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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed new greenhouse gas em= issions standards will force states and utilities to take a hard look = at how long they can realistically keep their coal- and gas-fired power pla= nts up and running, experts say.

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TOP NEWS

Analysis

EPA Plan Forces Utilities To Confront Power Plants' Fu= ture

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By Keith Goldberg

The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency's proposed new greenhouse gas emissions standards will force st= ates and utilities to take a hard look at how long they can realistically k= eep their coal- and gas-fired power plants up and running, experts say.

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Colo. Offers Tax Break For Wildfire Reconstructio= n Costs

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By Michael Nunes

Colorado is creating a sales = and use tax exemption for construction materials used to rebuild homes= that have been damaged in wildfires under a bill signed Friday by Gov= . Jared Polis.

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Real Estate Co. Gets Probation, $4M Fine In LA Bribery= Case

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By Gina Kim

A real estate company convicted of= paying bribes and other perks to a former Los Angeles city councilman thro= ugh its fugitive billionaire owner was sentenced to a five-year probation t= erm and ordered to pay a statutory maximum fine of $4 million by a Californ= ia federal judge Friday.

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Ga. Power Plant Owners Can't Arbitrate Against Subcont= ractor

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By Rosie Manins

The owners of two biomass power pl= ants in Georgia can't arbitrate negligent construction claims against a sub= contractor, a Georgia federal judge ruled Friday, dismissing the owners' at= tempt to bring new claims in an ongoing arbitration of a $250 million const= ruction contract dispute.

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ENFORCEMENT

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NY Construction Manager Cops To $1.6M COVID Loan Theft=

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By Rachel Scharf

A Long Island, New York, construct= ion business owner pled guilty in Manhattan state court Thursday to lying a= bout employee payroll to bilk $1.6 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds= .

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LITIGATION

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Contractor Reneged On NC Parking Deck, Concrete Co. Sa= ys

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By Hayley Fowler

A concrete company is suing a Flor= ida contractor for unpaid labor on a parking deck for the U.S. Department o= f Veterans Affairs, according to an amended suit filed in North Carolina fe= deral court.

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Ohio Excavation Co. Pledges $15K To End Driver's Wage = Suit

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By Peter McGuire

An Ohio dump truck driver would ac= cept $15,000 to end a lawsuit accusing his former employer of illegally wit= hholding overtime pay for unused meal breaks, according to a proposed settl= ement filed in federal court.

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Insurer Seeks $600K From Recyclers For Stolen Valves

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Berkley Insurance Co. unit is se= eking at least $600,000 from two Fort Worth, Texas, metal recycling centers= for allegedly buying thousands of pounds of brass and copper valves t= hat were stolen from natural gas distributor Atmos Energy Corp., which Berk= ley insured.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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FHFA Plans Forecast The Year Ahead In Affordable Housi= ng

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This year attorneys in the afforda= ble housing sector can expect to see developers utilizing the financing too= ls included in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's updated equitable housing finan= ce plans, including various sponsor-elected programs and Freddie's forward = commitment initiative, say Evan Blau and Beth Budnick at Cassin & Cassi= n.

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Opinion

Radical Reform Is Needed So Small Biz Can Better Assis= t DOD

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A recent U.S. Senate subcommittee = hearing was a good first step in identifying national security implications= of barriers to entry for small businesses selling to the U.S. Department o= f Defense, but the DOD and Congress must keep up momentum to prevent small = business participation from declining further, says Jessica Lehman at Veriz= on.

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A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterpa= rties

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In light of a potential growing me= diation trend of only submitting statements to the mediator, litigants shou= ld think critically about the pros and cons of exchanging statements with o= pposing parties as it could boost the chances of reaching a settlement, say= s Arthur Eidelhoch at Eidelhoch Mediation.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

How Gillum, ComEd Verdicts Might Foreshadow Trump's Fa= te

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By Phillip Bantz

Differing jury verdicts in the pol= itically-tinged public corruption trials of former Florida gubernatorial ca= ndidate Andrew Gillum and Commonwealth Edison's ex-CEO hold lessons about b= ackfiring evidence and ulterior motives that may play out in the hush-money= case against Donald Trump in New York, according to experts.

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Analysis

High Court's Pork Ruling Adds Commerce Clause Complexi= ty

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By Jess Krochtengel

When the U.S. Supreme Court backed= a California law changing its standards for pig breeding, it did so throug= h five different opinions highlighting fractures among the justices on how = to analyze claims that state regulations unfairly discriminate against out-= of-state interests.

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Speaker's Chief Of Staff Retiring With GC Set To Take = Reins

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By Alison Knezevich

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's gen= eral counsel will take over as his next chief of staff, the California Repu= blican said Friday as the current holder of that job, Dan Meyer, prepares t= o depart.

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NY Firm Seeks Early Dismissal Of Atty's Retaliation Su= it

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By Emma Cueto

Plaintiffs firm Napoli Shkolnik to= ld the Southern District of New York it should scrap a discrimination lawsu= it from one of the firm's former lawyers for failure to state a claim and b= ecause the court has no jurisdiction over the case or the attorneys named p= ersonally, who live in Puerto Rico.

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Sleeping Tractor-Trailer Driver Slams Into Ga. Courtho= use

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By Kelcey Caulder

A federal courthouse in Dublin, Ge= orgia, was damaged early Friday when the driver of a tractor-trailer fell a= sleep and crashed into a column at the top of the courthouse stairs.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP tops = this week's edition of Law360's Legal Lions after the firm secured a $5 mil= lion jury verdict against former President Donald Trump for sexually abusin= g writer E. Jean Carroll in 1996 and then defaming her with his denials.

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

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By Michele Gorman

A federal judge publicly reprimand= ed in-house counsel for a construction business over emails sent throughout= trial to a witness, and a new free tool allows general counsel to assess l= aw firm diversity. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you = may have missed in the past week.

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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 g= lobal energy company Petrofac face up to a securities claim from investors = after employee misconduct plummeted share prices, Nigerian villagers file a= n appeal against Leigh Day over the distribution of the settlement against = Shell, and Teva begin a patent dispute against the governing board of the U= niversity of California. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims i= n 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: Untangling Trump's Sexual Assault Verdict=

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The contentious and sometimes ugly= trial over E. Jean Carroll's sexual abuse and defamation allegations again= st former President Donald Trump came to a close this week, with a Manhatta= n federal jury finding Trump liable for the sexual abuse and defamation.

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AXA SA

Allergan PLC

American International Group In= c.

Apple Inc.

Association of Corporate Counse= l

Atmos Energy Corp.

Boston College

Burford Capital LLC

Commonwealth Edison Co.

Earthjustice

Federal National Mortgage= Association

Infrastructure & Ener= gy Alternatives Inc.

Intapp Inc.

International Assoc= iation of Defense Counsel

Jet2.com Ltd.

John Wood Group PLC

Johnson & Johnson

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

Los Angeles Times

MasTec Inc.

National Asso= ciation of Mutual Insurance Companies

Pharmaceutical = Research & Manufacturers of America

Shell PLC

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of Georgia

Sysco Corp.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrie= s Ltd.

The Catholic University of Am= erica

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

World Journal Inc.

XFL Properties LLC


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Housing Finance Agency

Federal Trade Commission

Government Accountability Office=

Internal Revenue Service

Small Business Administration

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

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Veterans Af= fairs

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

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

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Navy

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

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