JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) on Tuesday announced that it had exposed a scheme to illegally acquire state-owned land worth $7 million between 2017 and 2021 led by a criminal group involving the country’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Mykola Solsky. The NABU didn’t openly name the Ukrainian minister but said the criminal group included the ex-head of the agrarian committee of the Verkhovna Rada, a current minister, top officials of the Stat

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

It's official: Regulators moved to stop the $8.5 million deal that would bring Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, and Versace together. The post FTC Sues To Block Tapestry Inc.‘s Acquisition Of Capri Holdings appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

Alexandre de Moraes, a justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), issued a five-day deadline for the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to explain its purported failure to fully comply with earlier court orders on Monday. The deadline expires this Friday. This move comes amidst an ongoing investigation into what Brazilian authorities have labeled “milícias digitais” (digital militias).

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

The company will close about 100 stores, after months of sinking demand. The post Express Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

Anne Brorhilker announced Monday she was stepping down from her position as head of a team of 30 prosecutors in Cologne, Germany. Brorhilker has been involved in investigating the cum-ex scandal since 2013, which has led to more than 1700 individuals being accused and has resulted in billions of euros in costs. The scandal involved a share-trading scheme in which investors manipulated a dividend tax loophole to receive multiple reimbursements—more than they would otherwise receive.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

The Indian National Congress (INC), the primary opposition party in India, formally lodged complaints with the Election Commission of India on Monday, denouncing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks delivered during a recent campaign address. The INC accused him of making a divisive remark aimed at heightening communal tensions among the populace and expressed deep concern regarding the divisive nature of Modi’s statements, stressing the need for statesmanship and accountability i

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

A federal judge has narrowed a suit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of infringing patents related to video technology, throwing out one of VideoLabs' patents but letting the patent owner keep moving forward with another.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, Vyacheslav Gladkov, revealed on Tuesday in a Telegram video message that 120 civilians have been killed and 651 individuals injured in the area since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. The Belgorod region is located on the border between Russia and Ukraine. In the video message , Gladkov lamented 20 deaths in a recent accident, including 11 children in Ranino.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

You don't have to be an alcoholic for drinking to negatively impact your life. The post The Peter Principle Of Excessive Drinking appeared first on Above the Law.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

As disqualification motions proliferate, law firms need to be aware of the types of conflicts that most often lead to disqualification, the types of attorneys who may be affected and how to reduce their exposure to these motions, says Matthew Henderson at Hinshaw.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

This will not be the last time an erstwhile trademark enforcer will be bounced out of the kitchen. The post Getting Out Of The Kitchen appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to hold that the courts' traditional factors apply when the National Labor Relations Board pursues injunctions, though it's unclear from Tuesday's argument how closely it will direct courts to examine a key factor: the strength of the board's case.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

Jay Powell and Gary Gensler are too disinterested or busy to follow the law and do their jobs, so you’re in the clear. The post Finance Bonus Watch ’24: Actually, You Probably Don’t Have To Worry About Clawbacks Any Time Soon appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

A putative class action filed in Illinois federal court on Monday accuses top sugar producers of colluding with each other since at least 2019 to illegally fix the price for white, refined table sugar, driving up the prices of granulated sugar since in "one of the steepest climbs ever.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

You get an AI legal assistant! And you get an AI legal assistant! The post Lexis+ AI Announces New Generation As The AI Arms Race Continues appeared first on Above the Law.

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APRIL 23, 2024

By Chris Holman Last week the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. I teach patent law at UMKC, and was privileged to travel to Alexandria with the team of UMKC students (pictured below, from left to right, Will Knutson, Mark Trompeter, Joe Hooper, and Lukas Fields) to watch them compete and ultimately triumph in the final round of the competition.

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

A Washington state judge slashed a nearly $860 million PCB poisoning verdict against Monsanto by roughly half on Tuesday, while the company sought to avoid future losses by moving to sever an upcoming 14-plaintiff trial in another toxic tort stemming from the same Evergreen State school site.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

How did your law school fare in the latest specialty ranking? Find out here. The post Elite Law School Reigns Supreme In The U.S. News Law School Omnibus Specialty Rankings appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

A bill signed into law Tuesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp imposes new restrictions on minors' internet usage, including requiring social media companies to verify that users are 16 or older unless they receive approval from an individual's parents to use the service.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

Partners saw big increases in their rates last year. And got paid for them. The post Law Firm Partners Made BANK Last Year And There’s Nothing Clients Can Do About It appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2024

California and 21 other blue states, along with a smattering of cities and the District of Columbia, have told the D.C. Circuit that they want to help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defend its rule requiring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from cars, trucks and vans from legal attack by red states.

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Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

The leader of this Am Law 200 firm tells us why life at midsize firms is so enjoyable for lawyers, from culture to work-life balance to gaining hands-on experience. The post Herrick, Feinstein’s Executive Chair Explains Why Lawyers May Prefer Working At A Midsize Firm appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 23, 2024

Share Monday’s argument in Smith v. Spizziri was this month’s case under the Federal Arbitration Act. This one explores what a trial court can do when it refers a pending suit to arbitration. Section 3 of the FAA says that if the court refers the case to arbitration, it “shall on application of one of the parties stay the trial of the action until such arbitration has been had.

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Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2024

Not a great look for the law schools. The post At Some Law Schools, The Role Of Dean Has Always Been A Man’s Job appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 23, 2024

Share The justices will hear oral argument in Department of State v. Muñoz and Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney today. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court (Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press) US Supreme Court examines firings of pro-union Starbucks workers (Andrew Chung & John Kruzel, Reuters) Supreme Cou

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