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New Jersey Law Journal

En Banc Panel Adopts New Appellate Standard: Shareholder Suit Dismissed Against Cognizant

Cognizant agreed to pay $25 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2019 to settle charges that the payments it made to Indian government officials violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
4 minute read

Law.com

Greenberg Traurig Files Suit Accusing Groups of Acting as Hamas 'Propaganda Division,' Spreading Falsehoods

"Since Oct. 7, our country has witnessed a shocking rise in anti-Semitism, verbal and physical threats against Jews on our campuses and in our streets, vandalism, blockades, economic disruption, illegal encampments, and hostile takeovers of academic buildings—largely and concertedly directed by Hamas and its collaborators, American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in Palestine," said Scott J. Bornstein, senior vice president of Greenberg Traurig.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Drinks for Everyone: Inside the Mind of a Serial Plaintiff

Since 2020, Omar Khouri has amassed more than $120,000 in claims against telemarketers who call him. In 2022, he used part of the proceeds to buy a bar in his hometown of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which he named "The Wrong Number." The menu features drinks called "Debt Relief," "Student Loan" and "Car Warranty."
7 minute read

The Recorder

Federal Judge Reprimanded for Handcuffing Defendant's Teen Daughter

Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of California's Southern District said he was trying to warn the 13-year-old about the dangers of drug use. The Judicial Council said the judge exceeded his authority.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Judges Hear 1st Challenge to Medicare Drug Price Program to Hit Federal Appeals Court

The challenge to the program seems to be a part of a larger legal strategy to create a circuit split, thus increasing chances of U.S. Supreme Court review, said Andrew Twinamatsiko, director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at the O'Neill Institute.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law in DC Recruits From FDA, DOJ in Latest String of Government Hires

Sidley Austin, Mitchell Sandler and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel have all tapped federal agencies to bolster their ranks.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Simpson Thacher Plans Boston Office, Hires Skadden Funds Partner

The New York law firm is the third Am Law 100 law firm to announce a Boston location in the last eight days.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Blank Rome Recruits 25 Burns & Levinson Lawyers to Launch Boston Office

The hires give the Philadelphia-founded firm its 16th office along with a new cannabis practice.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

White-Collar Boutique Launches in DC With Former SEC Official, Cranfill Sumner Partners

Former SEC official Christina Zaroulis Milnor will help launch a new boutique in D.C.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Artists Sue Google, Alleging It Used Copyrighted Work in AI Training Database

This is the 22nd of 23 such lawsuits filed against AI developers for copyright infringement.
4 minute read

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