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St. Jude sues short-seller over heart device allegations
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St. Jude sues short-seller over heart device allegations

St. Jude Medical Inc on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cyber security company MedSec Holdings Ltd, saying they intentionally disseminated false information about its heart devices to manipulate its stock. St. Jude’s shares fell sharply on Aug. 25 after Muddy Waters, run by Carson Block, said it had taken a…

APA Sues Agent Over Exit to Gersh
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APA Sues Agent Over Exit to Gersh

(Ashley Cullins) APA claims Garrett Smith breached his “duty of loyalty,” among other things. Two more Hollywood agencies are facing off in the courtroom over allegations of poaching — this time it’s APA and Gersh. APA is suing its ex-agent Garrett Smith over his recent exit to Gersh, claiming he breached his contract by leaving…

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ – Independent filmmaker’s claims thrown out
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ – Independent filmmaker’s claims thrown out

(By Althea Legaspi) New York federal judge Jed Rakoff has dismissed a lawsuit against Beyoncé concerning Lemonade, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In June, independent filmmaker Matthew Fulks had filed the lawsuit, which alleged elements of Lemonade were lifted from his short film, Palinoia. RELATED How Beyonce Demolished the 2016 Video Music Awards: Middle Fingers…

New York top court expands definition of ‘parent’
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New York top court expands definition of ‘parent’

[JURIST-Alexandra Farone] The New York Court of Appeals [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that the definition of “parent” under a section of the state’s Domestic Relations Law [S. 70, text] should be expanded, in a decision that will serve to better accommodate same-sex couples. Because the previous legal definition of a parent “has become…

Federal appeals court dismisses AT&T data throttling case
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Federal appeals court dismisses AT&T data throttling case

[JURIST – Taylor Isaac] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Monday dismissed [text, PDF] a 2014 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official website] case against AT&T Mobile [corporate website], which took issue with AT&T’s disclosures regarding the reduction of a customer’s data speed [Reuters report]. The process, known as “data…