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New York Law Journal

Investor's Letter Invokes Board Protections, New York Judge Rules

A shareholder's letter requesting that Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. take “all necessary action” to address its allegedly excessive director-compensation policy qualified as a presuit litigation demand that opened the door for business judgment rule protections to be invoked, a Manhattan judge ruled last week.
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Corporate Counsel

What DOJ Intervention in FCA Suit Means for Private Equity Firms

General counsel at private equity firms should still be aware of the federal government's unusual decision to pursue claims against a firm based on an alleged fraudulent scheme at its pharmacy portfolio company, legal experts said.
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National Law Journal

How Merrick Garland Landed a Supreme Court Clerkship With Brennan

Warm letters between the late Justice Brennan and Merrick Garland were among a section of Brennan's papers at the Library of Congress that were closed to the public until last year, the 20th anniversary of his death.
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Daily Business Review

Moishe Mana Buys More Downtown Miami Property for Mixed-Use Project

This is the investor's 49th purchase along Flagler Street where he plans a mixed-use project.
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Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyers Bring Copyright Infringement Claim Against Singer Julio Iglesias

Miami songwriter Mimi Korman claims Julio Iglesias never paid any royalties for the lyrics of his hit song, "Me Olvide de Vivir."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

John Horn Joins King & Spalding's Growing Ranks of Ex-US Attorneys

Horn, who took over as U.S. attorney in Atlanta when Sally Yates left the position in 2015, is returning to his old firm and its marquee white-collar practice.
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Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyers Win $38M Verdict in Tire Defect Case

The plaintiff was driving a cement truck when the tire blew out and the truck rolled over. He was left quadriplegic.
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Daily Report Online

Savannah Law School Closure Yields Student Class Action

"Earlier today, we filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of the students at Savannah Law School and are actively seeking justice on their behalf,” Stephen Lowry of Harris Lowry Manton said. “We hope to help these students secure an adequate recovery in light of this devastating turn of events."
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New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Over Hidden Restroom Videos Reinstated by Appellate Division

"[W]e reject the notion that the plaintiffs—in alleging an invasion of privacy in an office building restroom—could only claim the presence of a hidden recording device by demonstrating their images were actually captured," the court said.
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New York Law Journal

Defense Attorney Charged in Plot to Reduce Client's Prison Sentence

Queens attorney Scott Brettschneider allegedly had a law assistant claim to be the client's drug counselor in a letter seeking admittance into a prison drug program.
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