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Micron Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with Indian author= ities Wednesday, formalizing plans for a semiconductor assembly plant in th= e state of Gujarat worth an estimated $2.75 billion announced during Prime = Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, D.C.

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TOP NEWS

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Micron Inks $2.75B India Chip Plant Deal After China B= an

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By Jennifer Doherty

Micron Technology signed a memoran= dum of understanding with Indian authorities Wednesday, formalizing plans f= or a semiconductor assembly plant in the state of Gujarat worth an estimate= d $2.75 billion announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Wa= shington, D.C.

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BLM Reaps $105M In Large-Scale Nev. Solar Lease Sale

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By Peter McGuire

The federal government has sold ut= ility-scale solar development rights in the Nevada desert worth more than $= 105 million, the biggest onshore renewable energy auction in the history of= the Bureau of Land Management, the agency said Wednesday.

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PulteGroup Beats Shareholder Bid For Twitter Scandal R= eport

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A woman who bought stock in PulteG= roup Inc. through a digital payment app can't get access to a King & Sp= alding LLP report on the alleged misconduct of a fired senior company execu= tive because she isn't a "shareholder of record" entitled to the company's = books, a Michigan judge ruled Wednesday.

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Insurers, Contractors Settle Building Defects Coverage= Spat

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By Riley Murdock

The Cincinnati Specialty Underwrit= ers Insurance Co. and Employers Mutual Casualty Co. have settled their= Kansas federal court coverage dispute with a pair of contractors resolving= potential liability for an underlying building defect claim involving a sh= ared insured.

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Contractor Can't Dodge Damages In Pipeline Strike Figh= t

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By Tom Lotshaw

The Armed Services Board of Contra= ct Appeals denied a contractor's bid to toss damages imposed after it struc= k and ruptured a natural gas pipeline and failed to complete a dredging pro= ject on time in Texas, rejecting claims the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ha= d failed to adequately disclose the pipeline's presence.

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Insurer Refused To Cover $625K Collapse, Contractor Sa= ys

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By Riley Murdock

A Baton Rouge construction contrac= tor took a CNA unit to Louisiana federal court over nearly $625,000 in unpa= id damages from a building collapse, claiming the insurer denied the claim = after repeatedly stating that coverage was available under its policy.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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When Challenging OSHA Violations Is Worth the Effort

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Though employers may balk at the e= xpense of challenging Occupational Safety and Health Administration citatio= ns, three recent post-trial orders from the Occupational Safety and Health = Review Commission show that fighting penalties can prevent long-term damage= to business operations and reputation, say Melanie Paul and Kristina Vaque= ra at Jackson Lewis.

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Justices' Corruption Ruling May Shift DOJ Bank Fraud T= actics

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After the U.S. Supreme Court’= ;s decision last month in Ciminelli v. U.S., curtailing a government theory= of wire fraud liability, prosecutors may need to reconsider their approach= to the bank fraud statute, particularly when it comes to foreign bank enfo= rcement, says Brian Kearney at Ballard Spahr.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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DC Judge Says Crowell & Moring Can Pursue Rent Ref= und

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By Katie Buehler

A District of Columbia judge on We= dnesday rejected a bid by Crowell & Moring LLP's Washington, D.C., land= lord to toss the firm's lawsuit seeking roughly $30 million in reimbursemen= t for rent paid during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the judge warned that the= suit could face future headwinds because of a question about the lease's d= efinition of a force majeure event.

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Senior Attorney Helped FTX Founder Misuse Funds, Suit = Says

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By Sue Reisinger

FTX Trading Ltd. is suing one of i= ts top former attorneys, accusing him of colluding with the crypto exchange= 's founder Sam Bankman-Fried in looting the bankrupt company's accounts and= allowing other managers to misuse billions of dollars in customers' deposi= ts.

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Analysis

Disbarment Is Rare In Cases Of Atty-Client Sexual Cont= act

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By Hannah Albarazi

When the Missouri Supreme Court re= cently declined to disbar an attorney accused of sexually assaulting his cl= ients, it was not an anomaly. A Law360 investigation of attorney discipline= records found that of more than 100 attorneys disciplined for having sexua= l contact with clients, the vast majority were allowed to keep their law li= censes.=20

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Biden Announces 9 Judgeship Nominees

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By Katie Buehler

President Joe Biden announced nine= new judicial nominees Wednesday for seats on district courts in New York, = Delaware, Michigan and Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of International Trade = and the D.C. Superior Court.

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Reed Smith Atty Reported 'Egregious' Anti-BLM Tweets T= o Bar

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By Gina Kim

A Reed Smith associate testified W= ednesday in the California State Bar disciplinary trial of attorney Marla B= rown that while in law school in 2020, she reported Brown's tweets calling = for Black Lives Matter protesters to be shot because it's "most egregious" = when such vitriol comes from someone in a respected profession.

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Calif. Lawmakers OK Extending Remote Court Access To 2= 026

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By Craig Clough

The California Senate and Assembly= have passed Senate Bill 133, a law that would extend remote access for civ= il cases and many other court proceedings until Jan. 1, 2026, sending the b= ill to Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.

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Burford, Sysco Agree To Drop Litigation Funding Suits<= /a>

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By Hailey Konnath

Sysco Corp. and litigation funder = Burford Capital have both agreed to voluntarily dismiss their respective su= its against each other in a heated dispute in which Sysco claimed Burford b= locked the food distributor from settling price-fixing claims against chick= en suppliers, according to a pair of notices filed on Wednesday.

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Paul Weiss Faces Suit Over Manhattan Office Sale =09

By Andrea Keckley

A pair of trustees have sued Paul = Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York state court over the a= llocation of proceeds from the more than $258 million sale of an office bui= lding in Manhattan.

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Kramer Levin Connection Known To Inside Trader, Feds S= ay

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By Andrew Strickler

A recent petition from an imprison= ed former McKinsey & Co. partner claiming ignorance of a connection bet= ween his defense firm, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, and a = federal prosecutor who helped put him in jail "lacks indicia of credibility= ," a U.S. attorney told a New York federal judge this week.

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NY Bar Association Forms Task Force On Assisted Suicid= e Bill

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By Tracey Read

The New York State Bar Association= launched a task force Wednesday to make recommendations about the legal, e= thical, public health and policy considerations of assisted suicide, the NY= SBA said.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

American Bar Association

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Google LLC

GreenSky LLC

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC

London Court of Intern= ational Arbitration

McKinsey & Co. Inc.

Micron Technology Inc.

NV Energy Inc.

New York State Bar Association

NextEra Energy Inc.

PulteGroup Inc.

State Bar of California

Sysco Corp.

The District of Columbia Bar

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The State University of New Yor= k

Twitter Inc.

University of Southern Califor= nia

Virginia State Bar

Washington State Bar Associatio= n

Yale University


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Armed Services Board of = Contract Appeals

Attorney Regist= ration and Disciplinary Commission

Bureau of Land Management

Illinois Supreme Court

International Trade Commission

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Occupational Saf= ety and Health Review Commission

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

State Bar of Texas

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. Supreme Court

United St= ates District Court for the District of Kansas

Wisconsin Supreme Court

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