Return-Path: Delivered-To: andrew@sterlingcal.com Received: from reseller401.webserversystems.com by reseller401.webserversystems.com with LMTP id WOJBAVDWhWMP8w8AchKAPA (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:52:16 -0600 Return-path: Envelope-to: andrew@sterlingcal.com Delivery-date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:52:16 -0600 Received: from o10.mailings-q.law360.com ([167.89.1.233]:17172) by reseller401.webserversystems.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1ozxHj-004O5y-5j for andrew@sterlingcal.com; Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:52:15 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=law360.com; h=from:subject:mime-version:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding: cc; s=s1; bh=6VADFA6UMSaVrLtU32+LgE5AkbtZq9Gys9U0cq0Wj6M=; b=ptnpO5t2f71D3xU0xpS+5iVtomBJJX/iJb3cgKcwxkjJZetra1WBOrMK5RjsffLt2Z4Q PogfDq20St1wQQVPEe0ellfv/BRQT0CTh5gE9MIqVItgWDZhdYhFKsZdiyfwJxEGSUPKeM HfO/E1RP1syaAL72UNrWxLA7x7cBtN4b6lVXl1Dc7CPYVZ4s++j0fcIOT8CsEl7U4dxnDz CuqE7xP2AAmD34S96SZ4liE2RbZAyagrEIeI+WfDr+wcTh7mHBlzYAjX5Znbx9Dz7S8LUH C/BDCuRrcqK3z+3ERZZKSJExhcvRURVEmECrRwZg7Q8fxTCu8ReK9xasvIdrYTLg== Received: by filterdrecv-8496984bdf-jw4z7 with SMTP id filterdrecv-8496984bdf-jw4z7-1-6385D643-9 2022-11-29 09:52:03.989686978 +0000 UTC m=+989037.774528117 Received: from www.law360.com (unknown) by geopod-ismtpd-2-3 (SG) with ESMTP id iDTYJSknRHeBiwk7HRr7Fw for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:52:03.839 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:52:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Construction Law360 Message-ID: <6385d64397044_8261964256867@169.254.63.69.mail> Subject: High Court Seems Inclined To Again Curtail Corruption Cases Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?DpMIMgk9mn4zdkN6zyeeU8Xim96gpeeiLvGJgfwEMomsY=2FlapgM46Wz5ZUlNVy?= =?us-ascii?Q?urBeu6Np7ycnTSu9Ak3oXsVkUqV=2Fq8ps1nWzQxk?= =?us-ascii?Q?3D1hj4ofEy7ZMwWSiAT6ZPDPUIawj8n=2FS=2FVp9SF?= =?us-ascii?Q?mG0xWQu4zQ53tVzhX+W9gcTauC7hCIKIpE2NSUS?= =?us-ascii?Q?xqos=2Fd9qPcLWx2YXJf2C7oJkujkbEGTeW+7w02F?= =?us-ascii?Q?=2FnrYJ=2Fw2+STXeEzf15QbB9SzjoKcz4RRlRoikm?= To: andrew@sterlingcal.com X-Entity-ID: n4N5YJME4r04ODgodW2M/g== Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=4.9 X-Spam-Score: 49 X-Spam-Bar: ++++ X-Spam-Flag: NO =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =09=0D

=0D The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seemed poised to again limit the governm= ent's ability to pursue certain public corruption cases and strike down a t= heory used to prosecute wire fraud, in two separate but related cases arisi= ng from the convictions of a top aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo = and a construction executive.=0D

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High Court Seems Inclined To Again Curtail Corruption = Cases

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Sanctuary Belize Defaulters Slam FTC's 4th Circ. Redo = Bid

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Multiple defendants in an offshore= real estate scam known as Sanctuary Belize told the Fourth Circuit on Mond= ay not to revisit a portion of its prior ruling wiping out a $120 million d= efault judgment against them, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that cur= tailed the Federal Trade Commission's ability to recoup money from supposed= bad actors.=0D

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Check out our Social Impact Leader= s ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out f= or their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono s= ervice.=0D

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The U.K.'s competition enforcer ra= ised concerns Monday over the potential impact of Copart's completed $106.6= million purchase of Hills Motors on the supply of vehicle salvage services= in the country.=0D

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The Federal Circuit has shut down = the latest appeal in a sticky Ohio intellectual property dispute between tw= o rival marking tape makers, ruling Monday that it was too early for the co= urt to look at a question about the ownership of a patent covering a specia= l type of tape because the lower court still has to rule on a false adverti= sing claim.=0D

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A Colorado appellate court has sid= ed with Sherman & Howard LLC in a case involving a doctor whose claim o= f legal malpractice in a construction dispute was resolved in the law firm'= s favor following court-ordered arbitration in 2020.=0D

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Texas City Must Face AT&T Claims Over Damaged Phon= e Line

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A West Texas town is still on the = hook for damages to an underground telephone line after an appellate court = in the Lone Star State backed a district court's earlier finding that the t= own of Monahans gave up its immunity due to the negligence of its employees= who hit the telephone line while working to fix a water line.=0D

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The climate measures recently prop= osed at COP27, as well as emerging federal, state and local policies aimed = at reaching aggressive carbon emissions reduction targets, make it clear th= at companies will have to adapt to the certainty of increased climate regul= ations at all levels of government, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.=0D

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BigLaw Firms Flock To Singapore For Its Economic Growt= h

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Alito Did Not Breach Ethics Rules, High Court Counsel = Says

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