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Allstate Can't Get Injunction To Stop 'Smear Campaign'
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Allstate Can't Get Injunction To Stop 'Smear Campaign' <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1873054?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Elizabeth Daley A Colorado federal judge said she could not issue an injunction to force a former insurance agent whom Allstate alleges is conducting a "smear campaign" against it to immediately remove web content accusing the insurer of selling its customers' personal information to child rapists and sex traffickers. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1873054?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1873054?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Google Args Don't Erase 'History Is On, Jesus,' DOJ Says
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Google Args Don't Erase 'History Is On, Jesus,' DOJ Says <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1872963?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig Google employees were so conscious of hiding evidence of conduct "that leads to law suits" that they reacted quickly when forgetting to let internal chats delete automatically, the Justice Department said, pushing to punish the search giant for those policies in the looming advertising technology monopolization trial. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1872963?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1872963?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2024
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Georgia Cases To Watch In The Last Half Of 2024 <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1857943?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Kelcey Caulder The prosecutions of former President Donald Trump and his election interference case codefendants, along with Atlanta rapper Young Thug's bid to have the judge overseeing his racketeering trial removed from the case, will take center stage in Georgia's courts as we enter the second half of 2024. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1857943?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1857943?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Ohio Judge Dinged For Public Posts About Guardianship Spat
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Ohio Judge Dinged For Public Posts About Guardianship Spat <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872158?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Emily Sawicki The Ohio Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a probate court judge for allowing staff to make inaccurate comments to the press about a guardianship case and for posting comments about the case on the court's Facebook page, including accusing a man of elder abuse without evidence. Decision attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872158?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872158?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Mich. Atty Guilty Of Murdering Client Faces Disbarment
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Mich. Atty Guilty Of Murdering Client Faces Disbarment <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872995?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Danielle Ferguson The Michigan Supreme Court's prosecutorial arm on Friday urged the state's attorney watchdog to disbar a lawyer who was sentenced to spend life in prison for conspiring to kill his wealthy client to gain access to the client's trust, saying the attorney's conduct was "heinous and reprehensible." Notice attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872995?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872995?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Young Thug Atty Says Contempt Charge Must Be Overturned
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Young Thug Atty Says Contempt Charge Must Be Overturned <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873089?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Kelcey Caulder An attorney representing Atlanta rapper Young Thug urged the Georgia Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse the 20-day jail sentence and contempt of court conviction he received after refusing to divulge how he learned about a closed-door meeting between prosecutors, a witness and the original judge presiding over the rapper's racketeering trial. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873089?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1873089?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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On Final Night Of DNC, Prosecutors Ruled The Stage
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

On Final Night Of DNC, Prosecutors Ruled The Stage <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872928?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Courtney Bublé Vice President Kamala Harris invoked her experience as a prosecutor and an attorney general in her speech Thursday night in Chicago accepting the Democratic nomination for president. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872928?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1872928?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Crypto Regs Could See A Reset Under The Next President
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

Crypto Regs Could See A Reset Under The Next President <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872687?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> Donald Trump has taken a permissive policy stance favoring crypto, while Kamala Harris has been silent on the issue, but no matter who wins the presidential election, we may see a more lenient regulatory climate toward the digital currency than from the Biden administration, says Liam Murphy at McKool Smith. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872687?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1872687?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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PayPal Ducks Antitrust Suit Over Merchant Rules
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

PayPal Ducks Antitrust Suit Over Merchant Rules <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873197?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Katryna Perera A California federal judge on Friday granted PayPal's motion to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the financial tech giant illegally boosts online retail prices by enforcing restrictive merchant agreements, saying the plaintiffs have failed to adequately plead that their injury "flows" from the alleged misconduct. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873197?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873197?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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SEC Awards Nearly $100M To 2 Whistleblowers
by Gunnar Larson 26 Aug '24

26 Aug '24

SEC Awards Nearly $100M To 2 Whistleblowers <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873156?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Rae Ann Varona Two whistleblowers will receive more than $98 million for providing information the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission used to carry out an enforcement action, the agency said Friday. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873156?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1873156?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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