Law
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Miami-based attorney Joseph Klock Jr., known for his role in the legal battle over the 2000 presidential election, is disputing the police account of events that led to him being charged with resisting arrest as police investigated a possible shooting on his property… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An ex-prosecutor who came up with the idea for a television series about a fictionalized U.S. Department of Justice lodged a suit Tuesday in California state court alleging his agents at Creative Artists Agency LLC stole the concept and helped their more powerful clients shop it… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A California federal judge issued a pointed judgment Tuesday ordering an attorney to pay back $12 million earned in fees from a class action over a never-built Las Vegas condominium, saying the lawyer’s conduct in the case amounted to “serious ethical violations” … Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Cloud-based software company Salesforce has been accused of profiting from sex trafficking. In a suit filed Tuesday, sex trafficking survivors claimed the tech company helped the now-shuttered adult ad site Backpage.com profit from human trafficking… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Video game company Valve Corp. capitalized on arbitration wins earlier this year to escape a suit by a proposed class of teenagers and their parents claiming the company facilitated underage gambling with its popular “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” game, according to filings made Tuesday in Washington federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 