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June 30, 2025
Argentina Must Turn Over YPF Stake, NY Judge Says
Argentina must give up its 51% equity stake in the nationalized oil company YPF SA to partially pay off a $16.1 billion judgment in a pair of investor lawsuits, a New York federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting the country's argument that sovereign immunity shields the shares from turnover.
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June 30, 2025
UMG Says Drake Insults Are Just Trash Talk, Not Defamation
Universal Music Group on Monday urged a New York federal judge to dismiss a defamation suit from hip-hop star Drake against the record label over the hit dis track "Not Like Us" by his rival Kendrick Lamar, casting Lamar's lyrics as opinion and hyperbole.
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June 30, 2025
Aspen Hotel Investor Can't Get 2nd Go In $1M Fraud Suit
A Colorado federal judge on Monday dismissed the bulk of claims against a luxury hotel owner accused of stealing more than $1.3 million from a former investment partner, ruling that the claims have already been litigated in New York state court.
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June 30, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Rejects NYC Landlord's Cash Collateral Bid
A New York federal bankruptcy judge refused to let landlord Pinnacle Group's 82 debtor entities use nearly $30 million in cash collateral intended for creditor Flagstar Bank, ruling that the debtors haven't shown they will meet the "adequate protection" requirements for using the funds.
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June 30, 2025
NY Court Grants Man New Trial, Allows Affirmative Defense
A man convicted of murder for his role in a robbery that left one victim dead should have been allowed to present evidence that he didn't know his codefendants were planning a crime when he drove them to the scene, a New York state appeals court said, granting him a new trial.
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June 30, 2025
TD Bank Suit Doesn't Link Data Sharing To Harm, Judge Says
TD Bank has escaped a proposed class action alleging it wrongfully shared customers' personal information with Meta Platforms Inc. for marketing purposes, with a judge ruling that the plaintiff failed to allege what sensitive financial information belonging to him was improperly disclosed.
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June 30, 2025
NRA Pushes To Move Florida Lobbyist's Suit To Virginia Court
The National Rifle Association has asked a Florida federal court to transfer its former longtime lobbyist's lawsuit alleging wrongful use of her image out of state, arguing that she previously agreed to bring any legal actions involving the parties to courts in Virginia.
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June 30, 2025
Yoga To The People Founder Gets 4 Years For Tax Evasion
A Manhattan federal judge Monday sentenced the founder of Yoga to the People to four years in prison for dodging more than $1 million in taxes over an eight-year period, during which the once-popular fitness chain did not file a single corporate tax return.
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June 30, 2025
Feds Defend Authority To End NY Congestion Pricing Deal
The U.S. Department of Transportation has told a Manhattan federal judge that courts cannot handcuff it to now-disfavored policies of earlier administrations, while New York transportation agencies maintain that the federal government is grasping at illusory legal arguments to justify trying to shut down congestion pricing.
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June 30, 2025
Beasley Is Latest Player Scrutinized In NBA Gambling Probe
The National Basketball Association's Malik Beasley is at least the third player in the league to be investigated by federal prosecutors for his role in gambling on performances in games, sources confirmed Monday to Law360.
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June 30, 2025
DOJ Says Over 300 Charged In $14.6B Healthcare Fraud Sting
A healthcare fraud operation conducted by federal and state law enforcement groups netted more than 300 defendants in a slew of schemes amounting to $14.6 billion in potential false claims, the Justice Department announced Monday.
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June 30, 2025
Top State & Local Tax Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report
From the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a group of Catholic charities seeking an unemployment tax exemption to the New York Supreme Court ruling on the state's rule governing the application of P.L. 86-272, it's been a busy first half of the year for state and local tax. Here, Law360 looks at some of the top state and local tax cases of the past six months.
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June 30, 2025
Dunn Isaacson Now In NY, Calif. With Latest Paul Weiss Hires
Two more litigators from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP who have represented top technology companies and other clients in court battles have joined Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP.
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June 30, 2025
Ripple To Abandon Appeal After NY Judge Rebuffed SEC Deal
Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said the blockchain firm plans to drop its appeal in its landmark case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ending the matter after the New York federal judge overseeing the case refused to sign off on a settlement that would've truncated a court-ordered $125 million penalty.
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June 30, 2025
Real Estate Groups Say NYC Broker Fee Ban Is Raising Rents
Real estate trade groups, landlords and brokers have told a New York federal court to block the enforcement of a New York City law that bans broker fees in certain circumstances, arguing that the local law is raising rents and that it needs to be blocked while they appeal the dismissal of several claims.
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June 30, 2025
Justices Rebuff American Airlines' Bid To Revive JetBlue Pact
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed American Airlines' bid to revive its codeshare agreement with JetBlue in Boston and New York.
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June 30, 2025
High Court To Hear Fight Over Investment Fund Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case that could limit the ability of private parties to assert contract violations against investment funds, with one activist investor accusing several closed-end funds of shutting it out of its voting rights.
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June 27, 2025
Crytpo Co. Boss Gets 8 Years For $40M Ponzi Schemes
A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday sentenced the head of multiple cryptocurrency companies to nearly eight years in prison for his role atop interrelated Ponzi schemes that raised over $40 million from investors based on false promises of guaranteed returns.
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June 27, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Compass, Tariffs, Opportunity Zones 2.0
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into the Compass v. Zillow lawsuit, tariff disruption and a potential update to the opportunity zone program.
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June 27, 2025
Sarepta Faces Investor Suit Over Gene Therapy-Linked Deaths
Biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. is facing a proposed investor class action after the deaths of two patients being treated with one of its therapies prompted regulatory scrutiny, with investors claiming the company failed to disclose the drug's risks.
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June 27, 2025
Meta, TikTok Can't Escape 'Subway Surfing' Death Suit
TikTok and Meta Platforms can trim, but not escape, a lawsuit over the death of a teen who allegedly participated in a "subway surfing" social media challenge, a Manhattan judge ruled Friday, saying the complaint plausibly pleads the algorithms inundated the teen with dangerous "challenge" content he never sought.
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June 27, 2025
NY Man Wins New Trial Over Jury Instruction Issue
A man who was convicted of criminal weapons possession for firing a gun on a Brooklyn street was granted a new trial by the New York state appeals court, which found a trial court hadn't explained to the jury that it was sometimes legal to snatch a gun in self-defense.
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June 27, 2025
Injunction OK'd In Ex-FTX Exec Ch. 11 Clawback Case
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a preliminary injunction Friday against former FTX executive Ryan Salame to prevent him from dissipating as much as $6 million in assets he is accused of taking from the cryptocurrency exchange prior to its 2022 collapse.
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June 27, 2025
2nd Circ. Mulls Arguments In NY Atty Grievance Privacy Suit
A Second Circuit panel has questioned whether a pathway exists to limit the scope of "presumptive public access" to attorney grievance documents in New York, as the panel considers the state's appeal of a federal district court ruling that would make records related to attorney misconduct cases public.
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June 27, 2025
Compass Wants 'Zillow Ban' Halted For Antitrust Case
Compass asked a New York federal court Friday to stop Zillow from enforcing a new policy the real estate brokerage claims is designed to block competition, saying the threat of Zillow's rules is already causing harm and confusion.
Expert Analysis
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Recent Cases Clarify FCA Kickback Pleading Standards
Two recently resolved cases involving pharmaceutical manufacturers may make it more difficult for False Claims Act defendants facing kickback scheme allegations to get claims dismissed for lack of evidence, say Li Yu at Bernstein Litowitz, Ellen London at London & Noar, and Gregg Shapiro at Gregg Shapiro Law.
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Opinion
State FCAs Should Cover Local Fund Misuse, State Tax Fraud
New Jersey and other states with similar False Claims Acts should amend them to cover misappropriated municipal funding, and state and local tax fraud, which would encourage more whistleblowers to come forward and increase their recoveries, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.
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FLSA Ruling Shows Split Over Court Approval Of Settlements
A Kentucky federal court's recent ruling in Bazemore v. Papa John's highlights a growing trend of courts finding they are not required, or even authorized, to approve private settlements releasing Fair Labor Standards Act claims, underscoring a jurisdictional split and open questions that practitioners need to grapple with, say attorneys at Vedder Price.
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Recent Cases Suggest ESG Means 'Ever-Shifting Guidelines'
U.S. courts have recently handed down a number of contradictory decisions on important environmental, social and governance issues, adding to an already complex mix of conflicting political priorities, new laws and changing regulatory guidance — but there are steps that companies can take to minimize risk, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.
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Is AI Distillation By DeepSeek IP Theft?
A brewing controversy over whether Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's distillation of outputs from OpenAI's ChatGPT violates copyright law raises questions about the legality and ethics of such practices, and will set important precedents for the future of AI development and intellectual property law, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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What To Know About Insurance Coverage For Greenwashing
As the number of public and private lawsuits relating to greenwashing dramatically grows, risk managers of companies making environmental claims should look to several types of insurance for coverage in the event of a suit, say attorneys at Hunton.
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7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments
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As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.
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Series
Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.
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US Soccer Win Shows Value Of Defining 'Relevant Market'
Despite U.S. Soccer's successful defense against North American Soccer League's antitrust allegations, sports leagues should continue to be mindful of risks posed by hierarchical structures since the New York federal judge in that suit found a triable issue of fact on the relevant markets issue, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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How Banks Can Prepare For NYDFS Overdraft Overhaul
The New York State Department of Financial Services' recent proposal to amend overdraft rules for financial institutions underscores states' potential to create consumer protection mechanisms in the absence of meaningful federal action, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Terraform Case May Be Bellwether For Crypto Enforcement
The prosecution of crypto company Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Kwon, offers a unique test of the line between lawful and unlawful conduct in digital transactions, and the Trump administration’s posture toward the case will provide clues about its cryptocurrency enforcement agenda in the years to come, say attorneys at Brooks Pierce.
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Opinion
2 Errors Limit The Potential Influence Of AI Fair Use Case
The recent opinion in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence may have little predictive value for artificial intelligence litigation, because the decision failed to engage with an important line of case law on intermediate copying, and misapplied the concepts of commercial substitution and superseding use, says Brandon Butler at Jaszi Butler PLLC.
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What's Next For Russia Sanctions After Task Force Disbanded
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was initially aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs’ funds and assets, is unlikely to mean the end of Russia sanctions enforcement and other economic countermeasures, as the architecture for criminal enforcement remains in place, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic
The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.
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What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.