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Assistant U.S. Attorney in Tampa Misused Position by Offering Card in DUI Stop, Watchdog Finds

"You realize when they pull my body-worn camera footage and they see this, this is going to go really bad," a Tampa police officer told Joseph Ruddy.
5 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

Corporate Counsel

Evaluating the Biden Administration's Business and Human Rights Agenda       

The administration has pursued a whole-of-government approach, with numerous government agencies and interagency task forces taking action across a range of issues. The list below reflects some of the most visible initiatives on a thematic level, but reflects only a fraction of the steps that the administration has taken since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.
10 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

National Law Journal

Federal, State Antitrust Collaboration Reaches 'Historic Level,' Colorado's Attorney General Says

"Our economy is so concentrated, competition has lessened, consumers are frustrated," said Phil Weiser. "The AGs are responding."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Kirkland Is Increasingly Turning to NJ for Huge Chapter 11 Bankruptcies. Will Other Big Law Follow?

Exactly why the Garden State's bankruptcy court is increasingly being looked to for large bankruptcies is a multifactored question, but many point to the work of Chief Judge Michael Kaplan in helping the bench gain and spread a reputation for one that moves efficiently and effectively.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Maintains NY's Partial Jury Verdict Against Makers of Prevagen

U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton upheld a jury verdict that had found that Quincy Bioscience, the maker of Prevagen, a dietary supplement claiming to improve memory loss, had the capacity or tendency to deceive under New York law.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

States Seek Triple Monetary Damages in Antitrust Case Against Live Nation, Ticketmaster

"It's time for a new era where fans, venues, and artists are not taken advantage of by big corporations that run the world of live events," said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

US Lawmakers Urge 5th Circuit to Reinstate Pandemic-Era House Proxy Vote, Anti-Bias Law

The request follows a federal judge having thrown out an anti-pregnancy-discrimination law, saying the House of Representatives lacked a constitutional quorum of members present.
4 minute read

Law.com

Goodwin Procter, ACLU File Suit Challenging State Law That Bans Transgender Students' Participation in Sports

"HB 1205 stigmatizes and discriminates against transgender girls and tells them they aren't deserving of the same educational opportunities to other girls in public schools. All students do better in school when they have access to resources that improve their mental, emotional, and physical health and Parker and Iris deserve that same access," said one of the plaintiffs' counsel, Henry Klementowicz, deputy legal director for the ACLU of New Hampshire.
4 minute read

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