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The Texas Supreme Court refused to take on a dispute between Apache Corp.= and another oil and gas company over the construction of a Louisiana gas w= ell and processing facility after an appeals court cut down a jury's $73 mi= llion award to $14 million, according to a denial issued Friday.

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TOP NEWS

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Texas Justices Snub Fight Over Cut To $73M Apache Verd= ict

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By Lauren Castle

The Texas Supreme Court refused to= take on a dispute between Apache Corp. and another oil and gas company ove= r the construction of a Louisiana gas well and processing facility after an= appeals court cut down a jury's $73 million award to $14 million, accordin= g to a denial issued Friday.

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Pipeline Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Nix Mass. Project Fight=

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By Keith Goldberg

An Enbridge Inc. unit and a pipeli= ne industry group told the D.C. Circuit that opponents of a Massachusetts g= as compressor station that's part of a pipeline expansion project can't cha= llenge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's moves in approving it.

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Texas High Court Won't Hear Austin's $2.4M Death Suit<= /a>

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By Jonathan Capriel

The Texas Supreme Court refused on= Friday to hear a bid to reverse a $2.4 million jury verdict against the Ci= ty of Austin, which had been found responsible for a municipal power line t= hat strayed outside city property and electrocuted a construction worker la= boring nearby.

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Analysis

Calif. And NY Climate Change Plans: A Comparison =09

By Keith Goldberg

California and New York have both = laid out sweeping plans to achieve their ambitious, legally mandated climat= e change goals, but don't expect the implementation paths to be identical. = Here, energy policy experts compare and contrast the so-called scoping plan= s of the Golden State and the Empire State.

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PRACTICE GROUP OF THE YEAR

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Construction Group Of The Year: King & Spalding

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By Nathan Hale

With King & Spalding LLP's glo= bal practice handling half a trillion dollars in construction contracts, in= cluding advising Occidental Petroleum on its plans to create the world's fi= rst commercial-scale direct air capture project, and also untangling l= itigation for similarly complex deals, the firm earned a spot as one of Law= 360's 2022 Construction Groups of the Year.

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ENFORCEMENT

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Longtime Fugitive Cops To $2.5M Fraud Schemes

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By Elliot Weld

A former San Diego resident has pl= ed guilty in three separate cases to charges of bail jumping, tax evasion a= nd defrauding investors after spending more than two decades as a fugitive.

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LITIGATION

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Navajo Say Bid To Drop CERCLA Costs From Trial Too Lat= e

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By Collin Krabbe

The Navajo Nation says its upcomin= g trial against a federal contractor over the rupture of a Colorado gold mi= ne shouldn't be derailed because of a settlement with the federal governmen= t, despite the deal providing payment for response costs under the same law= that will be considered at the trial, according to a filing in New Mexico = federal court.

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Koppers Says Retiree Blasted Buyouts, Broke Agreements=

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By Matthew Santoni

A former Koppers Inc. employee bro= ke nondisclosure and nondisparagement agreements when he urged other worker= s in his former division to reject a buyout offer, the company claimed in a= lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches=

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Lawyers are skilled at using their= high emotional intelligence to build rapport with clients, so when plannin= g your next pitch, consider how you can create some emotional peaks, person= al connections and moments of magic that might help you stick in prospectiv= e clients' minds and seal the deal, says consultant Diana Kander.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Regulatory Terrain For Remote Lawyering Continues To S= hift

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By Andrew Strickler

The rules around lawyering in stat= es in which the attorney is not licensed have long generated confusion in t= he profession. But with the embrace of "virtual" practice, experts say the = time is right for change — and continuing vigilance as the profession= 's standards evolve. Here, Law360 offers an overview of the current rules, = related statutes, and instructive case law.

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Feature

Appellate Practices Need Workhorses And Show Ponies

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By Jess Krochtengel

Appellate life isn't all sparring = at the U.S. Supreme Court. The best appellate practices blend those moments= of high drama with the mundane but necessary mechanics of litigation that = deliver the best results for clients. Here, appellate lawyers talk to Law36= 0 about building a practice that strikes the right balance.

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NY AG May Fund Cuomo Harassment Defense After Ruling

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo won a key= ruling Friday from a New York state judge that will likely require the att= orney general to fund his private defense of a sexual harassment lawsuit br= ought by a state trooper.

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Sullivan & Cromwell Wants 'Harassing' Subpoena Blo= cked

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By Hailey Konnath

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP on Fri= day asked a New York federal court to block an "improper and harassing" sub= poena from investors suing Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban over his work = with cryptocurrency firm Voyager, telling the court that the firm has never= represented Voyager and has no involvement in that case.

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Mich. Panel Says COVID Tolling Orders Were Constitutio= nal

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By Carolyn Muyskens

The Michigan Supreme Court was wit= hin its authority to push back deadlines for initiating lawsuits during the= early days of the COVID-19 emergency, a state appellate panel said, r= easoning that the high court's orders were procedural in nature and didn't = improperly alter substantive law.

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Actual Malice Tests Required In Fox-Dominion Defamatio= n Suit

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By Jeff Montgomery

A Delaware judge on Friday declare= d Dominion Voting Systems a "limited" public figure for purposes of its $1.= 6 billion defamation suit against Fox News Network, but declined to approve= toughened hurdles for Dominion's claim that Fox systematically lied about = the company's role in the 2020 election.

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Texas High Court Will Hear Law Firm Shareholder Disput= e

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By Adam Lidgett

The Texas Supreme Court has said i= t will review an intellectual property attorney's case over whether his for= mer firm was allowed to redeem the entirety of his stock without compensati= ng him when he was let go.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

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By Sue Reisinger

Two Delaware court actions top thi= s week's news. In a first-of-its kind opinion that could have far-ranging i= mpact on general counsel, the Chancery Court has ruled that a McDonald's ex= ecutive breached his fiduciary duty by failing to act on sexual harassment = complaints. And the bankruptcy court in Delaware hearing the FTX case has r= eceived a request to subpoena the crypto company's ex-CEO and his family.

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Podcast

Pro Say: Courtside To Courtoom: Inside MSG's Attorney = Ban

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Madison Square Garden has become t= he epicenter of an ugly turf war involving owner James Dolan, who has barre= d attorneys litigating against him from entering some of New York City's mo= st hallowed venues, enforcing the policy with cutting-edge facial recogniti= on technology and inviting a flood of litigation from the aggrieved lawyers= .

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Marcia Cooke, 1st Black Female Fla. Federal Judge, Die= s

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By Carolina Bolado

Senior U.S. District Judge Marcia = G. Cooke, the first Black woman on the federal bench in Florida, died Frida= y in her hometown, Detroit, at age 68.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

APA Corp.

American Bar Association

Aon PLC

Apple Inc.

BBB National Programs Inc.

Dallas Mavericks Inc.

Delaware State Bar Association

District of Columbia Bar = Association

Enbridge Inc.

Environmental Restoration LLC

Ernst & Young LLP

FTI Consulting Inc.

FTX US

Farmers Insurance Group Inc.

Financial Industry R= egulatory Authority Inc.

Food & Water Watch

Fox News Network LLC

Gannett Co. Inc.

Georgetown University

Google LLC

Iberdrola SA

Illinois State Bar Association

Interstate Natural= Gas Association of America

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Koppers Holdings Inc.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

MGA Entertainment Inc.

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

McDonald's Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

National Association = of Consumer Advocates

National Public Radio Inc.

Netflix Inc.

New York Knicks

New York Racing Association Inc.=

New York Rangers

North Carolina State Bar

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Onyx Renewable Partners LP

Oregon State Bar

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Philadelphia Bar Association

Plastipak Holdings Inc.

Porsche

QUALCOMM Inc.

San Francisco Bar Association

Spotify Technology SA

Tesla Inc.

The Boeing Co.

The Florida Bar

The New York Times Co.

University of California Davis

Utah State Bar Association


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Supreme Court

California Air Resources Board

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Florida Supreme Court

Illinois Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Navajo Nation

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Liquor Authority

Ohio Supreme Court

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

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

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<= /a>

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Wisconsin Supreme Court

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