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Arkansas Mortuary Theft Victims Push for Law Banning Sale of Human Remains

Mother’s Fight for Justice After Son’s Remains Were Stolen For Doneysha Smith, the grief of losing her stillborn son never faded. She kept his ashes in a small urn at home and wore a necklace containing some of them, finding comfort in the memorial she had created. But in 2023,...

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Airbnb Sues New Orleans Over Strict Short-Term Rental Regulations

City Council Calls Lawsuit an Attempt to Avoid Regulation Airbnb has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of New Orleans, challenging new regulations that require short-term rental platforms to ensure that properties listed on their sites comply with city laws. The lawsuit comes as the city continues its yearslong...

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A divided Fifth Circuit panel affirmed Black Diamond Capital Management LLC’s federal bench trial verdict finding the private equity firm isn’t liable for the 2019 closure of a Bayou Steel plant that left 300 employees fired without proper notice.

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Immigrants suspected of entering the US illegally who have lived in the country for years must receive a chance to argue for their release if they’re arrested as part of pending deportation proceedings, a split Sixth Circuit panel said Monday.

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The Third Circuit on Monday partly revived multidistrict litigation over the use of "session replay" software by Cabela's and Bass Pro Shops to allegedly record visitors' activity on their websites.

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New York City will have to pay sanctions for failing to respond to discovery requests in a lawsuit alleging the city’s health plan discriminates against gay male couples by denying them in vitro fertilization benefits.

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Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Monday announced plans to form a new company meant to increase adoption of its software across enterprises, which will launch with $4 billion of private equity investments.

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The Dallas Stars won’t have to pay attorney’s fees to the Dallas Mavericks after the NBA team won a fight over their shared partnership in the American Airlines Center sports arena, a Texas Business Court judge ruled Monday.

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Apollo said Monday it has agreed to acquire trade show operators Emerald Holding and Questex, with plans to combine the companies into a leading North American events and media platform.

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Republicans on the House Oversight Committee said they would investigate a surge in government payouts to settle disputes with employees.

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A New York federal court sanctioned a plaintiffs' firm and its co-founder in federal multidistrict litigation by families alleging that prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism.

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Attorneys for prison healthcare business YesCare Corp. said they’re hoping to secure a loan this week to pay hundreds of correctional workers that care for thousands of incarcerated patients after it filed a freefall bankruptcy last week.

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A Connecticut Supreme Court justice told counsel for a criminal defendant Monday that he sometimes feels bad about the practical impact of his decisions, but he has "a job to do," suggesting that a juror's remorse about a guilty verdict is not relevant to the outcome.

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Google LLC ditching a safe harbor defense after a US Supreme Court ruling nullifies textbook publishers’ bid to see third-party Digital Millennium Copyright Act notices, a New York federal judge said.

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Pop singer Dua Lipa has hit Samsung with a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging her face appeared on the display of large boxes containing Samsung televisions without her permission. https://www.law360.com/articles/2475809

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The New York judicial committee tasked with reviewing complaints against attorneys found that President Donald Trump’s US attorney pick in Albany committed professional misconduct.

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The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a varied mix of settlement approvals, political office disputes, transaction fights, emergency injunction bids and questions over how far the court can go to preserve records for litigation outside Delaware.

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Florida Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting Two Men He Mistook for Palestinians

Shooter Allegedly Fired 17 Rounds in Unprovoked Attack A Florida man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on two men in Miami Beach, mistakenly believing they were Palestinians. Authorities say 27-year-old Mordechai Brafman fired 17 rounds at the victims in what police are...

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New York Sues Vape Distributors Over Illegal Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes

Attorney General Targets Distributors of Elf Bar and Puff Bar New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Thursday against some of the country’s largest electronic cigarette distributors, accusing them of violating state laws that prohibit the sale of flavored vaping products designed to appeal to children. The...

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Google Agrees to Pay $340 Million to Settle Tax Evasion Investigation in Italy

Prosecutors Seek to Drop Case After Settlement Google has agreed to pay €326 million ($340 million) to settle a tax evasion investigation in Italy, prompting prosecutors in Milan to seek the dismissal of the case. The investigation focused on Google's failure to pay taxes on earnings generated in Italy between...

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Idaho Judge Allows Genetic Evidence in University of Idaho Murders Case

Court Rejects Defense's Attempt to Suppress Key DNA Evidence An Idaho judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can use key genetic evidence against Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022. The decision removes a potential hurdle for the prosecution as it prepares for the...

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Woman Sues Fertility Clinic After Giving Birth to Another Patient’s Baby

Embryo Mix-Up Leaves Mother Devastated and Fighting for Justice A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after discovering that she had given birth to another couple’s baby due to a shocking embryo mix-up. Krystena Murray, 38, of Savannah, underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) in early 2023 and became pregnant...

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IRS Agent Acquitted of Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Fellow Agent at Arizona Gun Range

Jury Finds Shooting Was Accidental, Not Criminal An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent was acquitted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a fellow agent following a training session at an Arizona gun range in 2023. The jury cleared Larry Edward Brown Jr. of all charges in the...

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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty in 2022 Stray-Bullet Killing of Olympian’s Mother

Victim Killed While Sewing at Home A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the tragic 2022 stray-bullet killing of Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi, the mother of Puerto Rican Olympic shooter Yarimar Mercado Martinez. Martinez Antongiorgi, 56, was at home in Waterbury, about 30 miles southwest of Hartford,...

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Kansas City Homeowner Pleads Guilty to Shooting Black Teen Who Rang Wrong Doorbell

Plea Deal Reduces Charges in Controversial Case An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who mistakenly rang his doorbell, in a case that sparked national outrage and reignited debates over gun laws and racial...

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Mississippi Judge Orders Newspaper to Remove Editorial, Drawing First Amendment Concerns

Controversial Ruling Sparks Outrage Among Press Advocates A Mississippi judge has ordered a local newspaper to take down an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders, a move that has sparked outrage among press advocates who argue it violates the First Amendment. On Tuesday, Chancery Judge Crystal Wise Martin issued...

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