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New York - December, 2024

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• Biden Vetoes Bill To Add New Judgeships
• NY Businessman To Plead Guilty In Eric Adams' Fraud Case
• NY Judge Won't Halt State's Congestion Pricing Model
• 2nd Circ. Won't Ax Retrial, $1 Verdict In Sex Harassment Suit
• 'Tragedy To Farce': Menendez Makes 3rd New Trial Bid
• NYC's New Corp. Counsel Talks Importance Of Law Dept.
• Argentina Asks Justices To Review Bondholders' $310M Win
• Independent Health Inks $98M Deal For Medicare Overcharges
• Buzbee Pans Jay-Z's 'Astonishing' Sanctions Bid In Diddy Suit
• A Look Back At 2024's Major Securities Litigation Moments
• Real Estate Recap: Stats, Multifamily Tech, Pot Shop Pickle
• Medical Records Co. Wants Rival's Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Feds Rip Atty For NYC Mayor Over Press Statements
• Deutsche Bank Unit To Pay SEC $4M For Untimely SARs
• DC Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Energy Co.'s $1.1B Angola Suit
• Top Product Liability Cases Of 2024
• DOL Sues Over New York BBQ Co.'s $99M Stock Plan Deal
• Former Connecticut Bank GC Admits Embezzling $7.4M
• Giuliani Calls Sanctions Bid In Defamation Case 'Political'
• The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24
• Kirkland Steers CCC Intelligent On $730M AI Insurance Deal
• Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Watershed NCAA, UFC Settlements Highlight 2024's 2nd Half
• American Airlines Settles Black Passengers' Race Bias Suit
• Bank Freeze Sought By Co. Alleging Fake Atty Stole $55M
• NY Court Affirms $3.1M Verdict Over ER Patient's Stroke
• Foley Adds Tech, Life Sciences Partner From IP Boutique
• 'Hawk Tuah' Memecoin Promoters Sued Over Crypto Flop
• Teamsters Launch Strike In Bid To Force Amazon To Table
• 2nd Circ. Affirms PepsiCo Win In TM Fight Over Energy Drink
• DOJ Wants Time In Fubo-ESPN Streaming JV Arguments
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Dormant Commerce Applicability To Marijuana
• Ex-Knick Oakley Denies Scrapping Evidence In MSG Feud
• Tornado Cash Founder Says 5th Circ. Order Merits Dismissal
• Denmark Says $500M Recovered In Dividend Tax Fraud Suits
• Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
• Restructuring Partner Returns To Willkie From A&O Shearman
• Compliance Lessons From Raytheon's FCPA Settlement
• NYC Mayor Says Indictment Lacks Detail, Hampering Defense
• NYC Mayor's Former Top Adviser Charged With Bribery
• Ledbetter's Legacy Shines In 2024 Equal Pay Law Updates
• Del. Justices Affirm Toss Of Co.'s Suit Against Gusrae Kaplan
• Ex-US Rep. Urges 2nd Circ. To Nix Insider Trading Conviction
• NYC Agrees To Pay Immigrants $92.5M In Overdetention Suit
• NFL Union Rips DraftKings' Dismissal Try In Licensing Suit
• EDNY US Atty Peace To Resign Before Trump Inauguration
• EY Accused Of Aiding Energy Firm's SPAC Fraud
• Jay-Z, Quinn Emanuel Accused Of Paying Ex-Buzbee Clients
• Defunct Media Co. Staffers Nab Class Status In WARN Act Suit
• CVS Fueled Opioid Epidemic In Rush For Profits, Feds Say
• China Co. Asks Justices To Review E-Commerce Jurisdiction
• States, Green Groups Drop Suits Over USPS Vehicle Plan
• Gov't Scrutiny Of Workplace Chat Apps Set To Keep Growing
• Bain Seeks Controlling Stake Despite Fuji Soft Rejection
• Mobile Game Co. Can Arbitrate False Advertising Claims
• The Biggest Trademark Decisions Of 2024
• Insignia Financial Rejects $1.7B Buyout Bid From Bain
• Atty Seeks Grievance Doc's Disclosure In Alleged Abuse Case
• Toolmaker Hardinge Gets OK On Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• K&L Gates Gains L&E Atty In NY From Duane Morris
• BDO Asks 2nd Circ. To Rethink AmTrust Investor Suit Ruling
• Broker, AML Chief Settle SEC Suspicious Activity Claims
• TM Group Weighs In On Preclusion In 2nd Circ. Winery Fight
• Canadian Gets 2 Years For Stealing Secrets Tesla Bought
• Alcohol Co. Sued Over Biz Hangover After COVID Lockdowns
• 2nd Circ. Says Sears Trustee Can Keep Mall Of America Lease
• The Biggest Copyright Decisions Of 2024
• Visa Says 'Contradictory' Debit Card Market Dooms DOJ Suit
• AGs Can File Opposition To Clearview AI BIPA Deal
• Hunton Adds Ex-Flagstar Atty To NYC Office
• When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
• NYC Mayor Must Face Bribery Charge For Turkish Travel Perks
• Fuji Soft Favors KKR Offer Over Higher Bain Bid
• NY AG Recovers $4M In Tips For Former Drizly Drivers
• Insurer Settles Coverage Row Over Conn. Plane Crash
• Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025
• NYC Mayor's Former Top Adviser To Join Morvillo Abramowitz
• Magic Runs Out For Tax Pro Who Stiffed IRS Out Of $145M
• NY State Bar, Legal Aid Society Praise E-Filing Law
• Locke Lord Adds Ex-Insurance Biz General Counsel ‎In NY
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2024's Most Memorable Moments
• Menendez Prosecutors Say 'Chat Chains' Were Admitted In Error
• Lye Indirect Buyers Can't Certify Price Fixing Class
• NY Judge Denies Trump's 1st Immunity Dismissal Motion
• Reed Smith, Eletson Battle Over Sanctions In Ch. 11
• UnitedHealthcare Shooting Suspect Hires Ex-NYC Prosecutor
• Disney, Fox And Warner Bros. Can't Duck Fubo's Antitrust Suit
• Anchorage Digital Awarded BitLicense From NY Regulator
• Lender Takes Aim At $2B Commisimpex Awards
• DraftKings Sued In NY For Secret Use Of Meta Tracking Pixel
• Allele, Regeneron Settle COVID Treatment Patent Suit
• Knicks Blame Raptors Arbitration Delay On Silver 'Conflict'
• ICE Contractor Claims Immunity From Family Separation Suit
• NJ Judge Approves Settlement In Artificial Turf MDL
• Jay-Z Flags 'Glaring Inconsistencies' In Buzbee Rape Claims
• NY Public Radio, Black Ex-Host End Race Bias Suit
• Investment Pro Denies $600M 'Cherry-Picking' Fraud Charges
• 'Minimal Participant' Bar Is Tough To Clear For Whistleblowers
• Ozy Media CEO Gets Almost 10 Years For Investor Fraud
• Ex-Top Aide To NYC Mayor Denies Guilt As Indictment Looms
• Freshfields IA Pro Goes Solo With NY Practice
• Troutman Adds Real Estate Finance Partner Ahead Of Merger
• Gibson Dunn Guides Vera Wang In Sale Of IP To WHP Global
• Justices Won't Review NY Cap On Broadband Rates
• ABC News Agrees To Pay $16M To End Trump Defamation Suit
• Combs Gives Up Bail Fight Ahead Of Sex-Trafficking Trial
• Real Estate Recap: New Mapping, Terrorism, What We Learned
• Canadian Gold Mining Co. Beats Investor Suit Over M&A Plans
• US Bank Fails To Beat RMBS Suit From Commerzbank
• DC Judge Questions DOT On Rail Line 'Buy America' Waiver
• Insurer Argo Beats Investor Suit Over Reserve Estimate Risks
• ITC To Review Design Patent Case Over Blue-Soled Shoes
• Jury Sides With MetLife In Fired Exec's Pay Bias Suit
• NYC Hospital System Wants Out Of REIT's $50M Campus Suit
• Texas AG Sues NY Doctor Over Telehealth Abortion Script
• US Trustee Wants Spirit To Explain Counsel Bid For Ch. 11
• Ex-Weil Restructuring Atty Returns As Co-Chair
• Menendez, 2 Co-Defendants Lose Bids For New Bribery Trial
• Off The Bench: PE Buys In On NFL, WWE Abuse Suit Back On
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Davis Polk, Wachtell
• Trump Rips DA's 'Dark Dream' To Legally Treat Him As Dead
• What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
• Kirkland, Wachtell Guiding Warner Bros.' Strategic Split
• 4 Firms Rep On Rent-A-Center Owner's $460M Brigit Deal
• Diddy Hit With 3 New Sexual Assault Suits In NY
• SEC Fines Investment Co. For Adviser's Cherry-Picking Scheme
• Ch. 7 Trustee Must Explain $200M Holdback Bid, Court Told
• NY Judge Bars Pot Regulator From Processing Retail Apps
• USAA Inks $3.25M Data Breach Deal With 22K Customers
• TD Bank Sued Over AML Controls After Ex-Employee's Arrest
• Photobucket Accused Of Training AI On Photos Sans Consent
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Dual Citizen's FBAR Penalties
• 2 Deny Joining Would-Be Trump Assassin To Target Journalist
• Trump Vows Immediate Jan. 6 Pardons As DOJ Doubles Down
• 5 Notable Anti-Money Laundering Actions From 2024
• NY Courts Defy Watchdog, Won't Release Judicial Ethics Data
• Senate Judiciary Committee Sends Last Nominees To Floor
• 2nd Circ. Upends Arbitration Order In Bakery Drivers' Suit
• Wage Whiplash: Surviving A Compliance Roller Coaster
• Holland & Knight's Latest Corporate Atty Joins From WilmerHale
• Woody Allen Axed Private Chef Over Military Duties, Suit Says
• Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• JUDGES Act Passes House But Biden Veto Looms
• MDL Judge Rejects Meta's Claim Discovery Is Burdensome
• SEC Must Revisit $23M Demand In Collectibles Fraud Case
• Ex-Telecom CEO Charged With Insider Trading On His Own Firing
• AADI Enlists NY Court To Enforce Cancer Drug Award
• US Trustee Wants To Pump Brakes On Spirit Airlines Ch. 11
• NRA Ordered To Reform Policies After NY Misconduct Verdict
• Law Firm Manager Gets Prison For Bribes In No-Fault Scam
• Marketing Messages Matter In State AG Consumer Protection
• Metal Recycler Accused Of Polluting Connecticut Streams
• Class Action Co. Will Reform Biz Practices, DC AG Says
• WilmerHale's Bharara Named To Steer NJ Traffic Stop Probe
• MoFo Adds Group Of 7 Lawyers From Goodwin Procter In NY
• After Veto Threat, Courts Warn Need For More Judges Urgent
• Ozy Media Ex-CEO's Atty Seeks More Time Or OK To Quit
• 7th Circ. Ruling Muddies Split On Trade Secret Damages
• 6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
• Former SEC Unit Chief Joins Gibson Dunn In NY
• Class Seeks Final OK Of Contentious $147.5M Insurance Deal
• Bills, Dolphins Are First NFL Teams To Add PE Firm Investors
• ConEd Escapes Fired In-House Atty's Gender, Age Bias Suit
• BNP Paribas Seeks High Court Appeal In Sudan Refugee Case
• OneTaste Execs Want Sexually Explicit Evidence Out Of Trial
• Wash. Woman Accused Of Smuggling Oil, Gas Parts To Russia
• Jay-Z Says PI Atty Buzbee Has History Of False Diddy Claims
• 2nd Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Instagram Algorithm
• 2nd Circ. Backs Deloitte's Win In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Warner Bros., Comcast Settle 'Harry Potter' TV Show Fight
• ESPN, Fox Blast DOJ 'Formalistic Distinction' In Fubo Case
• Utah Man Gets 9 Mos. For $7M Fraud With 'Housewives' Star
• Implications Of NY Climate Case For Generating Facilities
• NY DA Says Trump's 'President-Elect Immunity Does Not Exist'
• Davis Polk Leads Aerospace-Focused PE Firm To $2.2B Fund
• NY AG Refuses To Drop $489M Fraud Case Against Trump
• NY Appealing Judge's Dismissal Of Plastic Pollution Suit
• Soft Landing For Pilot As Billionaire's Insider Case Wraps
• Biden Threatens To Veto Bipartisan Effort To Add Judgeships
• Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
• Key House Dem Thinks Biden Will Veto Bill To Add Judges
• Campbell's Accuses Rival Of Copying Iconic Can Design
• MIT Grads Say $25M Crypto Fraud Charges Not Rooted In Law
• SocGen Unit To Pay FINRA $950K Over Fingerprinting Lapses
• NHL Dropped From Antitrust Suit By Junior League Players
• Justices Pan Broadway Producer's Blacklist Suit Revival Bid
• US Air Withdraws Fight For $139M In Costs After Sabre Deal
• 2nd Circ. Mulls If DirecTV Has Standing In Retransmission Fight
• CFPB Gets Final OK For $950K Student Lender Settlement
• AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now
• Prevagen Maker Ordered To Cease Memory Claims
• 2nd Circ. Compares Trader Joe's Execs' COVID Trips For Bias
• Diddy Drama Pits Jay-Z, Quinn Emanuel Against Texas PI Firm
• 2nd Circ. Restores Challenge To Conn. Atty Anti-Racism Rule
• Boies Schiller Adds 2 Litigators In New York, San Francisco
• MLB Can't Duck Digital Ticket IP Suit Despite Plaintiff Swap
• Famous Steakhouse Chain's Ex-GC Gets Go-Ahead For Bias Suit
• Nadine Menendez Trial Date Set After Jan. 6 Delay Bid Nixed
• Menendez Verdict Wasn't Tainted By Evidence Error, Feds Say
• Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
• SEC Says Market Forecaster Ran Biotech Pump-And-Dump
• Allianz Exec Avoids Prison For $7B Investor Fraud
• Diddy's Companies Tossed From One Of His Rape Suits
• $490M Suit Over Kurdish Telecom Loan Paused For Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Sheeran's 'Let's Get It On' Win
• Justices To Decide If Terror Victim Law Violates Due Process
• Barclays Investors Get Initial OK For $19M Overissuance Deal
• Two Firms To Rep CVS Investors In Benefit Unit Losses Suit
• Merrill Lynch Can't Beat Stock Loan Class Cert. Bid
• FTC Dems Tout Impact of Handbag Merger Win
• FTX Says Three Arrows Can't Add $1.5B To Ch. 11 Claims
• Real Estate Recap: Valley National, Office Insights, Proptech
• 2 Accused Of Using Paper As Crime Front Get 2025 Trial Date
• Why State Captive Audience Laws Matter After NLRB Decision
• A Closer Look At SDNY Bankruptcy Rule Amendments
• Ga. Poll Workers Want 'Severe' Sanctions Against Giuliani
• House Poised To Take Up JUDGES Act As Some Dems Balk
• How Litigation, Supply Chains Buffeted Offshore Wind In 2024
• FTX Exec's Sentencing Shows Pros And Cons Of Cooperation
• NY Judge Sanctioned For Ex Parte Convo In Divorce Case
• NYC Council OKs Mayor's Affordable Housing Plan
• OpenAI Unveils Plans To Ask JPML To Centralize IP Suits
• Off The Bench: Kyrie Irving Sued, Golf's New Transgender Ban
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Gibson Dunn
• The Malpractice Perils Of Elder Abuse Liability
• Gordon Rees Adds Banking And Finance Partner In NY
• Longtime NYC Public Servant Confirmed To Lead Law Dept.
• Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
• Dunkin' Fruit-Named Drinks Have No Fruit, False Ad Suit Says
• Jane Street Ends Trade Secret Fight With Rival Investing Firm
• Internet Archive Won't Take E-Book Fair Use To Justices
• IP Forecast: PTAB To Hear Pfizer Fight Over COVID-19 Patents
• Man Cops To $3.5M 'Cryptojacking' Scam Against Cloud Cos.
• SolarEdge's CEO, CFO Can't Escape Securities Lawsuit
• 'Texas Two-Step,' Exec Bonus Bankruptcy Bills Reintroduced
• Judge Recommends Axing Some Claims In X Severance Suit
• FINRA Fines Firm $900K Over SPAC Underwriting Fee Issues
• Chinese Bank Faces New Suit Alleging Reinsurance Fraud
• Sports Collectibles Exec Gets 51 Months For Investment Fraud
• FTX Clawback Deal With Ex-Alameda Co-CEO Gets Court Nod
• Permitting, Offtake Among Offshore Wind Challenges In 2024
• McKinsey Unit To Pay $123M Over South Africa Bribe Scheme
• Every Dog Has Its Sick Day: Inside NYC's Pet Leave Bill
• Plugging Gov't Leaks Is Challenging, But Not A Pipe Dream
• Barclays GC To Join A&O Shearman Cyber Team
• Reed Smith Hires Linklaters Finance Attys In NY
• Antitrust in Retail: Handbag Ruling Won't Go Out Of Fashion
• Combs Demands Court Inquiry Into Copied Jail Notes
• Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Federal Embrace Of Crypto Regs Won't Lower State Hurdles
• Medical Pot Group Sues NY Over New $20M Licensing Fee
• Withers IP Partners Hop To Sullivan & Worcester
• SEC Scores $13M Default Judgment In Data Co. Insider Action
• Live Nation Shields Legal Strategy Emails From DOJ Scrutiny
• Senate Confirms Judges To NY's Central, Northern Districts
• PCAOB Boots Audit Firm, Partners Over Altered Documents
• Guo Trustee Balks At Boies Schiller's Clawback Transfer Bid
• NY Judge Says ICE Must Open Files Over 'No Release' Policy
• Building Contractor Agrees To End No-Hire Pacts
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Ballpark Lessons For MDLs
• Rep. Raskin's Judiciary Hopes Rise After Nadler Drops Out
• Chase Will Settle Calif. Atty's Mortgage Rate-Lock Suit
• Columbia Univ., Publisher Face Suit Over Reading Program
• Fleetwood Mac Producer, Playwright Settle IP Dispute
• Equitable Mootness Insights From Greenlit Ch. 11 Plan Appeal
• Avon Cleared To Sell To Parent Co. For $125M In Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Backs NY Judge In Freeing Meta From Patent Suit
• Ex-Poker Pro Pleads Guilty In Sports Betting Scheme
• Sterlington Adds Kenneth Starr Successor From Zeichner
• ERISA Ruling Is A Win For DOL Regulatory Authority
• Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Condo, Co-Op Board Expert In NYC
• NY Diocese Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan With Optional Releases
• Legal Clouds Part For 2 Who Assisted In Cannabis Fraud Case
• Pot Co. Investors Get Another Shot At Securities Suit
• Simpson Thacher Leads Bruin's Launch Of New Soccer Agency
• TPG Leads $2B Investment In PE-Backed Data Firm Veeam
• Mich. AG Deal, NIH 4th Circ. Win And X Corp Bid In HIPAA Row
• Top Ex-SEC Officials Warn Of Enforcement Upheaval
• Investor Attys Seek $6.6M Cut Of $20M Metal Price-Fixing Deal
• Crypto Co. Hut 8 Wants Out Of Merger Disclosure Investor Suit
• Judge Won't Strike AECOM's 'New' Claims In Army Billing Suit
• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• MTA, NY Officials Rip Bid To Block Revised Congestion Pricing
• AIG Unit Seeks Payback For $2.9M BJ's Injury Payouts
• OpenAI Must Disclose Execs' Messages To News Orgs.
• A Legal Perspective On NYC's Retail Real Estate Evolution
• Partner Of Ex-Abercrombie CEO Denies Guilt, Gets $10M Bail
• 2nd Circ. Says It's Too Late To Fight Over Funkadelic Songs
• Insurance Execs Charged With $250M Fake Policy Scheme
• PE-Backed Anesthesia Giant Can't Duck Antitrust Claims
• Trump Argues Immunity Extends To Local Prosecutions
• Fried Frank Adds Goodwin Procter Tax Pro As Partner In NY
• A View Into NY's New Business Interruption Insurance Law
• Harvey Weinstein Gets March Trial Date In LA Civil Rape Suit
• The Fashion Industry Should Prep Now For State PFAS Bans
• Celsius Founder Cops To Fraud That Sunk $25B Crypto Lender
• Former OFAC Official Joins Hughes Hubbard In DC
• Norton Rose Names US Corporate, M&A And Securities Head
• Feds Urge Justices To Revive Cornell Workers' ERISA Fight
• KPS To Acquire Resin Maker Ineos Composites In $1.8B Deal
• Skadden, Clifford Chance Guide BlackRock On $12B HPS Buy
• Rank-And-File DOJ Attorneys Will Keep Calm And Carry On
• OneTaste Execs Say Former Member's Journals Fabricated
• It's Not Your Imagination, SDNY Attys: PACER Really Is Slow
• Metropolitan Commercial Bank Aided Voyager Fraud, Suit Says
• Kyrie Irving Owes $400K For Retreat Services, Therapist Says
• Bank, Payment Processor Look To Sink Chargeback Fee Suit
• Consulting Firm Says Insurer On Hook For $7.6M Deal
• DOJ, AGs Back Block Of ESPN Sport Streaming JV At 2nd Circ.
• Top Promoter Of $58M IcomTech Crypto Ponzi Gets 10 Years
• Ex-Soccer Boss Fears He'll Die While Fighting Conviction
• Heritage's $10M Generic Drugs Deal With AGs Gets 1st OK
• NY Knicks, Rangers Sue Over Counterfeit Merch Vendors
• JPMorgan, Tesla Agree To End $162M Suit Over Musk Tweet
• NY Doctor To Admit Role In Brain Scan Kickback Scheme
• Ex-Luxottica Worker's Pension Claims Must Be Heard In Court
• Bankrupt Dental Co. To Repay Customers $4.8M, NY AG Says
• Weil Adds Banking And Finance, Exec Comp. Pros In NY
• EBay Didn't Pay Manual Workers Weekly, Suit Says