NY Accuses Polymarket Of Illegal Gambling Operation

By Aislinn Keely

New York sued Polymarket on Thursday alleging it runs an illegal gambling operation in the state through its sports prediction markets, the same day that Polymarket lodged its own suit accusing the state of intruding into the federal government's regulatory authority over derivatives trading.

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Apple Pay Antitrust Class Wins Cert. In Wallet Monopoly Suit

By Hailey Konnath

A California federal judge Wednesday certified a class of thousands of financial institutions in a suit accusing the company of monopolizing mobile wallet technology for its devices, even though some of the lead plaintiffs said they weren't going to pass transaction fees off to consumers.

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Fed Pitches Stablecoin Issuer Rules In Latest Genius Act Push

By Jon Hill

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday proposed rules to set key prudential standards and other guardrails for stablecoin issuers under its oversight, rounding out an initial phase of rulemaking at the federal banking agencies to implement the U.S. stablecoin law known as the Genius Act.

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CFTC Allows Tokenized Investments, Blockchain Records

By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission updated crypto guidance on Thursday to note that registrants can invest customer funds in tokenized versions of otherwise permitted investments and use blockchain tech to meet recordkeeping requirements.

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Analysis

5 Circuit Splits To Watch At The High Court

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court has been deciding fewer and fewer cases over the past three decades, with its caseload reaching a historic low just last term. While attorneys believe several factors have contributed to that trend, they say one of the most consequential is the court's apparent declining interest in resolving circuit splits. 

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$16M Coinbase Crypto Thief 'Lolimfeelingevil' Gets 12 Yrs.

By Bonnie Eslinger

A 23-year-old Brooklyn man who drained some 100 Coinbase accounts of $16 million by posing as a representative for the cryptocurrency exchange and bragged online about his heists was sentenced in state court Wednesday to 12 years behind bars, according to prosecutors.

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Ex-Tricolor CEO Says Feds Botched Warrants In Fraud Case

By Stewart Bishop

The former CEO of Tricolor Holdings on Thursday urged a Manhattan federal judge to bar any evidence seized from searches of his communications from being used to support accusations that he deceived lenders and investors about the subprime auto lender's assets before it crashed into bankruptcy with $1 billion in debt, saying federal agents ran roughshod over the Fourth Amendment.

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Capital One, Influencers Get Final OK In Alleged Fee Theft Suit

By Sydney Price

A Virginia federal judge has granted final approval to a settlement under which Capital One will pay influencers commissions and nearly $4 million in attorney fees and costs to settle claims that it siphoned commissions away from participants in its affiliate marketing program.

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Bitcoin Miner Loses Bid To Revive Detroit Lease Claim

By Isaac Monterose

A Michigan federal judge refused to revive a bitcoin miner's breach of contract claim against a Detroit landlord who was accused of wrongfully turning off electrical power for the cryptocurrency company while it was in the process of terminating its lease.

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Fried Frank Adds DLA Piper Asset Management Partner In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP has hired a partner from DLA Piper who focuses his practice on counseling sponsors and managers of private funds through regulatory matters, the firm recently announced.

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AML Takes Center Stage In Financial Crime Enforcement

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network actions, including its recent anti-money-laundering penalty against UBS, signal that companies should align sanctions and anti-corruption controls with documented risk assessments, quickly escalate and investigate red flags, and test remediation as enforcement intensifies, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

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Series

Playing Bid Whist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

As a child, I viewed bid whist as a family tradition and a source of friendly card game competition, but as a lawyer, I see it as a tool that has helped me cultivate skills like communication, teamwork, risk assessment and composure, says Keyonn Pope at Riley Safer.

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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and Reed Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit overturned a $140 million class verdict against CenturyLink, holding that the company had a reasonable interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

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Arkansas Firm 5th To Seal PE Deal With Uplift Investors

By Tracey Read

Arkansas' largest personal injury law firm is the latest legal entity to ink a deal to take private equity investment using Uplift Investors' associated management services organization.

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AI Mishap Has Judge Questioning 'Our Collective Character'

By Julie Manganis

A California attorney was barred from representing the plaintiffs in a Massachusetts insurance coverage dispute and ordered to pay legal costs of up to $10,000 to opposing counsel, after a federal judge found he relied on "inaccurate and fictitious" case cites and holdings in three filings.

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Tarter Krinsky Faces Suit After Disclosing Data Breach

By Andrea Keckley

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP maintained "intentional opacity" about a recently disclosed cybersecurity attack last year that may have compromised protected health information, a proposed class action alleged in New York federal court.

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A2J At The High Court: Gun Bans, Voting And Civil Remedies

By Marco Poggio

From the right to own semiautomatic rifles to the rules governing voter registration, the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term will see the justices tackle a broad swath of constitutional and access to justice issues.

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Domino Foods Fights Paul Weiss DQ Bid In Price-Fixing MDL

By Madison Arnold

Domino Foods is pushing back on an attempt to disqualify its counsel from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in a sugar price-fixing multidistrict litigation, arguing Hershey, J.M. Smucker and other food makers filed the motion as a "strategic attempt to gain tactical advantage" at a critical point in the dispute.

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Duane Morris To Settle Employee's Tax Withholding Claim

By Asha Glover

Duane Morris LLP has agreed to private mediation to settle a proposed class action by an employee who alleged that the firm failed to withhold taxes for workers who were misclassified as partners, according to a notice.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Wilson Sonsini topped a list of law firms that have alumni attorneys working at six of the country's most prominent tech companies. And general counsel at most large companies expect to increase their litigation budgets next year.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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