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A Texas appellate court on Thursday rejected two property owners' claim t= hat an improper installation of wood floors in their home led to toxic mold= issues that caused respiratory problems and brain damage for them and thei= r children, but kept alive a separate argument in the suit.

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TOP NEWS

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Texas Panel Partially Revives Faulty Flooring Suit=

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By David Holtzman

A Texas appellate court on Thursda= y rejected two property owners' claim that an improper installation of wood= floors in their home led to toxic mold issues that caused respiratory prob= lems and brain damage for them and their children, but kept alive a separat= e argument in the suit.

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GAO Says Engineering Firm Misunderstood Army Deal Reqs=

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Government Accountability= Office on Thursday rejected an engineering consulting firm's challenge to = a U.S. Army deal to monitor construction projects in Saudi Arabia, saying t= he Army properly evaluated the firm's quality control as lacking.

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Leased Police Facility Wasn't Publicly Funded, Pa. Pan= el Says

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By Abby Wargo

A lease allowing the Pennsylvania = State Police to use a training center and barracks built and financed by a = private developer didn't mean the $15.6 million project was a public work s= ubject to the state's prevailing wage law, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Co= urt decided Thursday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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BLM Would Promote Conservation On Federal Land With Ru= le

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The conservation of federally mana= ged lands would be granted the same value as oil and gas development and ot= her economic activities under a proposed rule announced Thursday by the U.S= . Bureau of Land Management.

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Trade Groups Say WOTUS Definition 'Hopelessly Vague'

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By Ali Sullivan

A new rule broadening federal auth= ority under the Clean Water Act is sowing confusion and economic disruption= across the industry sectors, 18 trade groups told a North Dakota federal j= udge, imploring the court to strike down the "waters of the United States" = rule across the country.

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ENFORCEMENT

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NY AG Alleges Trash Haulers Illegally Dumped NYC Debri= s

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By Peter McGuire

The New York attorney general is p= ursuing more than two dozen trash hauling companies for allegedly illegally= dumping building debris from New York City in a rural landfill that is onl= y permitted to accept local waste.

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LITIGATION

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Tribe= s, Gov't Score $500K For Seattle Superfund Cleanup

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

Logistics company Lynden Inc. and = its affiliates have agreed to pay more than $500,000 to help restore natura= l resources allegedly contaminated by oil and other substances from their d= ay-to-day business operations at facilities along the Lower Duwamish River = and Elliott Bay in Seattle.

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6th Circ. Backs Goldman's Win In $54M Ruby Tuesday Sui= t

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By Gina Kim

The Sixth Circuit has backed a Gol= dman Sachs win over a $54 million suit a real estate developer brought over= the bank's refusal to approve a property sale by the restaurant chain Ruby= Tuesday, noting "Goldman was perhaps playing hardball" but couldn't be hel= d liable for invoking its right to block the transaction.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Fox Ex-Producer Case Is A Lesson In Joint Representati= on

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A former Fox News producer's alleg= ations that the network's lawyers pressured her to give misleading testimon= y in Fox's defamation battle with Dominion Voting Systems should remind law= yers representing a nonparty witness that the rules of joint representation= apply, says Jared Marx at HWG.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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The Legal Questions That May Decide People V. Donald T= rump

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By Phillip Bantz

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin = Bragg and his team of prosecutors must navigate an array of legal pitfalls = as they pursue an unprecedented criminal case against former President Dona= ld Trump, backed by a largely untested campaign-finance fraud theory and a = credibility-starved star witness.

Read full article »

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Meet The Atty Fighting For Trump In NY Hush-Money Case=

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By Andrew Strickler

Combative, media-obsessed and a wi= lling consort to questionable characters — Donald J. Trump found a ki= ndred spirit in the New York lawyer who will represent him in a historic cr= iminal prosecution.

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Trump Indicted In NY After Hush-Money Probe

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By Frank G. Runyeon and Rachel Scharf=

A Manhattan grand jury has indicte= d former President Donald Trump on charges that have not yet been released = to the public, the district attorney's office said Thursday, following an i= nvestigation into an alleged hush-money scheme ahead of the 2016 election.

Read full article »

Analysis

Why Virtual Courtroom Access Of COVID Era May Be Endin= g

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By Cara Bayles

A program that has allowed dozens = of federal courts to livestream audio of some civil hearings during the pan= demic will sunset Friday, a move some advocates worry could signal the end = of an era of courtroom transparency.

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NY Female Bench Leaders Pay Tribute To 'Civil Rights Q= ueen'

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By Tracey Read

Commemorating Women's History Mont= h, the New York City Bar Association on Wednesday night celebrated the life= of Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to argue a case before th= e U.S. Supreme Court, to be appointed to the federal judiciary and to serve= in the New York State Senate.

Read full article »

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Deal-Making Warner Discovery Exec Earned $13.7M In 202= 2

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By Hailey Konnath

Warner Bros. Discovery's chief rev= enue and strategy officer, who as legal chief at Discovery helped guide its= $43 billion merger with WarnerMedia LLC, came away with more than $13.7 mi= llion in total compensation last year, a slight increase over his 2021 comp= ensation, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.

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MSG Can't Halt Liquor Agency's Probe Of Attorney Ban

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By Rachel Scharf

A New York judge refused Thursday = to block a state agency review of Madison Square Garden's liquor license, s= aying regulators "clearly" have the authority to decide whether the venue's= policy of banning adverse attorneys makes it unqualified to sell alcohol.

Read full article »

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NJ Man Wants No Jail Time In Pandion Insider Trading C= ase

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By Craig Clough

A New Jersey man asked a New York = federal judge Wednesday to depart from the 12-to-18-month sentencing guidel= ines and give him no jail time for his role in an insider trading scheme re= lated to an ex-FBI trainee's theft of nonpublic information from his BigLaw= associate ex-girlfriend.

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Podcast

The Term: Could Immigration Law Target 'Abuelita'?=

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A federal law making it a crime to= encourage illegal immigration appeared to set off alarm bells for some Sup= reme Court justices, who worried during a hearing Monday that it could be w= ielded against charities or even families who urge their "abuelita" to stay= in the country. Law360's The Term breaks down the case on this week's epis= ode.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Farm Bureau Federation<= /a>

American Petroleum Institute In= c.

Apple Inc.

Celator Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Ferro Corp.

Fox Corp.

Google LLC

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc= .

Lynden Inc.

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Microbiology Specialists Inc.

NAACP Legal Defense= and Educational Fund Inc.

National Association of Realtor= s

National Cattlemen's = Beef Association

New York City Bar Association

New York University

Ruby Tuesday Inc.

Sierra Club

Spotify Technology SA

The Boeing Co.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The New York Times Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Versar, Inc

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

YouTube Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

AnunobiLaw

Brewster & De Angelis

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Government Accountability Office=

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Liquor Authority

New York State Senate

Pennsylvania Department= of Labor & Industry

Suquamish Tribe

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

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. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Uni= ted States District Court for the District of North Dakota

Washington Attorney General&= #39;s Office

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