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Texas Lawyer

Justices Take Time to Answer Ken Paxton About Handguns at the State Fair

The high court asks how the attorney general squares this position with its own opinion issued in 2016 when it concluded private parties leasing government-owned facilities could restrict firearms on the premises.
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New York Law Journal

Cuomo Spokesman Sues Wigdor, Alleging Their Lawsuit on Behalf of Trooper Was 'Legally Baseless'

Lawyers for Richard Azzopardi said his professional reputation was harmed. A Wigdor attorney said that the new litigation was an attempt to silence an accuser of the ex-governor.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Epic Games Sues Google, Samsung for Alleged Federal and State Antitrust Violations

Epic's complaint was filed on Monday by Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff and Cravath, Swaine & Moore in San Francisco federal court and alleged violations of the Sherman Act and California law.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Rejects Hospital's Attempts to Dismiss Class Action Over Shared Patient Health Information With Meta

In Murphy v. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, the plaintiffs alleged that the health system, which offers online accounts for patients via the MyJeffersonHealth online portal and mobile application, uses Meta's collection tools to gather their personal health information.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Bitcoin Mining Company That Enlisted Davis Polk Beats Investor Class Action

"When you boil down allegations that involve matters in the crypto space and cut through the complexity, the basics of the U.S. securities laws still apply," said Edmund Polubinski, a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
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New York Law Journal

Eric Adams Defense Team Seeks Evidentiary Hearing, Alleging Leaks

"For nearly a year, the government has leaked grand jury material and other sensitive information to the media to aggrandize itself, further its investigation, and unfairly prejudice the defendant, Mayor Eric Adams," lead defense attorney Alex Spiro wrote in a new court filing.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bristol-Myers Squibb Wins Dismissal of $6.4 Billion Lawsuit Alleging Intentional Delay of Cancer Drug

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman dismissed the action, finding that plaintiff was never properly appointed as successor-trustee and therefore was unable to bring the suit on behalf of shareholders.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Skadden Wins Securities Fraud Dismissal for Israeli Intelligence Company

U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield threw out a case centering on the company's stated compliance with Meta's community standards, but plaintiffs have a chance to address the faults in their complaint.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Eric Adams Announces Choices for NYC Government's Top Attorneys

The mayor, currently facing a federal indictment, announced that Allison Stoddart will become City Hall chief counsel. He said he also intends to nominate interim Corp. Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant to lead the Law Department.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$1.25M Settlement for Injured Pedestrian Who Didn't Use Crosswalk

"No one was disputing her injuries, but the liability is what they were kind of hanging their hat on," said plaintiffs counsel Anthony Masone of Carter Mario.
2 minute read

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