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The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's decision that an in= surer did not breach its contract or act in bad faith when it denied covera= ge to a contractor accused of abandoning a project in an underlying su= it.

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TOP NEWS

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9th Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Condo Abandonment F= ight

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By Jennifer Mandato

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affir= med a lower court's decision that an insurer did not breach its contract or= act in bad faith when it denied coverage to a contractor accused of a= bandoning a project in an underlying suit.

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Fed. Circ. Reaffirms National Security Duty Expansion =

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the = Federal Circuit on Tuesday again endorsed the presidential authority to inc= rease national security tariffs on steel, saying former President Donald Tr= ump's decision to expand tariffs to steel derivatives was clearly within hi= s authority.

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Real Estate Rumors: John Buck, Progressive Real Estate= , TDZ

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By WaTeasa Freeman

John Buck has reportedly dropped $= 39.5 million on a Miami development site, Progressive Real Estate Partners = is said to have sold a California retail property for $12 million, and a TD= Z Capital entity is said to have landed $20 million in financing for a Flor= ida hotel project.

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Biden State Of The Union Touts 'Buy America'

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By Linda Chiem

President Joe Biden vowed to shore= up American manufacturing, continue funding transportation infrastructure = projects and electric vehicle development, and unveiled measures to curb ai= rlines' customer fees in his second State of the Union address Tuesday nigh= t.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Nucor Seeks Higher Duties On S. Korean Steel Plate=

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By Micah Danney

American steel producer Nucor is r= equesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce revisit South Korea's electr= icity pricing scheme, arguing that the agency erred in deciding its Korean = competitors did not receive subsidized power.

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LITIGATION

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Fed. Circ. Mulls How Steel Tariffs Fit With Other Duti= es

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Department of Commerce br= oke with its own policy when it crafted higher anti-dumping duties on steel= imports by deducting national security tariffs from the price of the goods= , counsel for a Turkish steel importer told a Federal Circuit panel Tuesday= .

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Georgia County Loses Spaceport Referendum Appeal =09

By Peter McGuire

Georgia's Constitution provides a = mechanism for citizens to challenge acts by county governments, including a= referendum that successfully halted a southern county's plan to buy 4,000 = acres to construct a rocket launch site, Supreme Court of Georgia justices = said in a unanimous opinion Tuesday.

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Ga. Court Says Landowner Lacks Right To Land Developme= nt

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The Georgia Court of Appeals large= ly ruled against an Atlanta metropolitan area landowner on Tuesday in his c= ase challenging density zoning rules, saying he lacks the right to develop = property on land he purchased seven years ago.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A L= awyer

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Rep. George Santos, who has become= a national punchline for his alleged lies, hasn't faced many consequences = yet, but if he were a lawyer, even his nonwork behavior would be regulated = by the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and = violations in the past have led to sanctions and even disbarment, says Mark= Hinderks at Stinson.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Davis Wright Trims Staff, Citing Overcapacity

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By Xiumei Dong

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has laid= off 21 professional staff members, it confirmed Tuesday, becoming the late= st BigLaw firm to cite "excess capacity" as a reason for reducing its workf= orce amid economic uncertainty.

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NY Chief Judges' Unreported Perks 'Corrupt,' State Sen= . Says

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A top New York lawmaker on Tuesday= accused the state's high court of corruption in the wake of revelations th= at former Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and her successor failed to report taxa= ble chauffeur perks.

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Girardi Trustee's Claims Against Litigation Funder Axe= d

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By Hailey Konnath

A California federal judge has thr= own out the Girardi Keese bankruptcy trustee's claims that New York litigat= ion lenders owned by a convicted felon drove thousands of cases to disgrace= d attorney Thomas Girardi and his law firm and helped him loot millions of = dollars from clients, counsel for the funders confirmed Tuesday.

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Judge Greenaway Will Retire From 3rd Circuit In June

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By James Arkin

Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. is r= etiring from the Third Circuit in June after more than two decades on the f= ederal bench, giving President Joe Biden another appellate vacancy to fill.

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Judge McKenna, H.W. Bush Appointee To SDNY, Dies At 89=

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By Andrew Strickler

Former New York federal Judge Lawr= ence M. McKenna, who oversaw cases ranging from the Adelphia Communications= scandals to the legal troubles of boxing promoter Don King, died Friday af= ter a long illness, a family member confirmed Tuesday.

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Kramer Levin Attorney's 'Baseless Attacks' Earn PTAB B= lock

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By Dani Kass

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board = on Tuesday blocked a Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP managing partn= er from representing Centripetal Networks in a patent challenge, citing his= 2021 sanctions for baselessly accusing Amazon of relying on antisemitism t= o win over a jury.

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Analysis

Musk Victory Unlikely To Move The Needle On Securities= Trials

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By Jessica Corso

Elon Musk may have been willing to= put Tesla's future in the hands of jurors last week, but his rare victory = in a securities class action trial is unlikely to leave other corporate def= endants clamoring to do the same, legal experts told Law360.

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Analysis

How Va. Appellate Overhaul Is Shaking Up The Old Domin= ion

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By Jess Krochtengel

Just over a year ago, Virginia's a= ppellate court underwent the biggest change to the state's judicial sy= stem in nearly 40 years, and the repercussions are still roiling the common= wealth's judicial system.

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Ohio Senators Mull Litigation Funding Disclosures Bill=

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By Eric Heisig

Ohio lawmakers are mulling a bill = that would, among other things, require third-party litigation financiers t= o disclose their participation in particular lawsuits, a move that its spon= sor says is necessary to help make the state friendlier for businesses and = litigators.

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ROSS Can't Hide Behind Fair Use, Thomson Reuters Says<= /a>

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By Andrea Keckley

Legal services company ROSS Intell= igence has fallen short of showing that it engaged in fair use when it crea= ted a database that Thomson Reuters alleges illegally used its law database= , Westlaw, without permission or compensation, the media conglomerate argue= d to a Delaware federal court in a filing.

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Ex-LA DA Trims But Can't Nix Activists' Suit Over Gun = Incident

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By Gina Kim

A California judge on Tuesday thre= w out activists' false imprisonment claims against former Los Angeles Distr= ict Attorney Jackie Lacey and the estate of her late husband, who brandishe= d a handgun when they rang the couple's doorbell in 2020, but kept the suit= alive by declining to throw out a negligence claim.

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Feds Say Ex-FBI Trainee Can't Ax Statements In Trading= Case

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By Elliot Weld

A former FBI trainee who allegedly= lied to insider-trading investigators shouldn't be able to keep those fals= e statements out of evidence because he made them voluntarily, Manhattan fe= deral prosecutors told a judge.

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NJ Judge Shortage Halts Civil, Divorce Trials In 2 Vic= inages

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By Jake Maher

The New Jersey judiciary is haltin= g all civil and matrimonial trials in two vicinages comprising six counties= in the northwest and south of the state effective Feb. 21 due to a shortag= e of judges, according to an announcement from state Supreme Court Chief Ju= stice Stuart Rabner.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adelphia Communications Corp.

Air Transport Association= of America

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

California Attorney Lending

Centennial Bank

Cisco Systems Inc.

Cornerstone Research Inc.

Counsel Financial Services LLC

Dow Inc.

Getty Images Inc.

International Br= otherhood of Electrical Workers

Johnson & Johnson

Keysight Technologies Inc.

Korea Electric Power Corp.

NFL Enterprises LLC

Nucor Corp.

POSCO

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

PrimeSource Building Products = Inc.

Red Bull GmbH

Tesla Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Davis Wright Tremaine

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

New York State Comm= ission on Judicial Conduct

Ohio Legislative Service Comm= ission

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Supreme Court

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