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'Paragraph V Displaced Lathrop': High Court Mulls Sovereign Immunity Waiver Disputes

"Is it your read of Paragraph V, that Paragraph V expanded sovereign immunity to claims that it had never applied to before?," Presiding Justice Nels S. D. Peterson asked appellant counsel during oral arguments Wednesday.
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New York Law Journal

FOIA Claims Dismissed Based on Res Judicata, New Trial Granted and Qui Tam Claims

This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Natasha C. Merle dismissed claims based on res judicata. Judge Frederic Block granted a motion for a new trial due to an excessive damage award. And Judge Brian M. Cogan dismissed qui tam claims under the False Claims Act for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
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Litigation Daily

A Look Back at 'Goldman Sachs': How Price Impact Is Changing Securities Class Actions

"Courts have started to apply the 'Goldman' framework in the context of class certification," said Sullivan & Cromwell co-chair Robert Giuffra, who represented the bank in the case the Second Circuit decided a little more than a year ago. "And so it's becoming the new thing in securities litigation, at least in the context of event-driven litigation."
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The Recorder

California Gearing Up, Again, to Serve as Trump's Legal Adversary

"Federalism is the cornerstone of our democracy," Gov. Gavin Newsom's said in statement. "It's the United STATES of America."
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Appeal Raises Questions on Mootness, Releases

For those who have already received compensation, a lawyer representing abuse victims said, it's come at a personal cost, as the terms of the effective plan have required them to answer 81-page questionnaires, sit for depositions and ask others to submit affidavits as proof of their scouting involvement.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Who Just Became Judge in Connecticut? Election 2024 Results

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered special elections to occur during the general election on Tuesday after six probate judges announced their retirements. Here are the winners.
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Texas Lawyer

Republicans Sweep: 13 Democratic Judges Defeated in Houston Area

Statewide, Democratic Party incumbents and challengers were bested in the majority of contested races.
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New York Law Journal

GOP's National Gains Prompt NY Gov., AG, to Brace for Legal Battles Over Equal Rights Measure

Proposition 1, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment, was a big winner in New York's general election, securing more than 4.4 million affirmative votes, to 2.7 million no votes.
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New York Law Journal

Corporate Prosecutions 'Less Likely' Under Next Trump DOJ, Observers Say

Longtime criminal defense attorneys and former federal prosecutors agreed that the next Trump DOJ would likely focus less on white collar cases against entities and instead follow a "law and order" model of pursuing street crime.
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National Law Journal

What's Next for Crypto Litigators With a Trump Administration

"This industry is going to thrive now," said Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at Baker & Hostetler. "The election just changes as to what legal services are needed."
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