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Epic Games opposes Apple's effort to pause antitrust trial orders

Technology · 9:30 AM UTC

"Fortnite" creator Epic Games on Friday opposed Apple Inc's efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial as a potentially lengthy appeals process plays out.

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Legal Industry · October 24, 2021 · 12:29 AM UTC

Alec Baldwin shooting victim was wife of Latham & Watkins lawyer

The husband of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin with a prop gun on Thursday, is a corporate lawyer in Latham & Watkins' Los Angeles office.

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Litigation

Litigation · October 22, 2021 · 6:19 PM UTC

Norfolk Southern moves to bar union lawsuits over vaccine mandate

Norfolk Southern Railway Co has filed a lawsuit seeking to block its employees' unions from suing over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and to prevent its workers from striking or picketing in protest of the requirement.

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Legal Industry · October 22, 2021 · 8:26 PM UTC

This first-year New York lawyer is big news...in Japan

Kei Komuro might be the most headline-grabbing lawyer you’ve never heard of.

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Government

Government · October 22, 2021 · 7:12 PM UTC

House passes biz-backed bill adding protections for nursing moms

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill supported by the White House and major business groups that would extend workplace protections for nursing mothers to millions of workers.

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Trump's executive privilege claim in Capitol riot case gets Nov. 4 hearing
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up Texas abortion case, lets ban remain

Transactional

Transactional · October 22, 2021 · 6:52 PM UTC

U.S. Justice Dept launches new discriminatory lending initiative

The U.S. Department of Justice is launching a nationwide initiative to combat discriminatory lending practices, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday.

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