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The U.S. Court of International Trade ordered a reconsideration of counte= rvailing duties imposed on South Korea-based Hyundai Steel Co.'s exports of= hot-rolled steel flat products, saying a determination that the company be= nefited from a government program was unsubstantiated.

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TOP NEWS

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CIT Orders Rethink Of Duties On Hyundai's Steel Export= s

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade ordered a reconsideration of countervailing duties imposed on South Kor= ea-based Hyundai Steel Co.'s exports of hot-rolled steel flat products, say= ing a determination that the company benefited from a government program wa= s unsubstantiated.

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Feds Seek 1 Year For Contractor In DOJ Monopolization = Case

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

Federal prosecutors have asked a M= ontana federal judge to sentence the former president of a local paving com= pany to 6 to 12 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised releas= e for attempting to monopolize highway crack-sealing services.

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Real Estate Rumors: Everglades College, CIG, Kiser Gro= up

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Everglades College has reportedly = bought two buildings for $30.2 million, CIG Communities is said to be plann= ing a multifamily project in the Cincinnati area and Kiser Group is said to= have brokered an $18 million Chicago condo building sale.

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LITIGATION

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Judge Strikes Down Feds' Montana Coal Mine Approval

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

A Montana federal judge on Friday = granted green groups' motion to vacate the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Re= clamation and Enforcement's environmental assessment that supported the app= roval of Signal Peak Energy's planned expansion of its Bull Mountains coal = mine.

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Contractor's Insurer Should Cover Injury Suit, Judge S= ays

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By Ganesh Setty

Southwest Marine and General Insur= ance Co. should defend a general contractor, school district and constructi= on manager in a worker's personal injury suit as additional insureds, a New= York federal magistrate judge recommended, finding Southwest couldn't rely= on an underlying purchase order to determine the scope of its obligations.

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Insurer Says NJ Contractor Owes $250K Over Sewer Flood= ing

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By Riley Murdock

A Liberty Mutual unit sued a New J= ersey energy construction company Monday for more than $250,000, arguing th= at the contractor is liable for property damage resulting from a ruptured s= ewer pipe.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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What To Expect From The House Select Committee On Chin= a

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Although the U.S. House of Represe= ntatives' new select committee on China cannot act on legislation, its bipa= rtisan mandate may enable it to establish the conditions necessary for legi= slation to be adopted — or not — by Congress' other committees = of jurisdiction, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Procopio Cory Lays Off 3% Of Attorneys, Staff To Slash= Costs

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By Xiumei Dong

Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Sav= itch LLP has laid off approximately 3% of its attorneys and staff as part o= f a workforce reduction, the firm confirmed Monday, becoming the latest in = a string of law firms to announce layoffs due to economic challenges.

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Senate Confirms First Asian American To 3rd Circuit

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate voted in bipartisa= n fashion Monday to confirm U.S. attorney Cindy K. Chung to the Third Circu= it, making her the first Asian American ever confirmed to that appellate co= urt.

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Parts Of Trump Probe Report To Be Published

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By Rosie Manins

Three sections of a special grand = jury's report into possible criminal election interference by former Presid= ent Donald Trump and others will be published Thursday, including concerns = about witnesses lying under oath, a Georgia judge ruled Monday.

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Analysis

'Wake-Up Call': FCA Attys Seek Answers As Fraud Fight = Falters

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By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Department of Justice's l= atest yearly report on False Claims Act recoveries depicts a sustained slum= p that contrasts with the anti-fraud law's showstopping performance in the = 2010s, fueling recriminations among DOJ critics but also reassurances among= attorneys who see a bounceback on the horizon.

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Texas Two-Step Still Worth The Gamble, Ch. 11 Experts = Say

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By Vince Sullivan

The costs of executing a Texas two= -step bankruptcy strategy that ultimately fails amount to "pocket change" f= or the well-funded companies that have tried it, with the potential upside = of a successful gambit to deal with mass tort liability far outstripping th= e risks, experts say.

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Judge Stays SEC And CFTC Cases Against Bankman-Fried

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By Aislinn Keely

A federal judge paused two regulat= ory suits against disgraced FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried on M= onday until the resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal cas= e against the alleged fraudster for his role in the downfall of the crypto = exchange.

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By Emilie Ruscoe

A firm that represents creditors d= id not run afoul of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act because one of i= ts attorneys conducted a sufficiently "meaningful" review of an individual'= s consumer debt account as part of its effort to collect on the debt, the S= econd Circuit said Monday.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards=

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Law360 is looking for avid readers= of our publications to serve as members of our 2023 editorial advisory boa= rds.

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Amerant Bank NA

Biogen Inc.

Boy Scouts of America

Earthjustice

Executive Health Resources Inc.

Georgetown University

Ironshore Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Kiser Group Realty Inc.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Purdue Pharma LP

Sierra Club

Supervalu Inc.

The Travelers Cos. Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Washington Post Co.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Western Environmental Law Cente= r


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Datsopoulos MacDonald

Davis Wright Tremaine

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Central Command

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Federal Reserve System

Office of Su= rface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of New York

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

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United S= tates District Court for the District of Montana

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