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        "title": "'Increasingly Difficult': In Davis Polk Retaliation Trial Ex-M&A Leader Talks About Guiding Plaintiff",
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        "prettyDate": "January 16, 2024",
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        "summary": "During the first week of testimony in the trial, which began Jan. 8, a series of current and former Davis Polk professional development employees introduced jurors to the concept of a \"time to go\" conversation, in which associates are told they need to find a new job but are not fired on the spot.",
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        "uri": "/2023/10/05/sam-bankman-fried-sues-insurer-to-cover-defense-costs-in-new-york-criminal-trial-other-litigation-414-244539/",
        "title": "Sam Bankman-Fried sues insurer to cover defense costs",
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        "prettyDate": "October 05, 2023",
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        "summary": "According to a complaint filed in the Northern District of California federal court, an insurance company must pay for his legal defense \"without regard to whether payments may exhaust the policy limit.\"",
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        "uri": "/2023/09/05/insurance-carrier-asks-court-for-relief-from-coverage-for-ny-ghost-gun-lawsuits-414-243057/",
        "title": "Insurance carrier asks court for relief from coverage for NY 'ghost gun' lawsuits",
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        "prettyDate": "September 05, 2023",
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        "summary": "The insurer says that sellers of untraceable guns are not entitled to coverage or a defense under their policies.",
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        "uri": "/2022/09/23/2nd-circuit-rejects-nras-claim-that-new-york-insurance-regulator-violated-its-first-amendment-rights-414-228112/",
        "title": "Insurance regulator didn't violate NRA's 1st amendment rights, court rules",
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        "prettyDate": "September 23, 2022",
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        "summary": "The defense's lawyer argued that the NRA's claims should be dismissed under the doctrine of qualified immunity.",
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        "title": "Professional liability insurance policy covers criminal defense of indicted 'lottery lawyer'",
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        "prettyDate": "July 05, 2022",
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        "summary": "Jason Kurland, who represented the winners of lottery jackpots, had a professional liability insurance policy through Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.",
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        "title": "Court mulls who is owed payout after insurance demutualization",
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        "prettyDate": "April 21, 2022",
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        "summary": "Attorneys for the medical professionals named as policyholders on the insurance argued that the money should go to their clients.",
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        "title": "Law capping reinsurers' liability struck down by 2nd Circuit",
        "byline": "Jane Wester",
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        "prettyDate": "January 04, 2022",
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        "summary": "The law falls after more than two decades on the books.",
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        "uri": "/2021/06/03/geico-sues-brooklyn-medical-supplier-alleging-fraud-and-rico-violation-in-equipment-scam-414-203668/",
        "title": "N.Y. medical supplier allegedly scammed $750,000 from Geico",
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        "prettyDate": "June 03, 2021",
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        "summary": "A lawsuit claims the company defrauded Geico and others by billing for unnecessary medical equipment to treat car crash victims.",
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        "uri": "/2020/08/12/alleging-widespread-corruption-ny-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-to-dissolve-the-nra-414-184948/",
        "title": "N.Y. AG files lawsuit to dissolve the NRA, alleging widespread corruption",
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        "prettyDate": "August 12, 2020",
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        "summary": "The lawsuit argues the NRA has diverted money away from its mission as a New York-chartered nonprofit for the personal gain of its top management.",
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        "title": "Swank NYC eateries sue for COVID-19 business interruption coverage",
        "byline": "Jane Wester",
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        "prettyDate": "August 07, 2020",
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        "summary": "These New York City destination restaurants also argue in their insurance lawsuit that pandemic safety rules rendered them non-functional.",
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