Law
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A D.C. federal judge took self-described political dirty trickster and Trump campaign veteran Roger Stone to task on Tuesday, saying the release of a preview to his book on the internet violated a gag order she had imposed last month… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Monday criticized a U.S. Department of Transportation plan to cut nearly $1 billion in federal funding for a major infrastructure project in the state, calling the move “legally indefensible” and economically harmful… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. and General Electric Co. on Monday dodged a $1 billion lawsuit by U.S. sailors over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, after a California federal judge agreed the suit belonged in Japanese, not U.S., courts… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Hip-hop icon Kanye West accused his longtime publisher EMI of locking him into a “lopsided” business arrangement that’s barred by California labor code, which limits how long certain contractual relationships can last, according to a suit removed on Friday to Golden State federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 