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Federal authorities said Friday that they have inked two settlement deals= resolving litigation in which some 300 people in the American Southwest, m= any of Navajo heritage, sought compensation from the U.S. Environmental Pro= tection Agency over a catastrophic gold mine blowout in 2015.

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TOP NEWS

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US Settles With Individual Plaintiffs In Gold King Min= e MDL

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By Caleb Symons

Federal authorities said Friday th= at they have inked two settlement deals resolving litigation in which some = 300 people in the American Southwest, many of Navajo heritage, sought compe= nsation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over a catastrophic g= old mine blowout in 2015.

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Native Corp., Feds Seek Pause On Suit Pending Land Buy=

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By Ali Sullivan

The United States has agreed to bu= y back allegedly polluted land obtained by an Alaskan Native corporation in= a 1990 settlement agreement, with both parties urging the court to stay th= e corporation's suit against the U.S. while hashing out the purchase price.

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Insurer Must Face Condo's Water Damage Coverage Suit <= /a>

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By Ben Zigterman

Public Service Insurance Co. must = face a lawsuit from a condominium complex accusing it of improperly denying= coverage for hidden water damage, a Washington federal judge said Friday, = finding the allegations were sufficient to proceed.

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IRS Properly Cut Power Provider Payments, Fed. Circ. A= ffirms

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By Theresa Schliep

A group of public-sector power pro= viders can't be compensated for the IRS' reduction of payments made to the = utilities for interest they paid on bonds, as the Federal Circuit affirmed = Friday that the agency didn't improperly decrease the payments for sequestr= ation.

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LITIGATION

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Judge Warns Against Renters Who Sue In Surfside Collap= se

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By David Minsky

A Miami-Dade County judge on Frida= y issued a stern warning to attorneys in the litigation for the collapse of= the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, threatening contempt char= ges and warning them not to bring renters' lawsuits against condominium own= ers because doing so would violate his previous order that barred such clai= ms.

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Mich. Panel Renews Worker's Injury Suit Over 'Employee= ' Test

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By Rachel Riley

A Michigan worker injured in a 30-= foot drop while preparing heavy industrial equipment for transport can stil= l sue the company for negligence, even though he received workers' compensa= tion after the fall, a state appellate court has ruled.

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Omani Nail Co. Chides US Dumping Investigation Method =

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By Rae Ann Varona

An Omani steel nail producer has u= rged the Federal Circuit to reverse an order upholding the government's dec= ision to reject certain data from its dumping investigation of Oman-origin = nails, saying the decision hindered the government from calculating an accu= rate dumping margin.

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PEOPLE

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JAMS Adds Construction Industry Expert To Panel In Flo= rida

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By Madison Arnold

JAMS, a private provider of altern= ative dispute resolution services, has added a new Miami-based member to it= s panel who was previously an in-house associate general counsel at constru= ction firm Brasfield & Gorrie LLC.

Read full article »

EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Clean Energy Tax Credits' Wage, Apprentice Rules: Key = Points

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The Inflation Reduction Act's comp= licated prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for clean energy fa= cility construction tax credits recently took effect — and the learni= ng curve will be more difficult for taxpayers who are not already familiar = with such programs, says Omar Samji at Shearman.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

As The Supreme Court Has Changed, So Has The Bar =09

By Jimmy Hoover

For an institution that not long a= go went over a decade without a new member, the past five years have brough= t a sea change to the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court, and litigators= have had to adjust their practices to the new dynamics on the bench.

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Up Next At High Court: Big Tech Goes To First Street

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By Jimmy Hoover

This coming week, the U.S. Supreme= Court will consider for the first time the broad legal protections that ha= ve shielded giant internet companies like Google and Facebook from lawsuits= for years. Here, Law360 discusses the arguments and the high-powered attor= neys that will square off in a pair of cases with massive implications for = the future of the internet.

Read full article »

Analysis

Judge Shake-Up In Texas Could Impede Forum Shopping

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By Britain Eakin

A recent increase in the number of= judges in the Southern District of Texas' Victoria division could dampen t= he state government's apparent strategy of getting a sympathetic judge to p= reside over its challenges to federal immigration policy.

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Ex-Con Allegedly Posed As GC, BigLaw Atty In Epstein S= cam

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By Dorothy Atkins

A Florida man with a lengthy crimi= nal history impersonated a Manhattan private equity firm's general counsel,= and later a BigLaw partner, and falsely claimed the equity firm was being = investigated for its ties to disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein to extra= ct six-figure payments, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday.

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Ga. GOP Paid Over $220K To Fake Electors' Attys In Pro= be

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By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Republican Party paid = more than $220,000 last year to law firms representing a group of 11 fake R= epublican electors who could face charges as part of a Fulton County i= nvestigation into alleged efforts by former President Donald Trump and his = allies to overturn his 2020 reelection loss.

Read full article »

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Ex-Holland & Knight Atty Can't Ax Award Over Pay D= ispute

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By Ryan Boysen

A former Holland & Knight LLP = partner can't undo a Pyrrhic arbitration victory against his old firm that = will cost him around $445,000, a New York state judge ruled Friday, finding= the arbitrator's split-the-baby approach was "not irrational."

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NYC Law Firm's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Thrown Out =09

By Riley Murdock

A New York federal judge tossed a = Manhattan-based law firm's COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against C= ontinental Casualty Co., finding the firm's property never suffered any phy= sical loss or damage required to trigger coverage.

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Texas High Court Grants Atty New Trial Following $6M D= efeat

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By Gianna Ferrarin

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on F= riday that a lawyer embroiled in a $6 million dispute with a litigation fun= der was entitled to a new trial after he was inadequately notified that a h= earing initially canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic was put back on the = docket.

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

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By Sue Reisinger

General counsel are being asked to= navigate through the rough seas of pay-versus-performance conflicts on exe= cutive pay. And the Department of Labor's top attorney discusses possible c= hanges in independent contractor and overtime rules that worry some employe= rs.

Read full article »

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Cryptocurrency theft of profi= ts from non-fungible tokens of street art, a bong-maker breakdown, all= eged buy-or-bury Facebook tactics and a railroad's lawsuit still chugging a= long: It's all part of the news last week from Delaware Chancery Court.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen l= ogistics company Tuffnells Parcels hope to deliver a win in its corporate e= spionage lawsuit against rival DX, commodity trader Glencore sued again in = a claim from Legal and General, and dairy alternative producer Oatly crying= over spilled milk in a chancery appeal against the U.K.'s dairy industry t= rade body. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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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.

Read full article »

Podcast

The Term: Supreme Court Lawyers Adapt To Changed Bench=

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The U.S. Supreme Court has replace= d nearly half of its members in the last five years. This week, The Term di= scusses how lawyers who practice there have adjusted to the changing dynami= cs on the nation's top bench.

Read full article »

Podcast

Pro Say: The Legal Aftermath Of The Ohio Train Disaste= r

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The lawsuits have started rolling = in after the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying= toxic chemicals, with East Palestine, Ohio, residents and business owners = claiming the company's negligence led to the disaster.=20

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American International Group In= c.

American Municipal Power Inc.

Apple Inc.

Archer Aviation Inc.

Astrotech Corporation

Aviva SA

B. Riley Financial Inc.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises = Inc.

Barings LLC

Beachbody LLC

Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

CNA Financial Corp.

Centene Corp.

DISH Network Corp.

Douglas Elliman Realty LLC

Dragos Inc.

EchoStar Corp.

George Washington University

Indiana Municipal Power Agency

Instagram Inc.

Insurance Europe Ltd.

JAMS Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Mexican American= Legal Defense & Educational Fund

National Hockey Leagu= e Players Association

New York Law School

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Novavax Inc.

Oaktree Capital Management

OneTrust LLC

Paysafe Group PLC

Sears Hometown and Outlet= Stores Inc.

Space Exploration Technologi= es Corp.

Spotify Technology SA

Surfside

Tesla Inc.

The Bank of New York Mellon Cor= p.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Law Firm of Gary Willi= ams Parenti Watson & Gary

Will Ferguson & Associates

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Election Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Internal Revenue Service

National Park Service

Navajo Nation

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court= for the District of Alaska

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

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

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Supreme Court

Wage and Hour Division

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