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January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Police Owe No Duty to Unknown Passengers in Fleeing Car

Local police owe no duty of care to passengers in fleeing vehicles whose existence or relationship to the driver is unknown to a pursuing officer, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
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January 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Implications of Reversal of Insider Trading Convictions

In their White-Collar Crime column, Elkan Abramowitz and Jonathan Sack analyze the Second Circuit's recent reversal of the insider trading convictions of portfolio managers Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, focusing on how the court's discussion of "personal benefit" to the tipper may have the effect of limiting the scope of future tipper/tippee prosecutions generally, not just in the case of remote tippees, and a pointed criticism that may reflect a broader concern over the vagueness of white-collar criminal laws and prosecution theories.
11 minute read
January 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Chesapeake Energy Appeal Resolved in Favor of Noteholders

In their Bankruptcy Practice column, John J. Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski write: In 2013, the Southern District of New York held that Chesapeake Energy Corporation had the right to redeem certain unsecured notes at par value plus accrued interest because the period during which Chesapeake could redeem the notes on such terms had not expired. However, in a 2-1 panel decision, the Second Circuit in November reversed the district court's findings.
10 minute read
January 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The Public's Interest in Charitable Trusts: Unsettled Issues

Amy F. Altman of Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone and Kristin Booth Glen of City University of New York School of Law discuss three cases involving cy pres and charitable enforcement issues that raise important questions about who can protect the public interest in charitable trusts, and perhaps as important, when.
14 minute read
January 05, 2015 | National Law Journal

Legal Fights Continue Amid Push to Close Guantánamo

As the Obama administration renews its push to close the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, courts in Washington are grappling with a host of legal issues rooted in the continued detention of prisoners there.
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January 05, 2015 | Texas Lawyer

Dallas Beats A.G. in Open Records Appeal Over Attorney-Client Privilege Issue

"Notwithstanding the goal of the [Public Information Act] … the act nonetheless excepts information covered by the attorney-client privilege," wrote Third Court of Appeals Justice Melissa Goodwin.
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January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Wal-Mart Decision Illuminates State-Federal Class Action Rift

While the state Supreme Court's recent decision in might mean a payout of more than $150 million for the class of employees claiming the retail giant shorted them on work breaks, according to some attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly, the decision definitely means a division is brewing between state and federal courts regarding class actions.
6 minute read
January 05, 2015 | Law.com

Patent Plaintiff Subpoenas Company Behind IPR

CRFD Research wants to know whether Iron Dome, which describes itself as a defensive patent aggregator, is working with alleged infringers.
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January 05, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

State Court Funding, Smooth Operation Priorities for Saylor

Incoming Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor said the focus of his tenure at the helm of the court will be on efficiency and continuing the work of his predecessor to ensure the state's judicial system is adequately funded.
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January 05, 2015 | Daily Report Online

Ferguson Grand Juror Sues to be Allowed to Talk About Case

A member of the grand jury that declined to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown contends in a lawsuit filed Monday that the prosecutor in the case has wrongly implied that all 12 jurors believed there was no evidence to support charges.
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