Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a Litigation Reporter at ALM covering antitrust complaints, federal judicial nominations and legal matters in the Washington, D.C., metro area. He’s an alumnus of Temple University and longtime journalist who previously worked for publications in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He also performed writing gigs at Babson College and SoFi Technologies Inc. before joining ALM in 2024.
September 12, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Anticompetitive Scheme?': Tyson Foods Faces Missouri Antitrust Class Action in Chicken Plant Dispute"Defendants' anticompetitive conduct has restrained competition for the purchase of broiler chicken farmer services in the Dexter, Missouri geographic area," according to the allegations in the complaint filed against Tyson Foods in Missouri state court.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
3 minute read
September 10, 2024 | National Law Journal
US Senate Confirms 2 Biden Judge Picks for SDNY and Baltimore Federal CourtsSenators voted 51-43 to confirm Jeannette Vargas as a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York and 53-43 to confirm Adam B. Abelson as a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Maryland.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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September 09, 2024 | National Law Journal
Gibson Dunn Files RICO Civil Lawsuit Against Overseas Ex-Banker With US TiesThe Central American Bank for Economic Integration alleges its former president Dante Mossi violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act through an "unlawful and corrupt crusade against CABEI," according to the lawsuit Gibson Dunn filed on behalf of the international regional bank.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
3 minute read
September 06, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Ad Network Monopoly'?: YouTube CEO May Testify at Google's Second Antitrust Bench TrialU.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema denied Google's motion to exclude lay opinion testimony from its advertising antitrust bench trial. This includes testimony from Andrew Casale, president and CEO of Index Exchange, and testimony from Benneaser "Ben" John, vice president of engineering at Microsoft.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
3 minute read
September 06, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Graveyard Desecration'?: Md. Supreme Court Gives Descendants of Enslaved Persons Partial Victory in Property Row"The record suggests that, rather than respectfully disinterring and moving the remains of the deceased, the developers disturbed the ground, removed human remains haphazardly and inconsistently, destroyed grave markers, and ultimately paved a portion of the land into a parking lot," Justice Jonathan Biran wrote in his majority opinion for the Maryland Supreme Court ruling the plaintiffs can seek equitable relief on remand.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
5 minute read
September 05, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Export Violations'?: RTX Settles Civil Charges With $200M Consent AgreementSome of the alleged unauthorized exports consisted of "parts, components, and technical data related to sensitive U.S. and foreign government military platforms," such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, according to the proposed charging letter documenting alleged RTX violations.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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September 03, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Vindication for the Soldiers': Syria Held Liable in US Army Wrongful-Deaths CaseU.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ruled Syria is liable for $364 million in damages to the families of the late Staff Sgt. Alex R. Jiménez and Spc. Byron W. Fouty in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act wrongful-death case filed by the Perles Law Firm and Meridian 361 International Law Group.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
3 minute read
August 30, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Arbitrary and Capricious'?: Federal Judge Nullifies Gulf Coast Big Oil Assessment"Deferring vacatur of the BiOp until mid-December strikes the appropriate balance between the importance of getting this unlawful agency action off the books and the public interest in a predictable, managed transition to a new biological opinion," U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman wrote in her memorandum opinion.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
4 minute read
August 29, 2024 | National Law Journal
'False Appraisal'?: Offit Kurman Seeks $1M Damages Award in DC Real Estate Negligence LawsuitAppraisal Management Solutions "breached" its appraisal duty by "failing" to determine the correct square footage of the D.C. residential property, according to the allegations in the complaint.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
2 minute read
August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Immediate Threat'?: Md. Supreme Court Revives Medical Doctor's Breach-of-Contract LawsuitThe Maryland Supreme Court ruled a "reasonable juror" could conclude the hospital "breached" the settlement agreement by reporting information that is "materially inconsistent" with the contract.
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman
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