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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Asked To Review Bid To Bar NYC Congestion Pricing
The Second Circuit should review a federal court's decision to grant the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority's bid to dismiss a pair of lawsuits alleging Manhattan's congestion pricing tolls are discriminatory and trample on motorists' right to travel, a New York county argued Tuesday.
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August 13, 2025
SPAC Behind EV Maker Nikola, Shareholders Strike Settlement
Stockholders and board members for the blank-check company that took electric-vehicle maker Nikola public said they reached a $6.3 million deal to end a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit that accused the SPAC of misleading investors about Nikola's prospects.
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August 13, 2025
BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty
BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more than 25 years of BigLaw experience, including most recently with Cooley LLP.
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August 13, 2025
NY Civil Rights Advocates Want ICE Holding Space Shut Down
The federal building in Lower Manhattan where the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained noncitizens in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions which immigrant rights advocates called "inhumane." (Marco Poggio | Law360)
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August 13, 2025
Kelley Drye Hit With Class Action Over Client Data Leak
Poor security measures and inadequately trained employees at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP contributed to a data breach that exposed the personal information of clients earlier this year, according to a complaint filed in New York state court seeking to form a class action.
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August 13, 2025
2nd Circ. Says Allowing Biased Jury Strikes Can Be Strategic
A unanimous Second Circuit panel found Wednesday that a Black man sentenced to 14 years in prison for attempted murder and other crimes cannot win release by arguing his lawyer failed to adequately object to the dismissal of Black potential jurors, saying the attorney may have been acting "strategically."
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August 13, 2025
Flores Cites Gruden's Win Averting Arbitration In NFL Suit
Fired former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sent a letter to the Second Circuit arguing the recent decision by the Nevada Supreme Court not to send the dispute of former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden to arbitration is pertinent to his efforts to avoid arbitration in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL.
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August 13, 2025
Crypto Casino CEO Charged With $4M Fraud Amid Plea Talks
The founder of a cryptocurrency casino previously arrested on suspicion of defrauding investors out of $4 million and transferring large sums to an online gambling site was formally charged on Wednesday amid ongoing plea talks.
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August 13, 2025
NY AG Says Zelle Parent Enabled $1B In Customer Losses
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued the big bank-controlled parent company of popular electronic payments platform Zelle, alleging in state court that lax security measures allowed scammers to make off with over $1 billion of user funds.
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August 12, 2025
Fanatics Loses Bid For Bar On Boies Schiller In Antitrust Row
A New York federal judge Tuesday overruled Fanatics Inc.'s objection to an order requiring the sports collectibles company to turn over unredacted versions of licensing agreements to rival Panini America Inc., rejecting Fanatics' bid to place limits on Boies Schiller Flexner LLP attorneys who access the agreements.
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August 12, 2025
Accountant, Firm Settle SEC's Fintech Fraud Suit For $200K
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled claims in New York federal court against a Nigerian accountant and his firm accused of helping the operator of the Tingo fintech businesses conceal fake audit reports that inflated the value of the firms to further the "massive" fintech fraud.
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August 12, 2025
OneTaste Execs Lose Acquittal Bid In Forced Labor Case
A Brooklyn federal judge has refused to grant OneTaste's founder and sales director a judgment of acquittal following their conviction for a forced labor conspiracy at the "orgasmic meditation" company, saying the trial evidence against them was abundant.
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August 12, 2025
SelectQuote Investor Sues Over Feds' Kickback Probe
Insurance broker SelectQuote Inc. and three of its current and former executives face a proposed investor class action alleging the company kept investors in the dark as it accepted illegal kickbacks for steering Medicare beneficiaries to certain insurers, precipitating False Claims Act allegations from a whistleblower and subsequently the government.
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August 12, 2025
Parker-Hannifin Seeks Toss Of $900M Trade Theft, Antitrust Suit
Parker-Hannifin Corp. wants a Texas federal judge to dismiss a fiber optics companies' $900 million trade secrets theft and antitrust lawsuit, arguing in a filing made public Monday the case amounts to a contract dispute that should be handled in New York and the claimed trade secrets had been publicly disclosed.
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August 12, 2025
Terraform Founder Cops To $40B Crypto Fraud Scheme
The founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs on Tuesday admitted to perpetrating a multibillion-dollar fraud by deceiving investors about its decentralized finance-based ecosystem of crypto products, a scheme that wiped out $40 billion in market value when it collapsed.
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August 12, 2025
Guo Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks Additional Time Chasing Relatives
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Miles Guo's estate on Tuesday asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge for six additional months to file potential clawback claims against six of the Chinese exile's relatives and business associates, saying he's examining money transfers from Australia and China and "bags of cash" for Guo's daughter.
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August 12, 2025
NJ Appeals Court Clarifies Ghost Gun Law, Affirms Sentence
A New Jersey state appeals court found in a matter of first impression that a man who bought ghost gun kits in Pennsylvania, where they are legal, could be charged when he brought the non-serialized, unlicensed weapons back to his Garden State home, affirming his three-year sentence.
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August 12, 2025
2nd Circ. Rules Dormant Commerce Clause Covers Marijuana
A split Second Circuit panel on Tuesday ruled that, despite marijuana's federal illegality, the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from privileging their own residents when awarding licenses to cannabis businesses.
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August 12, 2025
Atty Apologizes For Citation Error In IP Dispute
A New York attorney who became one of many accused of using generative artificial intelligence for a brief after a federal judge found citations to nonexistent cases apologized Tuesday for a mistake in a more recent brief flagged for a false citation.
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August 12, 2025
Ex-Judges, DAs Blast DOJ Suit Over ICE Courthouse Arrests
New York district attorneys, legal aid groups, law professors and retired judges have expressed support for a state law that blocks federal immigration officials from making arrests near courthouses, calling it essential to a functioning justice system and urging the dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging the law.
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August 12, 2025
DOJ Demurs On Lawsuit Seeking Emil Bove Docs
The U.S. Department of Justice is contesting a watchdog's lawsuit seeking to obtain public records requests on now-Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove, who was formerly President Donald Trump's criminal attorney and a top DOJ official.
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August 12, 2025
Kirkland Hires Longtime Skadden Antitrust Atty In NY
Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Monday that an antitrust lawyer with no shortage of multimillion and billion-dollar deals under her belt joined its New York office from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
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August 11, 2025
2nd Circ. Revives Hezbollah Terrorism Suit Against Bank
The Second Circuit held Monday that a Lebanese bank is subject to the personal jurisdiction of New York courts on claims over its predecessor's alleged assistance to Hezbollah, citing the state highest court's certified answer in the case while also reasoning that the bank being subjected to the state's jurisdiction was foreseeable.
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August 11, 2025
FINRA Fines Goldman Over IPO Conflicts Of Interest
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority $250,000 to end claims it failed to bring in an independent underwriter to work on a registration statement for a $700 million initial public offering in which Goldman had a conflict of interest.
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August 11, 2025
2nd Circ. Revives Ex-Fed Worker's COVID Vax Exemption Suit
The Second Circuit has revived a former employee's claims against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York over its COVID-19 vaccination requirement, saying Monday there was a disputed issue of fact over whether the executive assistant had a genuine religious objection.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
SEC Shouldn't Complicate Broker-Dealers' AML Compliance
Recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission anti-money laundering enforcement actions show that regulators should not second-guess broker-dealers' reasonable judgment, or stretch the law or their jurisdiction to regulate through enforcement, lest they expect broker-dealers to vigorously defend their AML programs, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Retirement Plan Suits Show Value Of Cybersecurity Policies
Several data breach class actions that were recently filed against retirement plan administrator The Pension Specialists in Illinois federal court are a reminder that developing and following a good written cybersecurity policy provides a blueprint for compliance and may prevent lawsuits, says Carol Buckmann at Cohen & Buckmann.
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How Importers Can Minimize FCA Risks Of Tariff Mitigation
False Claims Act risks are inherent in many tariff mitigation strategies, making it important for importers to implement best practices to identify and report potential violations of import regulations before they escalate, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.
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State Securities Enforcers May Fill A Federal Enforcement Gap
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears poised to take a lighter touch under the new administration, but state enforcement efforts are likely to continue unabated, and potentially even increase, particularly with regard to digital assets and ESG disclosures, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist
Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Recent Cases Highlight Latest AI-Related Civil Litigation Risks
Ongoing lawsuits in federal district courts reveal potential risks that companies using artificial intelligence may face from civil litigants, including health insurance coverage cases involving contractual and equitable claims, and myriad cases concerning securities disclosure claims, say attorneys at Katten.
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Opinion
We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment
As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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Preparing For Tariffs On Canadian Power In The Northeast
The on-again, off-again risk of import and export tariffs on energy transactions between the U.S. and Canada may have repercussions for U.S. energy stakeholders in the ISO New England and New York Independent System Operator electricity markets — but there are options that could help reduce cost impacts, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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Series
Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.
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Unpacking The Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown By State AGs
A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general for nine states and the District of Columbia announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales, illustrating the rising prominence of state attorneys general using consumer protection laws to address issues of national scope, especially when federal efforts prove ineffective, say attorneys at Troutman.
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.
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How Trump's Crypto Embrace Is Spurring Enforcement Reset
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent willingness to step away from ongoing enforcement investigations and actions underscores the changing regulatory landscape for crypto under the new administration, which now appears committed to working with stakeholders to develop a clearer regulatory framework, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.
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Cross-Border Lessons In Using Hague Evidence Convention
Recent case law demonstrates that securing evidence located abroad requires a strategic approach, including utilization of the Hague Evidence Convention and preparation to justify your chosen evidence-gathering path, say attorneys at Fish & Richardson.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.