review Use Of Race In La.'s Election Map <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2256382?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments over the constitutionality of Louisiana's new congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts, in a dispute that asks the justices to harmonize the Voting Rights Act's objectives with the language of the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2256382?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2256382?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Crypto Industry Hopes Election Will Bring SEC Shake-Up
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Crypto Industry Hopes Election Will Bring SEC Shake-Up <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2256702?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely The White House is poised to take a fresh approach to the digital asset industry regardless of who wins the presidency, but experts said the crypto industry's hopes for more rules and fewer enforcement cases ultimately depend on a new head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a renewed push from Congress to pass crypto legislation. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2256702?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2256702?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Justices Say Gov't Can Join Oral Arguments In $47M TM Case
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Justices Say Gov't Can Join Oral Arguments In $47M TM Case <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256547?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Ivan Moreno The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will allow Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to participate in oral arguments in a case where the justices will consider whether a real estate development company's corporate affiliates should be responsible for a $46.6 million trademark infringement judgment, even though they were not defendants. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256547?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256547?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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US Soccer Claims Promoters 'Flip-Flopped' In Antitrust Suit
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

US Soccer Claims Promoters 'Flip-Flopped' In Antitrust Suit <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256301?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By David Steele The U.S. Soccer Federation accused promoter Relevent Sports of constantly changing its theories of antitrust violations "on the fly" and asked a New York federal court to throw out its suit a second time, after talks of a settlement between the two sides recently fell apart. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256301?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256301?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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BofA Unit Escapes Trading Firm's Spoofing Suit For Now
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

BofA Unit Escapes Trading Firm's Spoofing Suit For Now <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256004?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Sydney Price An Illinois federal judge has tossed a trading firm's proposed class action claiming that a Bank of America unit manipulated markets for U.S. Treasury futures and options, ruling that the firm fails to allege actual damages, but giving it an opportunity to amend the suit. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256004?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256004?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Patent Co. Looks To Combine Antitrust Case With Consumers
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Patent Co. Looks To Combine Antitrust Case With Consumers <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256378?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Jared Foretek Patent-holding company VoIP-Pal.com is asking a D.C. federal judge to consolidate, at least for pre-trial purposes, its own Wi-Fi calling antitrust suit against Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile with a proposed class action it launched making many of the same claims. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256378?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256378?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Google Looks To Toss Rumble's Search Antitrust Case
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Google Looks To Toss Rumble's Search Antitrust Case <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256476?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Matthew Perlman Google told a California federal court there's no need for a trial in Rumble's antitrust case accusing it of rigging its search results to favor YouTube over the rival video-sharing site, saying the tech giant applies its search algorithms consistently across all webpages. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256476?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256476?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Michael Jordan's NASCAR Team Asks To Keep Racing In 2025
by Gunnar Larson 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Michael Jordan's NASCAR Team Asks To Keep Racing In 2025 <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256564?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Hayley Fowler Two racing teams fought Monday in a North Carolina federal courthouse for what they characterized as a "modest, targeted" injunction that would allow them to keep racing next season while pursuing antitrust claims against NASCAR, with celebrity owners Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin sitting courtside for the occasion. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256564?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2256564?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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