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July 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Convoluted Junk Fee Scheme'?: DC Attorney General Files Lawsuit Over StubHub Ticket Pricing

"This consumer protection enforcement case seeks to remedy and end StubHub's unfair and deceptive practice of charging hidden junk fees to consumers who purchase tickets on its website and mobile application," according to the allegations in the complaint filed in District of Columbia Superior Court.
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July 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

Sen. Tillis Doubles Down on Objection to Biden's 4th Circuit Pick Ryan Park

"Instead of spending the last two and a half months trying to find a consensus nominee … the White House chose to move forward on a nomination that I have successfully secured the votes to block on the floor," said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina.
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July 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

Biden Names New Judicial Nominees as Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing

The White House said it would name federal trial judges for the Northern District of Georgia, Northern District of New York, and the Middle District of Pennsylvania as well as two trial judges for D.C. Superior Court.
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July 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

Judge Approves 45-Day Prison Delay for Ex-FTX Executive 'Mauled' by German Shepherd

"Defendants about to be sentenced who have medical issues often try and treat them before they begin incarceration because, unfortunately, they are unlikely to receive great medical care in prison," said Mark E. Bini, a partner at Reed Smith.
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July 31, 2024 | National Law Journal

From Big Law to Boutiques, Law Firms Are Raking in Fees From Presidential Campaigns

Covington & Burling and Dhillon Law Group are the top-paid legal counsel to the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, respectively, so far this year.
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July 31, 2024 | Daily Report Online

FTC, For-Profit Online Education Group Reach $43.5M Agreement After Consumer Protection Suit Filed Monday

Just one day after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a false advertising lawsuit against an online educational institution headquartered in Georgia, the government indicated that the parties agreed to settle the case for $43.5 million in student debt and refunds.
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July 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

First-of-Its-Kind Civil Computer Fraud Act Case Lands in Favor of Ryanair

"I think Judge Bryson's decisions are going to be an important roadmap for how you can and can not use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," said Ryanair's Chicago-based Holland & Knight attorney R. David Donoghue.
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July 30, 2024 | The Recorder

California Law Firms Staffing Up Intellectual Property Ranks to Meet Growing Demand

California is a hotbed of IP activity given its vast amount of tech firms.
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July 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Significant Money': USS Cole Bombing Survivors to Collect $2B Damages Award

"This decision justly holds Iran to account for its sponsorship of this infamous act of terrorism and the grave suffering it caused," Gibson Dunn partner Matthew D. McGill said. "We have no expectation that Iran will respect this lawful judgment, so we will seize Iran's assets wherever we find them, as far as the law allows."
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July 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

EPA's Carbon Capture Rule Hits Justices' Emergency Docket

Led by the coal-mining state of West Virginia, a group of Republican attorneys general say the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to circumvent recent court decisions blocking earlier versions of its anti-coal agenda.
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