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The State of Bankruptcy and Fraud Litigation in 2022

31st August 2022
Following a pandemic-induced shake-up in business practices and solvency, the future for creditors remains uncertain.
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Whistleblower Claims Twitter Misled US Regulators

24th August 2022
Twitter’s former security chief Peiter Zatko has alleged in a whistleblower complaint that the social media company misled federal regulators about its defences against spam accounts and hackers.  In an 84-page complaint, Zatko alleged that Twitter falsely claimed it had a solid security plan, according to documents relayed by congressional investigators.  The document claims the […]
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Musk Seeks Documents From Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Amid Takeover Row

23rd August 2022
Dorsey, who stood down as Twitter's chief executive in November and left the board in May, was asked for documents and communications about Musk's April agreement to purchase the social media platform and about its spam accounts.  In July, Musk told Twitter he was severing his agreement to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share because […]
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Endo Fails To Revive Lawsuit Over Best-Selling Drug

19th August 2022
On Wednesday, Endo International's Par Pharmaceutical Inc failed to persuade an appeals court in the US to revive its lawsuit seeking to block Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc from selling Vasostrict — a generic version of Par's blood-pressure drug, Vasostrict, which is one of the company’s best-selling drugs. Vasostrict is used to treat patients suffering from critically […]
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Google Is Not Liable For Defamation, Top Australian Court Rules

17th August 2022
On Wednesday, Australia’s highest court overturned a ruling that found tech giant Google to have engaged in defamation by providing a link to a disputed article.  The High Court of Australia’s seven-judge panel voted 5-2 to dismiss a previous finding that Google played a part in publishing the article by acting as a “library”. The […]
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Twitter Ordered To Give Elon Musk Former Executive’s Documents

16th August 2022
According to the order from Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery, the social media giant was ordered to collect, review, and produce documents from former General Manager of Consumer Product Kayvon Beykpour. In April, Elon Musk made a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion, but later abandoned the deal over the […]
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Do I Need Homeowners' Insurance In New York?

16th August 2022
A lot of people think homeowners' insurance isn’t necessary, and from a legal standpoint, that’s partially true — in New York, you don’t technically have to have homeowners' insurance if you own your home free and clear. If you have a mortgage, your lender will absolutely require you to take out homeowners' insurance, as they’re […]
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Quinn Emanuel Sued By Energy Company Over Court Loss To UBS

12th August 2022
The parent company of two energy producers, GIT Inc, is seeking $250 million in damages from law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, claiming it mismanaged its handling of a federal lawsuit two years ago that resulted in a loss of $136 million.  In a lawsuit filed Thursday in New York County Supreme Court, GIT […]
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3 Of The Most Influential Supreme Court Cases

11th August 2022
Since its founding in 1789, the Supreme Court has heard many cases that have single-handedly changed the nation's legal industry and the lives of American people. Many of the Supreme Court’s decisions have — both negatively and positively — impacted the rights of women, the rights of Black people and minority groups, and freedom of […]
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Chipotle To Pay $20 Million In NYC Worker Scheduling Case

10th August 2022
The settlement was filed on Monday by Chipotle and the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) in an administrative case that claims Chipotle failed to provide its staff with their schedules two weeks in advance. Chipotle also allegedly failed to pay its workers a premium for shifts that were unscheduled, which is required […]
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