Law
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The Ninth Circuit on Thursday backed a lower court’s decision not to vacate ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s guilty verdict in a contempt of court case, saying the verdict has “no legal consequences” in light of a pardon issued by President Donald Trump… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office told the Federal Circuit on Wednesday that the appeals court’s recent Arthrex ruling doesn’t support a trademark applicant’s argument in his dispute with Coca-Cola that the structure of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is unconstitutional… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A Florida law firm is demanding nearly $300,000 in allegedly unpaid legal fees from a pornography studio that has filed thousands of copyright lawsuits against internet downloaders, according to a filing made Wednesday in West Palm Beach federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve an enforcement action stemming from bribes that convicted health care fraudster Philip Esformes paid to former men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen, the NCAA announced on Wednesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A proposed supervised drug injection site in Philadelphia won approval to open its doors on Tuesday when a Pennsylvania federal judge swept aside the government’s arguments that the controversial facility, intended to reduce opioid overdose deaths, would violate federal drug laws… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 