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Finders Keepers or Fraudsters Keepers? Banking Institutions Use Loophole to Avoid Liability: Zelle Users Beware
By: Nabila Sudha Technological advances in modern society undoubtedly betters the life of the average person, providing…
The Deep Fake of Dorian Gray: Who Owns the Likeness of Luke Skywalker?
By: Carson Hicks Last year Lucasfilm released the second season of The Mandalorian to Disney+, continuing the…
How to Swallow a Bitter Pill: A Possible Antidote to Kohl’s Shareholder Rights Plan
By: Rushabh Soni A poison pill plan is a shareholder rights plan that makes the target company…
NOW THAT BRITNEY IS FREE, YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT: AMANDA BYNES ENDS NINE-YEAR CONSERVATORSHIP
By: Gabriela Dueñas Just last week, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Roger Lund approved Amanda Bynes’ petition…
Why Tesla’s Investors Should Be Concerned About Elon Musk’s Willingness to Take on Regulators
By: Caren Andrango Tesla, Inc., a publicly traded company, is again facing a legal complaint which the…
A Liability Shield for the Sacklers? Purdue Pharma’s Effect on the Bankruptcy Code
By: Magdalene Eallonardo Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”), a U.S. drug maker, and its billionaire owners, the Sackler…
If Crypto You Will Lend, to the SEC’s Rules You Must Bend
By: Helena Alvarez On February 14th, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged BlockFi Lending LLC…
A Legal Lose-Lose: “Blocking Statutes” and the Potential Unlawfulness of U.S. Sanctions Compliance
By: Catrina Lambert-Crittenden Economic sanctions, an increasingly popular foreign policy tool, are a mechanism to impose penalties…
Digital Currency: Coming to a Central Bank Near You . . . Eventually
By: Cooper D’Anton The prospect of a U.S. central bank digital currency (“CBDC”) – a digital…
Biometric Information Data Privacy: Liability and Litigation
By: Anne McEnaney As the use of biometrics in business becomes more ubiquitous, [1] companies must understand…
