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NY Court of Appeals Dismisses Trump’s Appeal to Remove Gag Order

New York’s top court on Tuesday kept a gag order in effect that bars former President Donald Trump from speaking about jurors, witnesses and others in his criminal trial for falsification of business records in connection with hush money payments to cover up an alleged sexual liaison with an adult…

FTC refers complaint against TikTok to Justice Department

O’Leary Ventures Chair Kevin O’Leary discusses his plans to buy TikTok as Congress voices its concerns over Chinese spying on “The Claman Countdown.” The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it has referred a complaint against TikTok and parent company ByteDance to the Justice Department over an investigation into…

Curtis Expands in Italy, Hiring Veteran Corporate, Compliance Partner in Rome

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle has hired a longtime corporate and compliance partner from Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Italian affiliate in Rome to expand its offering in Italy and Europe. Gianluca Cattani spent close to 24 years at Studio Legale Delfino e Associati, an affiliate firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher in…

Upstate New York Judge Resigns Amid Probe Into Misconduct Allegations

A longtime nonattorney judge in upstate New York has tendered his resignation, with more than three years remaining on his term, amid a wide-ranging probe into his fitness to continue on duty, according to an announcement Tuesday from the state’s judicial watchdog. In May, the New York State Commission on Judicial…

Pa. Supreme Court: Firm Violated Civil Procedure Rules Following Communications With Nonparty Treating Physician

In a unanimous ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court concluded that a law firm representing a defendant treating physician cannot obtain information from a nonparty treating physician without the patient’s written consent or through an authorized method of discovery, finding the improper communications violated Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 4003.6, regarding physician…

Jury Returns 2M Verdict Against Amazon: The Role of Expert Witnesses

Amazon Hit With $122M Patent Infringement Verdict in Waco Federal Court | Texas Lawyer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/06/18/jury-returns-122m-verdict-against-amazon-the-role-of-expert-witnesses/ Amazon Fulfillment Center in Baltimore, MD. November 28, 2020. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM NEWS The jury was asked to consider whether two patents were valid, and also whether Amazon infringed them by…