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Commerce To Probe China Steel Rod Tariff Dodge

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By Micah Danney

The U.S. Department of Commerce ha= s taken up a petition from an Alabama-based maker of threaded steel rods al= leging that Chinese producers are sidestepping U.S. tariffs, according to a= notice posted for publication in the Federal Register on Tuesday.

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Seattle Real Estate Broker Says Attorneys Botched Arbi= tration

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By Greg Lamm

A Seattle real estate broker has a= ccused her former attorneys of negligent legal representation linked to a d= ispute with a property developer that resulted in the broker shelling out $= 1 million in damages, according to a complaint filed in Washington state co= urt.

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Feds Fight Atty Fee Bid In Construction Co.'s Penalty = Dispute

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By Anna Scott Farrell

A construction company that succes= sfully fought a $26,000 tax penalty shouldn't be allowed to collect more th= an $200,500 from the IRS for attorney fees because the company hasn't shown= that it incurred legal fees, the government argued in Michigan federal cou= rt Wednesday.

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Green Groups Want Minn. Mine Suit Paused After Permit = Loss

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By Peter McGuire

Conservation groups have asked a f= ederal judge for a three-month pause of their lawsuit to overturn federal e= nvironmental analyses underlying the controversial NorthMet copper-nickel m= ine in remote northern Minnesota, arguing that the recent revocation of the= project's clean water permit could significantly alter their case.

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Analysis

The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2023: Midyear Rep= ort

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

This year has already brought seve= ral landmark environmental rulings, from the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions= narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act and allowing a California anima= l care law to survive to important settlements by major companies accused o= f wrongdoing in "forever chemicals" litigation. Here are some of the bigges= t environmental law decisions so far in 2023.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Consider Self-Help To Trigger Additional-Insured Statu= s

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A New Jersey federal court recentl= y affirmed that owners and contractors can use self-help by filing third-pa= rty claims for indemnification against subcontractors, triggering coverage = from a subcontractor's insurance by asserting that an employee's injuries r= esulted from the subcontractor's fault or the employee's own negligence, sa= y Allen Wolff and Ethan Middlebrooks at Anderson Kill.

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5 Ways Firms Can Rethink Office Design In A Hybrid Wor= ld

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As workplaces across the country a= dapt to flexible work, law firms must prioritize individuality, amenities a= nd technology in office design, says Kristin Cerutti at Nelson Worldwide.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Interview

Judge Newman's Not Sure The Fed. Circ. 'Can Be Salvage= d'

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By Dani Kass

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newm= an is losing confidence in her court. While she's being kept off cases amid= an investigation into allegations of incompetence and misconduct, she is q= uestioning whether the court she helped create four decades ago was a good = idea.

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Analysis

Gordon Rees Dominates Trade Secrets Filings

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By Andrew Karpan

Gordon Rees brought the largest nu= mber of federal trade secrets lawsuits on behalf of clients over the last f= ive years, while Littler Mendelson and Ogletree Deakins picked up the most = work defending clients, according to a new report by Lex Machina.

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Miami Mayor Departs Quinn Emanuel Amid Presidential Bi= d

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By Madison Arnold

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has tak= en unpaid leave from his role as of counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &= Sullivan LLP while he seeks the Republican nomination for president, a fir= m spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

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Gibson Dunn Beats Viasat DQ Bid In Patent Dispute<= /p> =09

By Henrik Nilsson

A Texas federal judge on Tuesday s= ided with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in a conflict arising from the fir= m's hiring of a Shearman & Sterling LLP attorney, which Viasat Inc. cla= imed barred Gibson Dunn from representing the telecom company's opponent We= stern Digital Technologies in a patent dispute.

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Judge, Attys For Girardi's Son-In-Law Exit Calif. Ethi= cs Case

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By James Mills

Attorneys representing Tom Girardi= 's son-in-law, David Lira, in disbarment proceedings withdrew from the case= on Tuesday while the judge overseeing the case also recused herself. = ;

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Geragos Judge Told Of Schoolyard-Style Atty Altercatio= n

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By Gina Kim

Attorneys for Geragos & Gerago= s APC and counsel for a family suing the firm for malpractice laid out comp= eting accounts Wednesday of a courthouse altercation that led to mistrial, = with a defense attorney alleging that plaintiff's counsel knocked off his c= olleague's glasses and stomped them, while the plaintiff's counsel recalled= a purely verbal spat.

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'Frivolous' Starbucks Suit Tossed, Judge Considers San= ctions

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By Mike Curley

A New York federal judge on Wednes= day threw out a proposed class action alleging Starbucks Coffee Co. mislead= s consumers with the labeling of its French Roast Ground 100% Arabica Coffe= e due to added potassium content, admonishing an attorney for the number of= "frivolous" lawsuits he's filed on similar grounds.

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Del. Vice Chancellor Glasscock Kicks Off 2nd Term<= /p> =09

By Rose Krebs

Delaware Vice Chancellor Sam Glass= cock III has started his second 12-year term on the bench of the First Stat= e's esteemed Chancery Court, officials announced Wednesday.

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Pillsbury's Fee Bid Slashed For 'Over-Lawyering' =09

By Vince Sullivan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge reduce= d the fees payable to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP for its work on t= he Chapter 11 case of the owner of a California hotel by $946,654 Tuesday, = saying the firm overstaffed the case with senior attorneys in what he descr= ibed as "over-lawyering."

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Senate Confirms Western Wash., Mass. District Court Pi= cks

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confi= rmed Myong J. Joun, a Boston municipal court justice, as the first Asian Am= erican man to serve as a judge in the District of Massachusetts, and civil = rights attorney Tiffany M. Cartwright to the last open seat in the Western = District of Washington.

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GOP Sens. Question Eastern La. Judge Pick's FBI Servic= e

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By Katie Buehler

Republican senators on Wednesday p= robed an Eastern District of Louisiana judicial nominee about his time in t= he executive office of FBI Director Christopher Wray, marking a rare i= nstance in which a judicial nominee faced questions over deeply partisan is= sues that so far have been limited to the realm of electoral politics, name= ly allegations concerning Hunter Biden's laptop and alleged Russian interfe= rence in U.S. elections.

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Ex-DOJ Atty Clark Again Seeks To Pause DC Ethics Case<= /a>

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By Alison Knezevich

Former U.S. Department of Justice = official Jeffrey B. Clark is again seeking a delay in the attorney discipli= ne case against him in Washington, D.C.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

Acacia Communications Inc.

American Civil L= iberties Union of Massachusetts

American Constitution Society

American Farm Bureau Federation<= /a>

BP PLC

Boston College

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Chicago Title Insurance Co.

Corteva Inc.

Delta Air Lines Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

George Washington University

Georgia State University

JTH Tax LLC

Lawyers' Committee for Ci= vil Rights

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

Liberty Tax

LinkedIn Corp.

Morgan State University

Motorola Solutions Inc.

NetSuite Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

State Bar of California

The District of Columbia Bar

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

The Travelers Cos. Inc.

Viasat Inc.

Western Digital Corp.


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Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Saul Ewing

Shearman & Sterling

Sheehan & Associates PC

Sheppard Mullin

Venable LLP

Weston Hurd

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Department of = Transportation

California Supreme Court

Central Intelligence Agency

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fish and Wildlife Service

Fond du Lac Band of La= ke Superior Chippewa

Internal Revenue Service

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District Co= urt for the District of Minnesota

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

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

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

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

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Navy

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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