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LITIGATION
Steakhouse Servers Say Conn. Judge Did Defense's Job
By Matthew Santoni
Counsel for a class of servers at a steakhouse at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut made good on his promise to seek recusal or disqualification of the judge slated to oversee an upcoming trial, arguing in a motion Friday that Superior Court Judge Elizabeth J. Stewart had improperly made part of the defense's case for it.
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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
By Katryna Perera and Jeff Montgomery
Delaware's governor weighed in on a challenge to recently approved state legislation that bars damages or "equitable" relief for some controlling stockholder or going-private deals. Meanwhile, Moelis told the Delaware Supreme Court that the struck-down stockholder agreement that triggered that legislation was valid. Additionally, one of two newly funded magistrates' posts in the Chancery Court has been filled.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
Ex-Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey Sues DOJ Over Firing
By Emily Sawicki
Maurene Comey, a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who brought high-profile criminal cases against the likes of Jeffrey Epstein and Sean "Diddy" Combs, sued the Justice Department on Monday alleging her abrupt July firing came "solely or substantially" because she is the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, a Trump critic.
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Feds Urge 3rd Circ. To Restore NJ US Atty's Authority
By Emily Sawicki
The federal government has urged the Third Circuit to reverse a district court ruling disqualifying acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba from prosecuting two criminal cases in New Jersey after the clock allegedly ran out on her interim term, arguing that her appointment is valid and that the court erred in its interpretation of the statute.
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