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The developer of a failed Carolina Panthers practice facility can't chann= el claims against the company into a settlement trust or force releases of = third-party claims in its Chapter 11 plan, a Delaware bankruptcy judge rule= d Wednesday.

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TOP NEWS

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Court Rejects Panthers-Tied Developer's Ch. 11 Plan Re= leases

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By Rick Archer

The developer of a failed Carolina= Panthers practice facility can't channel claims against the company into a= settlement trust or force releases of third-party claims in its Chapter 11= plan, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday.

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4th Circ. Says Insurers Did Not Adequately Reserve Rig= hts

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By Hope Patti

The Fourth Circuit affirmed a Sout= h Carolina homeowners association's win in a lawsuit seeking coverage for $= 2 million in damages from a construction company's insurers, finding that t= he carriers' reservation of rights letters do not provide a sufficient basi= s for their denials of coverage.

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Prosecutors Keep Lying Charge In Concrete Price-Fixing= Case

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

The U.S. Department of Justice wil= l pursue a charge of lying to investigators against a concrete company offi= cial accused of participating in a scheme to fix prices and rig bids for re= ady-mix concrete in the Savannah, Georgia, area despite the man's claim tha= t he was illegally interrogated.

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Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, GL Homes, Savanna

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By Andrew McIntyre

Invesco Real Estate reportedly has= a deal to sell 162 New York residential units, GL Homes is said to have pa= id $35.3 million for 337 home lots in South Florida, and Savanna is said to= have leased out nearly 6,000 square feet in New York through a pair of dea= ls.

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LITIGATION

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Sugar Co. Has $291M Suit Over Cuban Port Use Dismissed=

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By Caleb Symons

A Miami federal judge dismissed on= Wednesday litigation in which New York-based North American Sugar Industri= es Inc. sought $291 million from several companies involved in shipping win= d turbines to Cuba, finding that the case does not belong in Florida.

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Pa. Pot Patient Says She Was Illegally Fired Over Drug= Test

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By Collin Krabbe

Construction and civil engineering= company BrandSafway Industries illegally fired a Pennsylvania medical cann= abis cardholder because of her status as a patient, a lawsuit in state cour= t contends.

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Construction Co. Hits Lease Crutcher Lewis With $81M C= laim

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By Greg Lamm

A subcontractor has filed a breach= of contract lawsuit in Washington state court alleging that a joint ventur= e of Clark Construction and Lease Crutcher Lewis overseeing the expansion o= f Seattle's convention center owes the subcontractor $81 million for a "mul= titude of disruption," including design changes and schedule mismanagement = that delayed the project.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Navigating The Unique Challenges Of An OIG Investigati= on

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The federal government's recent cr= eation of four new offices of inspectors general in November brings home th= e importance for contractors and other organizations receiving federal fund= s of understanding aspects of investigative authority unique to OIGs and ho= w their inquiries can differ significantly from enforcement actions by othe= r federal agencies, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Et= hically

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Meredith Stoma at Lewis Brisbois d= iscusses common obstacles for counsel working with difficult clients and pr= ovides guidance on ethically managing or terminating these challenging rela= tionships — as, for example, counsel for Ye have recently done.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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By Emily Lever

Covington & Burling LLP on Wed= nesday reportedly matched the year-end bonus scale set by Baker McKenzie LL= P, while Reid Collins & Tsai LLP told Law360 Pulse that its unique year= -round bonus system beats the current market scale.

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White & Case Can't Exit $50B Yukos Case Yet, Court= Hears

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By Ali Sullivan

White & Case LLP on Tuesday co= ntinued to face headwinds in its bid to withdraw from representing Russia a= s the country's government fights enforcement of $50 billion in arbitral aw= ards issued to former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co., as the ex-shareholders= argued that the firm must remain in the litigation for another six months.

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Judge Rips Call To Withdraw Funding Probe Memo In IP R= ow

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By Adam Lidgett

Delaware's chief federal judge= 0;has rejected Nimitz Technologies LLC's request that he withdraw his expla= nation of why he is investigating the patent owner for not disclosing litig= ation funding and ownership information.

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SEC Approves New Restrictions On Insider Trading By Ex= ecs

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By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission on Wednesday unanimously adopted new disclosures and trading rest= rictions to crack down on potential abuses of insider trading by executives= , with Chair Gary Gensler calling the matter one "of fair competition and t= rust in our capital markets."

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Feature

Insider Trading Suspect Developed Own AI To Fight Case=

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By Chris Villani

Facing insider trading charges, th= e tech-savvy founder of JPay developed an artificial intelligence platform = to mine mountains of discovery data in a way that he says will be useful fo= r attorneys, particularly at smaller firms.

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11th Circ. Grapples With Fee Award In Eminent Domain C= ase

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By Rosie Manins

Eleventh Circuit judges have debat= ed whether an award under Florida law of almost $500,000 in attorney fees a= nd costs was appropriate in a federal eminent domain case over a 4-acre par= cel of land seized for an interstate gas pipeline.

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Fla. Defense Atty Group Slams Possible Speedy Trial Ch= anges

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By Madison Arnold

The Florida Association of Crimina= l Defense Lawyers has voiced objections to proposed changes to the state's = speedy trial rules that it says could decrease the likelihood of a case bei= ng dismissed for lack of prosecution.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

American Bar Association

Appaloosa Management LP

BBC Chartering & Logistic= GmbH & Co. KG

Barton Malow Co.

Bloomberg

British Broadcasting Corp.

Builders Mutual Insurance Co. I= nc.

BuzzFeed Inc.

Carolina Panthers

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

Harleysville Group Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akerman LLP

Baker McKenzie

Cadwalader Wickersham

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

Donnie Dixon Attorney at Law

Martin G. Weinberg Attorney at Law=

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Florida Supreme Court

Port of Miami

U.S. Agency for Internat= ional Development

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

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Federal Circuit

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Delaware

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

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