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'Let's Be Blunt': State Court Justice Urges Revision of Civil Service Defense Rules to 'Prevent Gamesmanship'

"While that behavior does not violate the civil rules, it does affront the goals and values of the civil-justice process," a concurring justice wrote.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The People Versus the US Supreme Court—Who Is in Charge?

Trump v. United States is decried by some as inviting the president of the United States to be a dictator and by others as a decision that will tie the hands of the activist presidents we demand in the United States.
14 minute read

Law.com

Fiber-Optics Manufacturer Secures $96M Verdict Against Former Executive Who Took Protected Info to Competitor

"We could not be more pleased for the client to be part of this amazing trial team," Maynard Nexsen shareholder Susan McWilliams said in a statement. "Securing this win was a gratifying end to a long and arduous litigation."
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout-Outs

Litigation teams at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Sullivan & Cromwell secured a nationwide injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission's proposed ban on non-compete agreements, which was set to go into effect early next month.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Argentine Attorney's Uber Lawsuit Gets Lift From California Supreme Court

In answering the Ninth Circuit's question about the economic loss rule, the court addressed the line separating tort law and contract law.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'Every Client Got Every Penny': Tom Girardi Takes the Stand in His Criminal Trial

"Obviously, we didn't know about it. The firm was doing well, everything was great," Tom Girardi testified when asked about ex-Girardi Keese CFO Christopher Kamon's alleged fraud. "He was pretty clever in stealing millions of dollars."
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Paul Weiss Relieved From Representation of Mexican Telecom Company

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Binance Sued After $30 Million in Crypto Stolen and Allegedly Laundered on Platform

The plaintiff alleged five causes of action, including RICO, through what he characterized as the "Binance crypto-wash enterprise."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

4th Circuit Revives Consumer Protection TILA Lawsuit Against PNC Bank

"We hold that TILA's offset provision, which prevents creditors from dipping into consumers' deposit accounts in order to offset outstanding payments on their credit card plans, applies to HELOCs," Judge Roger L. Gregory wrote in the majority opinion for the Fourth Circuit, reversing the district court's judgment on that claim.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi May Testify at His Own Criminal Trial, Lawyer Says

Most of Wednesday's testimony focused on Tom Girardi's defense that the former chief financial officer of Girardi Keese, Christopher Kamon, was stealing millions from the firm to fund a lifestyle of exotic trips, expensive cars and paid girlfriends.
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