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A California federal judge said on Thursday that before he could declare = a mistrial in ex-Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan's bribery trial, he = needs additional details on the health status of Chan's defense attorney, w= hose sudden illness and hospitalization have postponed proceedings for the = last two weeks.

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TOP NEWS

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Atty's Illness Prompts Queries From Judge In LA Briber= y Trial

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By Gina Kim

A California federal judge said on= Thursday that before he could declare a mistrial in ex-Los Angeles Deputy = Mayor Raymond Chan's bribery trial, he needs additional details on the heal= th status of Chan's defense attorney, whose sudden illness and hospitalizat= ion have postponed proceedings for the last two weeks.

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$1.8M Added To $23M Award In Nobu Hotel Fraud Case=

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By Ali Sullivan

An Illinois federal judge has tack= ed on $1.8 million in prejudgment interest to damages levied against a cons= truction company found liable for fraud during an August trial in designing= and building the Nobu Hotel Chicago.

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9th Circ. Again Asked To Overturn Tribal Casino Plans<= /a>

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By Brent Godwin

An advocacy group that opposes a c= asino project in California on Thursday again asked the Ninth Circuit to re= verse a decision by a lower court that gave the green light to the project.

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ENFORCEMENT

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NY AG Says Trump Wants Fraud Case Delayed For 2024 Run=

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By Elliot Weld

New York's attorney general on Wed= nesday accused Donald Trump and his company of improperly seeking to delay = a fraud suit so that it drags into the 2024 presidential cycle, suggesting = he may campaign on a case he has denounced as a "witch hunt."

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LITIGATION

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Duty-Hit Tile Importer Says Commerce Gave It The Slip<= /a>

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By Rae Ann Varona

A tile importer on Thursday sued t= o escape duties on Chinese-origin ceramic tiles, chiding the U.S. Departmen= t of Commerce for snubbing its request to discuss the duties while personal= ly meeting with a coalition that pushed for the duties.

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Canadian Lumber Co. Says CBP Won't Rectify Duty Errors=

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By Alyssa Aquino

A Canadian lumber company sued U.S= . Customs and Border Protection over the final duty rate assigned to its ex= ports, telling the U.S. Court of International Trade that the agency admitt= ed to bungling the liquidation, but refused to correct the error.

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Texas Shipping Facility Sued For $27M Owed On Fuel Pro= ject

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By David Holtzman

A shipping terminal operator in Ga= lveston, Texas, failed to pay $27 million to an engineering firm to compens= ate it for its work building a fuel processing facility and marine dock, ac= cording to a complaint removed to Southern Texas federal court.

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Tripled Damages Shouldn't Count For Fees, Homebuilder = Says

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By Matthew Santoni

Attorney fees for a victorious pla= intiff should be based on the jury's original damages award, not the triple= d amount allowed under Pennsylvania's consumer protection law, counsel for = Heartland Homes argued to a Pittsburgh federal judge Thursday.

Read full article »

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Border Wall Org Atty Can Exit Bannon Case Amid Unpaid = Fees

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By Rachel Scharf

A New York judge allowed counsel f= or Steve Bannon's border wall charity to withdraw from the Manhattan distri= ct attorney's criminal fraud case Thursday amid protests that the now-defun= ct organization owes more than $100,000 in legal fees.

Read full article »

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Contract Board Won't Shave $121K Suit Over Air Base De= al

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By Micah Danney

An appeals board has rejected the = U.S. Air Force's attempt to trim a contractor's $121,000 lawsuit over a gat= e installation job at an air base in Italy, finding the suit adequately cla= imed the military should have prevented design flaws that incurred extra co= sts.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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4 Ways To Reboot Your Firm's Stalled Diversity Program=

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Law firms that have failed to see = real progress despite years of diversity initiatives can move forward by co= mmitting to tackle four often-taboo obstacles that hinder diversity, equity= and inclusion efforts, says Steph Maher at Jaffe.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Lowenstein Sandler Lays Off 16 Staffers Across 4 Offic= es

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By Emma Cueto

Lowenstein Sandler LLP has laid of= f 16 total business service professionals across four offices, the firm con= firmed on Thursday.

Read full article »

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Senate Confirms Long-Delayed SDNY Pick

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By James Arkin

The Senate on Thursday confirmed J= essica G. L. Clarke to be a judge on the Southern District of New York, app= roving her nomination more than a year after President Joe Biden tapped her= for the vacancy.

Read full article »

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To Snitch Or Not To Snitch? Calif. Bar Considers The Q= uestion

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By Craig Clough

Reeling from the Tom Girardi and M= ichael Avenatti scandals, the State Bar of California's Board of Trustees a= pproved a measure Thursday advancing two proposals that would require attor= neys to report misconduct by their peers and end California's sta= tus as the only state in the nation without such a policy.

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Kyle Roche Hidden Video May Be Deepfaked, Expert Says<= /a>

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By Lauren Berg

Freedman Normand Friedland LLP tol= d a California federal judge overseeing allegations Dfinity sold unregister= ed securities that the crypto company cannot rely on secretly recorded comm= ents from ex-firm partner Kyle Roche to bolster its attempt to disqualify t= he plaintiffs' firm, saying Wednesday an expert report shows the video clip= s might be deepfaked.

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Aflac GC Saw Comp Climb To $3.8M In '22

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By Sue Reisinger

Aflac Inc. paid its executive vice= president and general counsel $3.8 million in total compensation in 2022, = according to the company's most recent securities filing on Thursday.

Read full article »

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Calif. Chief Judges Swap Tips As COVID Zoom Rules Near= End

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By Dorothy Atkins

The chief judges of California's f= our federal districts made a rare appearance together at a San Diego legal = conference Thursday to discuss concerns about the impending end to pandemic= rules allowing virtual court hearings and to share strategies on managing = overwhelming caseloads amid an influx of new judges and a demand for even m= ore.

Read full article »

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Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Allow Cameras In Supreme Cou= rt

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By James Arkin

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairma= n Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legi= slation Thursday to allow live television coverage of U.S. Supreme Court pr= oceedings.

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Global Payments GC Saw Comp Climb Above $5M In '22=

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By Michele Gorman

Global Payments Inc. compensated g= eneral counsel David Green, who so far has spent the majority of his career= in the company's legal department, with more than $5.1 million in 2022, ac= cording to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday.

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'Robot Lawyer' Hit With Class Action By Law Firm In Il= linois

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By Steven Lerner

An Illinois law firm filed a propo= sed class action against the self-described "world's first robot lawyer," D= oNotPay Inc., on Wednesday, alleging the company is offering unlicensed leg= al services that have caused harm to consumers and violated the rights of l= aw firms.

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Benthos Says It Is Still Missing Docs From Jailed Atty=

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By Andrea Keckley

A New York federal judge Wednesday= reminded cryptocurrency investment firm Benthos Master Fund Ltd. that it c= an request further sanctions against an attorney who was jailed for contemp= t in connection with the firm's $5.2 million bid to recover missing funds.

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Judges 'Feeling Unsafe' Spark Judicial Privacy Bill In= NC

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By Hayley Fowler

Concerns about judicial safety hav= e pushed Democrats in North Carolina to introduce legislation limiting the = dissemination of judges' personal information, echoing similar proposals at= the federal level after a spate of high-profile attacks on judges across t= he U.S.

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Analysis

Hard Work Ahead For Mich. Firms To Boost Racial Divers= ity

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By Danielle Ferguson

Racial diversity among Michigan at= torneys has barely increased over the last decade, lagging behind the&= #160;national growth in lawyers of color, but experts say the state could b= e a model for the rest of the country if firm leaders are proactive in thei= r inclusion efforts.

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Podcast

The Term: How Tom Goldstein Changed The Game

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Tom Goldstein is retiring from his= U.S. Supreme Court practice after 25 years and more than 40 arguments R= 12; but perhaps bigger than his legal imprint is how his unusual methods ch= anged the Supreme Court bar forever. "It's a place built on tradition, whic= h is a lovely thing, but some of the traditions are stupid," he said on thi= s week's episode of The Term.

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AFLAC Inc.

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Berkeley Research Group LLC

Heartland Payment Systems Inc.

NVR Inc.

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

Nike Inc.

SVB Financial Group

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

State Bar of Michigan

Total System Services Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

University of Georgia

Western Alliance Bancorporation<= /a>

iFinex Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Davis Wright Tremaine

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Armed Services Board of = Contract Appeals

COPRAC

California Supreme Court

Federal Bureau of Investigation

International Chamber of Commer= ce

Ione Band of Miwok Indians

National Indian Gaming Commissi= on

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Air Force

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

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

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

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

U.S= . District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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