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Workers urged the U.S. Supreme Court to accept their challenge to a Secon= d Circuit ruling that said a union pension fund was legally allowed to requ= ire them to stop working in order to get benefits, insisting that the suit = implicates a circuit split that the high court should iron out.

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Union Fund Ignoring Circuit Split, Workers Tell High C= ourt

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By Grace Elletson

Workers urged the U.S. Supreme Cou= rt to accept their challenge to a Second Circuit ruling that said a union p= ension fund was legally allowed to require them to stop working in order to= get benefits, insisting that the suit implicates a circuit split that the = high court should iron out.

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11th Circ. Takes Hard Look At Int'l Award Vacatur Stan= dards

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By Caroline Simson

The Eleventh Circuit appeared pois= ed on Tuesday to overturn precedent that makes it an outlier among its sist= er circuits, pressing an attorney for a Guatemalan company to explain why a= n international arbitral award rendered in the U.S. cannot be vacated under= domestic standards.

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Real Estate Rumors: CareLock, Eagle Bank, Walter Bowen=

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By WaTeasa Freeman

An entity affiliated with CareLock= has reportedly picked up a former Phoenix hospital for $14 million, Eagle = Bank is said to have loaned $25 million for a D.C. multifamily project, and= developer Walter Bowen is expected to pay a nearly $8 million fine for all= egedly failing to meet an affordable housing requirement at a Portland, Ore= gon, Ritz-Carlton project.=20

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ENFORCEMENT

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Former Ga. County Official Gets Home Detention For Ext= ortion

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By Kelcey Caulder

A former commissioner of a county = that includes part of Atlanta was sentenced to three years' probation and n= ine months of home detention on Tuesday, three months after a jury found he= r guilty of demanding money from a subcontractor on a $10 million wastewate= r treatment plant expansion project.

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LITIGATION

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Trump Can't Nix $110K Sanction In NY AG Case, Court Sa= ys

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state appeals court on = Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to undo a $110,000= civil contempt sanction levied against him for failing to properly search = for records as part of the state attorney general's financial fraud investi= gation into the Trump Organization.

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Atlan= ta Says Landlord Waited Too Long To Fight Demolition

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By Nate Beck

The city of Atlanta has told a Geo= rgia federal court that the owner of an apartment complex failed to show th= at local officials wrongly ordered the property's demolition and argued the= company waited two years too long to sue over the teardown.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Claims Court Ruling Puts New Spin On Blue & Gold

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The Court of Federal Claims' uniqu= e procedural posture in SLS Federal Services v. U.S., in which it followed = a trend toward narrowing the ambit of the Blue & Gold waiver, may have = significant new implications for agencies that undertake corrective action = in lieu of defending against protests, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

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How Companies Could Define 'Social' In ESG Metrics=

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While the "social" prong of enviro= nmental, social and governance criteria is still hard to evaluate, a three-= tiered approach similar to the framework for tracking greenhouse gas emissi= ons could serve as a good basis for companies to develop goals and measure = progress in a uniform way, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Covington Blasts SEC's 'Fishing Expedition' Against Cl= ients

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By Jessica Corso

Covington & Burling LLP said i= n a court filing Tuesday that it should not be forced to hand over the name= s of clients targeted by a cyberattack to the U.S. Securities and Exchange = Commission, accusing the agency of taking the first step toward a "piecemea= l dismantling" of attorney-client privilege.

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Analysis

After Rules Shake-Up, Albright Remains The Top Patent = Judge

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By Ryan Davis

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright = of the Western District of Texas still got more patent cases in 2022 than a= ny other judge and the district itself remained the nation's busiest patent= venue even after it began randomly distributing patent cases, although the= full effects of that change may not yet have been felt.

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Norton Rose Reelects Dallas Atty As US Managing Partne= r

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By Lynn LaRowe

In selecting a managing partner fo= r its U.S. offices, Norton Rose Fulbright has turned to the same Dallas att= orney who has filled that leadership role for the past three years, the fir= m announced Tuesday.

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Fox News, Giuliani Can't Exit Smartmatic Defamation Su= it

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By Y. Peter Kang

A New York appeals court declined = Tuesday to toss a defamation suit alleging Fox News aired bogus claims that= Smartmatic's voting technology software was used to rig the 2020 president= ial election, saying the company's defamation claims were properly alleged = against Rudy Giuliani and hosts Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs.

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Puerto Rico Judge Becomes Biden's 100th Confirmation

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to c= onfirm Judge Gina R. Méndez-Miró to the District of Puerto Rico, = marking President Joe Biden's 100th judicial confirmation since he took off= ice. The Senate also confirmed new judges in Illinois and New Mexico.=20

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Murdaugh Used Check From Name Partner In Fraud, Jury T= old

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By Cara Salvatore

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaug= h was able to return legal fees that his firm had started asking questions = about because of a large personal loan check from a fellow name partner, a = forensic accountant told a jury Tuesday in the attorney's murder trial.

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Analysis

Wash. AG Making National Name As Antitrust Champion

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By Matthew Perlman

Washington State Attorney General = Bob Ferguson’s aggressive approach to antitrust issues has elevated h= is profile at the same time that concerns about competition and corporate p= ower are being trumpeted by the Biden administration on a national level.

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K&L Gates Adds Senate Counsel To Public Policy Pra= ctice

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By Andrea Keckley

K&L Gates LLP announced Tuesda= y that it had brought the minority chief counsel for the Senate Committee o= n Energy and Natural Resources onto its growing public policy and law pract= ice.

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Kyle Roche's Ex-Firm Says Crypto Co. Wants Privileged = Info

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By Katryna Perera

Freedman Normand Friedland LLP has= asked a California federal judge to set limits on an upcoming deposition i= t faces from Dfinity, saying the crypto company is seeking privileged = attorney-client communications from the law firm stemming from its previous= association with the lawyer Kyle Roche, as well as cryptocurrency wallet a= ddresses of the firm's lawyers.

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Deaf Atty Can Sue Denver County Court For Jury Pool Ej= ection

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By Daniel Ducassi

A Denver attorney with hearing los= s who was booted from a jury pool can pursue his disability discrimination = lawsuit against the Denver County Court, a state court judge has ruled, con= cluding that the doctrine of judicial immunity doesn't prevent his claims f= or injunctive and declaratory relief.

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Fla. Legislators Take Aim At One-Way Fees In Insurance= Suits

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By Carolina Bolado

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the = state's top legislative leaders on Tuesday announced a joint effort to tack= le rising insurance costs in the state with tort reform proposals, includin= g eliminating one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all lines of in= surance.

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Bribed Ex-FBI Agent Asks For 1.5 Years As Feds Seek De= cade

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By Gina Kim

A former FBI counterintelligence a= gent convicted of accepting bribes, hotel stays and a Ducati bike from a cr= ooked lawyer has asked a California federal judge for 18 months of imprison= ment, while prosecutors contended that his "serious" offenses that violated= public confidence in the government justify a decade behind bars.

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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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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

American National Stan= dards Institute Inc.

Auntie Anne's Inc.

BNP Paribas SA

Bank of America Corp.

Florida Justice Association

LexisNexis Group Inc.

McDonald's Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Organizati= on for Economic Cooperation and Development

Pension Rights Center

Pinnacle Bank

RELX PLC

Ritz-Carlton Company LLC

The Florida Bar

The Kroger Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc.

University of Houston

World Economic Forum

iFinex Inc.


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Benesch

Blitman & King

Cadwalader Wickersham

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Florida State Senate

Government Accountability Office=

Internal Revenue Service

International Chamber of Commer= ce

New York Attorney General'= s Office

South Carolina Attorney = General's Office

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

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

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

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

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