How Courts Are Wrestling With NY Anti-SLAPP Law
Almost three years after New York state amended its anti-Strategic Lawsuits
Against Public Participation law, the state and federal courts have yet to
consistently apply the new provisions, and a recent Second Circuit ruling
leaves open questions about conflicts with the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, say Christina Lee at Cahill and Daniel Novack at Penguin Random
House.
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Binance, Execs Want CFTC 'Sham' Compliance Suit Tossed
By Katryna Perera
Crypto exchange Binance has asked an Illinois federal judge to toss a
lawsuit brought by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the
company's alleged "sham" compliance program, saying the regulator has
failed to establish jurisdiction over the company or any of its executives,
among other things.
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https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1704966?nl_pk=e8718aa1-2adc-4c2d…
Crypto Fraud Could Fall On Auditors' Heads, SEC Warns
By Jessica Corso
Accounting firms could find themselves subject to a fraud investigation
conducted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission if they refuse to
denounce statements made by cryptocurrency clients overstating the
rigorousness of partial audits, the agency's lead accountant has warned.
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First Amendment Group Backs Disney Claims Against Florida
By Nathan Hale
A media rights nonprofit on Friday threw its support behind The Walt Disney
Co.'s federal lawsuit claiming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other
officials violated its First Amendment rights when they wrested control of
a self-governing special district overseeing the company's extensive
property near Orlando.
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Musk Attys 'Wasting' Court Time With Dogecoin Sanction Call
By Andrew Strickler
Mudslinging between Elon Musk's legal team and an attorney for aggrieved
Dogecoin investors continued Thursday, with the latter saying an "abusive
charade" meant to get the insider trading case tossed — and him punished —
must end.
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Jailing SBF Only Way To Stop Witness Intimidation, Feds Say
By Lauren Berg
No bail conditions have been enough to stop FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
from trying to intimidate witnesses ahead of his trial on charges that he
looted the now-bankrupt exchange, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal
judge on Friday, reiterating their request that the fallen crypto boss be
confined to jail.
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Doctor Holds On To Win In Malpractice Suit
By Mike Curley
An Ohio state appeals court on Friday affirmed a trial victory for a
neurologist in a lawsuit alleging that his negligence led to burns on a
patient's buttocks, saying there was competent and credible evidence
supporting the jury's verdict finding in his favor.
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Mich. Hospital Can't Dodge Suit For Contractor Malpractice
By Mike Curley
A split Michigan state appeals court has found that a hospital must face a
suit alleging vicarious liability for a doctor who a patient claims botched
a gallbladder surgery, saying there's a fact dispute about whether the
doctor can be considered the hospital's agent.
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Michigan Cases To Watch In 2023: A Midyear Report
By Carolyn Muyskens
Michigan lawyers are already paying close attention to the state Supreme
Court's October term, which is expected to tackle the limits of the
judiciary's emergency powers, the fate of minimum wage and sick leave laws,
and when lawyers are on the hook for others' sanctionable conduct.
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Trump Says Durham Report Erases Sanctions In Clinton Suit
By Ryan Boysen
Former President Donald Trump wants a Florida federal court to take another
look at his racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton in light of the
recent Durham report, and to rescind more than $1 million in sanctions
imposed after the case was dismissed last year as a poorly drafted
"political manifesto."
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