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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday again limited certain public corruptio= n prosecutions, continuing with a line of decisions which have found that p= rosecutors and lower courts stretched federal fraud statutes beyond their i= ntended scope.

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TOP NEWS

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Supreme Court Reins In Corruption Prosecutions Yet Aga= in

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By Stewart Bishop

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday= again limited certain public corruption prosecutions, continuing with a li= ne of decisions which have found that prosecutors and lower courts stretche= d federal fraud statutes beyond their intended scope.

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Wash. High Court Probes Owner Liability In Roofer Deat= h Suit

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By Rachel Riley

Washington State Supreme Court jus= tices weighing a fallen roofer's wrongful death case on Thursday cast doubt= on the estate's "hard line" stance that building owners always have a duty= to keep visitors safe — even those who are part of expert contractin= g crews.

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Wis. Tribe Seeks Pipeline Shutdown Amid 'Alarming' Ero= sion

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By Caleb Symons

Tribal leaders in northern Wiscons= in say a controversial Enbridge Energy Co. pipeline that spans their reserv= ation must be shut down, warning that soil erosion has recently accelerated= "at an alarming pace" and risks exposing, and then possibly rupturing, the= oil and gas pipeline.

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Real Estate Rumors: Dwight Capital, Carlisle, Meso Sca= le

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Dwight Capital has reportedly prov= ided nearly $39 million in financing for a Delaware multifamily project, Ca= rlisle Senior Living Communities is said to have scored $26.7 million in fi= nancing for a New York property, and Meso Scale has reportedly paid $18.9 m= illion for roughly 9 acres in Florida.

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ENFORCEMENT

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Jury Finds Minn. Contractor Not Guilty Of Gov't Bid-Ri= gging

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

A Minnesota federal jury found a c= ontractor and his concrete repair and construction company not guilty of co= nspiring to cheat on contract bids in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

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LITIGATION

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ND Tribal Office Director Can't Escape Unlawful Tax Su= it

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By Crystal Owens

A U.S. district court judge partia= lly denied a North Dakota tribe's bid to toss a case lodged against it by a= metal fabrication company that alleges it unlawfully imposed taxes on a $1= .5 million construction project bid for a school and wrestling facility on = its reservation.

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NC Contractor Jilted Ohio Corp. On $15M Project, Suit = Says

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By Hayley Fowler

A forklift maker has sued a North = Carolina paint finishing business for allegedly skipping town on a $15 mill= ion contract, saying the owners have seemingly abandoned the equipment manu= facturer in order to shirk liability and "start fresh."

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In-House Counsel Admonished Over Emails In Solar Farm = Trial

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By Rosie Manins

In-house counsel for a constructio= n business on the hook for more than $100 million in damages related to a s= olar farm's effect on a Georgia couple's property was publicly admonished T= hursday by a federal judge over emails sent throughout trial to a witness.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Tackling Long-Tail Legacy Liability Risk: A Defendant'= s Toolkit

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Johnson & Johnson was recently= rebuffed in its efforts to employ the "Texas Two-Step," which is likely to= affect this increasingly popular method to isolate and spin off large asbe= stos and talc liabilities, but companies have multiple options to reduce lo= ng-tail legacy liability risk, says Stephen Hoke at Hoke LLC.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Nixon Peabody, Stroock Won't Directly Address Merger R= umor

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By Hailey Konnath

Nixon Peabody LLP and Stroock &= ; Stroock & Lavan LLP on Thursday refused to directly comment on a rumo= r that the firms are mulling a merger, both acknowledging only that they ea= ch regularly consider "growth opportunities" with other law firms.

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Rebranding And Rebuilding A Culture As NFL Team's Top = Atty

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By Sue Reisinger

Mali Friedman, chief legal officer= and senior vice president for business affairs at the Washington Commander= s NFL team, likes to talk about an optimistic future — an outlook tha= t suits the 17-year veteran attorney as she works to resurrect a scandalize= d but storied franchise.

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Judge Newman Sues Fed. Circ. To Halt Probe Of Her Fitn= ess

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By Ryan Davis

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newm= an has filed a lawsuit against Chief Judge Kimberly Moore and the other mem= bers of the court, saying an investigation into whether she is fit to remai= n on the bench violates her rights under the U.S. Constitution.

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Analysis

Judge Newman's Lawsuit Elevates Fed. Circ. Tensions

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By Ryan Davis

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newm= an's lawsuit seeking to halt her colleagues' investigation into whether she= is fit to stay on the bench appears likely to further strain relationships= on the court and create challenges for the district court judge hearing th= e case, observers say.

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Sen. Panel Advances 6 Judge Picks With Feinstein's Ret= urn

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By James Arkin

The Senate Judiciary Committee adv= anced six judicial nominees Thursday as California Sen. Dianne Feinstein re= turned from an extended absence, but the panel continued to delay considera= tion of Michael Delaney's nomination to the First Circuit.

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Ga. Bar Blesses Remote Work For Attys Not Licensed In = State

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By Madison Arnold

Attorneys living and working in Ge= orgia — but not licensed to practice law there — may provide le= gal services remotely from the state on matters unrelated to Georgia other = than the lawyers' physical location as long as certain conditions are met, = a State Bar of Georgia board has said.

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Burford Capital Promotes Leaders In Europe, Middle Eas= t

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By Kevin Penton

Burford Capital is reorganizing se= veral of its leadership roles in Europe, including in its European, Middle = Eastern and African operations, the litigation funder announced Thursday.

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By Adam Lidgett

A federal magistrate judge has san= ctioned government lawyers after finding the U.S. Department of Justice did= n't adequately comply with court orders to produce documents in a False Cla= ims Act case against a Tennessee-based hospital system.

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Firm Axes Appeal After Paying Ex-Partners In $3.4M PPP= Row

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By Emily Sawicki

A Connecticut law firm has reporte= dly paid up and backed off on its effort to dodge a $780,000 award five for= mer partners secured in an underlying $3.4 million Paycheck Protection Prog= ram-related arbitration the attorneys entered into against their onetime em= ployer.

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Law Firm Hits Google With Arbitration Dispute Over TM = Ads

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By Jasmin Boyce

Global law firm LegalForce has lau= nched an arbitration dispute with Google LLC over a "relentless" number of = illegal trademark entities in the technology giant's advertising program, a= rguing that Google has caused it to lose revenue by allowing unverified pro= viders of U.S. trademark filing services to compete for business with the f= irm.

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Ex-SSA Judge Doesn't Get Differential Pay, Fed. Circ. = Says

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By Jack Rodgers

The national emergency declared in= response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, does not satisfy a st= atutory requirement for a former Social Security Administration judge to re= ceive differential pay for his time being called to active duty in the Army= Reserve in 2017, a unanimous Federal Circuit panel ruled Thursday.

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Podcast

The Term: Huzzah, Here Come The High Court Opinions

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The U.S. Supreme Court finally sta= rted chipping away at its mountain of outstanding opinions, releasing five = decisions on Thursday, including a favorable ruling for a transgender asylu= m seeker requesting appellate review of her immigration proceedings and ano= ther that upheld a California law restricting the sale of certain pork prod= ucts.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Farm Bureau Federation<= /a>

American International Group In= c.

Apple Inc.

Bellwether Enterpr= ise Real Estate Capital LLC

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Burford Capital LLC

CNA Financial Corp.

Crown Equipment Corp.

Dwight Capital LLC

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

Enstar Group Ltd.

FedEx Corp.

Georgia-Pacific LLC

Golden State Warriors

Google LLC

Infrastructure & Ener= gy Alternatives Inc.

Ingersoll-Rand Co.

Johnson & Johnson

LPCiminelli Inc.

National Hockey League

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Prologis Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of Georgia

Temple University

The State University of New Yor= k

Twitter Inc.

Utah State Bar Association

Washington Football Team

XFL Properties LLC


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Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Stroock & Stroock

Terrell Marshall

Venable LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bad River Band of = Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe

Social Security Administration

Turtle Mountain Band of = Chippewa Indians

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Co= urt for the District of Minnesota

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Georgia

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

U.S. Supreme Court

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North C= arolina

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