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Subject: Possible Child Porn May Undo Epstein Bid For Home Jail

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## TOP NEWS

## Analysis

## Possible Child Porn May Undo Epstein Bid For Home Jail

Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's bid for release ahead of trial on underage sex trafficking charges may be a hard sell given the wishes of victims and what could be child pornography found in his home, despite his offer to pay private guards to keep watch.

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## Feds Say Epstein Paid Potential Witnesses; More Victims ID'd

Financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid $350,000 in a possible attempt to influence two potential witnesses in his sex trafficking case, New York federal prosecutors said Friday, adding that more women alleging they were Epstein's victims have come forward.

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## SunEdison Settles With Investors For $74M

SunEdison Inc. investors inked a $74 million cash deal to end their class action suit accusing the renewable energy company of maintaining faulty internal controls and filing inaccurate financial statements, they told a New York federal judge Friday.

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## Thorny Issues In Orioles-Nationals Arbitration Trouble Judge

A New York state trial court judge on Friday said he was "genuinely struggling" with legal questions raised by claims from the Baltimore Orioles and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network that an arbitration award against them is so unfair that the courts should intervene.

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## POLICY & REGULATION

## DC Circ. Questions Trump Fight To Defy Financial Subpoenas

Two D.C. Circuit judges seemed highly skeptical of President Donald Trump's arguments Friday that his personal financial and hotel business records are off limits to Congress, though a third judge asked House Democrats' legal team to better justify their demands for the documents.

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## 18 State AGs Call On House To Ban Asbestos

A group of 18 attorneys general on Friday urged the House's Committee on Energy and Commerce to enact a full ban on making, importing and distributing asbestos within the U.S.

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## CONSUMER PROTECTION

## L'Oreal Dodges Claims Over Misleading Cosmetics Bottles

A New York federal judge has dismissed a suit alleging that L'Oreal USA Inc.'s cosmetics labels mislead customers, saying reasonable customers would not expect to get all of a viscous fluid out of the bottle with the pumps used in L'Oreal's products.

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## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

## Signet: Investor Cert. Needs Clarification. Judge: WRONG

A New York federal judge refused Thursday to clarify an order certifying a class of investors suing over Signet's alleged culture of sexual harassment, calling the retailer's interpretation "completely, totally and utterly WRONG" and setting the stage for an appeal.

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## Prominent Union Leader Dies Of Heart Attack At 57

Prominent labor leader I-Ictor Figueroa, president of the New York-based property service workers' union 328J SEIU, has died of a heart attack, the union announced Friday.

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## SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR

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## Investor Who Filed $4B Crypto Ponzi Suit Cut From Lead

A New York federal judge has denied two investors' bid to jointly lead a $4 billion lawsuit over an alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, handing the lead to the investor claiming greater losses rather than the one who filed the suit, saying the "unrelated" pair won't "function cohesively."

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## Ex-NBA Star Should Do Time For Taking Bribes, Gov't Says

Federal prosecutors took a dim view Friday of Chuck Connors Person's request for leniency in a Manhattan bribery case, rejecting the former NBA rookie of the year's assertion that he was in dire financial straits and pointing out that he was on the take while earning $250,000 a year coaching at Auburn University.

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## SEC Accuses 'Experienced' Securities Atty Of Trading Scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing an "experienced securities lawyer" of carrying out a multimillion-dollar scheme to sell unregistered penny stock shares, according to a case filed Friday in New York federal court.

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## CEO Accused Of Draining $3M From NJ Terra Cotta Co.

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Association 
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Bank of America Corp.
Barclays PLC

A New Jersey-based terra cotta facade business' minority shareholder sued the company's president and CEO in New York federal court Friday, accusing

the executive of misusing company funds and draining at least $3 million from his company.

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## BANKING

## DOJ Granted Deposition Delay In Forex-Rigging Suit

A New York federal judge overseeing a foreign exchange market rigging suit against several big banks is allowing the U.S. Department of Justice to delay deposition for three months, defying protests from investors who argue that the agency has been seeking extension requests to stall prosecution of their case.

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## Bank Of America, Morgan Stanley Again Accused Of Spoofing

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Bank of America Corp. and its subsidiary Merrill Lynch Commodities Inc. engaged in spoofing in an effort to manipulate precious metals futures, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in New York federal court.

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## Attys Get $4.9M In Fees In Citigroup Exchange Rate Suit

The attorneys for a class of Citigroup Inc.-sponsored American depositary receipt holders will receive nearly $5 million in fees after securing a $14.75 million settlement in a suit alleging the bank manipulated the foreign exchange rate when providing dividends to ADR holders.

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## COMPETITION

## Dental Supplier Says 2nd Circ. Sunk Startup's Damages Claim

Benco Dental Supply Co. told a New York federal court on Thursday that a recent ruling from the Second Circuit shows that the damages being pursued by online supplier SourceOne Dental Inc. over an alleged boycott are too speculative.

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## TAX

## Atty Eyed In E&Y Tax Shelter Case Jailed After Extradition

A lawyer charged in 2008 with helping former Ernst & Young LLP partners develop fraudulent tax shelters for high-end clients and failing to report at least $8 million of tax liability was jailed Friday by a Manhattan federal judge after being extradited to the U.S. from Canada.

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## Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Wachtell

In this week's Taxation With Representation, Piper Jaffray and Sandler O'Neill join forces in a $485 million merger, Cisco snaps up fiber optics company Acacia Communications for $2.6 billion, and Virgin Galactic merges with a special purpose acquisition company held by Social Capital and Hedosophia to create a $1.5 billion company.

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## CAPITAL MARKETS

## Palladium Closes $1.6B Fund Targeting Middle Market Cos.

Palladium Equity Partners said Friday it closed its latest fund with roughly $1.6 billion in commitments that will be used to invest in and partner with

Benco Dental Supply Co. Inc.
Caterpillar Inc.
Cisco Systems Inc.
Citigroup Inc.
Conn's Inc.
Electronic Privacy Information
Center 
Ernst & Young
Federal Bar Association
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority Inc.
General Cable Corp.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Google Inc.
HSBC Holdings PLC
Hearst Corp.
Henry Schein Inc.
Indiana Pacers
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
L'Oreal SA
LexisNexis Group
Major League Baseball Inc.
Major Lindsey & Africa
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Morgan Stanley
National Conference of State
Legislatures 
New York Times Co.
Nokia Corporation
North American Securities
Administrators Association
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Patterson Companies Inc.
Paypal Holdings Inc.
Piper Jaffrey Companies
Platinum Partners LP
RELX PLC
Rexford Industrial Realty Inc.
Rockland Trust Co.
SIFMA 
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Signet Jewelers Ltd.
Spectrum Management Holding
Co. 
Spotify Technology SA
Sterling Jewelers Inc.
SunEdison LLC
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
PLC 
Trump Organization Inc.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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middle market companies.

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REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT

## Real Estate Rumors: Carlton, Omega, Rockland Trust

Carlton Group is reportedly taking 6,000 square feet in Manhattan, Omega Cinema Props is said to be leasing 245,000 square feet in Los Angeles, and Rockland Trust has reportedly loaned $13.8 million for a Massachusetts affordable housing project.

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## EXPERT ANALYSIS

## Patchwork Of Broker Conduct Regs Complicates Compliance

Until challenges to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's newly adopted Regulation Best Interest play out in court, broker-dealers can reconcile conflicting state and federal standards of conduct by complying with the most restrictive applicable regulatory requirements, say Ghillaine Reid and Kurt Wolfe of Troutman Sanders.

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## State Net

## Local Governments Push To Regulate Public Surveillance

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors recently approved an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition technology by all city departments. The law is part of a growing movement among localities and states to increase oversight of the use of surveillance technologies by government entities, says Korey Clark of State Net Capitol Journal.

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## LEGAL INDUSTRY

## In Appalachia, A Lawyer's Vast Fraud Dogs Destitute Clients

Four years have passed since an attorneys unprecedented fraud led to the sudden suspension or reduction of disability benefits for thousands of people.

But despite a massive pro bono effort, many are still fighting to convince the government they played no part in the scheme.

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## Why Judge Christina Snyder Needs Her Coffee Strong

In a recent interview, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christina Snyder spoke with Law360 about her working weekends, collecting the art of Mary Corse and the political women she'd like to have lunch with, but can't. Read full article »

## Law Firm Leaders Expect Growth, But Also Rising Expenses

Law firm managers eyeing the remainder of 2019 have slightly higher confidence in the U.S. and global economies, but expenses are expected to eat into a greater chunk of firms' bottom lines, according to a survey released Friday.

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## Thompson Coburn Chair To Be Succeeded By Litigation Head

Thompson Coburn LLP on Friday announced that current Chair Tom Minogue will leave the position next July, handing over the reins to Roman Wuller, who currently heads the firm's litigation department.

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## Feds Say Craig's Mueller Interview Relevant At FARA Trial

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Federal prosecutors urged a D.C. judge on Thursday to allow evidence at the upcoming trial of ex-Skadden partner Gregory Craig about how the firm was paid for a controversial report at the center of the case and Craig's statements about that report to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators last year.

Read full article » Legal Groups Call For Independent Immigration Courts

Four prominent legal organizations are urging lawmakers to grant the immigration court system independence from the U.S. Department of Justice, citing growing dysfunction and serious due process concerns within the courts.

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## GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

Observers think regulators are waiting to be convinced that broker-dealers use effective processes to protect customer assets, and the Department of Justice will now consider "robust" compliance programs when contemplating bringing charges against whistleblower companies. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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## In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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The Supreme Court term is over, but what will we remember 10 years from now? On this week's Pro Say podcast, we're joined by former acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal, who shares his take on the biggest trends, Trump finally abandoning his plan to add a citizenship question to the census, and whether stare decisis is in trouble.

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