Return-Path: Delivered-To: andrew@sterlingcal.com Received: from reseller401.webserversystems.com by reseller401.webserversystems.com with LMTP id 0CaFJPCVfWQGDA0AchKAPA (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 05 Jun 2023 02:59:44 -0500 Return-path: Envelope-to: andrew@sterlingcal.com Delivery-date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 02:59:44 -0500 Received: from o10.mailings-q.law360.com ([167.89.1.233]:4594) by reseller401.webserversystems.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1q657v-003csn-KV for andrew@sterlingcal.com; Mon, 05 Jun 2023 02:59:44 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=law360.com; h=from:subject:mime-version:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding: cc:content-type:from:subject:to; s=s1; bh=p8hgtqF/PnaRXdtOBbb7FoAdpijv3v/+Qutx43EFvfg=; b=b+grc0ygsBfImSwu2WKfxC8IyFoLZCyVjB6Tdw+hNTIA402z7DDZdUlDgVafkV5hYB++ OSUY5vaflCbprK1FuFBpgKG+BQWgL5lyMQpTqojZoi0DpluwaFV9XUKXrqoyGXtRXUFW1p hraDN78LDsfKJP6gHhBTyDmJVV568r6Nrb/er3cLI0+wb/QJ4kClfngQ3gtSlGVE1KQDI2 t2x7KpXgQc8RiLY59v+v2Jsz9Nyni3fD/fO2ibaoqB0cMFwlYRx6rgyusyXyQ+RQj7ZppR ulk9Aw0AjM0lkKVyfHUUA7zYD6uiDVEuNFbf5fHOQ7tXq6w3eJJBQx9eaFKbsBug== Received: by filterdrecv-645d4f7c4d-vcmv6 with SMTP id filterdrecv-645d4f7c4d-vcmv6-1-647D95E4-1C 2023-06-05 07:59:32.533658853 +0000 UTC m=+2190210.408376161 Received: from www.law360.com (unknown) by geopod-ismtpd-41 (SG) with ESMTP id Q2bbJ42QQYyjyfubnFdY-w for ; Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:59:32.400 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:59:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Construction Law360 Message-ID: <647d95e426814_23e1aa43225c3@169.254.126.161.mail> Subject: 2nd Circ. OKs Union Boss's Bribe Verdict Despite Atty's Injury Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?DpMIMgk9mn4zdkN6zyeeU8Xim96gpeeiLvGJgfwEMomsY=2FlapgM46Wz5ZUlNVy?= =?us-ascii?Q?urBeu6Np7ycnTSu9Ak3oXsVm+oIoHU4D8vaUNCU?= =?us-ascii?Q?j90+NBrUSKaAEdUrqC2M6eLq6wMTKDjRiBrDLGx?= =?us-ascii?Q?4VyUsUKe+rENjzvsQoaFZ1zGOZilmObKviajN0P?= =?us-ascii?Q?xGpE4pJnXbGWkJQFl0MG=2Fjh0dmdSYLiDJlPo3DF?= =?us-ascii?Q?lgu8nenRs2bv4G44QnguPS2PmZiWTYcZKY36dX?= To: andrew@sterlingcal.com X-Entity-ID: n4N5YJME4r04ODgodW2M/g== Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.4 X-Spam-Score: 24 X-Spam-Bar: ++ X-Spam-Flag: NO =09

The Second Circuit let stand former United Brotherhood of Carpenters pres= ident Salvatore Tagliaferro's bribery conviction Friday, ruling that a dist= rict judge did not abuse his discretion by refusing a further trial delay w= hen the labor boss's lead counsel was hospitalized.

Construction

MONDAY, = JUNE 5, 2023

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TOP NEWS

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2nd Circ. OKs Union Boss's Bribe Verdict Despite Atty'= s Injury

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By Jack Karp

The Second Circuit let stand forme= r United Brotherhood of Carpenters president Salvatore Tagliaferro's briber= y conviction Friday, ruling that a district judge did not abuse his discret= ion by refusing a further trial delay when the labor boss's lead counsel wa= s hospitalized.

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Feds Say 2015 Law Grounds Airplane Co.'s Refund Bid

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By Alyssa Aquino

Customs officials on Friday urged = the U.S. Court of International Trade against allowing Spirit AeroSystems I= nc. to recoup duties on airplane parts that weren't used in the U.S., sayin= g the company couldn't benefit from a law broadening importers' rights to "= duty drawbacks."

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Mexico Agrees To Probe Claims Goodyear Violated Labor = Rights

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By Rae Ann Varona

Mexico announced it has taken up t= he U.S. government's request to look into allegations that a Goodyear facil= ity there is denying employees the right to free association and collective= bargaining.

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Housing Groups Sue Over Chicago Fire's $23M Land Lease=

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By Joyce Hanson

Several advocacy groups have sued = the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Chicago Housin= g Authority in federal court over a $23 million deal to lease 23 acres of p= ublic land to the Chicago Fire Football Club for the construction of a trai= ning facility.

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NC City Fights $5M Judgment For Water Fees Class =09

By Travis Bland

The city of Greensboro, North Caro= lina, told the state Court of Appeals to free it from a $5 million judgment= on builders' class claims over water service fees, saying it didn't levy t= he fees prior to the operation of the system.

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NJ Panel Backs Law Firm's Sanctions Win In Malpractice= Row

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By Ryan Harroff

A New Jersey state appeals court b= acked Helmer Conley & Kasselman PA's sanctions award Friday in a malpra= ctice lawsuit brought against it by a former client, ruling in part that a = lower court rightly determined one of the ex-client's claims was frivolous,= and that he had violated discovery rules.

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PEOPLE

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Bradley Arant Adds 2 Alston & Bird Attys In New At= lanta Office

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By James Mills

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP i= s expanding its new Atlanta office, adding two longtime Alston & Bird L= LP construction attorneys as partners.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute

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Although many states have passed s= tatutes meant to prevent individuals or entities from filing strategic laws= uits against public participation, other states have not, so it's time for = Congress to enact a federal statute to ensure that free speech and petition= ing rights are uniformly protected nationwide in federal court, say attorne= ys at Skadden.

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Perspectives

How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate

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Amid an exponential increase in vi= olence against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, unique obst= acles stand in the way of accountability and justice — but lawyers ca= n effect powerful change by raising awareness, offering legal representatio= n, advocating for victims’ rights and more, say attorneys at Gibson D= unn.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Legal Industry Job Growth Lags Behind The Wider Econom= y

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By Aebra Coe

Even as the wider economy saw more= robust job growth in May, the legal sector continued to post scant employm= ent increases, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bu= reau of Labor Statistics.

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Attys, Nonprofits Condemn NC Bar's Drag Show Cancellat= ion

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By Adrian Cruz

The nonprofit organization Souther= n Coalition for Social Justice announced that it and over 100 organizations= and individuals sent a letter to the North Carolina Bar Association in cri= ticism of its decision to cancel a planned drag trivia event celebrating Pr= ide due to "political" reasons.

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Analysis

Is SEC's Universal Proxy Rule Living Up To The Hype? <= /a>

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By Al Barbarino

There's been a lot of talk that th= e U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's universal proxy rule will have = a seismic impact on shareholder activism, but the rule has failed to live u= p to the hype — at least for this proxy season.

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Biden Taps SEC, CFTC Republican Members For Full Terms=

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By Lauren Berg

The Biden administration will move= to extend the tenures of two Republicans serving on the U.S. Securities an= d Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, th= e White House announced Friday.

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Ex-Public Atty's Harassment Claims 'In Her Mind,' Gov'= t Says

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By Andrew Strickler

An investigation into an ex-public= defender's allegations that a supervisor sexually harassed her found it ha= ppened "in her mind," the government told a North Carolina federal court in= calling for a dismissal of the attorney's lawsuit.

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Former Deloitte Executive Rejoins As Global Head Of Le= gal

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By Tracey Read

Richard Punt, who left his post as= Deloitte LLP's managing partner of clients and markets nine years ago,= 0;has rejoined the organization as the new global leader for Deloitte Legal= .

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Conn. Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Judge

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By Christine DeRosa

A Connecticut man accused of sendi= ng over 100 letters with hateful statements and violent threats to judges, = Connecticut state representatives, journalists and more pled guilty to one = count of threatening a judge, prosecutors said.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lea= ds this week's Law360 Legal Lions after the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday = limited the ability of shareholders to sue companies that go public via a d= irect listing.

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

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By Michele Gorman

The NLRB general counsel said empl= oyers violate federal labor law when they require workers to sign noncompet= e agreements, while a solar company and its former top lawyer said they rea= ched a settlement in their trade secrets suit. 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 l= aw firm Jones Day hit the crude oil trading companies it represented in a f= raud trial with a breach of contract claim, offshore company Global Fixed I= ncome Fund sue accountants Grant Thornton, and broadcasting giant Sky sue r= ival broadband providers BT, EE, Plusnet, Virgin Media and TalkTalk. Here, = Law360 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 Texas-Sized Impeachment Gambit

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Recently impeached Texas Attorney = General Ken Paxton is facing a trial in the Lone Star State Senate over a r= aft of alleged ethics violations. And he's expected to present an unusual d= efense: Voters knew about those purported misdeeds and voted him into offic= e anyway.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

American Bar Association

Amgen Inc.

Apple Inc.

Asian American L= egal Defense and Education Fund

Asian Americans Advancing Just= ice

Association of Corporate Counse= l

AstraZeneca PLC

Cable News Network Inc.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

Georgetown University

Glass Lewis & Co. LLC

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Lawyers' Committee for Ci= vil Rights

Liga Nacional de Futbol Prof= esional

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Oak Bancshares Inc.

MGA Entertainment Inc.

Major League Baseball Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Morningstar, Inc.

NBCUniversal Media LLC

National Association of M= anufacturers

North Carolina Bar Association

Oath Inc.

Onyx Renewable Partners LP

Schlotzsky's Franchise LLC

Schneider Electric

Shake Shack

Sky PLC

Slack Technologies Inc.

Solicitors Regulation Author= ity Ltd.

Sonos Inc.

Southern Coalition for So= cial Justice

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc.=

Spotify Technology SA

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson<= /a>

Tetra Tech Inc.

The Catholic University of Am= erica

The Kroger Co.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

TripAdvisor Inc.

United Broth= erhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America

Virgin Media Inc.

White Oak Global Advisors LLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Capsticks Solicitors LLP

Helmer Martins=EF=BB=BF

Herbert Smith Freehills

Scarbrough & Scarbrough

Turning Point Litigation

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Labor Relations Authori= ty

Federal Trade Commission

Greater Manchester Police

Internal Revenue Service

National Labor Relations Board

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Peace Corps

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorn= ey's Office for the District of Connecticut

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

U.S. Copyright Office

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Uniform Law Commission

United Nations

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