Law
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Former Credit Suisse bankers, a Lebanese businessman and top officials in Mozambique participated in a scheme to siphon funds from more than $2 billion in government-backed loans for fraudulent projects in the African nation, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday in New York federal court… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A group of the most powerful companies in the media industry including Disney, Netflix and Amazon have asked a California federal judge to punish a businessman accused of copyright infringement for his purported “abandonment of his discovery obligations,” according to a Wednesday filing… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Corporate legal departments in some of the biggest states in the U.S. will have a greater need for legal services in the coming year and will also pay more for that work, according to survey data compiled by HBR Consulting… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Twitter, Facebook and Google can’t be held responsible for a December 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, because those harmed in the incident can’t show the tech companies actually aided the attackers, a California federal judge has said… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Schiff Hardin LLP can’t be held liable to Ironshore Europe DAC for representations it made to the insurer during a product liability trial because those representations were made as part of the law firm’s legal services to its client, a Fifth Circuit appeals panel ruled Wednesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 