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LA Atty Accused Of Bilking Inmates With False Freedom Hope
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

LA Atty Accused Of Bilking Inmates With False Freedom Hope <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1874117?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Lynn LaRowe A Los Angeles attorney accused of raking in thousands of dollars by giving inmates and their families intentionally misleading information about their chances for resentencing after convictions for violent crimes faces an 18-count disciplinary complaint filed this week by the State Bar of California. Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1874117?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1874117?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Ex-Defender Opposes Bid To Fix Record In Harassment Case
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Ex-Defender Opposes Bid To Fix Record In Harassment Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873945?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Hayley Fowler A former assistant public defender in North Carolina who lost her suit accusing the judiciary of botching her sexual harassment complaint has called out mistakes in the trial transcripts but opposed the government's method for correcting them, calling the proposal "fundamentally unfair." Response attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873945?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873945?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Fwd: New Message :: R000433-082224
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: NYS DFS FOIL Records Access Center <dfsny(a)govqa.us> Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 9:25 AM Subject: New Message :: R000433-082224 To: g(a)xny.io <g(a)xny.io> Cc: Joanne.Verdejo(a)dfs.ny.gov <Joanne.Verdejo(a)dfs.ny.gov> --- Please respond above this line --- [image: Logo] ------------------------------ RE: FOIL Records Request of August 22, 2024, Reference # R000433-082224 Dear Gunnar Larson, The NYS Department of Financial Services received a FOIL request from you on August 22, 2024. You requested: *"Today xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to Shelf Charter records from January 1, 2021 to August 22, 2024 that correspond to New York State's Shelf Charter rule changes. Additionally, we seek access to NY-DFS records concerning xNY.io - Bank.org's Shelf Charter dealings with the Department. Separately to seeking Shelf Charter rule change records, today xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to NY-DFS policy records concerning the Department’s approach to:-Harassment and Discrimination Policies -Conflict of Interest Policy-Insider Trading Policy-Records Management Policy-Corporate Opportunity Policy"* Your request has been referred to the appropriate DFS unit(s) to search for the records that are responsive to your request. The assigned unit(s) will contact you within 20 business days to (i) advise whether the unit has any records that are responsive to your request; (ii) grant or deny your request, if the unit has responsive records; or (iii) apprise you of the progress of your request, if the search or review of the records that you requested is still on-going. Sincerely, Joanne Verdejo Administrative Assistant 2 NYS Department of Financial Services Office of General Counsel If you are a New York State resident and would like to register to vote or update your address, you may complete and submit to your County Board of Elections a New York State Voter Registration Form which can be found at http://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote <https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.HUxyMBgfY4TlKlzKsACEZ3-2…> . ------------------------------ To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the FOIL Records Access Center <https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.VEsWrlMiJDg0mXafq1mEXauM…> . [image: GovQA logo]

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Judge Dorfman On A 'Customer-Oriented' Texas Biz Court
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Judge Dorfman On A 'Customer-Oriented' Texas Biz Court <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1873217?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Catherine Marfin While his time in the Texas attorney general's office made Business Court Judge Grant Dorfman familiar with complex commercial disputes, he says his experience as in-house counsel for energy technology company Nabors Industries primarily persuaded him of the need for the new venue in Texas. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1873217?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1873217?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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BofA Hit With Suit Alleging 'Exploitative' Trust Insurance Costs
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

BofA Hit With Suit Alleging 'Exploitative' Trust Insurance Costs <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1874168?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> By Ganesh Setty A trust beneficiary accused Bank of America in Georgia federal court of charging a trust it manages "unnecessarily expensive" insurance coverage for a residential property, arguing the bank breached its duties both as a trustee and a fiduciary. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1874168?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/insurance/articles/1874168?nl_pk=59612751-8689-4b1e-…>

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Atlanta's Ex-CFO Gets 3 Years For 'Triple-Dipping' In Coffers
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Atlanta's Ex-CFO Gets 3 Years For 'Triple-Dipping' In Coffers <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1873995?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Chart Riggall Atlanta's former chief financial officer became the latest city hall official to head to prison on corruption charges Tuesday, after getting hit with a three-year prison sentence for what prosecutors called a "triple-dipping" scheme into city coffers to pay for swanky vacations and illegal firearms. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1873995?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1873995?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Managing Credit Card Rewards Programs Amid Scrutiny
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Managing Credit Card Rewards Programs Amid Scrutiny <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1868944?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> Renewed New York and federal interest in consumer protection issues associated with credit card rewards programs presages future regulatory enforcement and attention from plaintiffs attorneys, so issuers should focus on certain categories of consumer complaints and some compliance ambiguities, say Rich Zukowsky and Ella Beres at Davis Wright. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1868944?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1868944?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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SEC To Embattled NC Insurance Exec: Show Us The Money
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

SEC To Embattled NC Insurance Exec: Show Us The Money <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1874227?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> By Jessica Corso The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to force a convicted insurance mogul at the center of an alleged $57 million fraud to tell it what happened to the money he's accused of stealing from the insurance companies he ran, arguing in a North Carolina federal court that his answers thus far don't add up and that he shouldn't be allowed to rely on them at his upcoming trial. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1874227?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/1874227?nl_pk=feb6bbba-7878-4d39-be…>

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Mich. Pot Co. Says Court Can Hear Suit Against IP Atty
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Mich. Pot Co. Says Court Can Hear Suit Against IP Atty <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1873815?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> By Jonathan Capriel A Michigan cannabis company can maintain its lawsuit against an attorney and his wife who it claims badmouthed it on social media, a federal judge ruled, after the business showed the court has jurisdiction over the couple. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1873815?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1873815?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…>

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Smoking-Gun' Flaw Found In New Ark. Hemp Law, Say Cos.
by Gunnar Larson 29 Aug '24

29 Aug '24

Smoking-Gun' Flaw Found In New Ark. Hemp Law, Say Cos. <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1874441?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> By Sam Reisman In a legal fight over a recent Arkansas state law restricting hemp-derived intoxicants, the hemp companies who brought the challenge told a federal judge Wednesday they found "smoking-gun evidence" from regulators showing the 2023 law is unconstitutionally vague. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1874441?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cannabis/articles/1874441?nl_pk=c844ee6a-f80e-4e60-b…>

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