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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the Fifth Circuit should re= ject Louisiana's request to pause the agency's final rejection of the state= 's air quality plan, arguing that the challenge should have been brought be= fore the D.C. Circuit and that the state is unlikely to succeed anyway.

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EPA Fights La.'s Attempt To Stall Cross-Border Air Pla= n

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency said the Fifth Circuit should reject Louisiana's request to pause th= e agency's final rejection of the state's air quality plan, arguing that th= e challenge should have been brought before the D.C. Circuit and that the s= tate is unlikely to succeed anyway.

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Wash. Court Says For 2nd Time Wage Law Is Unconstituti= onal

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By Greg Lamm

For the second time, a Washington = state appeals court has ruled that a revised law that uses union wages to s= et pay for nonunion workers on public works projects is unconstitutional, s= aying in an opinion Tuesday that the law is incompatible with the state's s= tatute that dictates how the wage is determined.

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Drywall Co. Settles DC AG's Worker Classification Clai= ms

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By Emmy Freedman

A Maryland construction company wi= ll pay $835,000 to quell the Washington, D.C., attorney general's allegatio= ns that it illegally labeled employees as independent contractors, causing = them to miss out on overtime pay and sick leave, according to a Tuesday pre= ss release.

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7th Circ. Backs 5-Year Sentence For Bookkeeper's $1.5M= Theft

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By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois construction company's= former office manager was correctly sentenced to more than five years in p= rison after she admitted to embezzling $1.5 million from the company, the S= eventh Circuit said Monday.

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Coal Ash Distributor Owes Construction Co. $2.5M, Suit= Says

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By Tom Lotshaw

A West Virginia-based industrial c= onstruction and engineering services company has lodged a breach of contrac= t suit in Texas federal court against a coal ash distributor, alleging it i= s owed more than $2.5 million for unpaid work in Franklin, Texas.

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Real Estate Rumors: Donald Trump, YB, Vault

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By WaTeasa Freeman

A South Florida estate owned by Do= nald Trump is reportedly listed for rent at $190,000 a month, YB Real Estat= e Properties is said to have sold a Los Angeles building for $19 million an= d a Vault Development Partners venture is said to have landed $20.1 million= in financing for a New York condo project.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Issues For Housing Credit Investors Following Bank Fai= lures

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Amid the uncertainty caused by the= bank failures last month, low-income housing tax credit investors may want= to revisit underwriting criteria for their equity guarantors and certain p= rovisions under their partnership agreements, say Brad Butler and Maci Foll= owell at Frost Brown.

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Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide

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Members of the legal industry can = help prevent suicide among their colleagues, and better protect their own m= ental health, by learning the predictors and symptoms of depression among a= ttorneys and knowing when and how to get practical aid to peers in crisis, = says Joan Bibelhausen at Minnesota Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.

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Covington To Open Boston Office With Life Sciences Foc= us

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By Aaron West

Covington & Burling LLP will o= pen an office in Boston with a focus on life sciences, led by a new partner= with deep roots in the city, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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Milbank Hires Ex-King & Spalding Structured Financ= e Team

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By Anna Sanders

Milbank LLP landed a structured fi= nance group from King & Spalding LLP’s New York office including = the leader of the firm’s practice and two other partners, according t= o a Tuesday announcement.

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Associate Attrition Rate Down In '22, But Numbers Stil= l High

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By Adrian Cruz

Following historic high levels of = associates leaving their firms and equally strong hiring rates recorded in = 2021, numbers in both areas declined in 2022, although they still remain ab= ove average, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Fox Ends Dominion Defamation Suit For $787.5M Before T= rial

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By Leslie A. Pappas and Jeff Montgome= ry

Fox Corp. and Dominion Voting Syst= ems on Tuesday reached a $787.5 million settlement to resolve Dominion's $1= .6 billion defamation suit against Fox, just as opening statements were sch= eduled to begin in Delaware, avoiding what was expected to be a six-week ju= ry trial.

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DA Seeks Inquiry Of Trump Atty On Possible Daniels Con= flict

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By Frank G. Runyeon

The Manhattan District Attorney's = Office is seeking further information from Donald Trump's attorney Joe Taco= pina over an alleged conflict of interest in his criminal case and asked th= e judge to question the former president on the matter.

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Ga. DA Wants Atty DQed In Trump Election Interference = Probe

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By Hailey Konnath

The district attorney for Fulton C= ounty, Georgia, on Tuesday asked a state judge to disqualify a Strickland &= amp; Debrow LLP attorney representing a group of Republican electors implic= ated in a probe into possible criminal interference in the state's 2020 pre= sidential election, calling her representation "an impracticable and ethica= l mess."

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Williams & Connolly Partner Gives Up $7M Tax Debt = Defense

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By Emily Sawicki

Uncle Sam will collect on a $7.3 m= illion debt owed by a Williams & Connolly LLP partner and his wife afte= r the two abandoned their defense in a 2022 complaint the government filed = alleging that they skipped out on federal taxes for 11 of the past 22 years= .

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Trial Court Picks Testify In Senate Amid Feinstein Abs= ence

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By James Arkin

Three district court nominees test= ified in a mostly nonconfrontational hearing in the Judiciary Committee Tue= sday as senators continued to review President Joe Biden's court nominees d= espite committee votes having stalled in recent months because of Sen. Dian= ne Feinstein's absence.

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Mich. Justice Taking Leave For Mental Health Treatment=

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By Carolyn Muyskens

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Ric= hard Bernstein is working remotely while seeking "short-term mental health = treatment," and will miss the court's next oral argument session, the justi= ce announced Tuesday afternoon.

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Rowan Wilson Confirmed As First Black NY Chief Judge

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By Frank G. Runyeon

The New York State Senate confirme= d Rowan Wilson as the new chief judge of the state in a full floor vote on = Tuesday evening, a relatively smooth ascension for the sitting high court j= udge after the governor's last pick was rejected.

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NYC Bar To Review Process For Picking Top Court Candid= ates

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By Kevin Penton

The New York City Bar Association = plans to examine the nomination process for adding judges to the state's hi= ghest court, after Gov. Kathy Hochul's pick for New York's Court of Appeals= got shot down earlier this year, the group announced Tuesday.

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New DocuSign CLO's Comp Topped $13.6M Last Fiscal Year=

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By James Mills

The chief legal officer for DocuSi= gn Inc., a former attorney with HP and Workday, earned more than $13.6 mill= ion in total compensation for the fiscal year ending in January, with the v= ast majority of that amount coming in stock awards, according to U.S. Secur= ities and Exchange Commission filings.

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4th Circ. Says Fla. Firm Can't Collect Fees After Atty= 's Deceit

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By Emily Sawicki

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday uphe= ld a district court decision blocking a Florida law firm from collecting at= torney fees from two intellectually disabled clients after its lead partner= was caught defrauding them, in an opinion that affirmed the lower court's = reliance on a North Carolina State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Commission deci= sion.

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Lewis Brisbois Foes Slam Firm's Contempt Bid In TM Row=

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By Tiffany Hu

BigLaw firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaar= d & Smith LLP was hit with accusations on Tuesday over the "method, man= ner and procedural machinations" related to its contempt bid in a trademark= dispute between the firm and a mediation business of the same name.

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Jury Awards $3M In Punitive Damages To Defamed Tax Att= y

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By Carolina Bolado

A Florida jury awarded more than $= 3 million in punitive damages on Tuesday to the former law partner of a dec= eased Miami tax attorney whose widow publicly accused him of scheming to ke= ep the proceeds of a $2 million life insurance policy.

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