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A Michigan tribe's gaming authority must pay $88 million to investors ove= r the tribe's failed plans to build two casinos in Lansing and a Detroit su= burb, a Michigan state judge has ruled.

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Mich. Tribe Owes $88M Over Failed Casinos, Judge Says<= /a>

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A Michigan tribe's gaming authorit= y must pay $88 million to investors over the tribe's failed plans to build = two casinos in Lansing and a Detroit suburb, a Michigan state judge has rul= ed.

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Border Wall Fraud Verdict Backed By Evidence, Judge Sa= ys

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By Elliot Weld

A Manhattan federal judge has deni= ed a bid to toss a fraud conviction for a man who schemed with two others t= o defraud investors who donated money to a GoFundMe page to fund a wall on = the U.S. Southern border.

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No New Trial For Insurer In $1M Claim Row, 11th Circ. = Rules

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By Jennifer Mandato

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a lo= wer court's decision not to grant an insurer a new trial, agreeing that it = acted in bad faith by failing to reimburse another insurer for a $1 million= settlement toward an injured construction worker.

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Commerce Rebuffs Bid For Indian Chloride Tariffs <= /p> =09

By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Department of Commerce re= fused to issue anti-dumping tariffs against Indian manufacturers and export= ers of barium chloride, but agreed to enact countervailing tariffs on the c= hemical after finding it was illegally subsidized by New Delhi.

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New Mexico Gets $5M From Colo. Mine Contractors Over S= pill

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By Caleb Symons

New Mexico has received a combined= $5 million from two federal contractors that were working on a Colorado go= ld mine when it ruptured in 2015 and spilled 3 million gallons of toxic was= te into local waterways, as litigation over the environmental catastrophe w= inds toward a close.

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Insurer Must Defend Building Co. In Employee Injury Su= it

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By Ganesh Setty

First Mercury Insurance Co. must d= efend a homebuilder in a construction worker's personal injury suit, a Flor= ida federal court ruled, rejecting the insurer's bid to have evidence consi= dered outside the underlying complaint and homebuilder's policy concerning = the worker's employment status.

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NJ Panel Agrees Pollution Exclusion Bars Builder's Cov= erage

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By Ganesh Setty

A group of homeowners cannot gain = proceeds from a bankrupt property developer's insurance policies with Hartf= ord and AIG units after they won a nearly $2 million judgment against the d= eveloper over their pollution claims, a New Jersey state appeals court affi= rmed Wednesday, finding pollution exclusions in the policies barred coverag= e.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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What To Expect In Builder's Risk Insurance Claims In 2= 023

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The builder's risk insurance indus= try is in store for more complex claims this year due to rising interest ra= tes, labor and materials volatility, and externalities complicating project= scheduling, say Jane Warring at Zelle and Michael Haugen at J.S. Held.

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Proposed FERC Backstop Siting Rule May Speed Grid Plan= s

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission's proposed rule to implement its legislatively reinvigorated backsto= p siting authority — which allows it to grant permits for electric tr= ansmission lines when states refuse to do so — could serve as a subtl= e warning to state commissions, and encourage approval of important grid in= frastructure, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.

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Preparing For Congressional Oversight Of Chinese Trade=

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Attorneys at WilmerHale discuss Ch= ina-related priorities for the new Congress, including likely areas of focu= s for the new select committee on strategic competition between the U.S. an= d China, and suggest steps potentially affected businesses can take to prep= are for heightened scrutiny.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Holland & Knight To Merge With Health Pros Waller = Lansden

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By Ryan Boysen

Holland & Knight LLP will merg= e with Nashville-based Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP to create a co= mbined firm with nearly 2,000 attorneys in 35 offices, the firms announced = Wednesday.

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US Soccer Knee-Deep In Scandal As BigLaw Steps In<= /p> =09

By Alex Lawson

U.S. Soccer has commissioned Alsto= n & Bird to probe a scandal sparked by allegations from the mother of U= .S. Men's National Team midfielder Gio Reyna, who on Wednesday said she inf= ormed the federation about a decades-old domestic violence incident between= manager Gregg Berhalter and his wife.

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K&L Gates Launches Dublin Office With Lateral Fina= nce Trio

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By Emily Lever

K&L Gates LLP has launched an = office in Dublin with a focus on financial services work, the firm announce= d Wednesday.

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Feds Say Ex-Girardi Keese CFO Hid Stolen Money Oversea= s

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By Brandon Lowrey

Girardi Keese's former chief finan= cial officer sold his U.S. properties and used shell companies to wire $2.9= million in stolen funds to accounts in the Bahamas and Hungary before his = arrest — signs he might flee the country if allowed to post bond, pro= secutors said in a Los Angeles federal court filing late Tuesday.

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Law Firm Presses Justices To Endorse Broad Privilege T= est

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By David van den Berg

An unnamed law firm seeking to avo= id disclosure of confidential tax expatriation documents to a grand jury in= vestigating a client has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to kick its case = back to the district court for application of a broad test of attorney= -client privilege.

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Ohio Federal Courthouse Evacuated Over Bomb Scare<= /p> =09

By Eric Heisig

The federal courthouse in downtown= Akron, Ohio, was evacuated on Wednesday for several hours after an employe= e opened an envelope that contained both a white powder and a bomb threat, = officials said.

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Movers & Shakers

Paxus Founder On Junction Of Human Rights, Corporate L= aw

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By Emily Lever

Six months after London-based liti= gator and arbitrator Suzanne Spears left Allen & Overy LLP to found Pax= us LLP, she tells Law360 Pulse about her new venture and the state of her f= ield at the intersection of business and human rights.=20

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Tesla Atty Wary Of Judge's Proposal To Bar Unvaxxed Ju= rors

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Tesla's attorney Alex Spiro o= f Quinn Emanuel expressed reservations over a California federal judge= 's proposal Wednesday to exclude jurors who aren't COVID-vaccinated and boo= sted from the upcoming trial in consolidated securities litigation over CEO= Elon Musk's tweets about taking Tesla private, saying he's concerned how i= t could impact the jury pool.

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Ex-GC Can't Get $3.9M Bonus, Dairy Co. Tells TX High C= ourt

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By Lauren Castle

If the Texas Supreme Court allows = the ex-general counsel and CEO of a dairy equipment manufacturer to collect= $3.9 million in bonuses from an alleged verbal agreement, the company said= , it will spawn an "ugly species of litigation" in the Lone Star State over= unethical deals with lawyers.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American International Group In= c.

Council on Foreign Relations

Early Warning Services LLC

Environmental Restoration LLC

Mercury General Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Hartford Financial= Services Group Inc.

The Travelers Cos. Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Weston Solutions Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Burlington & Rockenbach

Meringolo & Associates

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Committee on= Foreign Investment in the United States

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

International Trade Administra= tion

National Infrastructure Commis= sion

Navajo Nation

New Jersey Depa= rtment of Environmental Protection

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe = of Chippewa Indians

Texas Supreme Court

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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

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

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

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Mexico

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

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House Committee o= n Energy and Commerce

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S.-China Econ= omic and Security Review Commission

United Nations

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