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Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off Friday on the state = Legislature's repeal of a right-to-work law that had been on the books for = the past decade while reinstating prevailing wage guarantees for constructi= on workers on state projects.

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Michigan Governor Signs Bill To Repeal Right-To-Work L= aw

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By Beverly Banks

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen = Whitmer signed off Friday on the state Legislature's repeal of a right-to-w= ork law that had been on the books for the past decade while reinstating pr= evailing wage guarantees for construction workers on state projects.

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GAO Sustains Protest To Army Corps' $7B Construction D= eal

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Government Accountability= Office sustained a Georgia construction firm's protest to a $7 billion sol= icitation, saying the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to give it a chan= ce to address issues with its bid, despite giving others that opportunity.

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Alaska Wants In On Suit Challenging Willow Oil Project=

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By Emma Kennedy

The state of Alaska is the latest = in a growing line of intervenor defendants wanting in on an environmentalis= t lawsuit fighting the development of the Willow oil and gas project in the= northern part of the state.

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Tribes Can't Halt Nevada Lithium Mine Project, Judge R= ules

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By Ali Sullivan

Three Native American tribes can't= stop construction on an open-pit lithium mine, a Nevada federal judge rule= d, saying the tribes' access to the Thacker Pass area has for years been re= stricted amid authorized mining activity in the area such that the tribes c= an't assert "irreparable harm."

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Munich Re's Fire Coverage Suit Axed In Favor Of State = Cases

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By Riley Murdock

A Pennsylvania federal judge tosse= d a Munich Re unit's fire coverage row with a roofing company, finding it w= ould be inappropriate for his court to decide the matter before related, un= derlying suits in state court are resolved.

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Iowa's Top Court Slams Door On 'Protectionist' Grid La= w

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By Keith Goldberg

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday b= locked a state law giving utilities and other existing transmission owners = a right of first refusal to build new power lines, blasting the legislation= as anti-competitive "crony capitalism" that likely violates the Hawkeye St= ate's constitution.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Russian Emails Behind DA Bomb Hoax Amid Trump Probe

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Russian email accounts sent a seri= es of hoax bomb threats targeting the Manhattan district attorney and court= buildings for three straight days this week amid a grand jury investigatio= n of former President Donald Trump.

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Fox Can't Shield Ex-Producer's Claims On Dominion Depo=

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By Ryan Boysen

Fox News can't seal portions of an= explosive lawsuit claiming a former producer was coached by Winston & = Strawn LLP attorneys to give "evasive" testimony in the network's legal bat= tle with Dominion Voting Systems, after a New York federal judge ruled "the= cat is now firmly out of the bag."

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New Shortlist For NY Chief Judge Includes 3 From High = Court

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A new list of seven candidates to = be the chief judge of New York was released Friday for Gov. Kathy Hochul's = consideration, after the Legislature rejected her first nominee to fill the= vacancy at the top of the judiciary that has now lasted six months.

Read full article »

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Kraft GC Saw Comp Jump By More Than $2M In '22

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By Aaron West

The Kraft Heinz Co.'s top attorney= saw a significant pay bump last year to more than $6.3 million, up from ab= out $4 million the previous year, with most of that coming from an increase= in stock awards.

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Florida Governor Signs Tort Reform Bill Into Law =09

By Carolina Bolado

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Frida= y signed into law a sweeping tort reform bill that he said will decrease fr= ivolous lawsuits, change the state from a "judicial hellhole," and attract = more investment in the state.

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Up Next At High Court: Inducing Migration, Speech Or C= rime?

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By Jimmy Hoover

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court = will hear a major patent battle between pharmaceutical giants, as well as a= challenge to a statute making it a crime to encourage illegal immigration = that has vexed the justices in recent years.

Read full article »

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

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By Michele Gorman

Among the stories in corporate leg= al news in the past week, Iowa added to the patchwork of emerging privacy l= aws by broadening consumer data protections, and a Department of Justice of= ficial said businesses can look to newly resolved cases for guidance o= n its revised corporate enforcement policy.=20

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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 M= ozambique face up to another claim over its international bribery scandal w= ith Credit Suisse, another two aircraft leasing companies sue their insurer= s to claw back losses from planes stuck in Russia, and law firm Withers sue= d by the visual technology company it represented at an investment disputes= tribunal in 2018. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the = U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Pro Say: What Exactly Does Litigation Funding Buy You?=

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The litigation finance industry ha= s boomed in recent years, with more and more investors eager to bankroll co= ntentious cases in the hopes of securing a big payday. But what happens whe= n funders and parties disagree about litigation strategy? That's the questi= on at the heart of a recent, unusual dispute between food distribution gian= t Sysco and litigation finance behemoth Burford Capital.

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3G Capital

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American= Federation of State County & Municipal Employees

Amgen Inc.

Apple Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

BlackRock Inc.

Burford Capital LLC

Commonwealth Edison Co.

ConocoPhillips Co.

Credit Suisse Group AG

DISH Network Corp.

Federation Int= ernationale de Football Association

Florida Justice Association

Int= ernational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

LS Power Development LLC

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

LivaNova PLC

Midcontinent Indepe= ndent System Operator Inc.

Munich Re Group

New York Daily News Co.

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Ocean Tomo LLC

Paramount Global

Philadelphia Contributionship

Spotify Technology SA

SurveyMonkey Inc.

Sysco Corp.

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The Kraft Heinz Co.

The Legal Aid Society

The New York Times Co.

Viatris Inc.


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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Simons Muirhead Burton

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Burns Paiute Tribe

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Florida State Senate

Government Accountability Office=

Illinois Supreme Court

New York City Police Department

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

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

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

United St= ates District Court for the District of Nevada

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