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“[Doe] frictionlessly downloaded the app while he was at school without needing to identify himself or age verify, and was immediately matched with a man who lives next door at the school because they were so geolocation proximate, and that day, the man raped him,” said Carrie Goldberg, the boy's attorney.
Ogletree Deakins Expanding to Baltimore, Adding 16-Lawyer Boutique
“They are pioneers in labor and employment law. Quite frankly, we did not expect them to be open to a conversation about it,” Ogletree managing shareholder Liz Washko said of merger partner Shawe Rosenthal.
Justices Appear Leery to Letting Holocaust-Related Claims Against Hungary in U.S. Courts
Attorney Shay Dvoretzky, representing the survivors, said the commingling of illicit property and expenditure in the United States falls within an exception to the federal Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's general rule that foreign governments cannot be sued in U.S. courts.
CFIUS Is Locked and Loaded, but What Lies Ahead for CFIUS Enforcement Activity?
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has published new details and guidance on its enforcement activities on the Department of Treasury’s website, including, for the first time, a comprehensive list of civil monetary penalties it has imposed.
CFPB Aims to Regulate Data Brokers Selling Personal Info
If finalized, the proposed rule would have the federal agency treating data broker sales of a person’s credit history, credit score, debt payments, or income as credit report sales subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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"BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street formed a cartel to rig the coal market, artificially reduce the energy supply and raise prices," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged. "Their conspiracy has harmed American energy production and hurt consumers."
2 Federal Judges Rescind Senior Status After Trump Win. Might More Follow?
Currently, seven district and appellate judges have conditioned their retirements on the confirmation of a successor. Those judges have the authority to reverse their decision.
FDA Defends Rejection of Vape-Flavor Applications Before Sympathetic Supreme Court
"Common sense tells you that a flavor like 'Mother's Milk and Cookies' is going to be disproportionately attractive to children," Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Curtis Gannon told the justices.
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