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August 18, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors said they were dismissing all charges, with prejudice, after reaching an agreement with counsel for the two defendants, Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout.

By B. Colby Hamilton

3 minute read

August 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Calling the $1.72 trillion international stock loan market good for the banks that do the lending but "bad for virtually everyone else," a trio of pension funds filed a class action suit against six of the world's largest financial firms Thursday.

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3 minute read

August 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Uber made it clear that users were agreeing to terms and conditions, including the waiving of a jury trial in favor of arbitration, when they downloaded and used the app, the Second Circuit ruled Thursday.

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4 minute read

August 17, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Two former directors of an Orthodox religious school in Brooklyn are accused of executing a $3 million school meal reimbursement scheme in a five-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court Thursday.

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4 minute read

August 16, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A former IT employee of an unnamed multinational bank is accused by federal authorities of running a $5 million insider trading scheme with six other defendants, according to parallel suits filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday.

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3 minute read

August 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

International accounting firm KPMG agreed to a $6.2 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, regulators announced Tuesday.

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9 minute read

August 15, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has his date in court—again.

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2 minute read

August 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice said a preliminary injunction to force President Donald Trump to unblock a group of plaintiffs on Twitter would "send the First Amendment deep into uncharted waters," according to a letter filed Aug. 11 .

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5 minute read

August 14, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A district court order holding the Cuban government liable for a $45 million judgment under a federal terrorism law was reversed and remanded by the Second Circuit Monday.

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10 minute read

August 11, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Gabriel Gorenstein dismissed a motion by Arent Fox to compel its former client to produce communications with replacement counsel.

By B. Colby Hamilton

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