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The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday from steel importers chal= lenging the U.S. Department of Commerce report that led to national securit= y duties on the metal, notching yet another win for the contested duties.

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TOP NEWS

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Supreme Court Declines Steel Tariff Challenge

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a pe= tition Monday from steel importers challenging the U.S. Department of Comme= rce report that led to national security duties on the metal, notching yet = another win for the contested duties.

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Alaska Joins Effort To Let Willow Oil Project Proceed<= /a>

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By Ali Sullivan

The state of Alaska is the latest = intervenor to back the Willow oil and gas project against environmental gro= ups fighting the development in northern Alaska, joining the federal govern= ment, oil company ConocoPhillips and other intervenors in urging an Alaska = federal judge to deny the groups' bid to block project construction.

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9th Circ. Greenlights Wash. Forest Thinning Project

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By Greg Lamm

The Ninth Circuit on Monday gave t= he U.S. Forest Service the go-ahead to build temporary logging roads to thi= n trees in a Washington national forest, ruling that the project would not = result in a net increase in roads and would not threaten woodpecker habitat= s.

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Enviro Groups Seek To Revive Suit Over Miss. River Pla= n

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By Celeste Bott

Counsel for environmental groups a= ttacking the federal government's efforts to change the flow of the Mississ= ippi River told the Seventh Circuit on Monday that the U.S. Army Corps of E= ngineers needed to prepare comprehensive, not piecemeal, mitigation plans t= o reduce the century-long project's harms to fish and wildlife.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Army Corps Needs More Time To Review Mich. Pipeline Pl= ans

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By Caleb Symons

Federal regulators need at least a= nother two years to review a controversial energy pipeline under the Great = Lakes, they announced, a move that Enbridge Inc. says will effectively dela= y construction on its proposed Line 5 replacement tunnel until 2026.

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LITIGATION

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Milwaukee Industry Park's Ex-Owner Liable For Cleanup =

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By Quinn Wilson

The remaining shareholder of a def= unct coke and gas plant is liable for cleanup costs of hazardous material d= one by a local gas company, a Wisconsin federal judge found Monday, affirmi= ng the shareholder assumed liability when it acquired the company's remaini= ng shares.

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Green Groups Seek Ruling In Florida Panther Suit =09

By Tom Lotshaw

Environmental groups are asking a = Florida federal judge to rule that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service faile= d to set limits for how many endangered Florida panthers could be injured o= r killed by traffic on a now-completed highway expansion project.

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BLM Sued Over Tree-Removal Plans In Eastern Nevada=

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By Caleb Symons

Two conservation groups are suing = the Bureau of Land Management over its plans to cut down a swath of pinyon-= juniper forest in eastern Nevada, claiming the federal agency has moved for= ward with the project without considering its full impact on local vegetati= on and wildlife.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Tips For Plaintiffs Attorneys Ahead Of Expanded Fire S= eason

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With the expansion of fire season = — both in length of time and geography — plaintiffs lawyers can= expect fire-related litigation to increase this coming year and need to pr= epare themselves and their clients for claims that are complex, time-consum= ing and costly, says Gerald Singleton at Singleton Schreiber.

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Dispute Prevention Strategies To Halt Strife Before It= Starts

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With geopolitical turbulence prese= nting increased risks of business disputes amid court backlogs and ballooni= ng costs, companies should consider building mechanisms for dispute prevent= ion into newly established partnerships to constructively resolve conflicts= before they do costly damage, say Ellen Waldman and Allen Waxman at the In= ternational Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Gorsuch Rails Against Atty's Conviction By Court Prose= cutor

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By Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on= Monday to examine the constitutionality of a criminal contempt conviction = for disbarred human rights lawyer Steven Donziger that was obtained by cour= t-appointed prosecutors, prompting a dissent from Justice Neil Gorsuch, who= decried the broken "constitutional promise" of having separation between j= udges and prosecutors.

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Firm To Pay $200K In Deal With NY AG Over Data Breach<= /a>

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By Sarah Martinson

New York Attorney General Letitia = James said Monday that she reached a $200,000 settlement with law firm Heid= ell Pittoni Murphy & Bach LLP over a 2021 data breach that exposed the = private health information of more than 100,000 patients related to firm cl= ients.

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LendingClub Appoints Ex-JPMorgan Chase GC To Board

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By Sue Reisinger

LendingClub Corp., the parent comp= any of LendingClub Bank, said Monday it has named a former JPMorgan Chase &= amp; Co. vice chairman and general counsel to its board of directors.

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Verizon's Former Legal Head Earned $8.6M In New Exec R= ole

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By Michele Gorman

Verizon's former top attorney and = a longtime employee, Craig Silliman, earned more than $8.6 million in total= compensation last year as part of his new job as the telecommunication gia= nt's president of global services, according to a U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission filing on Monday.

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Ex-Tabloid CEO Testifies In Trump Hush-Money Probe=

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Former National Enquirer publisher= David Pecker testified before a Manhattan grand jury Monday as the panel c= onsiders criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for an ille= gal hush-money payment scheme.

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Ex-Producer Says Fox Fired Her After Dominion Depo Sui= t

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By Ryan Boysen

Fox News has fired the producer su= ing the network over claims its in-house attorneys and outside counsel= at Winston & Strawn LLP told her to give "evasive" answers in the netw= ork's landmark legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems, according to an a= mended complaint filed Monday.

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Smartmatic Must Produce Litigation Finance Docs In Fox= Suit

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By Aaron West

Voting tech company Smartmatic mus= t turn over litigation finance agreements to Fox in its defamation lawsuit = against the news network after a New York Supreme Court judge ruled Friday = that the information was relevant, despite state case law that says such fu= nding information isn't typically discoverable.

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Insurer Ordered To Rethink Ex-PwC Atty's Disability Cl= aim

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By Ivan Moreno

A Massachusetts federal judge orde= red Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. to reconsider its decision to = end the disability benefits of a former PricewaterhouseCoopers in-house cou= nsel who claims her crippling anxiety prevented her from doing her job.

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Jenner & Block Says Sierra Leone Can't Ditch $8.1M= Fees Suit

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By Jake Maher

Jenner & Block LLP is fighting= the Republic of Sierra Leone's bid to dismiss a case over allegedly unpaid= legal fees, arguing that none of Sierra Leone's "buckshot attacks" on its = complaint show how it failed to meet the pleading requirements.

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NY AG Seeks Escape From Ex-Staffer's Assault Suit<= /p> =09

By Elliot Weld

New York Attorney General Letitia = James is seeking to be dismissed from a suit by a former staffer who says s= he was assaulted by former chief of staff Ibrahim Khan, saying the only all= egations against James relied on vague claims that Khan's past alleged misc= onduct toward women was "an open secret."

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2nd Circ. Nixes Bid To Boost Fees In COVID-19 Worship = Case

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By Daniel Connolly

The Second Circuit on Monday rejec= ted arguments from a group of Orthodox Jewish plaintiffs that they should h= ave been awarded more than the $447,000 in attorney fees a lower court gran= ted them after they successfully challenged pandemic-related limits on reli= gious gatherings in New York State.

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How Kickbacks Became King In False Claims Act Litigati= on

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By Jeff Overley

The transformation of a little-use= d law against health care kickbacks into a powerful theory of False Claims = Act liability has been so successful that enforcement is now spearheaded by= a "well-funded" plaintiffs bar that is "in it for the money," a former gov= ernment lawyer who championed the transformation told Law360.

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Ala. Justices OK Moving Judgeship, Blocking Primary Vi= ctor

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By Jack Karp

The Alabama Supreme Court will let= the state move a judgeship from a more diverse county to one that is major= ity white, effectively blocking the Black winner of a primary for the seat = from office in favor of the white judge appointed to it after the move.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Agudath Israel of America= Foundation

American Civil Liberties Union

American Forest Resource Counci= l

American Media Inc.

American Medical Association In= c.

Broadcom Inc.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Financial Industry R= egulatory Authority Inc.

Fox Corp.

HCA Healthcare Inc.

Honeywell International Inc.

Int= ernational Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

LendingClub Corp.

Microsoft Corp.

National Wildlife Federation

National Women's Law Center

Pfizer Inc.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Sierra Club

Southern Poverty Law Center

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

University of Virginia

Verizon Communications Inc.

Yale University


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Dairyland Public Interest Law

Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz

Law Offices of Stephan C. Volker

Mintz & Gold

Northwest Resource Law

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

Bay Mills Indian Community

Bureau of Land Management

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Fish and Wildlife Service

Florida Department of Transp= ortation

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Census Bureau

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

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

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United St= ates District Court for the District of Nevada

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