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  • November 17, 2025

    Tyler Skaggs' Widow Blames Angels In Tearful Testimony

    Tyler Skaggs' widow fought through sobs on the stand in a wrongful death trial Monday while describing the tremendous loss she feels from her husband's 2019 overdose, testifying that she feels angry at him and the Los Angeles Angels, who should be held accountable for their actions and inactions. 

  • November 17, 2025

    Russia-Tied Payments Co. Escapes Investor Suit For Good

    Shuttered payments company Qiwi PLC no longer faces investor claims it hid its noncompliance with Russian financial regulation and hurt investors when the company disclosed that a Russian central bank audit had led to a fine and certain payments restrictions.

  • November 17, 2025

    Crypto.com Asks 9th Circ. To Shield Event Contracts In Nev.

    Crypto.com is appealing to the Ninth Circuit a judge's decision to not restrain Nevada's gaming regulators from taking action against the company over its sports event contracts.

  • November 17, 2025

    Feds Back IRS Agent Testimony In Goldstein Tax Case

    An Internal Revenue Service agent must be allowed to testify in Tom Goldstein's tax evasion case, the U.S. government said, arguing that the agent's testimony is relevant to proving willfulness in the tax crimes the U.S. Supreme Court attorney and SCOTUSblog publisher was charged with.

  • November 17, 2025

    Pa. Supreme Court Snapshot: Skill Games Top Nov. Lineup

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's November session will tackle the legality of the "Pennsylvania Skill" games that have popped up in gas stations and convenience stores, answering the long-simmering question of whether they should be regulated like slot machines. Here are some of the cases the state supreme court will hear during its three-day session in Harrisburg.

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