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An Ohio-based tin mill products manufacturer and a labor union accused ri= vals in eight countries of a slew of unfair trade practices, saying the cou= ntries allegedly threatened to upend a domestic sector already roiled by th= e COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tin Mill Makers Accuse 8 Countries Of Unfair Trade Pra= ctices

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By Alyssa Aquino

An Ohio-based tin mill products ma= nufacturer and a labor union accused rivals in eight countries of a slew of= unfair trade practices, saying the countries allegedly threatened to upend= a domestic sector already roiled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Former Texas County Commissioner Gets 20 Years For Bri= bes

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By Elliot Weld

A Texas federal judge has sentence= d a former Hidalgo County commissioner to 20 years in prison for his role i= n a scheme to bribe city officials in Weslaco to rig the bidding process in= fixing a water treatment plant.

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Biden Admin. To Develop Environment Economy Statistics=

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The White House and the U.S. Depar= tment of Commerce on Thursday announced a plan to develop a set of statisti= cs designed to capture the value that the nation's nature provides to the e= conomy, data the agencies said could be used to guide decision making and s= upport regulations.

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LITIGATION

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Claims Court Says USDA Wrongly Nixed Energy Saving Dea= l

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By Daniel Wilson

A Court of Federal Claims judge ha= s ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture wrongly terminated Schneide= r Electric's novel $24.8 million energy savings contract over concerns abou= t the company's performance, saying the agency didn't follow the terms of t= he deal.

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Kickback Scheme Cost Contractor Work, Court Told =09

By Nate Beck

An excavating contractor has asked= a Texas appellate court to keep alive its claims that other comp= anies conspired with the Dallas suburb of Carrollton, Texas, and a soccer c= omplex developer to take away its stake in the project to build the facilit= y.

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Fluor 401(k) Mismanagement Class Action Tossed

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By Kellie Mejdrich

A Texas federal judge tossed= a proposed class action from former Fluor Corp. employees alleging mismana= gement of their $3.4 billion 401(k) plan, finding the workers' pleadings la= cked specificity and that the lead plaintiffs in the case couldn't sue over= funds in which they didn't personally invest.

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Ga. Panel Says Family's Notice To City Fails In Floodi= ng Case

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Georgia Court of Appeals panel s= aid an intent to sue notice filed by a family whose Alpharetta, Georgia, ho= me flooded was not specific enough about alleged damages to comply with sta= te law, reversing a trial court's denial of the city's motion to dismiss th= e case.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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New US Waters Definition May Rock The Boat

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Federal agencies' latest attempt t= o define "waters of the United States" attempts to avoid previous rules' fa= ilings, though it will potentially increase administrative difficulties for= regulated entities and also leaves ample ground for litigation, say Christ= opher Thomas and Andrea Driggs at Perkins Coie.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Orrick, Buckley Merge With Eye On Financial Services W= ork

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By Emma Cueto

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe = LLP is set to combine with Buckley LLP and its roster of 100 attorneys spec= ializing in areas ranging from financial services to government enforcement= matters and litigation, the firms announced Thursday.

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BigLaw Cracking Down On Return-To-Office

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By Tracey Read

The days of fully remote work are = coming to an end, with 90% of Am Law 100 firms now encouraging or mandating= a set number of days in the office, according to a new report from propert= y brokerage firm Savills Inc.

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Supreme Court Says It Hasn't Identified Dobbs Leaker

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursd= ay that its internal investigation into last year's unprecedented leak of t= he draft abortion ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ha= s been "unable to identify a person responsible by a preponderance of the e= vidence."

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Fla. Judge Hits Trump, Atty With Nearly $1M In Sanctio= ns

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By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge on Thursda= y sanctioned former President Donald Trump and his lead attorney Alina Habb= a nearly $1 million in Trump's racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton= for what the judge called a "pattern of misuse of the courts."

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VP Harris' Top Legal Counsel Joins Jenner & Block<= /a>

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By Xiumei Dong

Jenner & Block LLP is bulking = up its government controversies and public policy litigation practice with = the addition of a legal counsel for Vice President Kamala Harris, the firm = said Wednesday.

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CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Attys Failed Customers

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By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading= Commission's Christy Goldsmith Romero has accused attorneys lure= d by promises of wealth of failing to speak up when their crypto clients be= haved badly, helping to create a "crisis of trust" in the wake of the FTX c= ollapse.

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Former Jones Day M&A Practice Leader Joins Davis P= olk

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By Andrea Keckley

The former leader of Jones Da= y's mergers and acquisitions practice is joining Davis Polk & Wardwell = LLP as a partner in its mergers and acquisitions group in New York, Davis P= olk has confirmed.

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Eversheds Opens New Office In San Francisco

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By Andrea Keckley

Eversheds Sutherland is opening a = new office in downtown San Francisco's financial district.

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Squire Patton Adds Ex-Senior DOJ Fraud Atty In DC<= /p> =09

By Jack Rodgers

Squire Patton Boggs LLP has added = to its Washington, D.C., office a government investigations and white colla= r law partner who had held a senior role with the U.S. Department of J= ustice's fraud division, the firm said Thursday.

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Reed Smith Asks To Drop Mosby After Judge's Contempt T= hreat

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By Lauren Berg

Attorneys with Reed Smith LLP on T= hursday asked to bow out of representing former Baltimore State's Attorney = Marilyn Mosby on charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications = after the Maryland federal judge overseeing the case threatened to hold one= of the attorneys in criminal contempt.

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Pa. Federal Courthouse Attack Suspect Wanted To 'Bleed= Out'

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania man has been charge= d with attempted murder and assaulting a court security officer after he ap= proached a guard Tuesday at the James A. Byrne federal courthouse in Philad= elphia while carrying knives and was shot multiple times by security person= nel, after which he asked officers to let him "bleed out."

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Meet The Ex-AG And Trial Atty Tapped For 1st Circ. Ben= ch

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By Brian Dowling

President Joe Biden's latest nomin= ee for the First Circuit rose through the public service ranks to become Ne= w Hampshire's attorney general before pivoting to private practice and repr= esenting high-profile clients, including defendants named in sexual abuse l= awsuits and opioid marketing cases.

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Justices Seek Feds' Input In Ex-Shkreli Atty's 401(k) = Fight

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By Ryan Boysen

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked t= he federal government to weigh in on whether former Katten Muchin Rosenman = LLP attorney Evan Greebel's $921,000 retirement account qualifies as "earni= ngs" and can thus be seized to satisfy a $10.4 million judgment over Greebe= l's work for notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli.

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Podcast

The Term: Leaker Unknown After 8 Months, 126 Interview= s

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Law360's The Term podcast reacts t= o the news that U.S. Supreme Court investigators have been unable to unmask= the identity of the Dobbs leaker after eight months of investigation on th= is week's episode. Plus, a breakdown of this week's thorny immigration case= and a dispute over whether foreign state-owned enterprises can be indicted= .

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Apple Inc.

Boy Scouts of America

Cable News Network Inc.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Democratic National Committee

Endo International PLC

Ernst & Young LLP

Ferrous Processing & Trading C= o.

Fluor Corp.

Georgetown University

Google LLC

H.I.G. Capital LLC

Harvard Business School

Koninklijke DSM NV

LinkedIn Corp.

Morgan Stanley

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

Retrophin Inc.

Schneider Electric

Sky PLC

Spotify Technology SA

The New York Times Co.

Twitter Inc.

United Steelworkers

Universal Health Services Inc.

Walgreens Co.

Washington Post Co.


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Bureau of Investigation

International Trade Administra= tion

International Trade Commission

New Hampshire Department of J= ustice

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney&= #39;s Office for the District of Maryland

U.= S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Att= orney's Office for the Southern District of Texas

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Postal Service

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

World Bank Group

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