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Waco is famous for a few things: Baylor University (Congrats on the Championship!), the HGTV series Fixer Upper with Chip and Joanna Gaines, and the Branch Davidians. But Waco is now known – at least in IP circles – as the epicenter of patent litigation. The reasons are many, but center on Judge Alan D. Albright and the efficient system he has quickly established.
On September 18, 2018, Judge Albright was sworn in as United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division. Albright, who practiced as a patent litigator for over 30 years, mainly on the defense side, also served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Texas from 1992 to 1999. He served as a law clerk to Jud
3 women charged with illegally obtaining over $1.2M in unemployment benefits in names of inmates
By Mary Stringini
LOS ANGELES - Three Inland Empire women were arrested and charged this week for illegally obtaining COVID-related unemployment benefits in names of prison inmates and scamming the California Employment Development Department out of a combined $1.2 million, federal prosecutors allege.
Sequoia Edwards, 35, of Moreno Valley, Mireya Ramos, 42, of Colton, and Paris Thomas, 33, of San Bernardino, are charged in separate criminal complaints, and each woman faces two counts – fraud in connection with emergency benefits and wire fraud.
According to the Department of Justice, Edwards filed at least 27 fraudulent claims over the course of two months last summer, of which, six used information of California prison inmates she allegedly got from her incarcerated cousin. As a result, the EDD paid $455,000 intended to help those who were out of work due to the COVID-19 pan
April 09, 2021
President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate. In addition to legal and other scholars, the Commissioners includes former federal judges and practitioners who have appeared before the Court, as well as advocates for the reform of democratic institutions and of the administration of justice. The expertise represented on the Commission includes constitutional law, history and political science.
The Commission’s purpose is to provide an analysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, including an appraisal of the merits and legality of particular reform proposals. The topics it will examine include the genesis of the reform debate; the Court’s role in the Constitutional system; the length of service and turnover of justices on the Court; the
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ROOT LAWSUIT FILING DEADLINE: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reminds Investors of the Deadline to File .
Bernstein Liebhard LLPApril 9, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK, April 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of those who: (i) purchased or acquired Root, Inc. (“Root,” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: ROOT) between October 28, 2020, and March 8, 2021 (the “Class Period”) and/or (b) Root Class A common stock pursuant to and/or traceable to the Offering Documents issued in connection with the Company’s initial public offering conducted on or about October 28, 2020 (the “IPO” or “Offering”). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio to recover damages
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday the state is “fighting back” against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, filing a lawsuit to allow cruise ships to start sailing again.
“We don’t believe the federal government has the right to mothball a major industry for over a year based on very little evidence and very little data, Gov. DeSantis said. I think we have a good chance for success.”
This lawsuit is necessary to protect Floridians from the federal government’s overreach and resulting economic harm to our state. https://t.co/I0uLeBzZqZ Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 8, 2021