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The Biden administration's proposal to significantly raise employment vis= a fees to fill revenue shortfalls will likely act as a detriment to busines= ses in need of foreign labor while failing to address inefficiencies in vis= a processing.

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TOP NEWS

Analysis

New USCIS Visa Fees Won't Solve Bigger Issues, Attys S= ay

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By Britain Eakin

The Biden administration's proposa= l to significantly raise employment visa fees to fill revenue shortfalls wi= ll likely act as a detriment to businesses in need of foreign labor while f= ailing to address inefficiencies in visa processing.

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Law Professors Want To Weigh In On Assa Abloy Merger C= ase

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

A group of law professors has aske= d a D.C. federal court for permission to weigh in on the U.S. Department of= Justice's challenge to Swedish locks giant Assa Abloy AB's $4.3 billion pr= oposed purchase of Spectrum Brands Inc.'s hardware and home improvement div= ision.

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Fed. Circ. Backs CIT Definition Of Countertop 'Produce= rs'

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By Micah Danney

A unanimous panel of Federal Circu= it judges found Thursday that companies fabricating quartz countertops were= not "producers" on par with companies producing solid stone slabs, ruling = their support was therefore not required for an investigation into slab imp= orts.

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Builder's Coverage Row Is Moot, 7th Circ. Says

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By Ben Zigterman

The Seventh Circuit said a constru= ction company's bid for coverage of a suit over allegedly unpaid truck leas= es was mooted by that case's dismissal, vacating a lower court ruling that = Great Divide Insurance Co.'s defense obligation wasn't triggered.

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La. Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Suit Removed To Federal C= ourt

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By Elizabeth Daley

A contractor's suit against an ins= urer for more than $800,000 that the contractor says it spent assessing sta= bility after a deadly collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel it was building in Ne= w Orleans was removed to Louisiana federal court Thursday.

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Fla. Construction Co. Owners Seek Probation In $6M Tax= Case

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By David Minsky

The father-and-son owners of a Flo= rida construction company who pled guilty to failing to pay nearly $6 milli= on in taxes have asked a Florida federal court to sentence them to probatio= n, saying prison time violates their right to a fair sentence and would imp= ede their ability to pay restitution.

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Kentucky Atty Accused Of Helping Ex-CEO Steal Settleme= nt

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By Daniel Connolly

A Louisville, Kentucky, attorney i= s facing accusations from a former corporate client that he helped the clie= nt's deposed CEO steal $760,000 from a legal settlement.

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5th Circ. Axes Challenge To South Texas LNG Project

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By Catherine Marfin

An environmental challenge to a so= uth Texas natural gas facility and pipeline was dismissed Thursday after th= e Fifth Circuit ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did its due dil= igence in considering less damaging alternatives and restoration options be= fore issuing a permit for the project.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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9th Circ. Appeal Highlights FCA Safeco Defense Controv= ersy

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The U.S. v. Sigma qui tam case ove= r anti-dumping duties — scheduled for oral argument in the Ninth Circ= uit next week — raises hugely controversial questions relating to the= False Claims Act's knowledge requirement and the objectively reasonable in= terpretation defense articulated in Safeco, says attorney Mark Strauss.

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Goodwin Lays Off Attorneys, Staff Amid Drop In Demand<= /a>

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By Xiumei Dong

Goodwin Procter LLP is laying off = an unspecified number of attorneys and staffers, according to a Thursday in= ternal memo reviewed by Law360 Pulse, becoming the latest BigLaw firm to re= duce its workforce amid a slowdown in client demand across the U.S. legal i= ndustry.

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Attorney Killings Have Small Firms Rethinking Security= Steps

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By Rachel Rippetoe and Hayley Fowler<= /p>

After two attorneys were shot and = killed in separate incidents in Georgia and North Carolina last month, smal= l firms and solo practitioners, particularly those specializing in deeply p= ersonal and often contentious areas like divorce and family law, are grappl= ing with how best to protect themselves.

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Twitter Taps Perkins Coie To Replace Jenner Despite Mu= sk Dig

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By Hailey Konnath

Twitter revealed Wednesday that it= 's retained Perkins Coie LLP to represent it in California federal court, o= ne month after CEO Elon Musk slammed the firm in a tweet that claimed "Twit= ter isn't using Perkins Coie" and one week after Jenner & Block LLP ask= ed to withdraw from representing Musk's company.

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Justice Jackson To Publish Memoir

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By Hailey Konnath

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji= Brown Jackson is working on a memoir to be titled "Lovely One" in a book d= eal with Random House, the publishing house said Thursday.

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Suit Blames Trump 'Campaign Of Lies' For Police Office= r Death

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By Lauren Berg

Former President Donald Trump's "c= ampaign of lies and incendiary rhetoric" aimed at overturning the results o= f the 2020 election led to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and= the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, according to a lawsuit= filed Thursday in D.C. federal court.

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Maynard Cooper To Merge With Nexsen Pruet

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By Tracey Read

Alabama-based Maynard Cooper &= Gale PC and Nexsen Pruet LLC of the Carolinas said Thursday they plan to m= erge and create a new operation with more than 550 attorneys in 23 offices = across the U.S., effective April 1.

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Meet The Attorneys Leading The US Soccer Investigation=

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By Alex Lawson

With U.S. Soccer engulfed in scand= al sparked by revelations from the mother of a men's national team midfield= er, the federation has enlisted the help of Alston & Bird LLP to invest= igate allegations of domestic violence, blackmail and other inappropriate b= ehavior.

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Ex-LeClairRyan Partners Stuck With Ownership Shares

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By Andrew Strickler

A Virginia federal judge agreed th= at a bankruptcy court went too far last year when it said a trustee could r= ely on a future, amended list of ex-LeClairRyan partners, a group that has = challenged their inclusion amid fears it will bring them a big tax bill.

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Girardi Keese Trustee Goes After $48M In Suspect Payme= nts

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By Brandon Lowrey

In the seven years before Girardi = Keese went bankrupt, the Los Angeles law firm spent over $48 million on non= business-related expenses such as paying off its employees' gambling d= ebt, bankrolling live entertainment productions, and bleeding millions into= possibly fraudulent "straw" companies, according to the firm's bankruptcy = trustee.

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Ex-BakerHostetler Atty Hurt In Accident Can't Alter $1= M Deal

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By Grace Elletson

A former BakerHostetler attorney w= ho was paralyzed after a bike accident during a partner's retreat can't cha= nge a $1 million workers' compensation deal he reached with the firm, the D= istrict of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

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Lewis Brisbois Wants Pacer Access Revoked For TM Suit = Foe

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By Ryan Boysen

Lewis Brisbois wants a Texas feder= al court to revoke Pacer access to a man the law firm is suing for register= ing a business also named "Lewis Brisbois," accusing the alleged copycat co= mpany's president of filing a barrage of "childish name calling" and "blovi= ated rantings" on the court docket.

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Holland & Knight Lands Former Colorado Congressman=

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By Daniel Ducassi

Former Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutt= er of Colorado has joined Holland & Knight LLP as a partner in its publ= ic policy and regulation group in Washington, D.C., and Denver, the firm an= nounced Thursday.

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Mich. Supreme Court Clerk Resigns After Justice's Outc= ry

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By Danielle Ferguson

A clerk for the Michigan Supreme C= ourt's newest justice resigned Thursday hours after a fellow justice public= ly criticized the hire, saying he was "disgusted" his colleague chose a cle= rk who pled guilty to armed robbery and shot at police officers.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abbott Laboratories

Allergan PLC

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Bar Association

American Friends Service = Committee Inc.

Assa Abloy AB

Berkley Specialty Un= derwriting Managers LLC

Cambria Co. LLC

Equifax Inc.

Fortune Brands Home & Secur= ity Inc.

Georgetown University

HarperCollins Publishers LLC

International Centre= for Dispute Resolution

M.S. International Inc.

Space Exploration Technologi= es Corp.

Spectrum Brands Inc.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

State Bar of California

Supervalu Inc.

Taxpayers Against Fraud E= ducation Fund

Tesla Inc.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

United Parcel Service Inc.

UnitedLex Corp.

University of Southern Califor= nia

Wynn Resorts Ltd.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CashattWarren Family Law

Klasko Immigration Law Partners

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Citizens= hip and Immigration Services

District o= f Columbia Department of Employment Services

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Illinois Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Off= ice of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

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 Fifth Circuit

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Western District of Kentucky

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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