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Teen Overseas Boarding Schools Face Wave of Miami Federal Lawsuits

The teens were waterboarded, tortured, physically assaulted, punched, slapped, and beaten, were deprived of food and water, isolated from their families, trafficked by being subject to torment and psychological torture, and were subjected to forced manual labor and involuntary servitude, according to the complaints that spanned more than 1,000 pages.
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Law.com

The Week in Data Nov. 10: A Look at Legal Industry Trends By the Numbers

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the appeals courts reversed most often.
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Law.com

'What Is Certain Is Uncertainty': Patchwork Title IX Rules Face Expected Changes in Second Trump Administration

"Educational institutions are expending so many resources putting systems in place, training their employees, educating their student bodies, and then having to do it all over again in a short period of time when regulations change as much as they have in 2020 and now 2024," said Patricia Hamill, a member with Clark Hill.
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Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Clarifies Qualifications for Court-Appointed Arbitrators

"The amendment is a positive step, simplifying the rule and making it more straightforward for practitioners and parties to navigate," said William K. Hill, a shareholder at Gunster.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Law Firms Join Abortion Legal Hotline

"After this election it is more important than ever that patients, medical providers, and the public know the law and their legal rights to access and to provide care that is legally protected in Connecticut," Jonathan Levine, a partner at Silver Golub & Teitell, said.
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The Recorder

'Rampant Piracy': US Record Labels File Copyright Suit Against French Distributor Believe

A complaint filed in New York accuses the digital music distributor and its subsidiary, TuneCore, of "blatantly" infringing copyrights by releasing "sped up" or remixed versions of well-known songs for use on social media platforms.
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Daily Business Review

$5.5M Miami Verdict: Meet the Lawyers Behind the Slip-and-Fall Suit

A Miami-Dade jury awarded $5.5. million to Hollywood, California, screenwriter Terrel Seltzer in a slip-and-fall that occurred in South…
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Texas Lawyer

Texas AG Paxton Stops Biden's Spousal Parole For Undocumented Immigrants

"This unlawful parole scheme would have rewarded more than 1 million illegal aliens with citizenship and incentivized millions more to break into our country," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.
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Law.com

Transgender Woman Awarded $150K Default Judgment Against Corrections Officer for Alleged Assault

Unlike other cases where traumatized plaintiffs have requested punitive damages in their complaints, transgender female Haleem Gilliland did not raise the request until the default judgment stage.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Slip-and-Fall Suit Cleared to Proceed Against Kalahari Indoor Waterpark

The judge denied the water park's attempts to dismiss a negligence suit after a guest claimed he slipped and fell on a set of stairs that were allegedly covered with mold and algae.
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