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The Ninth Circuit rejected a Nevada rancher and conservation groups' emer= gency request for the court to halt the Thacker Pass lithium mine's constru= ction, amid their consolidated appeal of a Nevada federal court decision th= at largely upheld a permit for the project.

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9th Circ. Won't Block Lithium Mine Construction Amid A= ppeals

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The Ninth Circuit rejected a Nevad= a rancher and conservation groups' emergency request for the court to halt = the Thacker Pass lithium mine's construction, amid their consolidated appea= l of a Nevada federal court decision that largely upheld a permit for the p= roject.

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Judge Rejects Oral Args Bid In Hard Rock Hotel Collaps= e Suit

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By Nate Beck

A Louisiana federal judge on Thurs= day denied a contractor's request for oral arguments on a motion from two i= nsurers to dodge its lawsuit seeking to recover more than $800,000 that the= builder says it spent after the 2019 collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in Ne= w Orleans.

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Pittsburgh Auto Parts Shop Fights City's Bridge Closur= e

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By Matthew Santoni

The city of Pittsburgh's plans to = demolish a former railroad bridge would render an adjacent auto parts busin= ess unusable and violate agreements the city had made with the now-defunct = railroad companies nearly a century ago, the business owners said in a laws= uit filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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Sherwin-Williams Settles Philly Bridge FCA Case for $1= M

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

Paint maker Sherwin-Williams has a= greed to pay $1 million to settle False Claims Act allegations of its invol= vement in a scheme to defraud the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise= program in connection with a project to give the George C. Platt Memorial = Bridge in Philadelphia a new paint job, the U.S. Department of Justice said= on Thursday.

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LITIGATION

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Seattle Convention Center Group Faces Wrongful Death S= uit

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By Greg Lamm

The spouse of a construction worke= r who died during the expansion of Seattle's convention center has filed a = wrongful death lawsuit in Washington state court against the contractors be= hind the project, alleging failure to safeguard against hazardous condition= s.

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10th Circ. Says DOJ Can Argue In Insulation Biz Antitr= ust Suit

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By Nadia Dreid

The Tenth Circuit is giving the U.= S. Department of Justice five minutes when it meets later this month to hea= r its argument on whether a lower court messed up by tossing an antitrust s= uit accusing a Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier of coercing d= istributors out of working with rivals.

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Northern Mariana Regulator Fights Arbitration In Fee D= ispute

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By Caroline Simson

A regulator in the Northern Marian= a Islands is pressing the Ninth Circuit to overturn an "overly broad" rulin= g forcing it to arbitrate a fee dispute with Chinese investors in a Saipan = casino, arguing that the lower court judge failed to consider whether each = claim belongs in arbitration.

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In Their Own Words: 8 Women On Leading Legal Depts. In= '23

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By Michele Gorman and Sue Reisinger

To mark Women's History Month that= began Wednesday, Law360 Pulse caught up with eight women, who are in = charge of legal departments in different industries, about the evoluti= on of the general counsel role.

Read full article »

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Hogan Lovells, Shearman Drop Merger Talks

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By Anna Sanders

Hogan Lovells and Shearman & S= terling LLP said late Thursday evening they will not be moving forward with= a possible combination after months of speculation.

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Jury Finds Murdaugh Guilty Of Murdering Wife And Son

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By Cara Salvatore

A South Carolina jury found attorn= ey Alex Murdaugh guilty Thursday of murdering his wife and son to allegedly= divert attention from what prosecutors said was a "gathering storm" of tro= uble after years of theft from his law firm and clients.

Read full article »

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High Court Unsure It Can Still Hear Election Maps Case=

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By Hayley Fowler

A U.S. Supreme Court case question= ing whether state judiciaries have any say over federal election maps hit a= potential hiccup Thursday when the justices issued an order questioning th= eir authority to rule on the dispute given the North Carolina Supreme Court= 's recent decision to rehear the matter.

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Senate Confirms Illinois, Michigan District Court Pick= s

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By James Arkin

The U.S. Senate confirmed two sitt= ing judges to vacancies on district courts in Illinois and Michigan on Thur= sday, capping a week in which half a dozen trial court nominees were approv= ed.

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2nd Circ. Cans Leon Black Suit Against Wigdor, Rape Ac= cuser

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By Ryan Boysen

Leon Black — the billionaire= ex-CEO of Apollo Global Management — won't get another chance to cla= im a woman suing him for sexual abuse and her attorneys at Wigdor LLP are a= ctually engaged in a "fraudulent scheme" to extort him, after the Second Ci= rcuit on Thursday upheld a lower court's dismissal of Black's racketeering = and defamation case.

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DOJ Backs Clawbacks, Orders Comp Reform In Corp. Cases=

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By Stewart Bishop

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monac= o on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice will require corporate cr= iminal resolutions to include a directive that companies implement a compen= sation system that promotes compliance, and will reward corporations that a= ttempt to claw back payments to law-breaking executives and employees.

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2nd Circ. Says Insurer Needn't Defend Napolis In Sex B= ias Suit

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By Aaron West

Well-known 9/11 lawyer Paul Napoli= 's insurance doesn't have to defend him and his wife in a sex bias suit the= ir former counsel brought against them because her allegations are consider= ed business activities and aren't covered by the couple's policy, the Secon= d Circuit ruled on Thursday.

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The Top In-House Hires Of February

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By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the = shortest month of the year included high-profile appointments at Tesla, Bay= er and WeWork. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announc= ements from February.

Read full article »

Podcast

The Term: What We Learned, And Didn't, From Debt Heari= ngs

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The Supreme Court's conservative j= ustices seemed to agree that the Biden administration has exceeded its auth= ority with its massive student debt relief plan, but it's still unclear whe= ther they believe six Republican states and two individuals have standing t= o challenge it in court. Law360's The Term recaps more than three hours of = arguments on this week's episode, plus a new case threatening the Consumer = Financial Protection Bureau.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards=

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

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American Bar Association

Apollo Global Management LLC

Apple Inc.

Barnard College

Bayer AG

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Clark Construction Group LLC

Douglas Elliman Realty LLC

Imperial Pacific Int= ernational Holdings Ltd.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Johns Manville Corp.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Memphis Grizzlies

Men's Wearhouse Inc.

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

MoneyGram International Inc.

Northern Mariana Island= s Retirement Fund

Providence Health & Services = Inc.

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Spotify Technology SA

Tailored Brands Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Southern Co. Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

United States Cellular Corp.

Vodafone Group PLC

WeWork Inc.


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Marc J. Bern & Partners

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Burns Paiute Tribe

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

NAFTA

North Carolina Department of= Justice

Northern Maria= na Islands Attorney General's Office

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Pennsylvania Department= of Transportation

South Carolina Attorney = General's Office

U.= S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

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U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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