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January 14, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Shkreli Gets Lifetime Ban From Pharma Industry, Ordered to Pay $65M in Antitrust CaseU.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote wrote that the one-time "Pharma Bro" violated state and federal laws in exerting monopoly power over Daraprim, which is used to treat parasitic infections and HIV.
By Tom McParland
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January 13, 2022 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Eyeing May Trial Date in 'We Build the Wall' Donation Fraud CaseThe case once included former White House strategist Steve Bannon as a defendant, who received a presidential pardon in the waning hours of the Trump administration. Three of his ex-associates are still facing trial on federal conspiracy charges.
By Tom McParland
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January 12, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Prince Andrew Not Shielded by Epstein Settlement Agreement With Accuser, US Judge RulesU.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan also rejected Prince Andrew's constitutional challenge to a state law that extended the statute of limitations for child victims of sexual abuse.
By Tom McParland
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January 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal
US Judge Says Avenatti Trial to Proceed as Planned, Despite Omicron ThreatU.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman noted that noting that the Southern District's protocols have been "quite effective" but cautioned that he would revisit the decision "in the event there is reason to do so."
By Tom McParland
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January 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Judge Pushes Back Against Trump, Siblings' Motion to Dismiss Niece's Fraud SuitJustice Robert E. Reed repeatedly pressed lawyers for the former president and his sister, retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry, on their argument that the lawsuit was both time-barred and blocked by the "very broad" terms of a 2001 settlement agreement with the plaintiff, Mary Trump.
By Tom McParland
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January 10, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Myrna Pérez Makes 2nd Circuit Debut, as Plaintiffs Press Claims Over Iranian Hostage CrisisPérez made her panel debut on the appeals court as judges puzzled over whether to revive an unusual suit seeking to hold J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. accountable for a predecessor's alleged role in the 1979-80 Iranian hostage crisis.
By Tom McParland
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January 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal
McMahon Allows Immediate Appeal of Order Blocking $4.3B Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy DealU.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon rejected arguments from a consortium of states that an interlocutory appeal to the Second Circuit would delay resolution of Purdue's Chapter 11 case.
By Tom McParland
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January 06, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Agencies Seek Reversal in FOIA Suit Over Trump Administration Vetting at US BorderA Manhattan federal judge ruled in 2019 that the agencies did not carry their burden with regard to certain internal memos and directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reassess its position and to disclose all responsive non-exempt materials.
By Tom McParland
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January 05, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Cuba Gooding Jr. Accuser Rebuffs Actor's Bid to Dismiss Civil Rape Suit, Reveal True NameAn attorney for the unnamed plaintiff rebuffed Gooding's challenge to the constitutionality of a New York City law that gives victims of gender-motivated violence up to seven years to sue their alleged abusers, and asked the court to maintain her pseudonymous status in the case.
By Tom McParland
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January 05, 2022 | New York Law Journal
Manhattan Federal Judge Rejects Avenatti's Bid to Delay Stormy Daniels Trial Amid Omicron SurgeU.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said he would revisit the issue of the embattled lawyer's trial date if conditions change.
By Tom McParland
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