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Developers Held In Contempt For Failing To Fix Pa. Hom= es

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By Isaac Monterose

A Pennsylvania state court held tw= o developers in contempt this week for failing to comply with an October 20= 21 consent order in a town's lawsuit over a June 2018 landslide that impact= ed a local residential community built by the builders.

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Mich. Top Court Says Code Violation Isn't Deed Encumbr= ance

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By Brent Godwin

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled t= hat a building code violation that was not apparent at the time of a condo = sale does not qualify as an encumbrance that would violate a warranty deed,= saying a lower court's interpretation was too broad.

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Ga. Judge Stands By Denial Of Arbitration In Contract = Dispute

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By Faith Williams

A Georgia federal judge has said h= e won't change his mind on a ruling declining to send two biomass power pla= nts and a subcontractor to arbitration over a $250 million contract dispute= .

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NJ Importer Tells 9th Circ. To Kick $26M Case Over Tri= pling

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By Jennifer Doherty

A pipe importer is calling on the = Ninth Circuit to toss a $26 million fraud verdict, arguing that the Tariff = Act of 1930 — and specifically its provisions about duty liquidation = and penalty caps — leave no room to invoke the False Claims Act.

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Feds' Objection To Atty Fees Too Late, Construction Co= . Says

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By Anna Scott Farrell

A construction company that succes= sfully fought a $26,000 tax penalty and wants the IRS to pay its legal fees= told a Michigan federal court on Thursday that the government missed the d= eadline for objecting to a judge's report establishing the fees' legitimacy= .

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Commerce's Mexican Duty Review Faces USMCA Challenge

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Department of Commerce sa= id Thursday that a Mexican steel company has brought a challenge under the = North American trade pact to the new tariffs it must pay to import rebar to= the U.S.

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Republican AGs Warn CEOs About Bias After Harvard Ruli= ng

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By Henrik Nilsson

A group of 13 Republican attorneys= general on Thursday warned the nation's top business leaders against discr= iminating based on race, citing the recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision st= riking down affirmative action admission policies at universities.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Mallory Ruling Leaves Personal Jurisdiction Deeply Uns= ettled

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In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Rai= lway, a closely divided U.S. Supreme Court recently rolled back key aspects= of its 2017 opinion in Daimler AG v. Bauman that limited personal jurisdic= tion, leaving as many questions for businesses as it answers, say John Cerr= eta and James Rotondo at Day Pitney.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Chicken Cos. Object To Sysco-Burford Swap In Price-Fix= Suits

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By Ryan Boysen

The nation's largest chicken produ= cers are crying foul over food distributor Sysco's attempt to let litigatio= n funder Burford Capital take over a sprawling series of poultry price-fixi= ng lawsuits, saying the move smacks of "invalid champerty" — the anci= ent legal doctrine that bars the purchase of civil claims by "strangers."

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Miss. Ponzi Cases Aimed At BigLaw A Slow Road For Vict= ims

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By Andrew Strickler

In the five years since Arthur Lam= ar Adams, a wealthy businessman and country club fixture in Mississippi, wa= s revealed as the head of an immense Ponzi scheme, much has been done to ad= dress the damage and compensate victims.

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Womble Bond Combines With Calif. Business Law Boutique=

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By Andrea Keckley

Womble Bond Dickinson announced Th= ursday that it is building on its growth in California through a combinatio= n with business law boutique Gordinier Kang & Kim LLP, bringing three n= ew partners to its ranks.

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Littler Wants To Review Ex-Firm Atty's Docs In Theft S= uit

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By Lynn LaRowe

Littler Mendelson PC told a Texas = state judge Thursday that a closer examination is needed into about 10,000 = documents found in the possession of a former firm attorney facing theft al= legations to determine whether the material is confidential in nature.

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Ex-Clients Can't Force Atty To Submit Case File, Judge= Says

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By Andrea Keckley

A federal magistrate judge ruled T= hursday that two former clients of veteran white collar defense attorney To= dd Blanche and his former firm, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, could= not force their previous counsel to hand over the entire file relating to = their representation, citing the lack of a subpoena and saying that "any de= cision on the instant motion to compel could interfere or even conflict wit= h the work of the state tribunal."

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White & Case Settles Conn. Malpractice Suit Over C= o. Sale

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By Aaron Keller

A cosmetics company has dropped a = Connecticut malpractice lawsuit that questioned White & Case LLP's move= s during a corporate control matter, ending a dispute that drew another fir= m, Latham & Watkins LLP, into the fray as privilege matters arose durin= g the long-running litigation.

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11th Circ. Pauses Trump's Clinton Suit Over Durham Rep= ort

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By Jack Karp

An appeal in former President Dona= ld Trump's lawsuit accusing Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Com= mittee of stirring up claims that he colluded with Russia should await a lo= wer court's ruling on the recent Durham report, the Eleventh Circuit said T= hursday.

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committe= e on Thursday advanced to the full Senate three judicial nominees for court= s in Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Michigan, as well as a California U= .S. attorney pick, but held over President Joe Biden's Middle District of P= ennsylvania nominee due to Republicans' outstanding questions.

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Robinson & Cole, Recruiter Both Seek Win In Contra= ct Case

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By Christine DeRosa

A South Dakota-based legal recruit= er and Robinson & Cole LLP have filed dueling motions for summary judgm= ent looking for early wins in a yearslong suit accusing the firm of reveali= ng the names of potential merger targets to a rival in violation of their c= ontact.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Democratic National Committee

Ford Motor Co.

Google LLC

Harvard University

International Shoe Co.

John Wood Group PLC

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

MasTec Inc.

NVR Inc.

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Perdue Farms Inc.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

Sysco Corp.

The Home Depot Inc.

TransPerfect Global Inc.

Triumph Foods LLC

Tyson Foods Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cadwalader Wickersham

Joseph D. Carney & Associates

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Dallas County, Texas

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Government of Canada

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Administra= tion

North Strabane Township, Pen= nsylvania

Pennsylvania = Department of Environmental Protection

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Georgia

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. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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