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  The Biggest Climate Change Rulings Of 2024: Year In Review

  By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez and Keith Goldberg

  Federal courts delivered several rulings this year that are expected to significantly impact future climate chan...(read more)

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  Top Privacy & Cybersecurity Developments Of 2024

  By Allison Grande

  The state data privacy law patchwork continued to add new and varied pieces in 2024, while major hacks shook up ...(read more)

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• Biden Vetoes Bill To Add New Judgeships

  By Courtney Bublé

  President Joe Biden vetoed a bill Monday that would have added more federal judgeships, despite the judiciary's plea that more seats on the bench are needed desperately.

• Ex-Pharma Exec Charged With $38M Insider Trading Scheme

  By Craig Clough

  A former chief science officer of pharmaceutical company Humanigen faces charges in New Jersey federal court that he dumped shares of the company before it publicly announced its potential COVID-19 drug did not receive federal approval, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.

• Fugees Star Says He's Not Like Madoff As Sentencing Nears

  By Rae Ann Varona

  Former Fugees rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel told a D.C. federal court that the U.S. government's bid to have him serve a life sentence for foreign influence schemes was "absurd," emphasizing that he, unlike infamous American financier Bernie Madoff, did not cause anyone to lose money.

• HHS Can't Enforce Abortion Privacy Rule Against Texas Doctor

  By Hailey Konnath

  A Texas federal judge has granted a Lone Star State doctor a reprieve from a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule that aims to protect the privacy of abortion providers and patients, saying that the rule likely exceeds the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's statutory authority.

• CFPB Says Walmart, Fintech Misled Drivers On Wage Access

  By Sarah Jarvis

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday sued Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to receive their wages and deceiving them about how to access their earnings.

• Google Counters DOJ's Proposed Chrome Sale

  By Bryan Koenig

  Google has countered the Justice Department's proposed divestiture of the Chrome browser in a brief filed in D.C. federal court arguing the proper fix for its illegal search monopoly would be to allow Android phone makers and browser companies the ability to more readily pick rival engines.

• Amazon Infringed Nokia's Video Tech IP, ITC Judge Says

  By Adam Lidgett

  A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has found Amazon was infringing a series of Nokia patents related to video technology.

• 'Tragedy To Farce': Menendez Makes 3rd New Trial Bid

  By Carla Baranauckas

  Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and two co-defendants, convicted of bribery in July, have made a third push for a new trial in Manhattan federal court, contending that the government's latest admission of an evidence gaffe bolstered their case.

• OCC Orders BofA To Enhance BSA Compliance Programs

  By Katryna Perera

  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Monday ordered Bank of America NA to take several corrective actions to enhance its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering sanctions compliance programs to resolve claims the bank had deficiencies in these programs and failed to timely file suspicious activity reports.

• Alston & Bird, Arnold & Porter Unveil Associate Bonuses

  By Tracey Read

  Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Alston & Bird LLP told associates Monday they'd be receiving year-end bonuses that meet the prevailing scale for large law firms set by Milbank LLP in November — as long as they meet certain billable hours requirements, according to media reports.

• New Jersey US Atty Resigning Before Trump Returns

  By George Woolston

  U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger of the District of New Jersey announced Monday that he was resigning, making him the latest appointee of President Joe Biden to make departure plans ahead of the incoming Trump administration.

• Party City Reenters Ch. 11 With Plans To Wind Down

  By Rick Archer

  Retail chain Party City has returned to bankruptcy with more than $399 million in debt and plans to close its approximately 700 remaining stores and liquidate, saying attempts to improve its bottom line after its 2023 bankruptcy faltered in the face of falling sales.