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A statewide construction industry group told an appellate court Monday th= at an updated wage law in Washington state regarding public works proj= ects is unconstitutional because it conflicts with earlier statutes on the = definition of "prevailing wage."

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Builders Group Says Wash. Wage Law Unconstitutional

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By Greg Lamm

A statewide construction industry = group told an appellate court Monday that an updated wage law in Washington= state regarding public works projects is unconstitutional because it = conflicts with earlier statutes on the definition of "prevailing wage."

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Biden Spares Alaska Oil Project From Arctic Drilling P= ullback

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By Keith Goldberg

President Joe Biden on Monday clos= ed off U.S. portions of the Arctic Ocean to future oil and gas drilling, bu= t his administration also greenlighted a controversial ConocoPhillips oil p= roduction complex in the Alaskan Arctic.

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Cement Co., Investment Firm Resolve $36M Award Feud

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By Caroline Simson

A Mexican cement company's long-ru= nning fight against the enforcement of an annulled $36.1 million arbitral a= ward issued to a Bolivian investment firm came to an end Monday after the c= ompanies said they had inked a settlement.

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NY Wants New Hearing On Seneca Nation's Thruway Ruling=

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By Ali Sullivan

New York state officials are implo= ring the Second Circuit to reconsider its decision allowing the Seneca Nati= on to pursue its challenge to a portion of the New York State Thruway that = runs through reservation land, saying the suit boils down to a bid for retr= ospective relief barred by the Eleventh Amendment.

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LITIGATION

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Widow Gets $20M In Conn. Asbestos Death Suit Verdict

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By Mike Curley

A Connecticut jury has awarded $20= million to the widow of a man who died of mesothelioma in 2020, finding DA= P Inc. and Vanderbilt Minerals LLC liable for producing and supplying a win= dow glaze to which the man was exposed starting in the 1960s.

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Corps Of Engineers Sued Over Dredged Material In Chica= go

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By David Holtzman

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers f= aces a lawsuit over its continued use of a portion of Lake Michigan shoreli= ne in Chicago for storing dredged material, though the site is supposed to = be developed as a public park.

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Engineers Say San Diego County Denied Overtime Pay=

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By Irene Spezzamonte

San Diego County violated state an= d federal laws by requiring engineers to work off the clock but regularly d= enying them overtime, two workers said in a proposed class and collective a= ction sent to California federal court.

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DEALS

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Real Estate Rumors: MacKenzie CRE, NewForm, Greystone<= /a>

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By WaTeasa Freeman and Andrew McIntyr= e

MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate S= ervices has reportedly arranged the sale of two Baltimore-area warehouses, = NewForm Real Estate is said to have picked up a historic downtown Houston b= uilding, and Greystone is said to have lent $257 million for a New Jersey m= ultifamily property.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Hunton Shakes Up Leadership Ranks, Adds New Firm Leade= r

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By Madison Arnold

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP announced= Monday a set of leadership changes, including selecting a new managing par= tner and creating a chief growth officer role.

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Burford Has 'Initial Control' In Sysco Settlements, Pa= nel Says

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By Andrew Strickler

Under the terms of a $140 million = legal investment deal, Burford Capital Ltd. has "initial control" over Sysc= o Corp.'s ability to settle big-dollar antitrust cases against food supplie= rs, a New York arbitration panel has said in an order blocking two such dea= ls.

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Ex-Garland Counselor Rejoins Wilkinson Stekloff As Par= tner

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By Tracey Read

White collar litigator Tamarra Mat= thews Johnson, former counselor to Attorney General Merrick Garland, has re= joined Wilkinson Stekloff LLP as a partner in Washington, D.C., the firm an= nounced Monday.

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Goodyear Legal Chief Earned Nearly $2M In 2022

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By Adrian Cruz

Goodyear general counsel David E. = Phillips, who was first named to the role in 2019, earned close to $2 milli= on in financial compensation in 2022, according to a recent U.S. Securities= and Exchange Commission filing.

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Cohen Testifies Against Trump Before NY Grand Jury=

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's onet= ime attorney and fixer, testified for roughly three hours Monday before a N= ew York state grand jury about Trump's alleged role in an illegal hush mone= y payment, signaling that the first indictment of a former American preside= nt may be coming soon.

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Judge Goes Public With Abortion Hearing Info After Out= cry

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By Emily Sawicki

A Texas federal judge on Monday do= cketed a hearing for a suit filed by anti-abortion activists bent on forcin= g the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rescind abortion drug approvals,= hours after reporters and media outlets published a letter accusing him of= violating the U.S. Constitution by keeping the hearing schedule secret.

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After Girardi Report, Calif. Bar Says It Will Focus On= Conflicts

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By Brandon Lowrey

After an investigation found Tom G= irardi appeared to benefit from corruption at the State Bar of California, = the agency said Monday they would build a database to better track its offi= cials' potential conflicts of interest among its employees and board member= s.

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BigLaw US Soccer Probe Finds No Fault In Ex-Coach's Hi= re

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By Renee Hickman

U.S. Soccer on Monday released the= results of Alston & Bird LLP's probe into allegations of past miscondu= ct by former U.S. Men's National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter, which fou= nd that while the misconduct — an assault — did occur, it was a= n isolated incident and there was no reason for the organization not to hir= e him.

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MSG Claims Harassment By 'Gangster-Like' NY Liquor Age= ncy

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By Tracey Read

Madison Square Garden owner James = Dolan is asking a New York state court to vacate pending charges by state l= iquor officials who he says are abusing their authority by threatening MSG = Entertainment's ability to sell beer and wine at its venues because of its = policy banning attorneys involved in suits against MSG.

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Firm Sanctioned Over Subpoena In Exiled Billionaire's = Ch. 11

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By Brian Steele

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has= sanctioned an attorney and the law firm Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi = PC for failing to comply with demands for documents and financial records i= n connection to the Chapter 11 case of former billionaire Ho Wan Kwok.

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Wilson Sonsini Settles Claims It Stiffed Recruiter In = Atty Hire

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By Thy Vo

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosa= ti PC has settled a lawsuit alleging it stiffed a recruiting firm that help= ed the Silicon Valley-based law firm poach a partner for its merger and acq= uisitions practice in Texas.

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CORRECTED: 'A Huge Waste Of Time': Judge Gives Allen &= amp; Overy Atty Earful

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By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge told Ca= rl Zeiss Meditec's counsel Friday that it hasn't clearly identified trade s= ecrets in its suit against a rival over eye diagnostics software, telling t= he Allen & Overy LLP attorney "it's not my job" to identify trade secre= ts and "it's not funny — it's a huge waste of time."

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alliance Defending Freedom

Arctic Slope Regional Corp.

Bayer AG

Building and Land Technology C= orp

Burford Capital LLC

Carl Zeiss AG

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

ConocoPhillips Co.

Federation Int= ernationale de Football Association

Freddie Mac

Gannett Co. Inc.

Getty Images Inc.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Grupo Cementos de Chihuah= ua SAB de CV

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Major League Soccer LLC

Monsanto Co.

NBCUniversal Media LLC

Sierra Club

State Bar of California

Sysco Corp.

Topcon Corp.

Trump Organization Inc.

Vanderbilt Minerals LLC

Washington Post Co.


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

California Supreme Court

Executive Office for U.S. Atto= rneys

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Liquor Authority

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

Washington Attorney General&= #39;s Office

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