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Mich. AG To Pursue Deadlocked Charges In Carhartt Atty Case
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jun '24

21 Jun '24

Mich. AG To Pursue Deadlocked Charges In Carhartt Atty Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849090?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Danielle Ferguson Prosecutors will continue pursuing embezzlement charges against a Michigan attorney accused of stealing from his client, a former leader of the Carhartt workwear company, after a Wayne County jury couldn't reach a decision on those claims but acquitted the attorney on other charges. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849090?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849090?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Group Home's Atty In Europe On Day Of Depos, Court Told
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jun '24

21 Jun '24

Group Home's Atty In Europe On Day Of Depos, Court Told <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849242?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Brian Steele The Connecticut Institute for the Blind should be sanctioned because its attorney went to Europe and three witnesses, including the CEO, failed to appear for depositions after a $13.4 million verdict arising from the death of a group home resident, the man's family told a state court judge Tuesday. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849242?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849242?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Gov't Says New Guidelines Can't Cut Crypto Expert's Sentence
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jun '24

21 Jun '24

Gov't Says New Guidelines Can't Cut Crypto Expert's Sentence <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849359?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Aislinn Keely Federal prosecutors have told a Manhattan federal judge that the crypto computing expert who received five years for aiding North Korea's blockchain development shouldn't get to cut a year off his sentence just because sentencing guidelines have been updated while he's served his term. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849359?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849359?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Hackers Auction Off Stolen LendingTree Consumers? Information
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jun '24

21 Jun '24

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/hackers-auction-off-stol… Hackers are selling data about consumers of the LendingTree Inc. subsidiary QuoteWizard after the company detected unauthorized access on a cloud database hosted by Snowflake Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter.

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DC Bar Counsel Moves To Suspend Hunter Biden's Law License
by Gunnar Larson 21 Jun '24

21 Jun '24

DC Bar Counsel Moves To Suspend Hunter Biden's Law License <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849315?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Alison Knezevich Attorney disciplinary authorities in the nation's capital have moved to suspend Hunter Biden's license to practice law there after he was convicted of three federal gun charges last week. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849315?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849315?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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FBI Raids Home of Progressive Oakland Mayor Amid Recall Effort
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

FBI Raids Home of Progressive Oakland Mayor Amid Recall Effort https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/fbi-raids-home-of-progre… Federal agents raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on Thursday, dealing a new setback to a progressive politician who’s already facing a recall effort fueled by anger over crime in the San Francisco Bay area city.

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Worker Says Meta Penalized Him For Standing Up For Women
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

Worker Says Meta Penalized Him For Standing Up For Women <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849202?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Emmy Freedman An engineer sued Meta on Tuesday in New York federal court alleging his manager gave him false negative performance reviews and told him to resign after he spoke up on behalf of female employees who were being stripped of responsibilities, passed over for promotions and unfairly criticized. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849202?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849202?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Ga. Judge Won't Recuse Over Closed-Door Chat In YSL Case
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

Ga. Judge Won't Recuse Over Closed-Door Chat In YSL Case <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849228?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Emily Johnson A Georgia state judge on Tuesday denied a motion to disqualify himself from continuing to preside over Atlanta rapper Young Thug's racketeering trial, calling the bid "insufficient" and rejecting the rapper's claim that the judge had "joined the prosecutors' team" by unethically having a closed-door conversation with prosecutors and a witness. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849228?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1849228?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Megan Thee Stallion Escapes IP Suit Over 'Savage' Song
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

Megan Thee Stallion Escapes IP Suit Over 'Savage' Song <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849206?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Ivan Moreno A Manhattan federal judge concluded Tuesday that rapper and songwriter Megan Thee Stallion did not rip off music from a hip-hop producer to create her hit song "Savage" in 2020, saying the plaintiff failed to show that she and the other defendants had access to his composition or that the two songs are substantially or strikingly similar. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849206?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1849206?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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High Court Petition Asks Justices: What's A 'Willful' Kickback?
by Gunnar Larson 20 Jun '24

20 Jun '24

High Court Petition Asks Justices: What's A 'Willful' Kickback? <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1847236?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Hannah Albarazi Does a "willful" act under federal anti-kickback law require a defendant to know that the conduct violates the law? That's the question a whistleblower is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to answer in order to resolve what the petition calls a circuit split on a key question of federal fraud prosecutions. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1847236?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1847236?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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