Votes & Verdicts
Votes & Verdicts
Votes and Verdicts is a series that examines the intersection of business, policy and law. It features conversations between Bloomberg Intelligence's team of litigation and policy analysts and thought leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.Social links:
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The End of Corporate Tax Inversions?
Corporate tax inversions once dominated international tax planning, prompting decades of congressional action and Treasury regulations with the result that we still had some of the largest cross-border mergers in history. Yet, despite the rollback of the last round of anti-inversion regulations in …
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Lindsey Graham; Apple vs. OpenAI; Kenvue Blow
Senator Lindsey Graham’s passing makes some of US President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, particularly a reconciliation 3.0 package, harder. This episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes & Verdicts podcast centers on the implications of Graham’s death and the outlook of Apple’s suit accusing …
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$1.4 Trillion Meta Suit, SpaceX, Data Centers
The settlement implications of a $1.4 trillion demand by states in an upcoming trial against Meta related to allegedly addictive features leads this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast. We also discussed why Meta can cut $10 billion from a $22 billion IRS tax case in conn…
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Policy & Litigation 2H Catalysts for Investors
The November midterm elections, potential litigation challenging the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and President Donald Trump’s ongoing bids to fire Federal Reserve Governors Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook are among key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence policy and litigation analysts will be…
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Trump’s Cuba Plan and Business Implications
What is the Trump administration’s approach to Cuba? How does it differ from President Donald Trump’s first term? And what happens next in the short term and the longer term? Ricardo Herrero, executive director of the Cuba Study Group, joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean on…
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Bayer Roundup Suit’s SCOTUS Chances, Risks
Bayer, facing tens of thousands of lawsuits over weedkiller Roundup, has set its sights on the Supreme Court. Dale Mullen, partner and co-chair of the business and corporate law section at Whiteford, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdic…
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Marijuana Rescheduling in Washington
What are the impacts of the Trump administration’s rescheduling of state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III from Schedule I? Could federal rescheduling extend to recreational marijuana later this year? If so, how should companies, firms and operators prepare for a world where significant tax…
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Bayer Appeal of Roundup Suits at Supreme Court
UCLA Law Professor William Boyd joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss Bayer’s appeal to the US Supreme Court of a $1.25 million verdict holding it liable for failing to warn that weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. The…
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Social Media Addicts, Seed Antitrust, AI Tax
A multitude of suits against social media companies like Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta and Snap accusing them of causing addiction and other harms lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast. Matt Schettenhelm previews a trial against Meta by over 30 state attorneys general…
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Joyce Adetutu on Tariff Risks, Refunds
Joyce Adetutu, a partner and trade attorney at Vinson & Elkins, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the status of refunds tied to tariffs the Supreme Court found unlawful in February. They explore how a potential a…
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