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A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wood scientist testified Monday in Florida fede= ral court that at least half the wood from Brazil's southern pine forests i= s inherently "less favorable" for plywood, which a lumber coalition says ma= kes it likely that Forestwood Industries Inc. is fraudulently certifying th= e wood as a superior construction grade product to U.S. consumers.

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TOP NEWS

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Wood Scientist Dings Certain Brazilian Lumber In Lanha= m Suit

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By David Minsky

A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wood sci= entist testified Monday in Florida federal court that at least half the woo= d from Brazil's southern pine forests is inherently "less favorable" for pl= ywood, which a lumber coalition says makes it likely that Forestwood Indust= ries Inc. is fraudulently certifying the wood as a superior construction gr= ade product to U.S. consumers.

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Owens-Illinois Unit Says Discovery Row Can't Stop Ch. = 11 Exit

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By Rick Archer

Owens-Illinois asbestos unit Paddo= ck Enterprises on Friday asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject argume= nts that its exit from Chapter 11 should be delayed for a pending discovery= dispute, saying it has no part in the dispute and its work in bankruptcy i= s done.

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Cell Tower Builder, Ga. County Agree To Drop Site Disp= ute

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By Nadia Dreid

Carrier tower builder Tillman Infr= astructure has dropped its suit against a Georgia county after they found a= new site for a previously controversial proposed cell tower that is amenab= le to both of them.

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Restitution Bid Too Late In Tribal Bribe Case, Archite= ct Says

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By Brian Dowling

An architect convicted of bribing = a Massachusetts tribal chairman urged a federal judge Monday to deny prosec= utors' late request for nearly $240,000 of restitution to cover the Mashpee= Wampanoag tribe's legal bills.

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Ga. Roofing Co. Says Gov't Contractor, Insurer Owe $35= 2K

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Savannah, Georgia, roofing compa= ny has sued a government contractor and an insurer, alleging it has not bee= n paid for about $352,000 of labor and materials it contributed to a constr= uction project at Fort Stewart.

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Suit Blames Scaffold Defect For Philadelphia Worker's = Fall

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By Jonathan Capriel

A Philadelphia worker who suffered= permanent injuries after falling several stories when a motorized scaffold= malfunctioned has filed a product liability lawsuit against the equipment = maker for defectively designing the scaffold.

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LAW360 PULSE LEADERBOARD

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The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard

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Check out the Law360 Pulse Leaderb= oard to see which first-in-class firms made the list this year.

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Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023

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By Xiumei Dong

Law firm leaders are heading into = 2023 with caution, anticipating a tighter budget in preparation for a prolo= nged period of economic challenge, but some BigLaw firms are planning to gr= ow next year, with leaders eyeing opportunities to expand businesses to new= locations and add to their attorney headcounts.

Read full article »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

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What Maine Offshore Wind Road Map Will Mean For Indust= ry

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Maine's offshore wind road map, ex= pected to be released in early 2023, should offer valuable insights for the= industry and other stakeholders into the opportunities and challenges that= may arise as wind development advances in the Gulf of Maine, says Joshua R= osen at Foley Hoag.

Read full article »

Opinion

Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Sta= nce

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The federal courts of appeals shou= ld adopt the U.S. Supreme Court's new approach to amicus curiae briefs, whi= ch allows the friend-of-the-court submissions to be filed without consent f= rom the court or the parties, says Lawrence Ebner at Atlantic Legal Foundat= ion.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

2 More Firms Match Baker McKenzie's Bonus Scale =09

By Andrea Keckley

The progressive boutique Elias Law= Group LLP and Magic Circle firm Linklaters LLP have reportedly rolled out = year-end bonuses matching the scale set by Baker McKenzie.

Read full article »

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Seyfarth Elects First-Ever Woman Chair, Managing Partn= er

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By Madison Arnold

Seyfarth Shaw LLP will have its fi= rst woman serving as chair and managing partner in its 77-year history, the= firm announced Monday.

Read full article »

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Osborne Clarke Moves UK Head To US Biz Development Rol= e

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By Emily Lever

Osborne Clarke LLP is moving its e= x-U.K. managing partner to a senior business development post stateside as = it plans to keep growing in the U.S., the firm announced Monday.

Read full article »

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Supreme Court To Resume Announcing Opinions From Bench=

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court will contin= ue its time-honored tradition of announcing opinions from the bench this te= rm after a long break during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as before, court wa= tchers will have to attend in person to hear the justices read from their r= ulings and dissents, given that the court will not extend its new policy of= live-streaming oral arguments to include opinion announcements.

Read full article »

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Senate Confirms Delaware Justice To 3rd Circ.

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate voted Monday to co= nfirm Delaware Supreme Court Justice Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves to the Thi= rd Circuit.

Read full article »

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How 2022 Became A Landmark Year For Election Litigatio= n

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By Ryan Boysen

By any measure, 2022 was a histori= c year for election litigation as a deluge of voting rights lawsuits and a = hotly contested redistricting process produced landmark rulings and ongoing= legal battles that will set the rules for future elections.

Read full article »

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DC Circ. Wary Of Axing Obstruction Charge From Jan. 6 = Suits

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By Katie Buehler

A D.C. Circuit panel seemed skepti= cal Monday of three U.S. Capitol riot defendants' bid to uphold a lower cou= rt's dismissal of obstruction of Congress charges against them, with one ju= dge criticizing the defendants' claim that the government's broad read= ing of the statute would extend to peaceful protesters or cases like the 20= 00 litigation over Florida's presidential election.

Read full article »

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Feds Want 18 To 24 Months For Ex-Atty Over Molotov Coc= ktail

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By Hailey Konnath

Prosecutors want a former Pryor Ca= shman LLP associate to spend 18 to 24 months behind bars for helping anothe= r then-lawyer throw a Molotov cocktail at an empty New York City police car= during protests in 2020, according to a sentencing memorandum filed in New= York federal court.

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Atty's 'Rambling Tirade' On Court Mask Rule Gets Suit = Tossed

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By Chris Villani

A Massachusetts attorney lost his = bid to be granted an exception from a state court mask rule after a judge r= uled Monday that the lawyer's "rambling and hyperbolic tirade" of a complai= nt did not state any disability from which he allegedly suffers.

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Seyfarth Atty Dropped From Student Rape Cover-Up Suit =

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By Jack Karp

A Yeshiva University student who a= ccused the school and Seyfarth Shaw LLP of conspiring to cover up her claim= s that she was raped by a school basketball player has dismissed her case a= gainst one of the law firm's associates.

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Colo. State Lawyers Underpaid, Agency Tells Lawmakers<= /a>

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By Daniel Ducassi

The Colorado Department of Law is = asking state lawmakers for $3.9 million in new money to boost attorney sala= ries and stop the bleeding of lawyers from its ranks.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

7-Eleven Inc.

American Assoc= iation for Laboratory Accreditation

Atlantic Legal Foundation Inc.

DNV GL Group AS

Drexel University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

New York University

Omega Flex, Inc.

Owens-Illinois Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Tillman Infrastructure LLC

University of Virginia

Wells Fargo & Co.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker Donelson

Baker McKenzie

Broden & Mickelsen

Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC

Martin G. Weinberg Attorney at Law=

Morgan Lewis

Morrison Cohen

Nelson Mullins

Nicklaus & Associates

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Economic Development Administ= ration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Maine Port Authority

Massachusetts Supreme Judici= al Court

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Georgia

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

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

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

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