Law
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A New York federal judge shot down a coronavirus-related compassionate release bid lodged by a former top deputy to notorious Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, saying Tuesday that the convict had to go through U.S. Bureau of Prisons channels first… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of the Interior, joined by oil company Slawson Exploration Co. Inc., urged a North Dakota federal court to grant it a victory in a suit claiming it wrongly opened the door to drilling on tribal land in the face of objections from the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation… Read this piece in…
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A Pennsylvania appeals court on Tuesday gave new life to an ex-professional football player’s medical malpractice suit, though the three-judge panel was split over the issue of whether a single question to a witness was justification for a new trial… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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GrubHub Inc., DoorDash Inc., Postmates Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc.’s Eats platform were hit with a proposed class action Monday in New York federal court alleging diners across the U.S. are being hurt by the monopolistic behavior of the companies behind the nation’s top food delivery apps… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The First Circuit on Monday handed a victory to Ricky Martin, largely backing a lower court’s decision to let the Puerto Rican pop star out of a case accusing him of stealing a songwriter’s music after it was entered in a FIFA World Cup-themed contest… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 