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Elon Musk Twitter Blockbuster Takeover

Posted by Ana Abraham. In recent news, Elon Musk takes over Twitter. After spending months attempting to close a “blockbuster” purchase, at 44 billion dollars the deal was finally closed. Officially naming Elon Musk the new owner of Twitter, one of the most influential platforms to exist. “Musk’s Takeover” was finalized Thursday night, October 27th, …

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Twitter Employees File Lawsuit Claiming Mass Layoffs Violate Federal Law Requiring Notice

Posted by Vincent Nappi. Last week Elon Musk completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. Since he made his intention known more than a year ago to purchase the social media site there has been controversy surrounding it. Musk has promised to make the social media platform the town square of websites that will not …

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Is Legalization Actually Legal?

Posted by Natalia Silverlieb. For this blog post I chose to write about an article that I found on Fox Business. The title for the article reads, “Lawsuit filed against California weed companies for not getting consumers high enough.” This article was published a couple weeks ago at the end of October, highlighting the law …

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Moderna v. Pfizer: What the Patent Infringement Suit Means for Biotech

Posted by Amanda Marzigliano. The well known Covid vaccine company Moderna sued one of its largest competitors, Pfizer, for patent infringement. Patent infringement is best defined as a “Violation of a patent owners rights with respect to some invention. Unless permitted by the patent owner, one commits patent infringement by making, using, offering to sell, …

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Musk Must Complete Twitter Deal by Oct. 28 to Avoid Trial

Posted by Kieran Durkin. A Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled Thursday that Elon Musk has until Oct. 28 to close his acquisition of Twitter if he wants to avoid a trial, granting Musk a slight delay. He asked Twitter to end all litigation to close the deal, but they did not agree. He wanted them …

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Summary and Response to CVS and Walgreens Settling Opioid Lawsuits

Posted by Mario Stampone. The business law article that I have chosen to summarize and respond to is from The Wall Street Journal and is titled “CVS, Walgreens to Pay More Than $10 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits.” The article explains that CVS Health Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to pay over $10 …

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CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens Settle on a Billion-dollar Settlement Over America’s Opioid Crisis

Posted by Natalie Hamblin. America has been faced with an opioid crisis, leading to death, addictions, and overdoses. Three major retailers; CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart have all concluded on a settlement rounding out to $13.8 billion regarding their involvement with the opioid crisis. The three retailers have been dealing with lawsuits from state and local …

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Lost Your Car Key? Don’t Worry, All You Need is a Screwdriver and a USB cable.

Posted by Jiaqi Liu. In recent years, the popular social media app, Tik Tok, has gained a strong foothold in the digital sphere. From cute puppy videos doing tricks, to pranks and trendy dance challenges, Tik Tok has become a platform where one can learn about almost anything and everything, including how to steal a …

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