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Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring TikTok's Divestiture or Shutdown
The justices rejected TikTok’s challenge to a law requiring that the app be sold or shut down by Sunday, holding that it does "not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights."
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See More StoriesDoes the Treasury Hack Underscore a Big Problem for the Private Sector?
Some believe that government agencies are better positioned to manage third party risk than the private sector. But others say the security differences aren't so clear-cut.
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See More StoriesPrivate Equity-Backed Medical Imaging Chain Hires CLO, Continuing C-Suite Makeover
"Health care organizations face an increasingly complicated business landscape. At the same time, the demand for their services is dictating rapid expansion, innovation, and operational shifts," said Chris Shea, chief legal officer of MedQuest Associates.
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See More StoriesNew Trouble for Allstate: National Class Action Targets Insurer
The class action was filed in the Northern District of Illinois. It goes further than the claims on behalf of Texas consumers in the state action, and looks to encompass a national class.
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J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
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Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
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Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
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Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
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Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
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To Improve DEI Outcomes, Firms Must Address Pitches and Work Allocation, Consultants Say
"We can't just be focused on events and activities, and we can't just be focused on changing hearts and minds," said Alexis Robertson, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Foley & Lardner. "It has to be more of a systems-focused approach."
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See More Stories'The Unheard of Superpower': How Women's Soft Skills Can Drive Success in Negotiations
"Sometimes, I find that men are very focused on, 'What is the win, and how do I win?' And I think women are focused on, 'How do I win, but how do I get there in a different way?'" said Deborah Solmor, general counsel of Gateway Foundation.
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See More StoriesAppellate Division Tosses Challenge to Rutgers Board Members That Ensnared NJ Lawyer
Heather C. Taylor and William M. Tambussi, a partner with Brown & Connery, were targets of a Middlesex County Superior Court suit aimed at removing them as members of the Rutgers Board of Governors.
