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Glazer Capital Mgmt., LP v. Magistri

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Dismissal of a class action complaint alleging false statements contained in a merger agreement with a third party company is affirmed where the plaintiff has not pled facts that would either directly or indirectly give rise to a strong inference of scienter on the part of those officers responsible for making the false statements contained in the merger agreement.




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Boyer v. Crown Stock Distrib., Inc.

(United States Seventh Circuit) - In Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings in which the trustee filed an adversary action against the defendants claiming fraudulent conveyance under the section 4(a)(2) of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, judgment in favor of the trustee is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) bankruptcy court did not commit clear error in finding that the statutory condition for a fraudulent conveyance was satisfied; and 2) district court's ruling with respect to the dividend is reversed as the trustee is entitled to the dividend because it was an integral part of the leveraged buy-out.




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Tissue Technology LLC v. TAK Investments LLC

(United States Seventh Circuit) - In a dispute that arose out of the sale of a manufacturing plant, held that the district judge was correct to withhold any remedy that would transfer the value of certain promissory notes from the secured lenders to the seller. Affirmed a judgment after a bench trial.




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Latido Music Announces Advisory Board - Notable Execs From Univision, Warner Bros., Cinedigm

Latido Music, The Premiere 24-hour Digital Television Network Dedicated To Latin Music, Has Announced The Formation Of Its Advisory Board




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Emotional Debris Release New Singles 'Hey Roman' & 'California Song'

Inspired By The Events Of Los Angeles Summer 1969 Emotional Debris Introduces 2 Catchy Rock Records In Line With Quentin Tarantino's New Epic 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'




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The Indie Spotify Bible - Contact Information For Over 3000 Spotify Playlists!

Each Playlist Is Categorized By GENRE So You Can Easily Contact The Curators




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Xprnc Media Announces The 'Rise Above - ON TOUR' Marketing Program Empowering Artists To Directly Connect With Fans In-store At Media Retail

The 'Rise Above - ON TOUR' Marketing Program Is An Innovative, Unique And Low Cost Opportunity To Place Your Local Performance In Front Of Committed Music Fans And Store Staff Across All Your Markets




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Stephanie Ryann Releases Her Official Music Video For "Whiskey Regret"

Rising Country Artist, Stephanie Ryann, Has Released Her First Music Video For The Song "Whiskey Regret" Off Of Her Debut, Self-titled EP To Commemorate The Anniversary Of Its Release Last October




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Kisor v Wilkie

(United States Supreme Court) - Vacated and remanded. Plaintiff is a Vietnam veteran who sought disability benefits from the Veterans Administration for post-traumatic stress. The VA eventually granted benefits but only from the motion to re-open his case and not from the date of the original application. Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling citing the deference doctrine. The US Supreme Court vacated the judgment and remanded to have the lower court determine if the deference doctrine applied in this case.




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Doe v. Mattis

(United States DC Circuit) - Affirming. Doe is a US citizen in the custody of the Department of Defense after his capture in Syria. He sought to prevent his transfer during the pendancy of a habeas corpus claim since this would place him outside of the court's jurisdiction. The court affirmed a district court injunction barring the government from transferring Doe to Country B, and the injunction requiring 72 hours notice before transfer to Country A.




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Christensen v. Lightbourne

(Supreme Court of California) - Affirmed. The Appeals court held that the current policy of the California Department of Social Services treating court-ordered child support as income and using the same funds twice as income for both the paying household and the receiving household does not violate the Welfare and Institutions Code section 11005.5.




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Quigley v. Garden Valley Fire Protection Dist.

(Supreme Court of California) - Reversed and remanded. The Government Claims Act immunity for public entities is an affirmative defense that can be waived or forfeited if not timely raised.




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City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Comm. Serv. Dist

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff sued to prevent Defendant from violating city zoning laws to construct a solar energy project. Defendant claimed an exemption under Gov. Code, section 53091 and 53096. Court found that exemption does not apply and that there was no finding that no feasible alternative was available.




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A.J. Fistes Corp. v. GDL Best Contractors, Inc.

(California Court of Appeal) - Reversed and remanded. The trial court sustained the Defendant’s demurrer without leave to amend to Plaintiff’s third amended complaint. The appellate court held that Plaintiff made a sufficient showing for leave to amend and directed Plaintiff to amend their complaint consistent with this opinion.




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Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Newsom

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. The court found that Senate Bill No. 1107 directly conflicts with Political Reform Act of 1974 and does not further the purposes of the Act.




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Churchman v. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist

(California Court of Appeal) - Affirmed. Plaintiff sued Defendant for a slip and fall accident in the BART station on the theory that the train operator owed a heightened duty of care under Civil Code section 2100. The trial court dismissed the action on the grounds that Defendant had no liability for accidents that did not occur on the train. The appeals court agreed also holding that section 2100 does not apply to minor commonplace hazards in a train station.




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Merzbow Joins Forces With Haino And Pandi On Blisteringly Intense Improv 'Become The Discovered, Not The Discoverer' On RareNoiseRecords

Kindred Spirits Met When Japanese Noise Legend Merzbow Got Together In The Studio With Fellow Countryman Keiji Haino And Drummer Balazs Pandi For A New Recording On RareNoiseRecords




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Zenhiser Releases Tension Techno Sample Pack

A Gold Mine Of Analogue & Digital Techno Sounds Awaits You




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Scottish EDM Producer Readies 4th Quarter Releases With AWAL

Aberdeen-based Chris Burke Will Release 12 Singles With Exclusive Distributor AWAL. A Summer 2020 European Tour Is Being Planned.




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Zenhiser Releases "Braindrop - Drum N Bass" Sample Pack

A New Horizon Of DnB Sounds Covering Everything From Liquid D&B To Neurofunk




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Precious Time By Sakis Gouzonis

Sakis Gouzonis, One Of The Most Famous Greek Electronic Music Composers, Has Just Released His 12th Studio Album, “Precious Time.”




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01100110 Releases Debut EP “Seaside Hollows” And Launches Record Label “Elektroakustische Tanzmusik.”

The Techno Artist And DJ Known As 01100110 Has Released His Latest EP Album, “Seaside Hollows” On His New Record Label “Elektroakustische Tanzmusik.”




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Zenhiser Releases "Swagger" Sample Pack For Hip Hop & Trap

Blurring The Lines Between Hip Hop & Trap, Swagger Adds Attitude To Your Tracks




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DIVINE ASTRONAUT ELECTRO DUO ANNOUNCE LAUNCH. LISTEN TO TEASER FOR ‘UNDONE’

LA Based Electro Duo Divine Astronaut Announce The Launch Of Their New Musical Act With A Teaser Video Of Their Upcoming Single Release ‘Undone’.




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Zenhiser Releases "Galvanize - Drum & Bass" Sample Pack

A Straight Talking Drum & Bass Sample Pack That Pushes The Envelope In DnB Tools




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A Trio Of Mexican Producers Come Together For Hard-hitting Techno Release ‘Fear The Noise’

Thick Smoke Clouds The Air As Thunderous Booms Shake The Ground.




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Lewis v. Super. Ct.

(Supreme Court of California) - Affirming the Court of Appeal's judgment that the Medical Board of California's seizure of data from the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) without a warrant or subpoena but supported by good cause in the course of investigating a patient's physician was not a violation of the patient's right to privacy because even if this would be an intrusion on a legally protected privacy interest, the Board's actions were justified.




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T.H. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

(Supreme Court of California) - Affirming the Court of Appeals determination that the manufacturer of a name brand drug whose labeling directs the warnings provided on its generic bioequivalent's packaging owes a duty of reasonable care to the consumers of the generic drug and that the liability for potential negligence doesn't automatically terminate upon transfer of the company's rights in the name brand drug to a successor manufacturer.




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Spireas v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

(United States Third Circuit) - Affirming a Tax Court determination that royalties paid on technology license agreements should be treated as ordinary income rather than as capital gains in the case of a pharmaceutical scientist raking it in on liquisolid technologies hoping to avoid paying a significant tax bill.




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US v. Garrison

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirming a conviction for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in a case in which the government offered evidence that the defendant and co-conspirators abused their positions as healthcare providers by intentionally prescribing OxyContin for no legitimate medical purpose as part of a scheme to sell it as a street drug because the evidence was sufficient to support the jury findings.




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Praxair Distribution, Inc. v. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Ltd.

(United States Federal Circuit) - Affirming in part and reversing in part the inter partes review decision of the US Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Bard holding claims for methods of distributing nitric oxide gas cylinders for pharmaceutical applications used in treating respiratory failure as unpatentable as obvious because, while the Board didn't err as to most of the rulings, it did as to one.




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People v. Onesra Enterprises

(California Court of Appeal) - The People appealed the order dismissing the complaint for a medical marijuana conviction. The Court reversed the dismissal. Defendant argued that the appeal was moot as a result of the passage of the California Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The Court of Appeal rejected the argument because the Court concluded, the Act was not intended to be retroactive for this conviction. A reversal was required because the trial court abused its discretion in mistakenly dismissing the complaint.



  • Sentencing
  • Drugs & Biotech
  • Criminal Law & Procedure

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Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

(United States Federal Circuit) - Affirmed that tribal sovereign immunity could not be asserted in a patent proceeding. A pharmaceutical company involved in a dispute over an eye medication patent transferred the title of its patent to a Native American tribe, which then moved to terminate the patent proceeding on the basis of sovereign immunity. Concluding that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be asserted in inter partes review, the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of the Tribe's motion to terminate the proceeding.




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United Food and Commercial Workers Unions v. Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.

(United States First Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of two putative antitrust class actions alleging that a pharmaceutical company took steps to block the entry of generic versions of its leukemia-treatment drug into the U.S. market. The plaintiffs, including several labor union benefit funds, claimed that the drugmaker engaged in anticompetitive conduct by bringing sham infringement lawsuits against manufacturers trying to enter the market with generic versions of that drug. Dismissing the complaints, the district court held that the plaintiffs had not plausibly alleged their claims, and the First Circuit affirmed.



  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Health Law
  • Drugs & Biotech

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Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed the dismissal of product liability claims against the maker of a blood-thinning medicine that allegedly caused patients harm. Held that the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act preempted the plaintiffs' state law claims, in this multi‐district litigation.




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Minder inhoud & meer meta-communicatie door het coronavirus. Is dat erg?

Het is de maand van de meta-communicatie. Door het coronavirus vertellen we niet meer wat we doen, maar hoe we dat doen. Hoe moeten we thuiswerken met kinderen? Hoe kunnen we een online teammeeting inplannen? Hoe blijven we effectief in deze tijd? Deze vorm van communicatie heeft een naam: meta-communicatie. Wat is meta-communicatie precies? Wat […]




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Corona: het is tijd om je contentmarketingstrategie aan te passen

Moet je nu wel of niet over corona publiceren? Zijn consumenten verzadigd als het gaat om coronagerelateerde content, of kun je ze er juist mee helpen? Ik merk dat ik corona-content een beetje uit de weg ga. Over het algemeen word ik er niet veel vrolijker van, dus ik maak liever ruimte voor andere onderwerpen. […]




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6 redenen om juist wél in de avond actief te zijn op social media

Ben je ook zo benieuwd waarom het ene socialmedia-account moeizaam enkele likes bij elkaar schraapt? En het andere een levendige community is met veel bereik? Verschillende elementen dragen bij aan meer activiteit op je socialmedia-kanaal. Ik ontdekte: actief zijn in de avond kan een groot verschil maken. Dit is eigenlijk heel logisch. Juist ‘s avonds […]




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Alyssa Milano Promotes Debunked Jimmy Kimmel Video Maligning Mike Pence: 'F*ck the GOP and This Administration'

Actress and left-wing activist Alyssa Milano has promoted a deceptively edited video about Vice President Mike Pence that was created by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel -- even though the video has been debunked and Kimmel has publicly apologized for it.




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Expert Suggests Alleged Mastermind of Venezuela's Failed Coup Is 'Double Agent' Working for Maduro

The Venezuelan military defector identified as the ringleader of the botched coup attempt in Venezuela was likely working as a "double agent" for the same man he allegedly attempted to overthrow, socialist narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro, Breitbart News has learned.





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Mark Levin Celebrates Vindication of 'The Broadcast That Will Go Down in History'

Conservative radio host and litigator Mark Levin noted Thursday on The Mark Levin Show that he had been vindicated in his early suspicions that the outgoing Obama administration had staged a "silent coup" against President Donald Trump.




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Leaked Call: Obama Warns 'Rule of Law Is at Risk' After Flynn Charges Dropped

Former President Barack Obama on Friday stated the "rule of law is at risk" in response to the Department of Justice dropping its criminal charges against retired Army Lieutenant General, Michael Flynn, according to an audio call obtained by Yahoo News.




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Schiff: Trump, Barr 'Can't Gaslight History' -- Flynn Was a 'Prime Counterterrorism Risk'

Friday on MSNBC's "The Beat," House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said Attorney General Bill Barr's Justice Department doing President Donald Trump's "dirty work" by dropping the case against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was an attempt to "gaslight history."




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UK Education Office Argues Christians Should Limit Their Beliefs to Church

The United Kingdom’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) argued before the High Court that Christian groups should not allow their religious beliefs to influence their professional activities.




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Sanders: 'It Would Be an Economic Disaster' if Trump Didn't Fund Postal Service and It 'Went Under'

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discussed what kind of economic stimulus should be passed to respond to the coronavirus and stated that it would be “an economic disaster” if President Trump didn’t fund the




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Ousted BARDA 'Whistleblower' Rick Bright: I Am Not Disgruntled -- 'I Am Frustrated at a Lack of Leadership'

Rick Bright, the former head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), proclaimed by some in the media to be a "whistleblower" against the Trump administration, told CBS News that he was not a disgruntled employee.




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Cotton: Chinese Government Made a 'Conscious Decision' to Allow Coronavirus to Get Outside Its Borders

Friday on Fox News Channel's "Your World," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued when determining how and whether or not China was responsible for coronavirus global pandemic, it was undeniable China allowed the virus to spread beyond its borders.




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Afghanistan Has Freed over 900 Taliban Jihadis So Far in Prisoner Swap

Afghanistan's government has freed 933 Taliban prisoners since the terrorists agreed to a peace deal with the U.S. in February, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported on Friday.