Uría Menéndez Advises Wabtec on Acquisition of Fanox Electronic
Uría Menéndez Advises Wabtec on Acquisition of Fanox Electronic. Uría Menéndez has successfully advised Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (Wabtec) on its acquisition of 100% of the shares of Fanox Electronic from ABE Capital Partners and other minority stakeholders, including the company’s founder and management team. The transaction, completed via Wabtec Netherlands, B.V., expands Wabtec’s […]
Kirkland & Ellis Advises Franklin Mountain Energy and Avant Natural Resources on $3.95 Billion Acquisition Deal with Coterra Energy
Kirkland & Ellis Advises Franklin Mountain Energy and Avant Natural Resources on $3.95 Billion Acquisition Deal with Coterra Energy. Kirkland & Ellis advised Franklin Mountain Energy and Avant Natural Resources on two agreements with Coterra Energy Inc. (NYSE: CTRA) for the acquisition of select assets totaling $3.95 billion. The deal includes $2.95 billion in cash […]
Texas AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against El Paso Physician Over “Gender Transition” Treatments for Minors
Texas AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Against El Paso Physician Over “Gender Transition” Treatments for Minors. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, 61, has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Hector M. Granados, a physician in El Paso, accusing him of unlawfully administering “gender transition” therapies, including puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, to minors. Paxton claims […]
Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia Sues NCAA for Additional Season of Eligibility
Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia Sues NCAA for Additional Season of Eligibility. Diego Pavia, the standout Vanderbilt quarterback, filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in an effort to secure an additional season of college football eligibility. According to documents released by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville, Pavia’s legal […]
Which? Takes Legal Action Against Apple for Alleged iCloud Monopoly, Potential Compensation for 40 Million UK Users
Which? Takes Legal Action Against Apple for Alleged iCloud Monopoly, Potential Compensation for 40 Million UK Users. Consumer rights organization Which? has initiated legal action against Apple, accusing the tech giant of violating UK competition regulations by compelling its customers to use its iCloud storage services. If the lawsuit proves successful, an estimated 40 million […]
UCLA Faces Lawsuit Over Censorship and Free Speech Violations
UCLA Faces Lawsuit Over Censorship and Free Speech Violations. UCLA is facing a lawsuit from Jewish students and the conservative group Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) over allegations that the university censored free speech and yielded to mob rule. The legal action highlights concerns over the suppression of conservative viewpoints, particularly in response to pro-Hamas […]
Plains All American Pipeline Agrees to $72.5 Million Settlement Over 2015 Refugio Beach Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline Agrees to $72.5 Million Settlement Over 2015 Refugio Beach Oil Spill. Plains All American Pipeline has agreed to pay $72.5 million to settle a lawsuit related to the catastrophic oil spill that occurred at Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara, California, in 2015. The spill, which resulted from a pipeline rupture, released […]
California Residents Sue Ubisoft Over “The Crew” Shutdown, Claim Fraud and Misrepresentation
California Residents Sue Ubisoft Over “The Crew” Shutdown, Claim Fraud and Misrepresentation. Two residents of California have filed a legal complaint against Ubisoft, alleging fraud and unfair business practices after the company shut down the servers for The Crew, a popular online-exclusive racing game. The lawsuit, filed in a California court, claims that Ubisoft misled […]
Liverpool Man Jailed for Over 3 Years for Illegal Fire Stick Streaming Service
Liverpool Man Jailed for Over 3 Years for Illegal Fire Stick Streaming Service. Jonathan Edge, a 29-year-old from Liverpool, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for running an illegal TV streaming service through Amazon Fire Stick devices. Jonathan Edge, who pleaded guilty to three offences under the Fraud Act, provided […]
Rudy Giuliani Rebuked by Federal Judge Over Defiance of Court Order
Rudy Giuliani Rebuked by Federal Judge Over Defiance of Court Order. A federal judge sharply criticized Rudy Giuliani, 80, for providing a “farcical” explanation regarding his failure to comply with a court order to surrender personal assets to former Georgia election workers whom he defamed after the 2020 presidential election. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman […]
Mississippi Senate Sued for Alleged Wage Discrimination Against Black Attorney
Mississippi Senate Sued for Alleged Wage Discrimination Against Black Attorney. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Mississippi Senate discriminated against Kristie Metcalfe, a Black staff attorney, by paying her significantly lower wages than her white colleagues, despite performing comparable duties. The lawsuit, filed on November 8 in the U.S. […]
Connecticut Investor Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzling $3.5 Million in Hedge Fund Scheme
Connecticut Investor Pleads Not Guilty to Embezzling $3.5 Million in Hedge Fund Scheme. A Connecticut investor, Justin Murphy, 49, has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of federal wire fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged hedge fund embezzlement scheme. Murphy, from Stamford, Connecticut, is accused of misappropriating over $3.5 million […]