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The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it has fined 10 const= ruction companies almost £60 million ($74 million) and disqualified th= ree directors after finding they illegally colluded to rig bids for demolit= ion and asbestos removal contracts.

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Construction Cos. Fined £60M Over Illegal Cartel<= /a>

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By Ashish Sareen

The Competition and Markets Author= ity said Thursday it has fined 10 construction companies almost £60 mi= llion ($74 million) and disqualified three directors after finding they ill= egally colluded to rig bids for demolition and asbestos removal contracts.

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NJ Targets Dow In Forever Chemical Water Pollution Sui= t

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By Peter McGuire

Companies including Dow Chemical C= o. spent decades hiding the danger of 1,4-dioxane, a likely cancer-causing = compound, and are responsible for "pervasive and widespread" groundwater po= llution in New Jersey, according to a lawsuit filed by Garden State authori= ties Thursday in state court.

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Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Strip Nevada Mine Approval

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By Ali Sullivan

A Native American tribe says the U= .S. Bureau of Land Management failed to take the requisite "hard look" at i= mpacts stemming from an open-pit lithium mine in Nevada, urging the Ninth C= ircuit to undo the federal government's approval of the Thacker Pass projec= t.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Texas Bill To Subsidize New Gas Plants Draws Fire At H= earing

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By Keith Goldberg

A Texas bill that would subsidize = construction of new gas-fired power plants to operate during grid emergenci= es got a frosty reception in a state legislative hearing Thursday, with opp= onents arguing that the legislation would undermine the Lone Star State's c= ompetitive electricity market.

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LITIGATION

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Del. Corp. Officer Liability Shield Challenged In Thir= d Suit

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By Jeff Montgomery

Shareholders of an Alabama-based h= ighway builder have filed the third in a series of Delaware Court of Chance= ry complaints targeting alleged company failures to allow all stockholder c= lasses to vote on charter amendments shielding corporate officers from liab= ility for most breaches of fiduciary duty.

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11th Circ. Affirms Ruling Against Neighbor In Fla. At= ty's Feud

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By Emily Sawicki

A Florida attorney has cemented hi= s win in a long-running feud between himself and his Irish-born neighbor, w= ith the 11th Circuit affirming a district court's early ruling against the = Irishman, who sued the attorney for malicious prosecution following a lengt= hy dispute between the property owners.

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DEALS

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Finnish Builder To Pull Back Support For €1B Off= er From Bain

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By Tom Fish

Caverion Oyj, a Finnish constructi= on company, said on Thursday it intends to withdraw its backing for a takeo= ver bid from U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital LLC and instead endorse = a competing offer from international investment firm Triton Partners.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Practical Skills Young Attorneys Must Master To Be Hap= pier

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For young lawyers, finding happine= ss on the job — with its competitive nature and high expectations for= billable hours — is complicated, but three skills can help them gain= confidence, reduce stress and demonstrate their professional value in ways= they never imagined, says career counselor Susan Smith Blakely.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Manhattan DA Blasts GOP Demand For Trump Grand Jury In= fo

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By James Arkin

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin = Bragg's office fired back Thursday at demands from congressional Republican= s for testimony and documents regarding his ongoing investigation of former= President Donald Trump, calling it unprecedented and an "unlawful incursio= n" into local sovereignty.

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NY Courts See 2nd Bomb Hoax Amid Trump Grand Jury Prob= e

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Manhattan courthouses were the tar= get of an unsubstantiated bomb threat for the second time this week on Wedn= esday as security ramps up in anticipation of a possible indictment of form= er President Donald Trump, who has called for protests and vilified prosecu= tors with incendiary language.

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Reed Smith's Sachnoff Remembered As Pro Bono Icon<= /p> =09

By Adrian Cruz

The Chicago legal community is mou= rning the loss of longtime Reed Smith LLP attorney Lowell Sachnoff while ce= lebrating his impact, which ranged from passionately advocating for the rig= hts of transgender people and for prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay to mento= ring generations of young lawyers he affectionately called his "ducklings."

Read full article »

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Biden To Get Another NJ Vacancy With Judge's Resignati= on

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By James Arkin

Judge John Michael Vazquez of the = District of New Jersey is resigning in September after less than a decade o= n the bench, opening up a vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill on a cour= t that has already had significant turnover in the past two years.

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Cozen O'Connor Atty Sworn In As Del. Bankruptcy Judge<= /a>

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By Hailey Konnath

Cozen O'Connor bankruptcy attorney= Thomas M. Horan has been sworn in as the newest federal bankruptcy judge f= or the District of Delaware, according to an appointment order issued Wedne= sday.

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Calif. High Court Tells Bar To Speed Up Post-Girardi R= ules

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By James Mills

As part of the effort to clean up = fallout from the Tom Girardi scandal, California's Supreme Court has direct= ed the state's bar to quickly implement more aggressive screening procedure= s to identify potential conflicts of interest, including financial conflict= s, of candidates for the bar's board of trustees and the State Bar Court.

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Pay For Papa John's Top Atty Dropped Below $1M For '22=

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By Aaron West

Papa John's legal chief saw her co= mpensation drop to under $1 million in 2022, mostly because of the absence = of nonequity incentive plan compensation, according to a Thursday filing fr= om the pizza chain.

Read full article »

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Mich. High Court Mulls New Rule That Helps Indigent Cl= ients

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By Aaron West

The Michigan Supreme Court is eyei= ng a change to the state's rules of professional conduct that would allow a= ttorneys to help certain clients out with transportation and other amenitie= s during court proceedings, potentially furthering the court's recent focus= on increasing access to justice in the state.

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Cigna GC Sees Slight Dip In Total Comp For '22

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By Christine DeRosa

Cigna general counsel Nicole S. Jo= nes, who has been in that role with the health care and insurance giant sin= ce 2011, received more than $5.23 million in total compensation in 2022, ac= cording to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Read full article »

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Florida Legislature Passes Tort Reform Measure

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By Carolina Bolado

The Florida Senate on Thursday pas= sed a sweeping tort reform bill that changes the comparative negligence sta= ndards for jury verdicts, cuts the statute of limitations for injury cases = in half, and eliminates one-way attorney fees and fee multipliers for all l= ines of insurance, sending the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected t= o sign it into law.

Read full article »

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Two Philly Attorneys Sentenced For Legal Fee Scheme

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge has s= entenced two personal injury attorneys who resolved cases behind their form= er law firm partners' backs and pocketed thousands of dollars in legal fees= to a prison and probationary term.

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Podcast

The Term: No. 1 Or No. 2? Justices Ask In Potty Humor = Case

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The nation's most revered courtroo= m sounded like an elementary school classroom at times Wednesday, as the ju= stices of the U.S. Supreme Court discussed a trademark battle over a poop-t= hemed dog toy. On this week's episode, Law360's The Term discusses the biza= rre case, which saw one justice ask whether the toy "purportedly contained = some sort of dog excrement or urine."

Read full article »

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bankruptcy Institute

American Civil Liberties Union

American Home Mortgage Group

American Tort Reform Associatio= n

Apple Inc.

Bain Capital LLC

Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&= S

Brooks Brothers Group Inc.

Caverion Oyj

Dow Inc.

Electric Reliability C= ouncil of Texas Inc.

Energy Future Holdings

Exide Technologies

Ferro Corp.

Florida Justice Association

Fordham University

Fox Corp.

Glass Lewis & Co. LLC

Google LLC

Institutional Shareholder= Services Inc.

International Paper Co.

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.<= /a>

Johnson & Johnson

Lincoln National Corp.

Northrop Grumman Corp.

Papa John's International Inc.=

Snap Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

The Catholic Diocese of W= ilmington Inc.

The Cigna Group

The Lawyers'= ; Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

University of Virginia

Washington Post Co.

Western Kentucky University


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Law Offices of Lloyd Long

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Burns Paiute Tribe

California Supreme Court

Competition and Markets Authori= ty

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Florida House of Representatives=

Florida State Senate

Humboldt County, Nevada

National Aeronautic= s and Space Administration

New York City Police Department

Public Utility Commission of T= exas

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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