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The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday readied final anti-dumping dut= ies topping 139% for freight rail couplers from China after concluding that= Chinese exporters were flooding the U.S. market with the couplers at unfai= rly low prices.

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Commerce Tees Up Duties For Dumped Chinese Rail Couple= rs

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Commerce on= Tuesday readied final anti-dumping duties topping 139% for freight rail co= uplers from China after concluding that Chinese exporters were flooding the= U.S. market with the couplers at unfairly low prices.

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Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Casino Contractor Pay = Dispute

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By Crystal Owens

A California tribe wants the Ninth= Circuit to "put the train back on the tracks" after a federal district cou= rt said its long-running dispute over a casino construction contract lacked= jurisdiction, adding that past state courts' decisions have put it in an u= ntenable situation.

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Kinder Morgan, NYC Utility Back Pipeline Upgrade =09

By Keith Goldberg

A Kinder Morgan Inc. unit and New = York City's main utility on Monday urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold the Fed= eral Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a pipeline upgrade project = aimed at boosting gas supplies, saying the agency's environmental review wa= s sound.

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LITIGATION

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NLRB GC Seeks Dismissal Of Captive Audience Memo Suit<= /a>

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By Beverly Banks

The National Labor Relations Board= 's general counsel urged a Michigan federal judge to toss a claim from a co= ntractors association over her memorandum saying so-called captive audience= meetings were unlawful, telling the court that the memo doesn't restrict e= mployers' free speech rights.

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Illinois Jury Awards $5.5M Over 'Purple' TM Infringeme= nt

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By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal jury awarded d= rywall manufacturer National Gypsum Co. $5.5 million on Tuesday, findi= ng several products made by a shower building material company infring= e the manufacturer's trademarks on the color and word purple.

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Painting Co. Can't Appeal After Sending Email 'Into Th= e Abyss'

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By Greg Lamm

A Washington appellate panel decid= ed Tuesday that a painting company can't appeal the state's allegations of = asbestos-related safety violations after its owner sent appeal notices= to a misspelled email address, with the judges likening the mistake to= 0;"sending an email into the abyss."

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Wash. County Sues Contractors Over Sewer Project Sinkh= oles

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By Rachel Riley

A Washington county is alleging th= at a construction company and other contractors botched a sewer pipeline re= placement project, causing sinkholes to appear along a Seattle ship canal a= fter the job was done.

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PEOPLE

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Bradley Arant Adds 6 Construction, Litigation Attys In= Houston

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By Lynn LaRowe

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP h= as added six attorneys in Houston to its construction and litigation practi= ce groups from Coats Rose PC, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Taylor Bo= ok Allen & Morris LLP, Reed Smith LLP and The Ammons Law Firm LLP, the = firm announced Tuesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Disc= overy

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The booming growth of cryptocurren= cy and non-fungible tokens has made digital assets relevant in many legal d= isputes but also poses several challenges for discovery, so lawyers must ga= rner an understanding of the technology behind these assets, the way they f= unction, and how they're held, says Brett Sager at Ehrenstein Sager.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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These Firms Are Where Summers Want To Work

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By Kevin Penton

Law students were more successful = this year at getting interviews for coveted summer associateships, but they= are more anxious about their prospects afterward, according to Law360 Puls= e’s 2023 Summer Associate Survey.

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Analysis

4 Potential Sticking Points For Allen & Overy And = Shearman

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By Aebra Coe

As the Allen & Overy-Shearman = combination hurtles toward a partner vote, the firms' leaders face a number= of challenges as they look to secure support for the merger and then integ= rate the two legal practices.

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The 6 Months Leading Up To Allen & Overy-Shearman = Deal

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By Tracey Read

The legal industry is still reverb= erating from Allen & Overy LLP and Shearman & Sterling LLP's surpri= se weekend announcement that they plan to combine forces to create a new 3,= 900-lawyer global firm called Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, with more= than $3.4 billion in revenue. Here's a look back at some of the biggest mo= ments for the two firms over the past six months leading up to this moment.

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Second Biden Judicial Pick In A Week Withdraws

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By Lauren Berg

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wam= ble of Kansas, President Joe Biden's pick for a seat on the federal distric= t court in the Sunflower State, withdrew his name Tuesday from consideratio= n following a lengthy nomination process, the second such withdrawal in les= s than a week.

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Trump Hush Money Trial Set For March 2024

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York state judge on Tuesday = set a March 25 trial date in Donald Trump's criminal case and cautioned him= on the consequences of violating an order limiting what evidence he can se= e and talk about in the Manhattan district attorney's hush money case.

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Thomas Associate Says Dems Want To Embarrass Justice

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By Katie Buehler

Billionaire Republican donor Harla= n Crow has once again rebuffed requests by Democratic senators to provide d= etailed information on gifts, transportation and lodging provided to U.S. S= upreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, this time contending the Senate Judic= iary Committee lacks authority or a valid legislative purpose to investigat= e the pair's friendship.

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Pillsbury Adds Former Meta Associate GC In Its DC Offi= ce

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By James Boyle

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LL= P beefed up its technology practice this week with the addition to its Wash= ington, D.C., office of Meta Platforms' former director and associate gener= al counsel.

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Calif. Bar Criminally Refers Ex-Officials Over Girardi= Scandal

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By Brandon Lowrey

The State Bar of California has re= ferred ex-employees for criminal investigation for their alleged roles in t= he Girardi Keese scandal, and is also cooperating with a related federal pr= obe, the agency's top lawyer told state legislators Tuesday.

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Calif. DOJ To Investigate State Bar Whistleblower Comp= laints

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By James Mills

The Board of Trustees of the Calif= ornia State Bar, in an attempt to clean up the bar's image in the wake of t= he Tom Girardi scandal, is transferring its investigation into whistleblowe= r complaints against bar employees directly to the state's Department of Ju= stice.

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Mich. Justice Returns To Bench After Mental Health Lea= ve

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A Michigan Supreme Court justice w= ho took mental health leave said Tuesday he is returning to Lansing this we= ek to resume in-person work at the state's highest court.

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Proud Boy Attys Say They Weren't Part Of Jury Research= Deal

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By Andrew Strickler

Allegations that two lawyers defen= ding a member of the Proud Boys extremist group are responsible for paying = for a jury pool report have no basis in reality, the pair told a D.C. feder= al court on Monday.

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9th Circ. Backs COVID Delays In Man's 'Illegal Reentry= ' Trial

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Ninth Circuit denied a Mexican= man's bid to have his conviction for attempted illegal reentry tossed due = to the government's alleged failure to give him a speedy trial, saying the = COVID-19 pandemic permitted a 110-day suspension of bringing him to trial.

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Civil Rights Suit Pans 'Disastrous' NC Digital Court S= ystem

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By Hayley Fowler

North Carolina's troublesome rollo= ut of a new electronic state court system in four pilot counties has result= ed in wrongful arrests and individuals spending longer time than necessary = behind bars, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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Harvard Profs, Attys Exit Ex-Defender's Judiciary Suit=

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By Ryan Boysen

A former public defender suing the= federal judiciary for mishandling her sexual harassment complaint — = a closely watched case that's made precedent — will now be represente= d by an unknown law clerk, after a judge allowed her former dream team of H= arvard Law School professors and litigators to walk due to "irreconcilable = differences."

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MSG Sues Verizon For Records From 'Sham' Liquor Agency= Probe

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Madison Square Garden is suing Ver= izon in New York state court for the cellphone records of an investigator f= or the New York State Liquor Authority, alleging they will show the SLA is = investigating the entertainment venue operator at the direction of private = outside attorneys "with an ax to grind."

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Grais & Ellsworth Atty Named Federal Magistrate Ju= dge In NY

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By Kevin Penton

A Grais & Ellsworth LLP partne= r who began her litigation career at Kirkland & Ellis LLP has been tapp= ed to serve as a magistrate judge with the Southern District of New York, t= he court announced Tuesday.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Bar Association

Amsted Rail Co. Inc.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises = Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

Consolidated Edison Inc.

Consulting Services Inc

Credit Suisse Group AG

Eastern Environmental Law Cente= r

Federal Home Loan Bank o= f San Francisco

Food & Water Watch

Fordham University

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Kinder Morgan Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lux Research Inc.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

New York Knicks

New York University

Public Broadcasting Service

Stantec Inc.

State Bar of California

The Bank of New York Mellon Cor= p.

The Charles Schwab Corp.

The Home Depot Inc.

Truist Financial Corp.

Tyler Technologies Inc.

University of Houston

Verizon Communications Inc.

Wabtec Corp.

Zeughauser Group LLC


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Crowell Law Office - Trib= al Advocacy Group

Taylor Book Allen & Morris

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Fair Po= litical Practices Commission

California Supreme Court

Coyote Valley Ba= nd of Pomo Indians of California

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

International Trade Commission

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

Kansas Attorney General's Of= fice

Los Angeles County = District Attorney's Office

National Labor Relations Board

New York State Liquor Authority

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Texas Attorney General's Offi= ce

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney= 9;s Office for the District of Kansas

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

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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

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

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Ute Indian Tribe

Washington Attorney General&= #39;s Office

Washington St= ate Department of Labor and Industries

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