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Wilson v. CSX Transp., Inc., PICS Case No. 17-1078 (C.P. Philadelphia Jun. 27, 2017) Younge, J. (2 pages).

In this case involving injuries sustained by a worker during the course of employment, venue was proper in a county where the employer regularly conducted business. Motion to dismiss for forum non-conveniens denied.
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Daily Report Online

AG Alleges Company Sells Bogus Balloon Rides and Skydives

Marvelay of Kennesaw, operating under the names "Spot Reservation" and "Rushcube," stands accused of selling services it doesn't actually provide, then either booking them with third parties, or failing to show up at all—leaving birthday parties, anniversary celebrations and marriage proposals without their main event.
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Daily Business Review

Justices Reject Trump Plea to Narrowly Define 'Close' Family in Travel Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, rejecting a Trump administration challenge, said grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members with close U.S. relatives can travel here from six predominantly Muslim nations. But the court continued to bar refugees with sponsorship agreements with U.S. resettlement agencies.
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National Law Journal

Justices Reject Trump Plea to Narrowly Define 'Close' Family in Travel Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, rejecting a Trump administration challenge, said grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members with close U.S. relatives can travel here from six predominantly Muslim nations. But the court continued to bar refugees with sponsorship agreements with U.S. resettlement agencies.
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National Law Journal

Neal Katyal Says Jeff Wall's Travel-Ban Stance Flouts 'Prior Views' of SG's Office

In the latest clash in the U.S. Supreme Court over the Trump administration's travel ban, Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal, a former acting U.S. solicitor general, took a dig at Jeffrey Wall, the current holder of that post, over the office's "traditional position" when it comes to taking cases to the justices.
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Daily Report Online

ICE Wrongly Deported Contra Rebel After 31 Years, 11th Circuit Says

Court concludes man did not dishonestly answer "no" to the question of whether he had been in prison because being taken into a trailer in the middle of the jungle did not constitute being confined to a prison.
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Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Reversal Says Prosecutors Failed to Meet Burden of Proof

Miami prosecutors got a smack down with a federal appeals court reversal saying they didn't do their job. Judge Charles Wilson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the state had not met its burden of proof and tossed a drug trafficking conviction, freeing a man from a 12-year prison sentence.
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The Recorder

Damages May Be Sought From Investors in Abortive Fyre Festival

With the finances of disgraced Fyre Festival concert promoter Billy McFarland very much in question, major investors in the concert-turned-fiasco are facing unexpected scrutiny and potential liability for the money lost.
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National Law Journal

Hawaii Judge: Only SCOTUS Can Clarify Travel Ban Injunction

A federal judge in Hawaii on Thursday declined a motion to clarify his March injunction against the president's travel ban executive order, deferring to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Daily Business Review

Gov. Scott, Seminole Tribe Strike Deal on 'Exclusive' Card Games

Gov. Rick Scott and the Seminole Tribe have reached an agreement about the tribe's "exclusive" rights to offer banked card games such as blackjack, in a move that took the Legislature by surprise.
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