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Feds Say Litigation Funding Co. Was A $10M Ponzi Scheme
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Feds Say Litigation Funding Co. Was A $10M Ponzi Scheme <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876016?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Sydney Price A purported investment company's owner faces criminal charges and a suit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after she allegedly made false claims to investors that she would lend their money to personal injury attorneys but instead used the money for a Ponzi-like scheme and personal expenses. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876016?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876016?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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NC Biz Court Bulletin: Blackbeard IP Fight, Firm Data Breach
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Blackbeard IP Fight, Firm Data Breach <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1875592?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Hayley Fowler As summer winds down, the North Carolina Business Court tackled usage rights pertaining to footage and artifacts from Blackbeard's shipwreck while grappling with uncovering the details of a cyberattack that exposed the data of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP. In case you missed those and others, here are the highlights. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1875592?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1875592?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Microsoft Hiring Of Inflection AI Team Too Small To Worry UK
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Microsoft Hiring Of Inflection AI Team Too Small To Worry UK <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876183?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Tom Fish The U.K.'s antitrust regulator said Wednesday it has ended its probe into Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, finding the U.S. machine learning specialist's operation was too small to trigger competition concerns. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876183?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876183?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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OpenAI Wants News Org.'s Copyright Suit Cut To Core Issue
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

OpenAI Wants News Org.'s Copyright Suit Cut To Core Issue <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876275?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Ryan Harroff OpenAI has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss multiple claims from a copyright suit brought against it and Microsoft Corp. by the Center for Investigative Reporting Inc., arguing the case should be pared down to the "core issue" of how the fair use doctrine applies to artificial intelligence training. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876275?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876275?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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NJ Health System Wins Access To Fraud File In Antitrust Fight
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

NJ Health System Wins Access To Fraud File In Antitrust Fight <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876132?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Jake Maher A New Jersey federal judge Wednesday allowed health system RWJBarnabas Health Inc. to move ahead with a subpoena on the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation in a case in which RWJBarnabas is accused of antitrust violations by rival health system CarePoint Health Management Associates LLC. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876132?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876132?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Market Realities On, Merger Reviews Off Table In Ad Tech Trial
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Market Realities On, Merger Reviews Off Table In Ad Tech Trial <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876503?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig A Virginia federal judge put slight limits Wednesday on the evidence the U.S. Justice Department and Google LLC can present in next week's advertising technology monopolization suit, allowing Google to push its own views of the market but limiting its ability to bring up past merger reviews. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876503?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876503?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Albertsons CEO Takes Stand On Kroger Merger, Missing Texts
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Albertsons CEO Takes Stand On Kroger Merger, Missing Texts <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876237?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Greg Lamm Federal Trade Commision attorneys on Wednesday pressed Albertsons Cos. Inc. CEO Vivek Sankaran in Oregon federal court about why he had such dire predictions about the company's future without a merger with Kroger despite previous statements about how his company had been crushing the competition. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876237?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1876237?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Pension Pot Needs For 'Basic' Retirement Rose 60% In 3 Years
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Pension Pot Needs For 'Basic' Retirement Rose 60% In 3 Years <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1876140?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Josh White Pensioners need 60% more retirement savings to meet basic costs compared to just three years ago, according to a think tank's research published Wednesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1876140?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1876140?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Cap On Push-Payment Fraud Payouts To Plummet To £85K
by Gunnar Larson 06 Sep '24

06 Sep '24

Cap On Push-Payment Fraud Payouts To Plummet To £85K <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1876177?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Alex Davidson The payments watchdog said Wednesday that it plans to cut the cap on compulsory reimbursement by companies of authorized push payment fraud from £415,000 ($546,000) to £85,000. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1876177?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1876177?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Re: Morning Spam
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 05 Sep '24

05 Sep '24

> we’re checking in around pants !! (maybe) >> >> 3 of my pants are so ripped they’re indecent. >> >> i used to repair my own pants, but now my hands don’t obey me, it’s not >> easy to do, from the influence. i don’t think i’ve sewn pants since before >> 2014. >> > looks like at least one mistake here. i think i would lose the needle and > thread (common with dissociative conflict) rather than have the opportunity > to control my hands. hand control was more with electronics (although > starting to find coping strategies! still very triggering) > > >> it’s confusing, now, to have ripped pants, i don’t understand that i’m >> not sewing them, or why. >> >> i wanted to look more decent (yesterday i saw a guy on the bus who also >> had indecent pants), so i’m visiting tailors to have them repaired since i >> seem to have stopped sewing. >> >> this tailor told me i should instead buy new pants, that i could get new >> pants like mine for $30 at t.j.maxx. i said it was hard to find wool pants, >> but she said it would make more sense to get new ones. >> > ok, the next tailor took the pants for about the same price :) i think you need to - mention the word “patch” if there’s a big hole - offer one garment as material for the other if the fabric is rare pants expected patched and mended on September 4th at Jc Tailor :D >> we were thinking, i don’t think i’ve ever bought pants a5 t.j.maxx or >> thrown out an old pair of pants in my whole life. not something i’m used >> to, or think of. >> >> i would instead use one pair of pants as material to repair another. >> >> most recently i’ve bought pants at goodwill, but that’s gotten hard for >> me too, the inhibition against thoroughly reviewing many things makes it >> hard to go through their unsorted offerings. so these pants were bought >> online for a lot of money! >> >> i told her these were expensive pants but she still told me to buy new >> ones. >> >> i wear wool pants, because they are warm when wet. i usually try to only >> wear wool where reasonable. i was excited to find wool cargo pants online. >> i don’t think i’d find that at t.j.maxx but i’m wondering now. >> >> this is of course a small confusion compared to other inhibitions and >> issues (like brushing my teeth, or cooking food in my pot). >> >> these pants cost a lot of money, i would have been happy to pay her to >> repair them, but instead she didn’t get my business. i would be happier of >> course to repair them myself. >> >> we’ll find a path forward :) >> >>>

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