Bank of America agreed to pay $72.5 million to put to rest a proposed class action alleging the bank helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes, according to a motion for preliminary approval of the deal filed in New York federal court Friday.
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BofA Will Pay $72.5M In Deal Ending Epstein Ties Allegations

By Hailey Konnath

Bank of America agreed to pay $72.5 million to put to rest a proposed class action alleging the bank helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes, according to a motion for preliminary approval of the deal filed in New York federal court Friday.

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Uber Again Says It's A Tech Co., Not A Transportation Provider

By Jonathan Capriel

Uber is once again fighting efforts to frame it as a transportation provider that owes a duty of safety to passengers, telling the California federal court overseeing multidistrict litigation over sexual assault liability that it only operates a technology platform.

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Pharma Co. Says Exec Was Fired Over Conduct, Not Piglets

By Hayley Fowler

The U.S. arm of a Danish pharmaceutical company has told a North Carolina federal judge to throw out a former director's "extraordinary and conspiratorial" lawsuit claiming he was fired for expressing concerns about his employer's use of piglets at an anniversary party.

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Skull Shaver Can't Stop NJ Judge From Moving IP Suit To NC

By Elliot Weld

A New Jersey federal judge has adopted the recommendation of a magistrate judge who said Skull Shaver's patent infringement case against The Cut Buddy over electronic razor technology could move to North Carolina federal court.

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NC Judge Backs State In Same-Day Voter Registration Fight

By Abigail Harrison

Several civil rights groups have failed in their challenge to a 2023 North Carolina amendment to same-day registration voting law, with a North Carolina federal judge finding Thursday that Senate Bill 747 didn't violate the U.S. Constitution and didn't disenfranchise young voters.

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Atty Asks To Stay Out On Bond Amid $22M Tax Fraud Appeal

By Asha Glover

A Missouri lawyer convicted of helping perpetrate a $22 million tax scheme is asking to stay out of prison while she appeals, telling a North Carolina federal court that she believes her appeal could be successful on grounds that her indictment was obtained unconstitutionally.

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BUSINESS COURT

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judge Exits, Duke Ducks Climate Suit

By Hayley Fowler

The North Carolina Business Court saw an unexpected shakeup with one judge's retirement, rendered a pivotal decision in a first-of-its-kind climate change case against Duke Energy and oversaw a trial between the feuding owners of a commercial bed skirt company.

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LITIGATION

Up Next At High Court: Birthright Citizenship, Arbitration

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will close out its March oral arguments session by hearing a nationwide class's blockbuster challenge to President Donald Trump's limited view of birthright citizenship, as well as a dispute over federal courts' authority to confirm or vacate arbitration awards in cases they've formerly overseen.

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Live Nation Beat Rivals With Better Tech, Jury Hears

By Stewart Bishop

A former executive for AEG Presents on Friday testified that his former employer's ticketing system was subpar to that of Live Nation's Ticketmaster, as counsel for the latter portrayed the live entertainment giant's dominant position in the market as a natural result of its superior services to clients.

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REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT

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Real Estate Recap: Private Credit, Multifamily Potential, ICE

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into a pivotal moment for private credit, industry perspective on undervalued multifamily markets and a look at the litigation over immigration detention center projects.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Using Liability Forecasts In Financial Reports Vs. Bankruptcy

Understanding the differences of scope, time frame and stakes between liability forecasts drawn up for financial reports versus those used in bankruptcy litigation is crucial for attorneys seeking to leverage economic analysis to ask the right questions, and strengthen their compliance and courtroom strategies, says Jorge Gallardo-García at Bates White.

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Series

Watching Hallmark Movies Makes Me A Better Lawyer

I realize you may be judging me for watching, and actually enjoying, Hallmark Channel movies, but the escapism and storylines actually demonstrate qualities and actions that lead to an efficient, productive and positive legal practice, says Karen Ross at Tucker Ellis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bracewell Hires Norton Rose FERC Specialist In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Bracewell LLP has hired a Norton Rose Fulbright appellate partner who focuses his practice on energy regulatory and environmental-related appeals before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the firm announced Monday.

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Pillsbury Asks To Toss Suit Over Nonclient Data Breach

By Matt Perez

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP sought dismissal of a consolidated data breach action in New York federal court Friday due to the plaintiffs' alleged lack of relationship with the firm and inability to identify any cognizable damages.

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Blumenthal Questions SEC Over Crypto Cases, Ryan Exit

By Katryna Perera

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding answers from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins about the sudden resignation of the regulator's enforcement director and whether her departure was related to cryptocurrency cases, including one touching on the Trump family's ventures.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Boies Schiller

Bracewell LLP

Carella Byrne

Chaffin Luhana LLP

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

David Boies

Edwards Henderson

Fried Frank

GessnerLaw

Girard Sharp

HSF Kramer

Haynes Boone

Jackson Lewis PC

Jenner & Block

Jones Day

Kelley Drye

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

McDermott Will & Schulte

McGuireWoods

Milberg PLLC

Munger Tolles

Nelson Mullins

Norton Rose

O'Melveny & Myers

Peiffer Wolf

Perkins Coie

Phillips Black Inc

Pillsbury Winthrop

Robbins Russell

Shook Hardy

Shutts & Bowen

Sidley Austin

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Soliman & Associates

Stackhouse Law

Steptoe LLP

Tucker Ellis

Winston & Strawn

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AEG Presents LLC

Affinius Capital

Alexander & Baldwin Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

Ashe Memorial Hospital

Bank of America Corp.

Banyan

Bates White LLC

Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S

Boy Scouts of America

CVS Health Corp.

CoStar Group Inc.

CrossCountry Mortgage Inc.

Dollar Tree Inc.

Duke Energy Corp.

EQT Corp.

Eldridge Industries LLC

Elevate

EnPro Industries, Inc.

Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC

HCA Healthcare Inc.

Hanna Holdings Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Landmark Properties

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

NYC Health and Hospitals Corp.

Novant Health Inc.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Pharmacosmos A/S

Realty Income Corp.

SL Green Realty Corp.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Stream Realty Partners L.P.

TMG Partners LLC

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

Twitter Inc.

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

Uber Technologies Inc.

VICI Properties Inc.

Walmart Inc.

X Corp.

Zillow Group Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Internal Revenue Service

Mississippi Supreme Court

North Carolina Department of Justice

North Carolina General Assembly

Ohio Attorney General's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina