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Gilead Must Foot $1.8M Bill For 'Egregious' Litigation Conduct

Law 360

for "glaringly egregious" litigation conduct, ordering the company to pay nearly $1.76 million in attorney fees for shareholders who battled Gilead's "overly aggressive" efforts to shut down investigations into its potential malfeasance regarding its AIDS drug development.

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DOJ Signals New Strategy For ‘Environmental Justice’

The Crime Report

Kim signaled that ENRD will “prioritize” prosecuting individuals who commit and profit from corporate malfeasance. The federal government intends to get tougher on corporate polluters that endanger “communities of color and low-income communities,” warns the head of the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD).

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Making Crypto Available to Everyone

InHouseOps

Tom Davis: I’ve been a licensed attorney for over 27 years. I’m probably one of the few attorneys in the United States that’s licensed in Washington, Oregon, and Alabama. 27 years ago, I was working as a trial attorney for a law firm in Alabama when I was recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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‘Invisibility’ of Prosecutor Misconduct Erodes Trust: PA Report

The Crime Report

The measures range from requiring certification that prosecutors have followed the rules of discovery to eliminating the “absolute” immunity from lawsuits currently granted to prosecuting attorneys. Errors of procedure, failure to file appropriate paperwork, missed communications with defense attorneys or the judge are common examples.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

It was clearly pronounced that “there appears to be no restriction on third parties (non-lawyers) funding the litigation and getting repaid after the outcome of the litigation” [18]. Litigation is a never-ending process and is only increasing in numbers as the hours pass by. Balaji [17]. It was observed in Otech Pakistan v.

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State Hid Criminal Referrals of Other Chemists, Supervisors at Hinton Drug Lab for Years

The Crime Report

Haggan show the agency referred other Hinton chemists and supervisors to the state Attorney General for potential criminal prosecution. A spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s office did not immediately respond to two requests for comment. Coakley is now a private attorney and Healey is the governor. Bedrosian Jr.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

Many criminal defense attorneys and torts attorneys give special thanks for a holiday that can involve copious amounts of alcohol, strained family relations, over-the-hill amateur football players, “Black Friday” sale stampedes , and novice cooks. The result is a horn of plenty for litigators. Some 1,800 ate the catered meal.

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