Suits and Litigation (Civil) – Page 78

Trump Media’s Impending Merger May Give Him a Financial Lifeline

The deadline for the former president to pay a $454 million civil fraud penalty coincides with the expected closing of a deal involving his social media platform, Truth Social.

By Matthew Goldstein

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Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading After Overhearing Wife’s Work Calls

The man made $1.7 million in profits after buying and selling stocks in a company that his wife’s employer, BP, acquired, prosecutors said.

By Amanda Holpuch

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Fertility Clinic Errors Collide With a Redefinition of ‘Personhood’

The clinics are routinely sued by patients for errors that destroy embryos, as happened in Alabama. An effort to define them legally as “unborn children” has raised the stakes.

By Azeen Ghorayshi and Sarah Kliff

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Alabama Says Embryos in a Lab Are Children. What Are the Implications?

A ruling by the state’s Supreme Court could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.

By Jan Hoffman