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Michael Avenatti Ordered to Pay $4.85M to Former Contract Attorney
Amanda Bronstad | October 22, 2018
Avenatti, the lawyer who sued President Donald Trump on behalf of porn star Stormy Daniels, was ordered to pay a former contract attorney at his firm.
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Lambda Legal and Allies Battle to Protect Gay Rights Victories From Trump Rollbacks
Sue Reisinger | October 22, 2018
Diana Flynn, Lambda Legal’s litigation director and herself a transgender lawyer, in an online article accused the Trump administration of “literally trying to write [transgenders] out of the law by defining them out of existence." Flynn and a number of former Department of Justice officials have joined Lambda and partners fighting the changes.
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O'Quinn Law Firm Can't Get Coverage for Millions in Settlement Overcharges to Clients, Fifth Circuit Rules
John Council | October 22, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has denied an attempt by the late John M. O’Quinn’s law firm to have an excess insurance carrier pay a portion of a $46.5 million settlement he paid back to breast implant plaintiffs for overcharging them on litigation expenses.
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Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay NY $65M for Misleading Investors on Fake Accounts, AG Says
Dan M. Clark | October 22, 2018
The penalty is part of an investigation by the state into the bank’s business practices, which came under scrutiny in 2016 when federal regulators revealed employees had created more than 2 million fake accounts to meet sales targets.
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SEC Suspends Trading in Company Over False Endorsement Claims for Cryptocurrency
Phillip Bantz | October 22, 2018
The SEC reported Monday that it had suspended trading in the securities of the American Retail Group Inc., based on two news releases that the company issued in August.
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Will Stephen Bannon's Involvement Impact NY AG's Challenge to Census Citizenship Query?
Dan M. Clark | October 22, 2018
Adding Bannon's name to the mix has the potential to throw a wrench into the Trump administration’s defense of a question about immigration status on the next census.
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Can Choate Keep Living Large by Thinking Small?
Meghan Tribe | October 22, 2018
For nearly 120 years, Choate Hall & Stewart has stuck with its one-office approach in Boston, and put up some of the best financial numbers in the country. As competition floods into town, the firm is ready to be put to the test.
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Strange Bedfellows? Facebook, Twitter Get Kudos From Feds in Midterm Interference Investigation
Ian Lopez | October 22, 2018
In announcing criminal charges against a Russian national for partaking in a conspiracy to disrupt elections in the U.S. and abroad, the DOJ cited Facebook and Twitter for their "exceptional cooperation."
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In Its Biggest Alum Gift Ever, Stanford Law Gets $25M for Global Program
Karen Sloan | October 22, 2018
William Franke's donation will launch the global quarter, in which students will spend an entire quarter immersed in Asian cross-border law before traveling there during faculty-led trips.
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After Sexual Harassment Investigation, Illinois Law Students Call for Prof's Ouster
Karen Sloan | October 22, 2018
The University of Illinois College of Law's Student Bar Association is calling for the resignation of professor Jay Kesan, after an investigation revealed he had acted inappropriately with female students and colleagues but did not violate the campus sexual misconduct policy.
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Marcia Coyle |October 19, 2018
All three cases arise from Kavanaugh's previous service on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Baker McKenzie Leader to Temporarily Step Down Due to Exhaustion
Rose Walker |October 22, 2018
Paul Rawlinson, chairman of the global legal giant, will take leave to focus on a personal medical issue.
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Law.com
Attention Law Firms: This GC Wants to Transport You to the Future
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Orix USA general counsel Ron Barger wants outside counsel to help him "see around the corners," and central to making that happen, he says, is technology.
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Embattled Kavanaugh, Now Justice, Takes Bench With 'No Bitterness'
By Marcia Coyle |October 08, 2018
Introducing Brett Kavanaugh, now justice, President Donald Trump slammed the sexual misconduct claims that roiled the nominee's confirmation proceedings. Kavanaugh said Monday at the White House: "That process is over. My focus now is to be the best justice I can be."
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