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A Dallas jury has decided real estate giant Greystar was responsible for = a fatal construction crane collapse four years ago and awarded an eye-poppi= ng $860 million award to the family of the young woman killed in the disast= er.

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Greystar Issued $860M Verdict In Dallas Crane Collapse= Trial

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By Peter McGuire

A Dallas jury has decided real est= ate giant Greystar was responsible for a fatal construction crane collapse = four years ago and awarded an eye-popping $860 million award to the family = of the young woman killed in the disaster.

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CIT Remands Turkish Rebar Co.'s Anti-Subsidy Tariffs S= uit

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By Micah Danney

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade agreed with a Turkish rebar exporter that said it was unfairly slapped = with anti-subsidy tariffs, finding the U.S. Department of Commerce had not = sufficiently explained how subsidized scrap steel made the rebar countervai= lable.

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Contract Changes Bar Construction Co.'s $8.7M Recovery= Bid

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Civilian Board of Contrac= t Appeals dismissed a construction company's quest for $8.7 million alleged= ly owed by the government for a contract to build a U.S. Consulate in China= , saying two contract modifications barred the recovery.

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Yahoo Says It Won't Produce Atty Emails In EB-5 Fraud= Suit

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By Faith Williams

Yahoo told a Florida federal judge= Thursday to toss foreign investors' bid to subpoena emails from an attorne= y and former general partner of a Florida hotel project, saying the Stored = Communications Act bars the company from disclosing emails without the user= 's consent.

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Divestiture Buyer Predicts Success With Assa Abloy Ass= ets

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By Bryan Koenig

A Fortune Brands executive on= Thursday defended the company's suitability as a buyer for assets Ass= a Abloy plans to divest to address competitive concerns raised by the $4.3 = billion pickup of Spectrum Brands' hardware and home improvement business.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Morgan & Morgan's Yan= chunis

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By Alyssa Aquino

John Yanchunis had been litigating= consumer data privacy cases for nearly two decades before he felt that the= federal judiciary was beginning to understand the value of privacy.

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Many Americans Don't Know Who Heads The Supreme Court<= /a>

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By Tracey Read

Fewer than 60% of Americans know t= hat John Roberts is chief justice of the United States, with 19% believing = that it's Justice Clarence Thomas, according to an American Bar Association= survey released Thursday.

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Judiciary Dems Push Chief Justice For More Ethics Info=

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By Jack Karp

Democratic members of the Senate J= udiciary Committee expressed dissatisfaction with U.S. Supreme Court Chief = Justice John Roberts' decision to decline their invitation to testify about= the justices' ethics practices, asking Thursday for more information about= those practices.

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Maine Chief District Judge Taking Senior Status Next Y= ear

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By James Arkin

Chief Judge Jon D. Levy of the U.S= . District of Maine is taking senior status in May 2024, he said in a lette= r to President Joe Biden on Wednesday, opening up a new vacancy on the cour= t.

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Judiciary Panel Advances Idaho Court Pick

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By James Arkin

The Senate Judiciary Committee adv= anced an Idaho district court nominee to the Senate floor by voice vote Thu= rsday, and the Senate also approved a procedural motion on a Ninth Circuit = nominee, setting up a possible confirmation next week.

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Schumer Calls For End To Judge Shopping In Texas =09

By Lauren Berg

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck = Schumer urged the chief judge of the Northern District of Texas on Thursday= to change how cases are assigned to the district's judges, saying litigant= s are able to hand-pick a jurist in a system that leads to "chaotic and fla= wed rulings," citing the recent abortion pill decision by U.S. District Jud= ge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk.

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Cooley Attorney Sues For Disability Benefits After Bik= e Crash

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By Emily Sawicki

A Cooley LLP associate has sued th= e firm's long-term disability benefits provider in California federal court= , arguing she was wrongly denied benefits following a 2021 bike crash that = caused a traumatic brain injury, leaving her disabled and unable to perform= her duties as a litigation attorney.

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Lawyer Hotline Was 'Massive' Fraud Scheme, Mich. AG Sa= ys

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By Emily Sawicki

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nes= sel announced Thursday that more than 40 charges had been filed against six= suspects in a "massive" auto insurance fraud scheme perpetrated in the sta= te, following a yearslong FBI investigation that resulted in separate feder= al charges.

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Michigan Atty Falls Short In Bid To Block Divorce Priv= acy Law

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By Chart Riggall

A Michigan federal judge declined = to block a new state statute designed to protect domestic violence and abus= e victims by granting greater privacy protections to divorce filers, findin= g Wednesday that the risks for victims outweighed the business concerns of = a local family law attorney.

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The Term: Justices Tackle Critical Trial Procedure Que= stion

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The Supreme Court this week grappl= ed with an important procedural issue — when legal issues need to be = reasserted after trial for appeal — that's a must-watch for trial att= orneys everywhere.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alphabet Inc.

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Assa Abloy AB

Bigge Crane & Rigging Co.

Equifax Inc.

Fortune Brands Home & Secur= ity Inc.

Google LLC

Greystar Real Estate Partners = LLC

Spectrum Brands Inc.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

Spotify Technology SA

The Neiman Marcus Group LLC

TikTok Inc.

Unum Group

Yahoo Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Clinton Township, Michigan

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Florida D= epartment of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

U.S. Civilian Board of Co= ntract Appeals

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

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

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

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Office of Personnel Manag= ement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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