Law
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The Trump administration announced plans late Friday to replace Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and nominate U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to take his place, but the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said he didn’t quit and won’t immediately step down… Read this piece…
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A West Virginia doctor who was convicted of handing out illegal opioid prescriptions will get a new trial after the Fourth Circuit ruled Friday that the lower court had improperly allowed prosecutors to present evidence that wasn’t directly related to the doctor’s alleged crimes… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Trump administration plans to make public the names and other information about businesses that receive more than $150,000 in loans from the Paycheck Protection Program, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Small Business Administration said Friday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that law firms in New York City are officially allowed to open their offices — with restrictions — starting Monday, leading the state’s bar association president to remark that attorneys are “chomping at the bit” to get back… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A California federal judge has ruled that startup Magic Leap Inc. will have to retool its lawsuit if it wants to pursue claims that competitor NReal and its founder tried to take a “free ride” on Magic Leap’s design for wearable augmented reality technology… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 