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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a construction contractor's pr= otest of a $68 million U.S. Army jetty repair contract, saying it had no au= thority to review a final decision that found the deal's winner to be a res= ponsible bidder.

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TOP NEWS

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Claims Court's Jurisdiction Keeps $68M Army Deal Intac= t

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims d= ismissed a construction contractor's protest of a $68 million U.S. Army jet= ty repair contract, saying it had no authority to review a final decision t= hat found the deal's winner to be a responsible bidder.

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High Court Recasts Nature Of Time Bar In Quiet Title A= ct

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By Valentina Pasquali

The U.S. Supreme Court for the fir= st time found that the Quiet Title Act's 12-year statute of limitations doe= s not automatically prevent federal courts from hearing a dispute over a re= mote Montana road pitting a pair of local landowners against the U.S. gover= nment.

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LITIGATION


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La., EPA Cross Swords Over Cross-Border Clean Air Rule=

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By Peter McGuire

Louisiana urged the Fifth Circuit = to stop federal regulators from imposing a clean air plan on the state, whi= le the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told the court it rightly rejec= ted air quality proposals from the Pelican State and others that failed to = curb cross-state ozone pollution.

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DEALS

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Real Estate Rumors: Hudson Pacific, Andrew Hall, Empir= e

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Hudson Pacific Properties has repo= rtedly dropped $40 million on a 7-acre parcel in Southern California, Chica= go Trading Co. co-founder Andrew Hall has reportedly listed a 9,000-square-= foot residential property for $13.9 million, and Empire Capital is said to = be eyeing a $105 million purchase of a New York office tower.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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How State Laws Are Taking On Clean Energy Project Prot= ests

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By enacting legislation that strea= mlines siting and permitting for large-scale renewable energy infrastructur= e projects, states like Illinois, New York and California are keeping appro= val processes out of the reach of "not in my backyard" opponents and increa= sing the probability of meeting ambitious climate goals, says Bo Mahr at Hu= sch Blackwell.

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NY Rulings Show Shift In Insurance Priority Approach

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Some recent New York state decisio= ns considering coverage priority of primary and excess insurance policies a= nd contractual indemnity claims run against clear policy language, which sh= ould trump extrinsic evidence of intent, says Dan Kohane at Hurwitz Fine.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Ex-BigLaw Partner Arrested, Charged With Bankruptcy Li= es

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By Pete Brush

A former BigLaw partner abused the= bankruptcy system by lying about his assets in court in White Plains, New = York, last year, the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office charged on Tuesday.

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Texas Judge Says Ex-Littler Associate Had Confidential= Info

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By Lynn LaRowe

A Texas state judge has said that = confidential material belonging to Littler Mendelson PC was found in the po= ssession of a former firm associate whom it has accused of stealing thousan= ds of confidential documents before resigning and criticizing the labor and= employment firm on social media.

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Trump Grand Jury Not Slated To Reconvene This Week=

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By Frank G. Runyeon

The Manhattan grand jury examining= allegations that former President Donald Trump arranged an illegal hush mo= ney payment ahead of the 2016 election is not expected to meet for at least= the next week, according to a source with direct knowledge of the schedule= .

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'For Another Day': Why Judges Hesitated To Report Gira= rdi

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By Brandon Lowrey

In late 2015, U.S. District Judge = Michael Fitzgerald was hesitant to believe that the powerhouse plaintiffs f= irm Girardi Keese could have stolen millions in settlement funds from a gro= up of elderly cancer patients it represented, even as bank records appeared= to show otherwise.

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Judges, Justices Face Stricter Hospitality Disclosure = Rules

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By Lauren Berg

The Judicial Conference of the Uni= ted States has tightened financial disclosure rules for federal judges and = U.S. Supreme Court justices, requiring more transparency when they receive = hospitality gifts from commercial properties, like resorts or restaurants, = U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said Tuesday.

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Uber's Top Atty Saw Compensation Drive Past $10M In '2= 2

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By Aaron West

Uber CLO Tony West saw his total c= ompensation for 2022 exceed $10 million, up from $7.4 million the previous = year, according to a proxy statement filed by the company on Tuesday.

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Analysis

Gorsuch's Donziger Dissent Puts Trial Courts On Notice=

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By Cara Salvatore

Justice Neil Gorsuch's dissent fro= m the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to weigh the criminal contempt conv= iction of disbarred environmental lawyer Steven Donziger could make judges = think twice before tapping special prosecutors in such cases, experts say.

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Roche Freedman Attys Can't Beat Ousted Founder's Claim= s

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By Aislinn Keely

A New York federal judge on Tuesda= y said the founders of the law firm formerly known as Roche Freedman can't = escape claims lodged against them by aggrieved ex-partner Jason Cyrulnik, w= hom they allegedly ousted for "bullying" behavior.

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Burford Asks Court To Nix Sysco's Litigation Funding S= uit

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By Kelly Lienhard

Burford Capital asked an Illinois = federal court to see through Sysco Corp.'s "blatant forum shopping" and dis= miss the behemoth food distributor's amended petition to vacate an arbitrat= ion award that is allowing the litigation funder to veto Sysco's settlement= s with meat suppliers accused of price-fixing.

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US Chamber Backs Sysco In Litigation Funding Dispute

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By Caleb Symons

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce raile= d on Monday against the recent rise of third-party litigation funding, tell= ing a Chicago federal judge that financiers can improperly influence legal = proceedings and undermine attorney-client trust, in addition to posing a na= tural security risk.

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Judicial Committee Floats Rule To Aid MDL Case Managem= ent

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By Jess Krochtengel

The Advisory Committee on Civil Ru= les on Tuesday voted to advance a proposed new rule for multidistrict litig= ation intended to get judges and parties on the same page early in the proc= ess while being flexible enough to accommodate the no-size-fits-all nature = of MDLs.

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LeClairRyan Trustee Says Funds Safe After Bank Collaps= e

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By Vince Sullivan

The Chapter 7 trustee overseeing t= he liquidation of defunct law firm LeClairRyan told a Virginia bankruptcy j= udge Tuesday that about $140,000 of estate funds had been moved out of Sign= ature Bank earlier this month when it collapsed, and the funds are now safe= at a new bank.

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Garland Details Need For Immigration, Civil Rights Fun= ding Hike

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By James Arkin

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garl= and outlined to Congress on Tuesday the U.S. Department of Justice's budget= requests for next fiscal year, highlighting a substantial proposed increas= e in funds for immigration courts to address the case backlog, funding to c= ombat the fentanyl overdose epidemic, and additional money for U.S. Marshal= s' continued protection of U.S. Supreme Court justices.

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Mich. Bar Gives Guidance On Atty Withdrawal, Client Di= sability

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By Carolyn Muyskens

The State Bar of Michigan recommen= ded that judges rarely dig into a lawyer's reasons for withdrawal from a ca= se and that lawyers concerned about mental incapacity of a client shou= ld ask the client to submit to an evaluation, in the bar's first pair of et= hics opinions of the year.

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Law360's 2023 Access To Justice Editorial Advisory Boa= rd

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Law360 is pleased to announce the = formation of its 2023 Access to Justice Editorial Advisory Board.

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Fox Stuck With Fired Producer's Claims In $1.6B Del. S= uit

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By Jeff Montgomery

Fox News Network cannot claw back = a fired producer's "errata" sheet alleging company attorney encouragement o= f evasive testimony as a Delaware trial approaches on Dominion Voting Syste= ms' $1.6 billion defamation claims against the media giant and its parent, = Fox Corp., a Delaware judge ruled late Tuesday.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Foundation

American Media Inc.

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.

Burford Capital LLC

Cato Institute

Chevron Corp.

Chicago Trading Co. LLC

Dole Food Company Inc.

Great American Insurance Co.

Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.

London Court of Intern= ational Arbitration

Mercury General Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

New York Civil Liberties Union

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

PG&E Corp.

Pacific Legal Foundation

PepsiCo Inc.

SVB Financial Group

Sanctuary for Families Inc.

Scottsdale Insurance Co.

State Bar of California

State Bar of Michigan

Sysco Corp.

TPG Capital LP

Temple University

TransPerfect Global Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

UnitedLex Corp.

Volkswagen AG


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Energy Commission

California Supreme Court

Dallas County, Texas

Executive Office for Immi= gration Review

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Government Accountability Office=

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

Legal Services Corp.

Louisiana Departmen= t of Environmental Quality

Office of the Dir= ector of National Intelligence

Small Business Administration

Texas Commission on Env= ironmental Quality

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Ba= nkruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United S= tates District Court for the District of Montana

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