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A former worker is suing construction giant Brasfield & Gorrie LP in = Georgia federal court for discrimination and retaliation, alleging one of h= is supervisors made derogatory comments about his race and sexuality, such = as calling him a "dumbass Mexican."

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Construction Co. Sued For Discrimination And Retaliati= on

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By Tom Lotshaw

A former worker is suing construct= ion giant Brasfield & Gorrie LP in Georgia federal court for discrimina= tion and retaliation, alleging one of his supervisors made derogatory comme= nts about his race and sexuality, such as calling him a "dumbass Mexican."

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DOI Finalizes Interbureau Transfer Of Offshore Wind Du= ties

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of the Interio= r announced Tuesday that it has finalized the transfer of its offshore rene= wable energy activities regulations from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managem= ent to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, in furtherance o= f the Biden administration's ambitious offshore wind goals.

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ND Can't Be Kept Out Of Mo. Riverbed Row, DC Circ. Tol= d

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By Joyce Hanson

North Dakota has insisted it belon= gs in litigation over a Native American tribe's bid to profit off mineral d= eposits under the Missouri River, telling the D.C. Circuit that the tribe a= nd the federal government have erred in trying to exclude the state from th= e case.

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NC Asphalt Plant Rules Too Late To Halt Project, Firm= Says

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By Nate Beck

The would-be developer of an aspha= lt plant in western North Carolina argued in state court that a local plann= ing director's opposition led to years of litigation over a permit needed t= o build the plant that environmental groups say should be rejected, and tha= t laws preventing the project are invalid.

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Judge Won't Grant Partial Wins In Solar Farm Erosion F= ight

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Georgia federal judge has refuse= d to grant summary judgment wins to the owners and developers of Lumpkin So= lar Farm or to the neighbors who allege that shoddy site management has pol= luted their property and lake with sediment-laden runoff.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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3D Printing Poses Legal Questions For Construction Cos= .

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3D printing technology holds not o= nly a number of appealing benefits for the construction industry, but also = legal ambiguities and challenges involving insurance coverage and complianc= e with building codes, says Kasey Joyce at Ball Janik.

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5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadershi= p

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As Generation X attorneys rise to = fill top roles in law firms and corporations left by retiring baby boomers,= they should embrace generational characteristics that will allow them to b= ecome better legal leaders, says Meredith Kahan at Whiteford Taylor.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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How To Avoid Atty Fee Disputes In Firm Spinoffs And Sp= lits

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By Anna Sanders

Law firms and departing lawyers ca= n take steps to avoid costly litigation and disputes over attorney fees whe= n clients change hands following spinoffs and splits, according to experts = who stress the importance of communication in sidestepping any legal battle= s over bills.

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Constangy Brooks Adds 32-Atty Team From Lewis Brisbois=

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By Xiumei Dong

Employment and labor law firm Cons= tangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP is bulking up its cybersecurity and d= ata privacy practice with a 32-attorney team from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &= amp; Smith LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Norton Rose's Frankfurt Office Raided Amid Cum-Ex Prob= es

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By Kevin Penton

Norton Rose Fulbright's Frankfurt = office was the subject of an investigation by German authorities Tuesday, a= s a probe into the European cum-ex tax evasion scandal continues.

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Quinn Emanuel Antitrust Head Stephen Neuwirth Dies At = 60

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By Jack Karp

Stephen Neuwirth, chair of Quinn E= manuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's global antitrust and competition pract= ice and one of the country's leading antitrust attorneys, has died, the fir= m announced.

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Ex-DC Attorney General Karl Racine Returns To Hogan Lo= vells

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By Jack Rodgers

After serving two terms as the fir= st elected attorney general in Washington, D.C., Karl Racine has been rehir= ed by Hogan Lovells as a litigation partner, rejoining the firm where he be= gan his legal career, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Former SDNY Judge Joins Paul Weiss From Cravath =09

By Tracey Read

Former U.S. District Judge Katheri= ne B. Forrest of the Southern District of New York has left Cravath Swaine = & Moore LLP to become a partner in Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Gar= rison LLP's antitrust litigation department in New York, effective Tuesday.

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Armed Man Shot Near Philly Federal Courthouse

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

A man with sharp weapons was shot = several times by a security guard while approaching the James A. Byrne U.S.= Courthouse in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Marsh= als Service.

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Conn. Judge Declines To Sanction Alex Jones' Texas Att= orney

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By Christine DeRosa

Alex Jones' Texas attorney will no= t be disciplined for his disclosure of Sandy Hook families' sensitive medic= al and financial information despite the fact he engaged in misconduct and = violated Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, a Connecticut judge rul= ed Tuesday.

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Danske Bank's Chief Compliance Officer To Step Down In= 2024

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By Sarah Jarvis

Danske Bank's chief compliance off= icer, first hired in the wake of investigations into anti-money laundering = failures at the Danish lender's Estonian branch that eventually led to a $2= billion fine, will step down next year, the bank confirmed Tuesday.

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Pillsbury Atty Confirmed As California Appeals Court J= udge

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By James Mills

A Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman = LLP attorney was unanimously confirmed on Friday as an associate justice on= the Sixth District Court of Appeals in San Jose, California.

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Justices Decline To Take Court Reporter's Race Bias Su= it

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By Emmy Freedman

The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tu= esday to review a pay bias lawsuit from a Black former court reporter, turn= ing away a case the worker said was prematurely tossed when a judge conclud= ed the jury couldn't rule in her favor.

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DC Circ. Won't Revisit Judicial Staff Political Speech= Rules

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By Katie Buehler

The D.C. Circuit has rejected the = federal judiciary's request for the full court to review a panel's August r= uling that found unconstitutional a policy forbidding employees from champi= oning political candidates and parties outside of work.

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AILA, US Agree On Enforceability Of Remote Hearing Rul= es

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By Rae Ann Varona

The American Immigration Lawyers A= ssociation and the U.S. government asked a New Jersey federal judge to skip= briefing for a stipulation requiring immigration judges to allow remote he= arings during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they agree the stipulation is e= nforceable.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Immigration La= wyers Association

Baltimore Orioles

Boston Red Sox

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Honeywell International Inc.

Infrastructure & Ener= gy Alternatives Inc.

International Business Ma= chines Corp.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Johnson & Johnson

Law Practice Consultants LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC<= /a>

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

National Association o= f Attorneys General

National Association of H= ome Builders

The Bank of New York Mellon Cor= p.

The Home Depot Inc.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

University of Virginia

Washington Nationals

YouTube Inc.

Zeughauser Group LLC


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Law Office of Darrell J. O'Neal

Law Offices of F. Bryan Brice Jr.<= /a>

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Bureau of Safety a= nd Environmental Enforcement

California Supreme Court

Executive Office for Immi= gration Review

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Three Af= filiated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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