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Standard Chartered Secures Legal Win as U.S. Judge Dismisses Terror Financing Claims

In a significant legal victory for Standard Chartered Bank, a federal judge in New York has dismissed two lawsuits alleging…

Universal Music Wins Dismissal in Copyright Case Over Mary J. Blige 1992 Sample

In a significant decision for the music industry and copyright law, a U.S. federal court has tossed out a lawsuit…

Judge Denies Sanctions in Boies Schiller Sex-Trafficking Suit

Background A federal judge in New York City, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York,…

Giuliani’s Bankruptcy Echoes Alex Jones’ Legal Woes: Defamation Debts Linger

Striking Similarities with Alex Jones Rudolph Giuliani, former New York mayor and prominent figure in the efforts to overturn the…

U.S. Law Firm Anderson Kill Seeks Disqualification of Plaintiff’s Lawyer in Employment Lawsuit

In a recent development, the New York-based law firm Anderson Kill has taken legal action to disqualify Tiffany Ma, the…

2014 Top Ten Most Productive US Federal Trial Courts

Summary: Which of the 94 United States federal trial courts were most efficient in the September 2014 fiscal year? The…

Leader of Silk Road 2.0 Arrested and Site Shuttered

Summary: The leader of Silk Road 2.0, Blake Benthall, has been arrested by the FBI and the website has been shuttered,…

Clifford Chance Adds Three Prominent Attorneys to White Collar, Regulatory and Government Investigations Practice Group

The law firm of Clifford Chance  announced that it has added litigation partners David Raskin, Christopher J. Morvillo, and Edward…

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Friday, October 8th. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's stories. SNR Denton added a 13-year…

SNR Denton Adds Partner from U.S. Attorneys’ Office

Sean C. Cenawood, chief of the Civil Frauds Unit and affirmative civil enforcement coordinator in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…

McKool Smith Wins Punitive Damages in ‘Lucky’ Ruling

McKool Smith client Marcel Fashion earned a cool $300,000, which includes $280,000 in punitive damages, from Liz Claiborne and Lucky…

Class Action Filed Against Pfizer by Brualdi

Per Globe Newswire, the Brualdi Law Firm has filed a class action suit against Pfizer in the United States District…