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November 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Health Care Behemoth'?: DOJ Seeks Injunction Blocking $3.3B UnitedHealth Merger Proposal

“The Justice Department will not hesitate to check unlawful consolidation and monopolization in the health care market that threatens to harm vulnerable patients, their families, and health care workers,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
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November 13, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

Regulatory Upheaval Is Coming. How Businesses Prepare and Respond Will Separate Winners and Losers

“Every regulation is going to be questioned. … And that'll be a better environment for many businesses once the regulations are wiped away. But they're going to have to adapt their businesses to exploit that," said Sean West, co-founder of Hence Technologies.
10 minute read
November 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Final Countdown': SEC Launches Nearly 800% Litigation Surge in October

“All signs—most notably the recent surge in bitcoin’s price—point to a new day for bitcoin specifically and crypto in general,” said Tal J. Lifshitz, a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.
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November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justices Ask If They Should Have Even Taken Nvidia’s Appeal of Investor Suit

“This is pure error correction that you’re asking us to do,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor told NVIDIA’s lawyer, Neal Katyal.
5 minute read
November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

Trump Selects Matt Gaetz as Attorney General

The pick could be a surprise for many career DOJ attorneys. Gaetz has been a staunch defender of Trump in recent years.
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November 13, 2024 | Corporate Counsel

CSX Joins Rest of Big Four Railroad Companies in Installing New Generation of Legal Leadership

CEO Joe Hinrichs said the company's hiring of an 18-year veteran of its legal department as legal chief "highlights our confidence in the exceptional depth of talent within our organization. We are fortunate to have an outstanding team of railroaders poised to harness our current momentum and propel us toward even greater success."
3 minute read
November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

Trump Picks William McGinley as White House Counsel

McGinley was assistant to the president and White House cabinet secretary during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term.
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November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General Who Argued Bush v. Gore, Dies

Despite being known as a conservative lawyer, Olson notably teamed up with his opposing counsel in the Bush case, David Boies, to challenge a California amendment against same-sex marriage.
5 minute read
November 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

Lingering Questions at Supreme Court About Climate Change Litigation Need Resolution

This global problem must be addressed at the federal level and handled through legislation and the regulations implementing it, not the courts.
6 minute read
November 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

In Lame-Duck Session, US Senate Confirms Illinois Federal Judge on Bipartisan Vote

April M. Perry has become President Joe Biden's 214th successful nominee, with the majority of those appointees being women or persons of color. In 2023, Vice President-elect JD Vance had opposed her nomination as U.S. attorney in Chicago.
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