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'Muddled As Ever: More Appeals Courts to Weigh State Prediction Market Regulation
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (222+ words) The underlying question in the appeals around the country is whether the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets" sports-related events contracts, which allow traders to buy and sell positions on specific game outcomes, like scores and…...
Kalshi Faces Legal Fire in NY Over Prediction Market for Death of Iranian Leader
2+ week, 6+ day ago (178+ words) Kalshi refused to provide full payouts to users who predicted that Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, would be "out" of leadership by April 1, 2026, citing a policy against letting users benefit from someone's death. But a lawsuit claims Kalshi misled users…...
Arguing Class Actions: The Case for Impressionism in Complex Jury Trials
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (223+ words) "Steven Andrews" AND Litigation "Steven Andrews" OR "Roger Dalton" Litigation NOT "Roger Dalton" "Steven Andrews" AND Litigation NOT Florida Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column for the National Law Journal, A Maryland federal judge has denied defendants' motions for…...
Consumer Protection Company Launches Affiliated Mass Tort Law Firm Arm Under Arizona's ABS Program
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (200+ words) Justpoint Law, an offshoot of consumer protection company Justpoint Inc. , won approval in July to operate as a legal practice under the alternative business structure program in Arizona. It aims to use AI technology to identify cases ripe for litigation....
Water Wars Aren't Over: Cactus Sues Conoco Phillips for $10 Million After Texas Supreme Court Loss
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) Cactus Water Services LLC is suing Conoco Phillips Co. and its subsidiary COG Operating LLC for more than $10 million in the Texas Business Court, claiming the companies unlawfully sold water rights it doesn't actually own. Four months after the Texas…...
SCOTUSblog Publisher Tom Goldstein's Criminal Jury Trial Begins in Maryland Federal Court
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (273+ words) Tom Goldstein, the heavyweight appellate attorney who argued more than 40 cases before the U. S. Supreme Court, denies all charges in his criminal jury trial in Maryland federal court alleging he committed tax crimes and mortgage fraud while amassing large gambling debts....