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Legal Industry Boosts Cuomo's Bid For NYC Mayor With $1.6M

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry has spent at least $1.57 million to support Andrew Cuomo’s candidacy for New York City mayor, with attorneys shelling out thousands to his campaign and an independent committee bolstering his bid.

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Blake Lively, NYT Defeat 'It Ends With Us' Defamation Claims

By Hailey Konnath

A New York federal judge on Monday threw out Justin Baldoni's defamation claims against his "It Ends With Us" costar Blake Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and The New York Times, among others, ruling that Baldoni hasn't plausibly alleged any statements were made or reported maliciously.

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Landlord Ghosted Ex-Yankee Who Cried Foul On Mold, Jury Told

By Aaron Keller

A retired New York Yankees third baseman wants a Connecticut landlord to pay damages for a moldy Greenwich mansion he rented for $55,000 per month in 2022, saying he was justified in severing the lease when remediation efforts failed and his then-pregnant fiancée and 17-month-old daughter fell ill.

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Unions Win Injunction In OPM, DOGE Privacy Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

A New York federal judge on Monday granted a preliminary injunction bid against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in a lawsuit accusing it of unlawfully disclosing employees' personal information to the Department of Government Efficiency, saying OPM granted broad access to the information despite there being no "credible need."

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OneTaste Leaders Convicted Of Forced Labor Conspiracy

By Stewart Bishop

A federal jury in Brooklyn on Monday convicted the co-founder of sexual wellness company OneTaste and her former deputy of forced labor charges in a case alleging they used psychological and sexual abuse to coerce workers into providing labor and services.

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2nd Circ. Weighs Menendez Bail Bid Over Evidence Mishap

By Cara Salvatore

The Second Circuit questioned Monday whether providing excluded evidence to the jury in former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is the type of error that can justify bail pending appeal.

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Russian Crypto CEO, Charged With $530M Fraud, Can't Get Bail

By Dorothy Atkins

The Russian CEO of Miami-based cryptocurrency firm Evita was arrested and charged Monday with 22 criminal counts for allegedly orchestrating a $530 million scheme to dodge U.S. sanctions and export controls and launder funds, prompting a New York federal judge to deny him bail given his incentive to flee.

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2nd Circ. Affirms Dechert's Victory Over Hacking Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

The Second Circuit on Monday refused to revive a North Carolina trade executive's lawsuit alleging hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf, ruling in a nonprecedential opinion that a district judge's failure to review disputed portions of a magistrate judge's recommendation to dismiss the suit was ultimately harmless.

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MoneyLion Must Wait To Challenge CFPB's Fed Funding

By Jon Hill

A New York federal judge has said that while MoneyLion may challenge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding as a defense to an enforcement lawsuit, the fintech must first answer the agency's allegations that it overcharged service members.

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Emirates Ex-Workers Seek Class Certification In Layoff Suit

By Emily Brill

A group of Emirates ex-employees who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic asked a New York federal judge to certify their lawsuit against the airline as a class action, saying their discrimination, benefits and WARN Act claims apply to many ex-workers and should be processed collectively.

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2nd Circ. Nixes Doc's Power Of Atty Deal In Patient ERISA Suit

By Grace Elletson

The Second Circuit ruled Monday that a doctor couldn't use a power-of-attorney arrangement to sue on behalf of a patient who said their union's health plan illegally stuck them with a $150,000 medical bill, but directed a trial court to determine if the patient can pursue the case.

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Nadine Menendez Says Counsel Shake-Up Erases Conviction

By Carla Baranauckas

Former Sen. Robert Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, has asked a Manhattan federal judge to vacate the jury's guilty verdict in her bribery case, arguing that her Sixth Amendment rights were violated when she was denied her choice of legal representation.

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Feds Can Sell Russian Oligarch's Seized $230M Superyacht

By Madeline Lyskawa

A New York federal judge has determined the government can proceed with an auction of a superyacht that once belonged to a sanctioned Russian billionaire, rejecting an argument that a potential sale would undercut the vessel's full value.

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Panini Wants Renewed Claims From Fanatics Tossed

By Matthew Perlman

Trading card company Panini told a New York federal court Fanatics Inc. is trying to distract from allegations it monopolized the sports trading card market by rehashing previously rejected claims that Panini interfered with licensing negotiations.

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DOJ's KKR Suit Turning M&A 'Into A Trap,' PE Group Says

By Bryan Koenig

A private equity trade group is seeking to back KKR's bid to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit seeking fines that could top $650 million for allegedly hiding key documentation and entire transactions from merger notification, arguing that enforcers are trying to create a brand new requirement for "perfect" filings.

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Warner Bros To Split Up Streaming, Networks Businesses

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Television and film giant Warner Bros. Discovery, advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on Monday unveiled plans to split into two separately traded public companies, allowing its Streaming & Studios and Global Networks companies to take advantage of their specific strengths and financial profiles.

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Bitcoin Platform Parataxis Eyes Public Listing Via SPAC Deal

By Tom Zanki

Bitcoin-focused investment startup Parataxis Holdings LLC plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company SilverBox Corp IV, both parties announced Monday, marking the latest crypto-related foray into public markets.

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Gov't Seeks $706M Penalty In FCA Case Against Omnicare, CVS

By Tom Lotshaw

The government asked a New York federal judge to impose a collective $706 million in civil penalties on Omnicare Inc. and its parent, CVS Health Corp., after a jury found that they submitted millions of false billing claims for healthcare programs.

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Tariffs Tip Fashion Retailer Oak And Fort Into Ch. 15

By Alex Wittenberg

Canadian clothing retailer Oak and Fort Corp. and several affiliates have filed for Chapter 15 protection in New York bankruptcy court with almost $20 million in debt, saying U.S. tariffs on China have cut into profits and caused its lenders to pull back on financing.

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Ex-Pot Co. Members, Founder Settle Cash Distribution Suit

By Mike Curley

A Connecticut state judge has dismissed a suit by the founding member of Theraplant LLC alleging its former managing members failed to pay out cash distributions.

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Consultant Says Pot Co. Stiffed It On $400K In Fees

By Mike Curley

A consulting firm is suing cannabis company 4Front Ventures Corp. in New York federal court, saying 4Front owes it $400,000 in fees after it breached their consulting contract.

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2nd Circ. Says Ecuadoran Can Be Extradited For Possible Rape

By Madeline Lyskawa

The Second Circuit ruled Monday that a New York federal judge rightly allowed for the extradition of an Ecuadoran man charged with sexual abuse in his home country, rejecting his argument that he hasn't been accused of an extraditable offense.

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Senators Seek Probe Into SEIU Leader's Arrest At ICE Raid

By Beverly Banks

Three Democratic senators called on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Justice on Monday to provide legal justification for the arrest of the president of a Service Employees International Union affiliate in California during an immigration enforcement raid last week.

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NY Tribe Can Revive 麻豆传媒suit Against State In Lottery Row

By Joyce Hanson

A New York federal judge has allowed the Cayuga Nation to refile its tribal gambling lawsuit against State Gaming Commission officials after the tribe settled its dispute with state-licensed mobile lottery game provider Jackpocket Inc.

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Mayer Brown Adds Banking Finance Partner In NY

By Tracey Read

A former Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP counsel has moved to Mayer Brown LLP’s New York office as a banking and finance and collateralized loan obligations partner.

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McGuireWoods Adds Ex-Katten Executive Comp Partner In NY

By Tracey Read

McGuireWoods LLP has hired a former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP executive compensation and employee benefits partner for its New York office, the firm said Monday.

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Paul Hastings Adds A&O Shearman Private Equity Duo

By Anna Sanders

Paul Hastings LLP announced the addition of a private equity duo from A&O Shearman to bolster the firm's practice and offerings in the upper-middle market and beyond.

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International Trial 麻豆传媒yer Joins Barton From Carlton Fields

By Andrea Keckley

Midsize New York-based firm Barton LLP announced on Friday that it has hired a Carlton Fields PA attorney, whose litigation experience includes leading a crimes against humanity case against a former head of state and establishing a new standard for franchisor tort immunity in the Florida Supreme Court, among other high-profile victories.

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In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

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WilmerHale Seeks Full Fed Compliance On Struck-Down Order

By Ali Sullivan

WilmerHale is asking a D.C. federal judge to make clear that a ruling invalidating an executive order against the firm applies to all federal agencies subject to President Donald Trump's directives.

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Judge Denies Obstructing ICE As Disciplinary Hearing Begins

By Julie Manganis

An attorney for a Massachusetts state judge, who was accused of plotting to let a man wanted by immigration agents escape out of a back door of a courthouse in 2018, said at the start of a disciplinary inquiry Monday that the judge did not know about the plan, pointing the finger at the wanted man's lawyer.

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Simpson Thacher Mourns Chair, Pioneering Dealmaker Beattie

By Anna Sanders

Richard "Dick" Beattie, the senior chairman of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP whose pioneering deal work helped cement private equity's place in mergers and acquisitions, died on Friday at 86, the firm announced.

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Pro Bono Civil Counsel Not A Guarantee, 7th Circ. Rules

By Emily Sawicki

In a precedential ruling, the Seventh Circuit has found that a federal court in Peoria, Illinois, did not err when it ended the search for a pro bono attorney to represent a prisoner in a civil rights suit over medical care provided behind bars because it could not find willing counsel.

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Senate Confirms Brett Shumate To Head DOJ Civil Division

By Courtney Bubl茅

The Senate voted 51-41 along party lines on Monday evening to confirm Brett Shumate to be assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Boies Schiller Faces DQ Bid In 麻豆传媒 Firms' Battle In Florida

By Madison Arnold

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and its attorney Sashi C. Bach are facing a disqualification bid in a Florida state court case between pharmaceutical mass tort firms and their former counsel, with the suing firms arguing that Boies Schiller cannot represent its co-defendants because of a conflict.

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Vice Chancellor Wants Clarity On Del. Corporate 麻豆传媒 Change

By Jeff Montgomery

Citing "an important and urgent" need, a Delaware vice chancellor has asked the state supreme court to rule on the constitutionality of recent corporate law amendments providing conflicted directors or controlling investors expanded "safe harbor" liability shields for contested actions.

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Speaker Johnson Defends AI Moratorium In Reconciliation Bill

By Courtney Bubl茅

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., gave a full-throated defense on Monday of the AI moratorium included in the House's version of the budget reconciliation bill, which has drawn bipartisan criticism.

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Fla. Bar Rejects Ethics Probe Of Bondi While She's In Office

By Rose Krebs

The Florida Bar has told a group of lawyers, law professors and former judges that it will not open an ethics investigation into Pam Bondi's actions as attorney general, saying in a letter that it doesn't "investigate or prosecute sitting officers appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they are in office."

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Justices Urged To Keep Pause On 'Breakneck' Gov't Overhaul

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court should leave in place a California federal judge's order barring implementation of layoffs and reorganizations at various federal departments and agencies, several unions and nonprofits argued Monday, claiming a decision allowing the changes would irreversibly harm the federal government and render Congress and the judiciary powerless.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Hagens Berman's Steve W. Berman

By Ryan Boysen

Steve Berman turned 70 recently, and his long career as one of the nation's foremost plaintiffs attorneys is now littered with society-changing milestones and multibillion-dollar courtroom victories. Even so, he hasn't slowed down a wink.

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