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A divided Sixth Circuit rejected Wolverine Pipe Line Co.'s bid to dodge a= $66,000 fine imposed by federal regulators, with the majority finding the = government didn't abuse its discretion when enforcing rules prescribing how= companies must respond to defects in their pipelines.

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TOP NEWS

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Split 6th Circ. Backs Pipeline Operator's Civil Penalt= y

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A divided Sixth Circuit rejected W= olverine Pipe Line Co.'s bid to dodge a $66,000 fine imposed by federal reg= ulators, with the majority finding the government didn't abuse its discreti= on when enforcing rules prescribing how companies must respond to defects i= n their pipelines.

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Agencies, Tribe To Assess Resource Damage From Wash. S= ite

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By Tom Lotshaw

Federal agencies, Washington state= and the Suquamish Tribe are partnering to evaluate natural resource damage= and restoration needs and potentially put forward compensation claims rela= ted to hazardous contamination from a former manufactured gas facility in t= he city of Bremerton.

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Solar Farm Must Prevent Future Damage After $135M Verd= ict

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By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia federal judge on Monday = issued an injunction requiring the owners and developers of a Georgia solar= farm to minimize "continuing damage" to a neighboring property owned by a = couple who won $135.5 million in damages at trial.

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POLICY & REGULATION

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Sens. Say Domestic Steel Can't Bear Energy Efficiency = Rule

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By Alyssa Aquino

Dozens of bipartisan senators rais= ed trade concerns about a pending rule that would raise the energy efficien= cy standards for electrical transformers, warning the U.S. Department of En= ergy that allowing it to go into effect would sharpen existing transformer = shortages.

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ENFORCEMENT

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Banker Can Be Sent To US On Money Laundering Charges

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By Richard Crump

An Austrian banker should be extra= dited to the U.S. to face money laundering charges over his alleged role in= a massive corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction conglomerate= Odebrecht SA, a London judge ruled Monday.

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LITIGATION

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NJ Justices Craft 'Borrowed Employee' Rule, OK Injury = Verdict

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By Y. Peter Kang

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled= Monday that a jury should decide whether a worker who injures someone at a= construction site can be considered a "borrowed employee" of the plaintiff= 's employer for purposes of a company's vicarious liability, and left intac= t an $861,000 forklift injury verdict.

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Contractors Group Wants 'Captive Audience' Memo Axed

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By Emily Brill

The National Labor Relations Board= 's general counsel should rescind a memorandum outlining why she considers = so-called captive audience meetings illegal, a contractors association told= a Michigan federal judge Monday, saying the memorandum "functions as an in= formal censorship scheme prohibited by the First Amendment."

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Disabled Attys Can't Prove Discrimination, Governments= Say

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By Danielle Ferguson

Local governments and building aut= horities in charge of Detroit-area state courts are asking a Michigan feder= al judge to dismiss claims from attorneys with disabilities alleging that c= ourthouses and other government buildings are not accessible, saying the at= torneys had not alleged specific incidents when they were denied access or = shown how the governments' and agencies' actions led to the alleged inacces= sibility.

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PEOPLE

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Real Estate Lawyers On The Move

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By Andrew McIntyre

Bryan Cave, Sullivan & Worcest= er and Stinson are among the law firms that have made recent real estate hi= res.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Locali= sm

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As the debate continues over judge= -shopping and case assignments in federal court, policymakers should look t= o a hybrid model that preserves the benefits of localism for those cases th= at warrant it, while preventing the appearance of judge-shopping for cases = of a more national or widespread character, says Joshua Sohn at the U.S. De= partment of Justice.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Barber Ranen Leaders Resign Over Racist, Sexist Emails=

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By Xiumei Dong

The two name partners of Barber Ra= nen, who spearheaded a massive exodus from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Sm= ith LLP last month, reportedly resigned on Monday after a series of emails = that showed the lawyers using offensive and derogatory language while at th= eir former firm.

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Newman Kept Off Cases As Probe Narrows To Misconduct

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By Ryan Davis

The council that sets Federal Circ= uit policy declined on Monday to let Judge Pauline Newman continue hearing = cases amid a probe of concerns about her mental fitness, while the investig= ators decided to focus on whether her responses to their orders constitute = misconduct.

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Davis Wright Among ABA's 2023 Pro Bono Honorees =09

By Kevin Penton

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and four= individuals are set to receive honors from the American Bar Association la= ter this year for their pro bono efforts in areas such as gender-based viol= ence and Social Security disability fraud, the ABA announced Monday.

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Squire Patton Foundation Accepts Largest Fellowship Cl= ass

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By Tracey Read

The Squire Patton Boggs Foundation= announced on Monday that 30 law and public policy students have been accep= ted into its 2023 fellowship program, making it the largest fellowship clas= s in its history.

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Buchalter Wins Bid To Arbitrate Worker's Sex Harassmen= t Suit

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By Craig Clough

A California judge on Monday grant= ed a request from Buchalter APC and its former products liability group cha= ir to send an employee's sexual harassment claim to arbitration, rejecting = her argument that her case falls under a new federal law prohibiting employ= ers from requiring workers to arbitrate sexual harassment claims.

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Ex-WSJ Reporter Says Dechert Hacking Suit Isn't Too La= te

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By Matt Perez

A former Wall Street Journal repor= ter hit back in D.C. federal court at several motions to dismiss his suit a= ccusing Dechert LLP, its partners and several others of hacking into his em= ail account and leaking his inappropriate communications with a source, say= ing his claims are not time-barred because he thought he was hacked by sove= reign government entities, which are shielded from litigation in the U.S. i= n most circumstances.

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Feature

How A Real-Life 'Lincoln Lawyer' Hatched NC's Business= Court

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By Hayley Fowler

The trunk of Judge Ben Tennille's = Toyota Avalon was as good as any courtroom for the fledgling North Carolina= Business Court in 1996. So was his dining room, for that matter.

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DC Courts Not State Courts Under Habeas Law, 9th Circ.= Says

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By Jess Krochtengel

The District of Columbia's Superio= r Court is not considered a "state court" for purposes of appealing habeas = petitions, the Ninth Circuit held in a published opinion, allowing a prison= er to appeal a denial of his habeas petition and breaking from five other c= ircuit courts.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Citigroup Inc.

George Washington University

Human Rights First

Infrastructure & Ener= gy Alternatives Inc.

Int= ernational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Kids in Need of Defense

Lawyers' Committee for Ci= vil Rights

Legal Services for Children

LinkedIn Corp.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

New York Post

News Corp.

Odebrecht SA

Ohio State University

PepsiCo Inc.

Sanctuary for Families Inc.

The Catholic University of Am= erica

Wells Fargo & Co.


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Davis Wright Tremaine

Three Raymond Buildings

Vinson & Elkins

Workplace Justice Advocates

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Supreme Court

Central Intelligence Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

European Union

Fish and Wildlife Service

Food and Drug Administration

Los Angeles County = District Attorney's Office

National Labor Relations Board

National Oceanic = and Atmospheric Administration

New Jersey Supreme Court

Pipeline a= nd Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Small Business Administration

Suquamish Tribe

Texas Supreme Court

The Crown Prosecution Service

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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

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

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

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

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

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

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

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. Dist= rict Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Parole Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United S= tates District Court for the District of Montana

Washington State Departme= nt of Ecology

World Bank Group

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