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Daily Business Review

Florida's Cost for Losing Lawsuits Keeps Growing Under Scott

Florida's price tag for losing legal battles, which has included courtroom fights over drug testing, voting rights and gay marriage, continues to grow under Gov. Rick Scott.
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Daily Business Review

Proposal Would Prohibit Agency Business With Venezuela

A state agency overseen by the governor and two cabinet members would be prohibited from doing business with any outfit tied to the Maduro regime in Venezuela, under a proposal released by Gov. Rick Scott.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Presidential Powers and Antitrust Politics: Part One

In June, we discussed the Trump ­administration's candidate for the top post in the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division: Makan Delrahim. During Delrahim's confirmation hearing, Sen. Amy Klobuchar pressed him, "What would you do, if you're in this job, if the president, or the vice president, or a White House staffer calls, and wants to discuss a pending investigation of an antitrust matter?" Delrahim responded, "The role of the assistant attorney general for antitrust is a law enforcement function," and that "politics will have no role in the enforcement of the antitrust laws." Delrahim's comment appeared to placate Klobuchar's present concerns about White House intercession or interference in pending antitrust investigations, although a confirmation vote by the full Senate is still pending. However, viewed historically, the constitutional role of the executive branch and the president in particular in dictating, directing and controlling antitrust enforcement policy is far more complex and nuanced. As is often the case, history provides the necessary context to answer thorny constitutional questions.
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The Recorder

Toeppe v. City of San Diego

C.A. 4th; D069662 The Fourth Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that trail immunity did not apply to a cause of action for injuries…
4 minute read

National Law Journal

In 'Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat,' DC Circuit Grounds FAA

The appeals court sided with a passengers' group that the FAA should reconsider a petition to regulate aircraft seat sizes.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Prosecutors Close Case on $23M Investment Fraud

Pitchmen told victims that an ex-Apple CEO and the "Dog Whisperer" were financial backers in health care and smartphone gaming companies.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Unlawful Takings: Striking Back at the Maduro Government

Venezuela's embattled Maduro government may face a rude awakening on claims in U.S. courts, writes attorney Read McCaffrey.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

The Procrastinator's Guide to Overcoming Technical Challenges in GDPR Compliance

Even if you've been putting off compliance efforts, the GDPR will require a relatively modest adjustment in practices and procedures.
15 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Swatting Is a Crime—And Rightly So

"Swatting" has a new meaning, which made its way into the Oxford Dictionaries a few years ago: "The action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Shame on Legislature, Rich Towns for Promoting Housing Segregation

By obstructing access to funding for anyone living in a "redlined" area, choices for health care, education, retail, banking and groceries are severely limited, stifling the livelihoods and pursuits of an entire group of people.
12 minute read

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