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A primary insurer and excess insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify a= timberland company accused of exposing workers to dangerous levels of form= aldehyde, the Fifth Circuit said, affirming the dismissal of the company's = coverage dispute.

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5th Circ. Won't Revive Formaldehyde Expos= ure Coverage Suit

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By Hope Patti

A primary insurer and excess insur= er had no duty to defend or indemnify a timberland company accused of expos= ing workers to dangerous levels of formaldehyde, the Fifth Circuit said, af= firming the dismissal of the company's coverage dispute.

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Va. Rule Would Peg Sales Tax On Installat= ions To Contractors

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By Sanjay Talwani

Virginia contractors who sell and = install certain personal property onto real property would be considered th= e final users of the property and would be liable for sales and use taxes u= nder an amended rule proposed Monday by the state tax department to reflect= statutory changes.

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Judge Tosses Hamptonites' Offshore Wind E= xport Cable Row

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Four Hamptons residents challengin= g the onshore construction for a federal offshore wind facility had their s= uit thrown out on Monday after a New York federal judge determined they hav= e failed to show the federal government's conduct is the likely cause of al= legedly worsening "forever chemical" contamination in their groundwater.

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Alcoa Retirees Seek Early Win In Life Ins= urance Cutoff Suit

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By Emily Brill

About 6,000 Alcoa retirees have as= ked an Indiana federal judge for a pretrial win in their class action accus= ing the aluminum manufacturer of illegally terminating their life insurance= benefits, saying the company ignored unambiguous language in union contrac= ts guaranteeing them continued coverage.

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Colo. Justices Deny Marathon Unit's Bid T= o Undo $26M Verdict

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By Daniel Ducassi

A Marathon Petroleum Corp. subsidi= ary cannot unwind a $26 million verdict against it in a suit brought by a p= ipeline construction company after the Colorado Supreme Court said Monday t= hat it would not review an appellate court finding that juries can issue bi= nding verdicts for quantum meruit claims.

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Pipeline Co. Says Contractor Kept 'Rented= ' Boring Machine

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By Matthew Santoni

The company developing the $6.6 bi= llion Mountain Valley Pipeline said a contractor hired to bore beneath rive= rs in Virginia and West Virginia breached its contract and was unlawfully k= eeping tunnel-boring equipment the developer paid the contractor to buy = 212; after hitting the developer up for additional "rental" payments, accor= ding to a lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court.

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Real Estate Rumors: Guillermo Roversi, Tr= amview, One

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Developer Guillermo Roversi report= edly hopes to build a 248-unit residential project in South Florida, a Tram= view Capital venture is said to have bought a Florida industrial property, = and One Real Estate is said to have landed $47 million in financing for a N= orth Carolina multifamily project.

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Cravath Adds Former Acting AG Rosen In DC=

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By Alison Knezevich

Former acting Attorney General Jef= frey A. Rosen has joined Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in its Washington, = D.C., office, which opened last year, the firm announced Monday.

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DOJ Criminal Chief Leaving For Law Firm

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By Phillip Bantz

The U.S. Department of Justice sai= d Monday that Kenneth Polite, the head of its criminal division, is splitti= ng with the government and returning to private practice.

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By Frank G. Runyeon

When Janet DiFiore took office in = 2016 as New York's chief judge and marshaled the largest protection detail = in the history of the state court system to chauffeur her, security sometim= es took a back seat to other concerns.

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Feds Want Trump Barred From Disclosing Cl= assified Docs

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By Phillip Bantz

Prosecutors asked a Florida federa= l judge Monday to issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of any= classified documents shared with defense attorneys for Donald Trump and hi= s personal aide Waltine Nauta, who face criminal charges alleging they sche= med to keep and hide sensitive records detailing national security secrets.

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Chicago Remembers Judge James Zagel As 'M= odel' Jurist

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By Lauraann Wood

U.S. District Judge James Zagel, 8= 2, was lauded as an exemplary legal mind with a nearly unparalleled ability= to confront tough moral decisions in his court. His career involved some o= f the most prominent federal cases in Illinois, including the trial of form= er governor Rod Blagojevich.

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Erika Jayne Meets Face-To-Face With Girar= di's Alleged Victims

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By Craig Clough

It was roughly 40 minutes into a L= os Angeles ice cream company's launch event attended by purported victims o= f Tom Girardi when Erika Jayne, the estranged wife of the disbarred and ind= icted attorney, walked into the restaurant and an awkward silence fell over= the room.

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Commanders, Atty Accused Of Defaming Exec= After Testimony

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By David Steele

A former Washington Commanders exe= cutive has filed a $7.5 million defamation suit against the NFL team and on= e of its attorneys at Holland & Knight LLP, who called him a "serial li= ar" and a perjurer after he testified to Congress last year during an inves= tigation into accusations of financial and workplace improprieties.

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United Steelworkers

Washington Football Team

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