Criminal
Jul. 20, 2023
In reversal, judge won’t stay defamation case for criminal probe
Counsel for OneTaste Inc. repeatedly questioned the legal basis for the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York to request a stay of the company’s California defamation case because the defendant may become a witness in a federal criminal investigation that began in 2018.
A Los Angeles County judge on Wednesday blocked federal investigators in New York from staying a case involving a wellness company accused of sex trafficking and forced labor after initially signaling an intent to allow the intervention.
Counsel for OneTaste Inc. repeatedly questioned the legal basis for the U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York to request a stay of the company’s California defamation case because the defendant...
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