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May 17, 2018

In the News Today – May 17, 2018

RICO Case Settled With TCPA Firm Accused of Teaching Former Students to Avoid Paying Loans by Suing: A group of law firms have settled racketeering claims over their alleged involvement in a scheme that taught former students how to make money to pay off student debt by filing Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuits. (Legal Newsline)

An Invitation to Join the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) for a Breakfast Panel | Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) Battlegrounds: Personal Jurisdiction, a Year Later | Monday, June 4

Keynote Speakers: Anand Agneshwar, Partner, Arnold & Porter

                            Archis Parasharami, Partner, Mayer Brown

Moderated by Harold Kim, Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform

ILR will also release research addressing the paradigm-shifting consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in this case, which reined in forum shopping and reinforced the viability of personal jurisdiction as a defense. 

Register Now: https://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/events/bristol-myers-squibb-battlegrounds-personal-jurisdiction-a-year-later

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