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Mother of ‘Miracle Baby’ Found Crawling by Highway Faces Murder Charge in Older Son’s Death

Arrest and Charges Three days after a 4-year-old boy’s body was found in a lake in southwest Louisiana, and two days after his 1-year-old brother was rescued while crawling beside an interstate highway, Louisiana authorities have charged the children's mother with second-degree murder. Aaliyah Jack, 25, was arrested earlier this...

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Wisconsin Secretary of State Settles Open Records Lawsuit Brought by Conservatives

Settlement Agreement Reached Wisconsin's Democratic Secretary of State, Sarah Godlewski, settled an open records lawsuit with the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) on Wednesday. The conservative policy group had challenged Godlewski over her response to an open records request. Under the settlement, Godlewski has agreed to respond to all future...

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Opinion: Reviewing shareholder authority to make non-governance proposals is a modest but valuable step toward letting boards govern and investors invest.

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A California federal court has dismissed a lawsuit from Eli Lilly against a telehealth company and related entities over the compounding of its popular weight loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. https://www.law360.com/articles/2403909

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Foreign developers and trade associations for South Korean publishers are defending their Android app antitrust case against Google, saying their claims over U.S. and foreign Play Store transactions all belong in California federal court. https://www.law360.com/articles/2403787

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A Vanderbilt quarterback's suit challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules will resume after a Tennessee federal judge on Monday lifted the stay imposed while the NCAA unsuccessfully appealed the injunction allowing him to play this season. https://www.law360.com/articles/2404096

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James Dolan’s sports and media empire granted at least $7 million in total compensation this year to three lawyers, one of whom will soon depart.

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A Chubb unit says it has no duty to defend or indemnify a former Ramada Inn franchise operator that was ordered to pay the hotel chain's parent company over $4 million after it settled claims that the hotel profited from human trafficking.

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A senior Democratic senator called on the Trump administration’s Labor Department inspector general nominee to withdraw from consideration for appearing to mislead a Senate panel about an active political campaign committee.

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An actor from the first "Terrifier" movie sued the filmmakers Sunday, saying she is potentially owed millions of dollars in royalties and was subjected to sexual harassment and unsafe conditions during filming.

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An investor in vaccine giant Moderna Inc. has failed to show that the company misrepresented the efficacy of its RSV vaccine by pointing out that the FDA later recalculated the vaccine's efficacy, the company says. https://www.law360.com/articles/2403818

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Opinion: Narrowing definition of "securities" would clear the way for Congress to build a legal framework that matches how digital-asset technology actually works.

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Justin Baldoni, the "It Ends With Us" lead and director facing sexual harassment claims from co-star Blake Lively, asked a federal court to dismiss an insurer's suit seeking to avoid coverage, noting that he and others have already filed a similar action.

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Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that will give the U.S. Marshals Service the authority to help tribal law enforcement agencies track down individuals with violent felony arrest warrants and search for missing children. https://www.law360.com/articles/2403574

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Conservative TV and radio host Wayne Allyn Root sued social media companies including Meta Platforms Inc. and TikTok Inc. and Stanford University for conspiring to censor his content.

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New York must rapidly issue rules that put a 2019 climate law into effect, a state court ruled Friday.

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Exxon Mobil is suing California over state laws the company says violate its First Amendment rights by forcing it "to serve as a mouthpiece" for ideas it disagrees with, including that large companies are uniquely responsible for climate change. https://www.law360.com/articles/2403962

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against West Virginia State Troopers Settled in Maryland Man’s Death

Judge Approves $1 Million Settlement A $1 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit was approved on Tuesday by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard. The lawsuit accused West Virginia state police troopers of using excessive force on Edmond Exline, a Maryland man, who died after being tackled, handcuffed, and...

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Conservation Groups Sue to Restore Endangered Species Protection for Northern Rockies Wolves

Legal Action Against Federal Decision Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), challenging the recent decision not to protect wolves in the northern U.S. Rocky Mountain region under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The lawsuit...

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Prosecutors Seek Restitution for Families of 34 People Killed in 2019 Scuba Boat Fire in California

Hearing Set to Determine Restitution Amount Prosecutors are seeking restitution for the families of 34 victims killed in the 2019 scuba dive boat fire, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. A judge will determine the restitution amount during a hearing on Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles....

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Missouri Man Accused of Imprisoning and Torturing a Woman for Weeks Indicted for Murder

New Murder Indictment A Missouri man, already facing serious charges for allegedly imprisoning and torturing a woman, has now been indicted for the murder of another woman. Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced Tuesday that Timothy M. Haslett has been charged with murder in the death of 36-year-old Jaynie...

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Rikers Island Inmates Sue NYC Claiming They Were Trapped in Cells During Jail Fire That Injured 20

Lawsuit Filed by Inmates Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island have filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were trapped in their cells during a fire that injured 20 people last year. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in Manhattan, involves 15 men who allege they were kept locked in their...

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Memphis Man Charged with Attacking Two Homeless Men in Recent Months

Recent Charges and Investigation Karl P. Loucks, a U.S. Army veteran, is facing serious charges for attacking two homeless men in downtown Memphis. Loucks, 41, was charged on June 25 with aggravated assault after allegedly cutting a homeless man with a knife. This follows a previous charge on May 31...

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Boeing to Plead Guilty to Fraud in US Probe of Fatal 737 MAX Crashes

Boeing Agrees to Plea Deal and Fine Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into two 737 MAX fatal crashes. This agreement, which was disclosed in a court filing on Sunday,...

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Body of Missing Ohio Woman Found by Sanitation Workers; Boyfriend with Violent Past Arrested

Discovery of the Body The body of 24-year-old Raychel Sheridan, who was reported missing, was found by sanitation workers in Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday. Stark County Sheriff George Maier confirmed the discovery in a press conference later that day, revealing that Sheridan's remains were located in the southwest area of...

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Texas Man Stalked and Killed McDonald’s Coworker and Her Roommate Before Setting Fire to Crime Scene

Life Sentence for Double Murder and Arson Rosendo Jesus Montoya, 28, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after accepting a plea deal for the murders of Mary Heinz, 33, and her roommate, Laura West, 43. The plea deal spares Montoya the death penalty. Obsession...

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