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Low-income Black residents of an Alabama county have for generations cont= ended with inadequate sewage and wastewater systems and resorted to makeshi= ft conveyances to compensate, putting them at risk of criminal penalties if= their workarounds were discovered, the federal government said Thursday.

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TOP NEWS

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DOJ Inks 1st Enviro Justice Deal Under Civil Rights La= ws

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

Low-income Black residents of an A= labama county have for generations contended with inadequate sewage and was= tewater systems and resorted to makeshift conveyances to compensate, puttin= g them at risk of criminal penalties if their workarounds were discovered, = the federal government said Thursday.

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Coke Agrees To End Black Contractor Favoritism Bias Su= it

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By Grace Elletson

The Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to en= d a white former project manager's lawsuit claiming he was fired for compla= ining that the company gave Black-owned businesses an unfair leg up when so= liciting bids for construction projects, according to a filing in Georgia f= ederal court.

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Texas Defends 'Exhaustive' Reviews Of $5.6B Highway Pl= an

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By Charlie Innis

The Texas Department of Transporta= tion has asked a federal court for summary judgment in a suit claiming offi= cials improperly divided an over $5.6 billion plan to overhaul an oft-conge= sted highway in Austin, arguing the department reviewed the effects of the = projects exhaustively.

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DOJ Tells 4th Circ. Not To Upend Bid-Rigging Convictio= n

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By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice is = defending the conviction of a former Contech executive on bid rigging charg= es, telling the Fourth Circuit the trial court applied the right standard a= nd properly instructed the jury about what the judge found are allegations = of a per se antitrust violation.

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ENFORCEMENT

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NY Adds 5 Agencies To Construction Fraud Task Force

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By Andrea Keckley

The Manhattan district attorney's = office said Thursday that it is adding five state and federal agencies to i= ts Construction Fraud Task Force.

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LITIGATION

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Concrete Exec Wants To Suppress Info Obtained Without = Atty

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By Bryan Koenig

A concrete executive accused of pr= ice-fixing urged a Georgia federal judge to upend a magistrate judge's reco= mmendation to preserve false statements charges, arguing the court should p= rotect him from statements made to federal agents without his attorney pres= ent.

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Construction Co. Wants Atty DQ Bid Resolved Before Rem= and

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By Ali Sullivan

A California construction manageme= nt company wants an Idaho federal judge to first determine whether attorney= s for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes should be disqualified from representing = the tribes in their negligence suit against the company before weighing whe= ther to remand the litigation to tribal court.

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PEOPLE

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Fox Rothschild Hires Ex-Raleigh City Atty As Land Use = Partner

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By Isaac Monterose

Fox Rothschild LLP has hired forme= r Raleigh, North Carolina, city attorney Robin Tatum as a land use and zoni= ng partner in the firm's office in the city.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Cli= ents

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As law firm growth slows and compe= tition for clients increases, modern firms must rely on robust data analyti= cs to develop the sector-based expertise and industry insights that clients= increasingly prioritize in relationships with counsel, says Lavinia Calver= t at Intapp.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Motley Rice's Joe Rice

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By Cara Salvatore

Changing schools often as the chil= d of a Southern textile worker, Joe Rice learned people skills that have he= lped shape his career and drive some of the most significant public health = settlements of the past 25 years.

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Legal Industry Jobs Back On The Upswing

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By Tracey Read

After a slight dip in March, the l= egal industry was once again on a positive trajectory, gaining about 1,500 = jobs in April, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labo= r Statistics.

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Analysis

'Evolution' Of Controversial Filter Teams Practice Is= Underway

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By Phillip Bantz

An escalating tug-of-war between f= ederal prosecutors and white-collar criminal defense lawyers over the U.S. = Department of Justice's use of government-backed filter teams is fueling an= evolution in the laws and protocols surrounding the controversial practice= .

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Ex-Littler Atty Faces Skepticism Over Beating Doc Thef= t Suit

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By Lynn LaRowe

A Texas state judge on Friday cast= doubt on a former Littler Mendelson PC associate's attempt to escape the f= irm's lawsuit alleging she stole thousands of confidential documents, chall= enging her assertion that the court lacks jurisdiction because she wasn't l= iving in the state at the time of the alleged theft.

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ASIL's New President-Elect Will Tackle Ambitious Goal<= /a>

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By Caroline Simson

The American Society of Internatio= nal Law's new president-elect, Arnold & Porter's Mélida Hodgson, t= old Law360 recently that she has an ambitious goal in place for the next th= ree years: helping the 117-year-old organization evolve by embracing divers= e voices.

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FDA Alum And Regulatory Pro Joins Walmart Legal Team

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By Emily Sawicki

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administ= ration regulatory counsel Rachel Turow announced on social media Friday tha= t she had departed Teva Pharmaceuticals after six years to become Walmart's= lead counsel covering FDA regulations.

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8 Trump Electors Take Immunity Deals In Ga. Election P= robe

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By Hailey Konnath

A group of eight Republican electo= rs have accepted offers of immunity from the Georgia district attorney look= ing into potential criminal interference on behalf of former President Dona= ld Trump in the state's 2020 presidential election, their attorney said in = a court filing Friday.

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Chicago's Newest Federal Judge Lauded As Sharp Additio= n

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By Lauraann Wood

Attorneys who have practiced befor= e newly confirmed U.S. District Judge LaShonda Hunt during her days on nort= hern Illinois' bankruptcy bench praised her patience, skill and determinati= on to ensure all parties are heard during their time in court.

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9th Circ. Vacates Courthouse Bomber's 285-Month Senten= ce

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By Emily Sawicki

A man convicted of bombing a San D= iego courthouse in 2008 has had a 285-month sentence vacated by the Ninth C= ircuit because it exceeded the statutory maximum, with the panel sending se= ntencing for all convictions back to the district court to be reconfigured = in line with federal sentencing statutes.

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Napoli Shkolnik Accused Of Firing Atty Over Bias Compl= aints

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By Emmy Freedman

A Chinese-American personal injury= attorney slapped Napoli Shkolnik PLLC with a lawsuit in New York federal c= ourt, claiming the firm blocked her and other workers of color from rising = in its ranks and then fired her after she complained about the office's lac= k of diversity.

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Wells Fargo Hit With Receiver Suit Over Atty's Ponzi S= cheme

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By Chart Riggall

Wells Fargo has been hit with a se= cond lawsuit over its ties to a Las Vegas attorney who is accused of runnin= g a nearly $500 million Ponzi scheme, this time by a court-appointed receiv= er who says the bank's malfeasance has caused an over $100 million loss to = the companies in his custody.

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Ex-Prosecutor Fights Suspension Rec For Sex Harassment=

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By Lauren Berg

A former federal prosecutor who ad= mitted to sexually harassing a law school intern has urged the Ohio Supreme= Court to reject a state ethics board's recommendation that his law license= be suspended for six months.

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No Fairy-Tale Ending For Mother In 'Rapunzel' Case At = TTAB

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By Andrew Karpan

Having a daughter isn't enough leg= al standing for a Suffolk University law professor to fight the registratio= n of "Rapunzel" as a trademark, a reversal from the Trademark Trial and App= eal Board that came about as a result of an unrelated landmark U.S. Supreme= Court decision over "immoral and scandalous" trademarks.

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Ousted Atty Blasts DeSantis' Suspension Claim As 'Fall= acy'

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By Madison Arnold

Ousted Florida prosecutor Andrew W= arren has taken aim at Gov. Ron DeSantis' argument that it is not within th= e Florida Supreme Court's jurisdiction to determine whether the governor pr= operly suspended him, calling that stance a "fallacy."

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Pryor Cashman LLP roared to the to= p of this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after it successfully repres= ented Ed Sheeran, Atlantic Records and Sony in a high-profile copyright sui= t over the singer-songwriter's Grammy-winning song "Thinking Out Loud."

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week=

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By Sue Reisinger

A new survey shows that pay for ge= neral and in-house counsel dropped about 3% last year, though the job marke= t is still strong. And the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has appr= oved new rules requiring public companies to disclose more details about st= ock buybacks, including why.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In Londo= n

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen t= he Premier League's football charity kick off legal proceedings against fou= r major banks, U.K. film studio Tyburn Films launch a major movie productio= n battle involving Lucasfilms and Disney, and aircraft lessor Carlyle make = another bid to recover losses from aircraft grounded in Russia. Here, Law36= 0 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On La= w360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Podcast

Pro Say: A Green Light For More Ed Sheeran Songs =09 =09

It's not every day an internationa= l pop star plays guitar on the stand. But that's precisely what happened in= the trial that preceded a New York federal jury's finding that Ed Sheeran'= s 2014 ballad "Thinking Out Loud" does not infringe Marvin Gaye's iconic hi= t "Let's Get It On."

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

Allergan PLC

Allianz Global Corporate = & Specialty SE

American Express Co.

American International Group In= c.

American Society of Inter= national Law

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

Apple Inc.

Arqiva Ltd.

Atlantic Records Inc.

British Broadcasting Corp.

Commonwealth Edison Co.

Credit Suisse Group AG

First Republic Bank

Ford Motor Co.

Gerson Lehrman Group Inc.

Global Aerospace Inc.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

London Court of Intern= ational Arbitration

New York State Insurance Fund

Spotify Technology SA

Stryker Corp.

Sysco Corp.

Tesla Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrie= s Ltd.

The Coca-Cola Co.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Kroger Co.

The Royal Bank of Scotlan= d Group PLC

The Walt Disney Co.

Toronto-Dominion Bank

Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd.

Twitter Inc.

U-Haul International Inc.

United Parcel Service Inc.

United Therapeutics Corp.

Vanir Construction Management = Inc.

Walmart Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Donnie Dixon Attorney at Law

Dughi Hewit

Dykema

Echo Hawk & Olsen

Erik M. Pelton & Associates

Law Offices of Frederick K. Br= ewington

Signature Litigation LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alabama Department of Public = Health

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Centers for Disease Co= ntrol and Prevention

Dallas County, Texas

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Trade Commission

Florida State Senate

Florida Supreme Court

Food and Drug Administration

National Labor Relations Board

New York City Housing Authority

New York State Comptroller

New York State Department of L= abor

New York State Off= ice of the Inspector General

North Carolina Depart= ment of Transportation

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

Ohio Supreme Court

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

Texas Department of Transporta= tion

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<= /a>

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United St= ates District Court for the District of Nevada

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

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