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The Recorder

US Senate Confirms Michelle Williams Court to California's Central District

The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge will be moving from the largest state trial court in the nation to a federal bench serving more than 19 million residents in seven counties.
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National Law Journal

DOJ Files Claims in Deadly Baltimore Bridge Collapse Seeking $100M

"The Justice Department is committed to ensuring accountability for those responsible for the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which resulted in the tragic deaths of six people and disrupted our country's transportation and defense infrastructure," U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said.
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Daily Business Review

DOJ Sues Owner of Vessel that Destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge

"There is a 53-page complaint and answer, and they detail in it the fact that they believe that they're entitled to be compensated," said one attorney.
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Corporate Counsel

GameStop CEO Fined $1M for Failing to Disclose Wells Fargo Investment

By March 2018, Ryan Cohen had amassed more than $100 million in Wells Fargo shares, the threshold for disclosure under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. But he didn''t submit the required filing until January 2023.
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National Law Journal

Biden's Nominee Secures U.S. Senate Confirmation for Phila. Federal Judgeship

With Mary Kathleen Costello's confirmation, President Joe Biden has broken the record for appointing the most LGBTQ+ judges by any president in U.S. history, according to the office of U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania,
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Law.com

Ex-Nurse's 'Individualized, Idiosyncratic Religion' Claims Against COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Allowed to Proceed, Judge Rules

"Here, the plaintiff has alleged that a core principle of being 'Pagan' is submitting to natural forces and refusing artificial medical aid," U.S. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote. "She has asserted that the mRNA technology used to develop some of the COVID-19 vaccines makes them unnatural and impermissible, as distinct from the virus-derived annual flu vaccine. That asserted connection is sufficient to support a plausible claim that accepting at least some of the COVID-19 vaccines would violate a tenet of her idiosyncratic religion."
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Corporate Counsel

Confusion Over New SEC Cyber Rules Leading Firms to Overstate Attack Readiness

"We believe—and evidence shows—that the SEC's new rule sets a high bar that most companies and their investors cannot achieve today," the report says.
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National Law Journal

FTC's Ban on Fake Consumer Reviews Includes Monetary Recovery Despite High Court Ruling

"We're going to see a lot more enforcement by the FTC specifically because this rule now provides a path for them to seek monetary remedies, which they haven't had," said Kathleen Benway, a partner at Alston & Bird.
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Law.com

Cigna's Express Scripts Sues Federal Trade Commission

"The FTC has taken unconstitutional actions in publishing a report that ignores the evidence provided by our company and other [pharmacy benefit managers], demonstrates clear ideological bias and advances a false and damaging narrative—narrative that could harm the health care system by removing essential checks and balances which would result in higher drug prices for American consumers," The Cigna Group Chief Legal Officer Andrea Nelson said.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Ouraring Claims Competitor RingConn Infringed on Wearable Tech Patents

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