Calif. Ethics Panel Adopts Guidelines For Outside Speakers
By James Mills
The California Supreme Court's Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions
announced Wednesday it has adopted a final opinion about factors judges
should consider when inviting outside educational speakers or groups or
using court resources to host such speakers.
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Wash. Judge Docks Pipe Co. $1.5M For Discovery Violations
By Rachel Riley
A Washington state judge ordered a German pipe manufacturer to shell out
$1.5 million in sanctions following a jury's $18 million product liability
verdict against the company, saying testimony on the second-to-last day of
trial revealed a key piece of evidence that hadn't been disclosed.
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Law Firms Must Face Camp Lejeune TCPA Claims In W.Va.
By James Mills
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that two law firms accused of illegally
soliciting clients under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for Camp
Lejeune toxic water contamination lawsuits can't escape a proposed class
action, saying the plaintiff established her claims well since her phone
was used for residential purposes and she was listed on the national
do-not-call registry.
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New DC Suit Aims To Make Hunter Biden Register Under FARA
By Katie Buehler
A right-wing legal organization has slapped the U.S. Department of Justice
with claims that it failed to require President Joe Biden's son, Hunter
Biden, to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, despite
allegedly knowing for years that he worked on behalf of Ukrainian and
Chinese companies.
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https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1701364?nl_pk=55937051-a4cc-4230-8…
Ex-CFO Says Marblegate Won't Pay Up After Abrupt Firing
By Jeff Montgomery
Marblegate Asset Management's former chief financial officer has sued the
alternative investment firm and a top partner in Delaware federal court for
alleged breaches of employment, health insurance and other agreements after
his abrupt firing in March.
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https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1701439?nl_pk=55937051-a4cc-4230-8…
Board Ignored New Risks To Coptic Christians, 3rd Circ. Says
By Micah Danney
The Third Circuit on Wednesday granted an Egyptian man's petition to review
his asylum bid, saying he presented arguments about changed country
conditions threatening his Coptic Christian religious minority that the
Board of Immigration Appeals ignored.
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https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1701592?nl_pk=55937051-a4cc-4230-8…
Hunter Biden Prosecutor Hamstrung By DOJ, IRS Tipster Says
By Theresa Schliep
The Trump-appointed U.S. attorney leading an investigation into Hunter
Biden was "constantly hamstrung" in his probe of the president's son by
U.S. Department of Justice officials, according to the lead IRS case agent
who went public as a whistleblower at a House committee hearing Wednesday.
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Tide May Be Turning On Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy Strategy
Recent developments in several high-profile bankruptcy cases suggest that
the use of the Texas Two-Step to shield solvent companies from tort claims
may be falling out of favor, but until the U.S. Supreme Court hears one of
these cases the strategy will remain divisive and the subject of increased
scrutiny, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.
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Colo. Students Get Final Approval For $5M COVID Refund Deal
By Thy Vo
A Colorado state judge approved a $5 million settlement Wednesday to
resolve a class action brought by University of Colorado students seeking
refunds for tuition and fees for the Spring 2020 semester after the campus
transitioned to remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ex-Construction Exec Gets 5 Years For Bribery, Tax Evasion
By Anna Scott Farrell
A former executive of an Atlanta construction and design firm was sentenced
to five years in prison for bribing city officials and evading more than
$1.5 million in taxes, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
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