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A Mexican cement company urged the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday to reconsider= whether to enforce a $36.1 million arbitral award even after it was annull= ed in Bolivia, arguing that its 2-1 panel decision enforcing the award crea= tes a "stark split" with the D.C. and Second Circuits.

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Cement Co. Says 10th Circ. Must Revisit Nixed $36M Awa= rd

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By Caroline Simson

A Mexican cement company urged the= Tenth Circuit on Tuesday to reconsider whether to enforce a $36.1 million = arbitral award even after it was annulled in Bolivia, arguing that its 2-1 = panel decision enforcing the award creates a "stark split" with the D.C. an= d Second Circuits.

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DC Circ. Tosses Challenges To Texas Nuclear Waste Site=

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The D.C. Circuit on Wednesday reje= cted environmental and fossil fuel groups' petitions for review of a federa= lly issued license to operate a nuclear waste facility in west Texas.

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Corps Accused Of Illegally Blocking Alaskan Gold Extra= ction

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By Caleb Symons

A mining company says the U.S. Arm= y Corps of Engineers must grant its application to tap gold deposits on Ala= ska's Seward Peninsula, taking the federal agency to court over a regulator= y decision last year that withheld a dredging permit due to potential envir= onmental harm.

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Insurer Says No Evidence For Jury's $9.3M Damage Award=

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By Carolina Bolado

A Liberty Mutual unit urged the El= eventh Circuit on Wednesday to vacate a $9.3 million jury award for a Flori= da assisted living facility for damages sustained from Hurricane Irma in 20= 17, arguing that there was no evidence in the record to support that damage= s number.

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Title Insurer Wants Policy Redo Over Drafting 'Mistake= '

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By Emily Enfinger

A homebuilder shouldn't be able to= get coverage for easement claims made against a piece of land it purchased= , an insurer told an Indiana federal court, arguing that the builder's insu= rance policy needs to be updated because the sides made a "mutual mistake" = while drawing up the contract.

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GROUP OF THE YEAR

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Construction Group Of The Year: Tarter Krinsky =09

By David Holtzman

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin worked= on several major projects in the past year, including a 300,000-square-foo= t charter school in New York's Bronx borough, earning the firm a spot among= Law360's 2022 Construction Groups of the Year.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Lawmakers Hear From Rare Biden Red State Trial Court P= ick

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By James Arkin

Senate Democrats restarted their j= udicial confirmation efforts Wednesday with a hearing featuring five distri= ct court picks who were announced last year, including just the second tria= l court nominee from President Joe Biden in a red state to appear befo= re lawmakers.

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Illinois Federal Judge And Court History Buff Dies At = 93

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By Carolyn Muyskens

U.S. District Judge William T. Har= t died after more than four decades on the bench in Illinois' Northern Dist= rict and was remembered by his colleagues as someone who cared deeply about= preserving the court's history.

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SEC Senior Enforcement Counsel Joins WilmerHale =09

By Sue Reisinger

A former senior counsel at the Sec= urities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement has joined Wilmer= Hale as special counsel in New York.

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Ex-Alston & Bird Staffer Must Arbitrate OT, Retali= ation Claims

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By Abby Wargo

Alston & Bird LLP on Wednesday= successfully compelled into arbitration unpaid overtime and retaliation cl= aims brought by a former diversity and inclusion administrator in Georgia f= ederal court, with a judge ruling the employment agreement the administrato= r signed forces arbitration.

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4th Circ. Juggles Fla. Firm's Fee Bid With Atty Miscon= duct

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By Hayley Fowler

The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday we= ighed whether a Florida law firm is still entitled to attorney fees after o= ne of its name partners was caught defrauding the clients, as the firm argu= ed his misconduct should not have detracted from the firm's legitimate work= on their behalf.

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NJ Atty's Gun In Court Draws Censure But Splits Board<= /a>

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By Jake Maher

A New Jersey attorney was censured= recently for bringing a loaded gun without a permit to the Middlesex Count= y courthouse in 2019, a case that left the state's Disciplinary Review Boar= d torn about the appropriate punishment and how to discourage what it sees = as a growing trend of lawyers acting carelessly with firearms.

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NYT, NPR Challenge Sealed Filings In Dominion-Fox Del.= Suit

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By Leslie A. Pappas

The New York Times Co. and Nationa= l Public Radio Inc. challenged the confidential treatment of court filings = in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News over its co= verage of the 2020 presidential election, arguing in a Delaware Superior Co= urt filing Wednesday that the public has a right to know what is happening.

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4th Circ. Considers Atty Fees For Preliminary Injuncti= ons

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By Katie Buehler

Virginians who fought a now-repeal= ed state law on driver's license eligibility requirements urged the full Fo= urth Circuit on Wednesday to abandon its categorical bar on recognizing lit= igants who secure preliminary injunctions as prevailing parties in certain = cases and on awarding them attorney fees, but the court grappled with what = would be the appropriate new standard.

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Atty Unlawfully Suspended By DeSantis Asks For Job Bac= k

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By Dave Simpson

A Florida state attorney who was f= ound to have been unlawfully suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis asked him for h= is job back Wednesday, even though a federal court said it could not order = his reinstatement to the elected position.

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Harris County Prosecutor Resigns After Racist Tweets S= urface

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By Catherine Marfin

A Harris County, Texas, prosecutor= who came under fire earlier this month after past offensive tweets resurfa= ced has resigned from the district attorney's office, saying that his prese= nce in the office has become a "distraction" and "larger than the office it= self" and has prevented Black women, in particular, from feeling protected.

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Legal Services Co. Ends Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-= Partner

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By Madison Arnold

Veritas Legal Plan Inc. has droppe= d its lawsuit against Freedom Legal Plans LLC in Florida federal court afte= r FLP indicated that they struck a tentative deal over Veritas' claims that= it had violated an agreement to market Veritas' programs and then began di= rectly competing with Veritas.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Boston Properties Inc.

Chicago Title Insurance Co.

Fox Corp.

Fox News Network LLC

Grupo Cementos de Chihuah= ua SAB de CV

Holtec International Inc

Legal Aid Justice Center

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

McAfee Inc.

Metropolitan Transportati= on Authority

Morgan Stanley

National Public Radio Inc.

News Corp.

North Carolina State Bar

Rockhill Insurance Co.

Sierra Club

Southern Poverty Law Center

The Florida Bar

The New York Times Co.

TikTok Inc.

Tishman Speyer Properties LP

Twitter Inc.

University of Virginia


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Curtis Mallet-Prevost

Miller Sullivan & DeMarcay

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Florida Attorney General's = Office

New Jersey Supreme Court

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Port Authority of New Yor= k & New Jersey

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Virginia Attorney General'= s Office

Virginia Department of Mo= tor Vehicles

Virginia General Assembly

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