=09

U.S. national security tariffs on steel and aluminum — and bilatera= l agreements waiving the duties for certain countries — ran afoul of = World Trade Organization rules, according to a panel of adjudicators vindic= ating complaints from China, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.

Construction

MONDAY, = DECEMBER 12, 2022

=20

=20 =20

TOP NEWS

=20

US Loses 4 WTO Steel Tariff Disputes

=09

By Jennifer Doherty

U.S. national security tariffs on = steel and aluminum — and bilateral agreements waiving the duties for = certain countries — ran afoul of World Trade Organization rules, acco= rding to a panel of adjudicators vindicating complaints from China, Norway,= Switzerland and Turkey.

=20 4 documents attached |=20 Read full article »

=20

8th Circ. Backs Construction Co. Win In Union Funds' S= pat

=09

By Beverly Banks

A traffic control services company= did not violate its collective bargaining agreement with Laborers' Interna= tional Union of North America locals by not contributing to benefit funds f= or all forms of work, the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday, affirming a lower co= urt's decision against the funds.

=20 2 documents attached |=20 Read full article »

=20

NY DA Says Drywall Co. Owners Stole $1.6M In COVID Fun= ds

=09

By Nate Beck

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin = L. Bragg Jr. indicted two drywall company owners on Friday, alleging they w= rongly took more than $1.6 million in pandemic relief funding, including by= falsely stating the money would help make payroll when their companies did= not employ anyone.

Read full article »

<= td align=3D"right">

=20

=09

=20

LEGAL INDUSTRY

Podcast

Law360 Explores: Does Law School Deliver?

=09 =09

It's time to take your seat inside= the prestigious legal classroom, where law professors teaching a century-o= ld curriculum engage in Socratic dialogue to shape you into thinking like a= lawyer. But is that the most effective way of teaching? On the final episo= de of our two-part podcast series, "Law360 Explores: The Law School Promise= ," we investigate whether law school teaching methods need an update.

Read full article »

Bonus Spotlight

Proskauer Rose Among Firms Matching Latest Bonus Round=

=09

By Tracey Read

Several firms of all sizes have an= nounced they intend to pay bonuses that match those from BigLaw.

Read full article »

=20

Washington Commanders Report Spotlights Atty Conduct

=09

By Alison Knezevich

A newly released congressional rep= ort detailing the "toxic workplace" of the NFL's Washington Commanders also= highlights the roles of attorneys and law firms involved in investigations= of misconduct allegations against the football team's leadership over the = years.

Read full article »

=20

The Biggest Legal Ethics Cases Of 2022

=09

By Andrew Strickler

It was a big, bad year for legal e= thics news at the U.S. Supreme Court, with the ground-shaking Dobbs decisio= n leak and revelations that the wife of a sitting justice had backed White = House efforts to overturn the result of a presidential election.

Read full article »

=20

Texas High Court Denies Lawyer's Pursuit For Bar Admis= sion

=09

By Lauren Castle

The Supreme Court of Texas once ag= ain denied a woman's petition to make her case on whether she was wrongly d= enied admission to the state bar for having a degree from a nonaccredited o= nline law school.

Read full article »

=20

Montana Judge Takes Senior Status, Creating New Vacanc= y

=09

By James Arkin

U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christ= ensen of the District of Montana announced this week he is moving to senior= status upon confirmation of a successor, opening up a new vacancy for Pres= ident Joe Biden to fill.

Read full article »

Analysis

The Odd Phrase That Could Flip The Trump Org. Verdict<= /a>

=09

By Frank G. Runyeon

After a Manhattan jury convicted t= he Trump Organization of criminal tax fraud, defense lawyers told Law360 th= at their appeal would focus on the meaning of a peculiar legal phrase they = believe the judge confused, misleading the jury on the key issue of what it= takes to convict a company in the Empire State.

Read full article »

Interview

Boy Scouts Trial Atty Turns Abuse Story Into Documenta= ry

=09

By Cara Salvatore

After spending years litigating se= xual abuse cases against the Boy Scouts, trial lawyer Bruce Nagel made an u= nusual career foray into filmmaking.

Read full article »

=20

Unvaxxed NY Judge Sues Court Over 'Exile' From Courtho= use

=09

By Elliot Weld

A New York judge who flouted a ban= on entering his courthouse over his lack of vaccination against COVID-19 h= as filed suit in Manhattan federal court against the state court system aft= er he was denied a religious exemption and had his judicial duties reduced = to lesser hearings.

=20 Complaint attached |=20 Read full article »

Analysis

DC Circ. Could Rein In Outlier On Jan. 6 Obstruction C= harges

=09

By Jess Krochtengel

Federal prosecutors will argue Mon= day in the D.C. Circuit that they can pursue obstruction charges that carry= lengthy prison terms against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters in a case that ask= s the circuit to side with the majority of its district judges against an o= utlier.

Read full article »

=20

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

=09

By Michele Gorman

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission requested that public companies include in disclosures to investo= rs their exposure and risk to the cryptocurrency market, and the Feder= al Trade Commission moved to block Microsoft's planned $69 billion buyout o= f Activision Blizzard. These are some of the stories in corporate legal new= s you may have missed in the past week.

Read full article »

=20

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

=09

By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen t= he Danish tax authority bring its $2.1 billion lawsuit over pension plans a= gainst commodities trader ED&F Man to the U.K., a Nigerian record label= sue Warner Music for breach of contract, and DAC Beachcroft face fresh lit= igation from a hotel investor. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new cl= aims in the U.K.

Read full article »

=20

In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

=09 =09

For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

Read full article »

Podcast

Pro Say: Did You Hear The One About The Racist Mall Sa= nta?

=09 =09

The debate over the line between L= GBTQ+ discrimination and religious freedom again reached the U.S. Supreme C= ourt this week, prompting a range of hypotheticals during oral arguments ra= nging from the amusing to the uncomfortable.

Read full article »

=20 =20

<= img src=3D"https://sli.law360news.com/imp?s=3D734819&li=3D201&m=3Dd120cdb40= 65a859edc70326799a21fe8&p=3D181276" border=3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"wi= dth: 100%; max-width:300px !important;margin-bottom:0;"/>

=20

=09 =20

COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

Activision Blizzard Inc.

American Bar Association

American Enterprise Institute

Apple Inc.

Association of Corporate Counse= l

Babcock International Group

Bloomingdale's Inc.

Boston University

Clicktale Ltd.

Costco Wholesale Corp.

ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd.<= /a>

Endo International PLC

Insurance Europe Ltd.

Investments Ltd.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Microsoft Corp.

Motion Picture Association Inc.

National Association of H= ome Builders

Nucor Corp.

Remington Arms Co. LLC

SIFMA

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

The New York Times Co.

The Walt Disney Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Virtu Financial Inc.

Volunteer Legal Servic= es of Central Texas

Warner Music Group Corp.

Yahoo Inc.


<= img src=3D"https://sli.law360news.com/imp?s=3D734824&li=3D201&m=3Dd120cdb40= 65a859edc70326799a21fe8&p=3D181276" border=3D"0"/>

=20

LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Shakespeare Martineau

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

HM Revenue & Customs

National Health Service

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Department of L= abor

New York State Division o= f Human Rights

New York State Unified Court = System

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

Ohio Supreme Court

Small Business Administration

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals= for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Unified Patent Court

World Trade Organization

=20

<= td>

<= /tr>

<= img src=3D"https://sli.law360news.com/imp?s=3D125920709&li=3D201&m=3Dd120cd= b4065a859edc70326799a21fe8&p=3D181276" width=3D"2" height=3D"6" border=3D"0= " />

<= /td>