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Daily Business Review

Florida Law Treats Seniors in Nursing Homes Worse Than Dogs

The Florida Legislature has steadily eroded the legal rights of nursing home residents, making the mass deaths at a Hollywood facility after Hurricane Irma "quite fathomable," writes attorney Nathan P. Carter.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC's Cyber Breach Report Too Little, Too Late, Experts Say

"What a doozy!" said one expert of the breach disclosed by the SEC this week.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Michael Best Strategies Deal Unites Tax Reform Lobby Duo

Michael Best Strategies, a lobbying company partly owned by law firm Michael Best & Friedrich, added a long-time tax policy specialist this week in an effective acquisition of Washington's Canfield & Associates.
12 minute read

International Edition

Dechert and Clifford Chance take key roles on Anglo-French investigation of Airbus

CC is taking the lead on the French investigation into the aviation giant
2 minute read

International Edition

Dechert and Clifford Chance take key roles on Anglo-French investigation of Airbus

CC is taking the lead on the French investigation into the aviation giant
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

GOP Report Accuses Watchdog of Going Easy on Wells Fargo

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could have fined Wells Fargo in excess of $10 billion for its illegal sales practices but instead settled for $100 million, according to the agency's internal documents released by congressional Republicans this week.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

US Advises Banks To Be on Lookout for Venezuelan Corruption

The U.S. Treasury is advising banks to be on the lookout for suspicious financial activity involving corrupt Venezuelan officials as the Trump administration tightens its financial noose around President Nicolas Maduro's embattled socialist government.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-Prosecutors Unsure If Nursing Home Deaths Involved Crimes

Nine elderly patients died after being kept inside a nursing home that turned into a sweatbox when Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning for three days, even though just across the street was a fully functioning and cooled hospital. From the perspective of Florida Gov. Rick Scott and relatives of those at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, criminal charges are warranted. But under Florida law, a prosecution might be difficult.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fuchs v. The City of N.Y.

Police Enjoyed Qualified Immunity During High Speed Pursuit of Reckless Driver
2 minute read

The Recorder

San Bruno Committee for Economic Justice v. City of San Bruno (San Bruno Hotels, LLC)

C.A. 1st; A149409 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that a city council’s adoption of a resolution authorizing the…
3 minute read

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