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New York - December, 2019

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• D.C. Circ. Won't Let Fishing Groups Sink Offshore Monument
• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• Uber Wins Challenge To NYC Ride-Hailing 'Cruising Cap'
• AIG Cyber Coverage Case Follows Established Insurance Law
• Ex-Louisville Coach Pitino, Adidas Settle Hoops Scandal Fight
• 2nd Circ. Gives PwC Retiree Pension Suit New Life
• Undersea Cable Owner Hits Ch. 11 With $150M In Debt
• Trump Admin. Won't Tighten Light Bulb Efficiency Standards
• Sullivan & Cromwell Accused Of Arbitration Double-Dealing
• CFTC Sues Ex-HSBC Exec Over Price-Manipulation Scheme
• Feds Assert 5G, Rural Needs Over AGs' T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• Feds Rip Michael Cohen's Bid To Reduce Prison Term
• Akin Gump Accused Of Exploiting 'Hobbled' Exec To Loot Co.
• Quinn Emanuel Seeks Out Of Repping Odebrecht In Bribe Suit
• NLRB Accuses Chipotle Of Suppressing Union Drive In NYC
• Litigation Funder Burford Capital Sees Investor Suit Dropped
• Feuerstein Kulick Guides $275M Curaleaf Loan Deal
• Nasdaq Wins $78M For Fund Co.'s 'Blatant' Contract Breach
• Immigration Groups Say Public Aid Rules Sidestep Congress
• The 7 Most Divisive Judicial Confirmations Of 2019
• Fired Davis Polk Associate Wants To See Colleagues' Reviews
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Skadden, Weil
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of The Year
• Skadden, O'Melveny Guide $375M Miramax-Paramount Deal
• Weinstein Can't Escape Actress' Sex Trafficking Claim
• Law360's Tort Report: Live Nation Hit With $101M Injury Award
• The Delicate Nuances In New State Noncompete Laws
• Exxon's Victory In New York Climate Suit May Set A Precedent
• NY, Calif., Mass., Others Sue Over Clean Water Rule Repeal
• State Laws May Lead To Many Revived #MeToo Claims
• Skadden, Latham Steer IAC's $500M Acquisition Of Care.com
• Real Estate Rumors: Trez Forman, Mazars, Giulio Rangoni
• The Trial Results That Made An Impact In 2019
• Biggest Native American Rulings From The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Top Federal Tax Cases Of 2019
• Biggest Energy Decisions Of 2019
• Ch. 11 Trustee To Take Over Liddle & Robinson
• 'Prolific' Cooperator In Corruption Cases Gets 10 Months
• Sens. OK 12 New Judges, Including 2 First Picked By Obama
• Cadwalader Guides JPMorgan's $200M Manhattan Tower Loan
• 2nd Circ. Says 'King Of Bullshit' Did Not Prove Otherwise
• House Passes SALT Cap Repeal Bill Over GOP Objections
• Starbucks To Pay NYC Workers Over Illegal Sick Leave Policy
• Underwriters Look To Escape SunEdison Investor Claims
• Rakoff Greenlights NY Challenge To ICE Courthouse Arrests
• Disney, Miramax Were 'Enablers' Of Weinstein, Ex-Model Says
• GE Wants Remaining Claims Over Performance Issues Axed
• Calif. Is Chipping Away At NCAA's Monopoly On Amateurism
• NY Atty Gets 4.5 Years For $11.8M Estate Theft And Tax Plot
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, L+M, IMC Equity
• Ex-Nomura Trader 'Admitted He Lied,' SEC Says
• Roche Wants Russian Drug Co. Sanctioned In Antitrust Fight
• Calif. Privacy Law Compliance Strategy For In-House Counsel
• Top State & Local Tax Policies Of 2019
• The Biggest Personal Injury And Med Mal Verdicts Of 2019
• New York Cryptocurrency Regs Will Boost Market Broadly
• SEC Says Israeli Gov't Contractor Execs Must Face Fraud Suit
• Simpson Thacher Steers Morgan Stanley Unit To $5.5B Fund
• Facebook Out $26.5M As Lithuanian Scammer Gets 5 Years
• Top State & Local Tax Regs Of 2019
• Kirkland Helps AEA Notch Nearly $5.7B Total For 2 PE Funds
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• Ex-WorldCom CEO Secures Early Release From Prison
• Rival Liable For Deceiving Public About Windstream's Ch. 11
• States Slam Dish At Merger Trial For Past Failings, Dealings
• Brooklyn Teen Charged With $1M 'SIM Swap' Crypto Theft
• Fans Must Manage Expectations After 9th Circ. Pacquiao Case
• Few Answers On State Taxing Of Individuals' GILTI Inclusions
• 4 Firms Assist NY Life's $6.3B Cigna Insurance Deal
• NFL Settles With Chubb Insurers In Concussion Coverage Suit
• Kodak Drops Some Claims In Aluminum Price-Fixing Suit
• Robbins Geller Seeks $132M For $1B REIT Settlement
• Enviros' Challenge Of NY Pipeline Permit Moot, 2nd Circ. Says
• Skadden, Weil Steer Sun Life's £300M InfraRed Deal
• Litigious Copyright Atty Hit With $28K In Fees In Photo Suit
• Fox Rothschild Fires Atty At Center Of Graphic Sex Bias Suit
• Manafort's NY State Mortgage Fraud Case Dismissed
• Dish CEO Touts His Co.'s Sweet Deal At T-Mobile/Sprint Trial
• Panel Appeals For Access To Trump's Tax Info To DC Circuit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Doc Can't Sue Insurer Over Fraud Reports
• Avenatti Denies Revamped Indictment In Nike Extortion Case
• NY Property Owner Says It Was Shut Out Of Netflix Lease
• Key Developments In 2019 Anti-Corruption Enforcement
• Lek Securities Settles FINRA Market Manipulation Claims
• Vatican Facing Class Action Over Sex Abuse Secrecy Policy
• Telecom Sues Long Island Village For Denying Tower Builds
• Ex-De Niro Aide Wants To Strike Claim She Binged 'Friends'
• AIG Unit Must Cover McGraw-Hill's Copyright Suit Costs
• Feds Accuse CVS, Omnicare Of Prescription Fraud Scheme
• Real Estate Rumors: Acadia, Sterling Bay, Sardis
• Sacklers Withdrew $10B From Purdue, Bankruptcy Probe Says
• Giuliani Associate Stays Free Despite Feds' Push For Jail
• NY Suit Against Tilton To Go Forward After Failed Appeal
• '60 Minutes' Producer Alleges Gender Discrimination By CBS
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• Insurer Must Cover Rapper Fat Joe In Plagiarism Suit
• Energy Co. Trustee Sees $27M Deal OK'd In Adversary Case
• 'America's Snootiest Golf Club' Accused Of Stiffing Caddies
• Banks Settle Fannie, Freddie Bond Price-Fix Suits For $337M
• Fusion Connect Nears Ch. 11 Exit As Plan Is Approved
• Merchants' Attys Get Pared $537M Request In Swipe Fee MDL
• NY Greenlights Wind Farm Town Tried To Ban
• ERISA Class Claims Shifted To Defined Benefit Plans In 2019
• Noncompete Misconceptions May Be Inhibiting Reform
• King & Spalding, Skadden Steer $107M AIG-IStar Loan
• 'Locality Lawsuits' Threaten The Civil Justice System
• Fox Reporter Had Drug Pipe In Sprint/T-Mobile Trial Courtroom
• Xerox Investors Sue Carl Icahn Over $33B HP Takeover Bid
• Insurers Win Approval Of Award Nixing $1.6M Yacht Claim
• Real Estate Publisher Accused Of Stealing Lead Generation IP
• Davis Polk Rebuffs Black Atty's Racial Bias Claims
• HSBC Bank USA To Settle Commerzbank RMBS Suit
• SEC Settles 1MDB Claims With Former Goldman Sachs Exec
• Cyberstalker Ex-Reporter Again Gets 5 Years Despite Remand
• Ex-CBS Reporter Sues NY Mag For $25M Over 'Hit Piece'
• MLB Gets Default Against Dominican Co. In $5.8M Award Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Best Buy, Somerset, Blackstone
• Actos Buyers Fight Takeda Appeal Bid In Drug Delay Case
• Cleary, Skadden Use Reverse Morris Trust To Forge $45B Co.
• Atty Booted From 2nd Circ. Blasts Incivility Before Losing Suit
• Trivago Escapes Investors' Appeal Of Loss In Stock-Drop Suit
• Insurer Must Pay $1.2M For Sunken Barge And Pier Damage
• Privacy Legislation Trends Connected Car Cos. Should Watch
• Goldman Banker Denies 3 New Insider-Trading Counts
• 4 Years For Marketing Pro Who Forged Docs In Food Fraud
• Brooklyn Nets Jump To Block Ticket Holder's Antitrust Suit
• Judge Asks If T-Mobile Will Be 'Maverick' Or 'One Of The Boys'
• Liddle & Robinson Says Bankruptcy Should Stay In Ch. 11
• Another Investor Says Canopy Skewed Canadian Pot Demand
• NY Tribe Gets $255M Judgment Paused For Appeal
• 'Annoyance' Atty Lets Jurists Know When They Get His Goat
• Real Estate Rumors: Nuveen, Blackstone, Extell
• Chinese EB-5 Investors Sue Developer For Financial Records
• Investors Fight Performance Sports Execs' Bid To Nix Suit
• 3rd Circ. Finds Contractor Gave Up Appeal Of Ch. 11 Ruling
• Patients Say Rescheduling Pot Would Be A Step Backward
• 2nd Circ. Says ICE Can Detain Criminal Defendants
• Sears Ch. 11 Board Can Get Bonuses For Litigation
• Justices Will Take Up Trump's 3 Subpoena Appeals
• Ellenoff Leads 2 Blank Check IPOs Raising $445M Combined
• MoFo, Gibson Dunn Steer BofA's $475M NYC Tower Loan
• Scammer Who Hyped Caffeinated-Snack Venture Gets 4 Years
• 2020 Will Be A Year Of Decision For States
• NY, NJ Offshore Wind Bids Buoy State-Level Renewables Push
• Flashy T-Mobile CEO Touts 'Supercharged' Merger With Sprint
• Client Says NY Law Firm Botched $20M Suit With Late Service
• Kleinberg Kaplan Nabs Partner From Dechert
• 2nd Circ. Says NY Opioid Fee Fight May Belong In State Court
• New York Court Certifies Appeal In GM Ignition Switch Claims
• Ex-Braskem Exec Granted $30M Bail In Bribery Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Atlas, Bowery Farming, Melo Group
• Labaton Will Lead Midstream Co. Investors' Take-Private Suit
• HUD To Award Nearly $200M In Affordable Housing For Tribes
• Canopy, Hemp Grower Move Crop Dispute To NY State Court
• Weil's $17.7M Legal Bill In Ditech Ch. 11 Approved
• Shopin CEO Cops To $42.5M Fraudulent Crypto Offering
• Calif. County DA Sharply Criticized In 2nd Circ.
• JPMorgan Looks To Narrow Massive 401(k) Class Action
• How Cos. Can Obtain TCPA-Compliant Text Message Consent
• 2nd Circ. Boots Atty For Discourtesy After 3-Min. Hearing
• Jones Day Says Pharma Client Owes $5.3M In Legal Bills
• Ex-Trump Atty Michael Cohen Seeks Reduced Sentence
• Waypoint Administrator Says Lenders Were Overpaid By $4M
• Judge 'Alarmed' By Tilton Sale Allegations In Zohar Ch. 11
• Sprint/T-Mobile Trial Judge Weighs Harm Claim Of $4B-$8B
• Real Estate Rumors: Chegg, Acorn, Square Mile
• Avenatti Wants Settlement Talks Out Of Nike Extortion Trial
• SEC Targets Shopin CEO Over Fraudulent $42.5M ICO
• House Tax Panel Votes To Rescind Cap On SALT Deductions
• Chinese Prof Keeps Huawei-Funded Wilson Sonsini Attys
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• Court Expert To Examine Sears-ESL Sale Disputes
• Weinstein Reaches Tentative $25M Deal With Accusers
• Sidley Helps Deutsche Bank With $294M Manhattan Loan
• Ex-Political Staffer Eyes Guilty Plea In Hoops-Fixing Rap
• Weight Watchers Investors Push To Keep Stock Suit Alive
• 7th Circ. Nixes Ex-Prof's Fraud Suit Against ABA
• NY Financial Regulator Moves To Streamline BitLicenses
• Cadwalader Partners' Ex-Boutique Sued Over 'Padded' Bills
• Och-Ziff Wants Details On Investors' Restitution Claim
• Fox News 'A Sanctuary For Sexual Harassers,' Host Says
• Telekom Execs Deny Less Competition Was Aim In Sprint Deal
• UBS Can't Ditch Feds' Crisis-Era RMBS Fraud Suit
• Exxon Win Casts Doubt On Climate Securities Fraud Suits
• Eagles Lineman Takes Drug Ban Fight To 2nd Circ.
• Atty Can't Challenge IP He Finds 'Demeaning' To Goats
• Congress Threatens Tech Cos. With Encryption Legislation
• Financier Urges Ban On 'Tax Haven' In Panama Papers Trial
• Investors Hit Mobile Game Co. SciPlay With Stock-Drop Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Glascott, Hidrock, Hunt
• Israeli Gov't Contractor Settles SEC Fraud Suit Over Merger
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Chicken Co. Antitrust Follow-On Suit
• Polsinelli Guides KeyBank's $110M Manhattan Loan
• Sports Agency Accuses Rival Of Poaching UFC Fighter
• Proskauer Steers Perceptive Advisors' $210M Venture Fund
• Hospitality Outlook: ADA Website Suits Won't Go Away
• Univ. Escapes Hockey Player's Suit Over Weed-Induced Fall
• Colombian Hotel Developer Seeks Out Of $5.4M Fraud Suit
• States Demand Purdue Fight Opioid Crisis With 9-Point Plan
• Exxon Defeats NY Fraud Claims In Landmark Climate Trial
• NY Doctor Can't Be Sued In NJ For Med Mal
• T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Trial Kicks Off Without Openings
• Ex-NY Rep. Chris Collins Settles SEC Insider Trading Claims
• SunEdison Directors Dodge Whistleblower Retaliation Claims
• Proskauer Guides Fintech-Focused PE Firm's $375M Fund
• UK Broker Renews Bid To Escape $2B Danish Tax Fraud Suit
• Sater Can't Pause Kazakh Money Laundering Claims
• SunEdison Sues US Trustee Over Bankruptcy Fee Hike
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• 3 Firms Assist As 2 Goldman Sachs Units Merge In $1B Deal
• NY Says Tribe Can't Delay Paying $255M Gaming Pact Award
• Brazil Mining Co. Says UK Ruling Supports $1.25B Award
• 'Fortnite' Studio Sues Over Dance Infringement Threats
• Dershowitz Looks To Strike 'False' Line In Epstein Estate Case
• 2nd Circ. Gives Indian Doctor Another Shot At Bias Suit
• Spin Master Can Halt Rival's Toy Car Sales During Patent Fight
• SEC Wins Asset Freeze In $23M Memorabilia Fraud Suit
• Feds Say WikiLeaks' Harm Is Relevant In CIA Leak Case
• Milberg Seeks To Save $12M Bond Fees Fight
• Equity Bancshares Seeks End To 'Extend And Pretend' Claims
• Tilton Accuses Zohar Funds Of 'Blatant Forum Shopping'
• California Continues To Set State Environmental Law Trends
• Product Liability Claims Can Be A Global Threat To Cos.
• Insurer Says Rapper Fat Joe's Copyright Suit Isn't Covered
• High Court Asks DOJ For Views On $3B Madoff Clawback Suit
• Canopy Growth Drops $13M Fraud Suit Against Hemp Farmer
• Marketing Co. Says USCIS Wrongly Denied H-1B For Manager
• 2nd Circ. Says Title VII Pay Claims Don't Need 'Equal Work'
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Former RNC Official's Hacking Suit
• Justices Halt House Subpoenas For Trump's Bank Records
• US Trustee Questions Weil Gotshal's Ditech Fee Application
• Nikko Trims ERISA Stock Option Suit But Can't Shed It Fully
• US Trustee Seeks Conversion Of Liddle & Robinson Ch. 11
• Ericsson To Pay $1B To Settle Foreign Bribery Allegations
• Robbins Geller To Lead Canada Goose Stock-Drop Suit
• Facebook Wants Cambridge Analytica Developer Sanctioned
• Indicted Ex-Longfin CEO Reaches Deal With SEC From India
• What State Lawmakers Will Be Focused On In 2020
• NY Prosecutors Seek $4M Bail Hike For Harvey Weinstein
• Gas Carrier Dynagas Seeks Toss Of Investor Distributions Suit
• Sears Vendor Lobs Appeal Over $5.4M Christmas Tree Bill
• Builder Slams Insurer's Bid To Ditch Dolphins Stadium Claims
• NY Exxon Climate Fraud Trial Decision Due In Days
• 2019 Brought Major Changes To New York Employment Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Facebook, PwC, Trammell Crow
• When Contract Enforcement Should Defer To Plaintiff Rights
• Chef Denied Class Cert. In Pringles Artificial Flavoring Row
• 2nd Circ. Says Sushi Chef's FLSA Deal Didn't Need Court OK
• Doctor Linked To Insys Convicted On Kickback Charges
• Ex-Pierce Bainbridge Atty's Bid To Unseal Report Falters
• Turkish Bank Must Show Up To Challenge Iran Sanctions Case
• Psychiatrist Must Face Malpractice Suit Over One-Time Patient
• NY Appeals Court Revives Renewable Co.'s Insurance Claim
• What To Watch As T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Fight Goes To Trial
• States Seek To Reveal Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Emails On DOJ
• Ex-Playboy Model Says Fox Slandered Her Over Trump Affair
• NY AG Claims Fund Manager Engaged In $13M Fraud
• Real Estate Rumors: Orda, KeyBank, CitizenM
• Film Orgs Say Social Media Scrutiny For Visas Chills Speech
• Allergan Says State Laws Doom Restasis Payors' Class Push
• CIT Blocks Gov't From Yanking Solar Duty Reprieve
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• ICE Defends Authority To Make Arrests At Courthouses
• Ex-Iconix CEO Calls $11M Accounting Fraud Rap 'Baseless'
• ExxonMobil Insurer Seeks Out Of $31M Arbitration Award
• Geico Accuses NY Pharmacy Of $1M No-Fault Insurance Fraud
• Judge Holds Decision On Purdue Pharma CEO Bonus
• NY Tribe Tries To Pause $255M Gaming Award To State
• Mass., NY Urged To Probe McKinsey Over ICE Work
• Sens. Confirm Divisive Mo. Pick, 4 Others To Trial Court Seats
• Korean Construction Co. Wants 'Smart City' Suit Tossed
• Goodwin Adds Ex-Gibson Tax Partner To NY Tax Practice
• Newly OK'd Trial Pick Pulls In Nearly $300K Law Firm Income
• Ex-Fitzpatrick Cella IP Duo Joins Calhoun Bhella In NY
• Lyft Ignores Rapes And Sex Assaults, Passengers Say
• Lowenstein Steers $193.5M Insurance Software Co. Sale
• High Court May Allow Georgia To Copyright Legal Annotations
• Real Estate Rumors: Akerman, Trez Forman, RM Charter
• Donziger On Track For June Criminal Contempt Trial
• An Employer's Guide To Avoiding Holiday Party Liabilities
• King & Spalding, Sukenik Segal Steer $148M Queens Loan
• DOJ Atty Says FCPA Trial Prep Shifting Despite Alstom Win
• Conservatives Take Aim At Courts' Tiers Of Scrutiny
• In Redo, Ex-JPMorgan Banker Gets 2 Years For Insider Trading
• Investor Says Hemp Co. Lied About Business Plans
• T-Mobile, Sprint Pare Down States' Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• Fintech Lender SoFi Gets Virtual Currency License In NY
• Sidley Partner DQ'd From Huawei Bank Fraud Case
• Fiat Chrysler Hit With Investor Suit Over UAW Bribes
• Acquitted Ex-Trader's $112M Suit Has No Legs, Citi Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Numerator, Vornado, Walmart
• House OKs Citizenship Fix For Kids Of Overseas Personnel
• Feds Denied Stay In Fight Over Public Charge Rule
• 'King Of Bullshit' Tells 2nd Circ. His News Isn't Always Fake
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• Kosovar Man Who Aided $19M Galanis Fraud Gets 18 Months
• Longfin Investors Want Redo Of Network 1 Claims Decision
• Music Site Genius Says Google Is Stealing Song Lyrics
• Ubiquiti And Investor Reach $15M Settlement Agreement
• Ex-Shkreli Employee Says Counterclaim Ignores Court Ruling
• What NY And Mass. Exxon Climate Suits Mean For Other Cos.
• Senate Confirms Ex-Hedge Fund Atty To NY Trial Court
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Fraud Convictions, Cuts $18.5M Restitution
• SEC Case Opens Door For Investor Whistleblowers
• Banks Must Hand Trump Records To Congress, 2nd Circ. Says
• Judge Refuses To Toss Palm Steakhouse's Bankruptcy
• Supreme Court Explores Mootness Doctrine In NYC Gun Case
• Arnold & Porter Atty Nominated To Head NYC Bar Association
• Ex-Boies Schiller Atty Joins DLA Piper's New York Office
• Fiserv Unit Wants Out Of Cannabis Credit Card Co. Blowup
• Big Banks Can't Dodge Merchants' Swipe Fee Claims
• Fugitive Russian Gold Exec Asks NY Civil Court To Clear Him
• Real Estate Rumors: Atlas, Regions Bank, Riverstone
• Tribe Says Showtime Can't Bail On 'Billions' Defamation Suit
• Retail Bankruptcies Raise Collection Questions For Landlords
• Ethereum Co-Founder Defends Crypto Expert After LAX Arrest
• NY Defamation Suit Against Trump Taken Over By New Atty
• Proteon Therapeutics Investor Seeks To Halt $42M Merger
• Boustani Acquitted In $2B Mozambique Loan Fraud Case
• Dershowitz Defamation Spat Can't Go On Forever, Judge Says
• Exxon Wants Mass. Climate Change Suit In Federal Court
• Up Next At High Court: Second Amendment, Superfund Sites