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The federal government awarded $4 billion in border-barrier construction = contracts without open competition to expedite barrier construction along t= he southwestern U.S. border while also prioritizing barrier panels without = certain security features, a U.S. Government Accountability Office director= said Tuesday.

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$4B In Border-Barrier Work Won Without Op= en Competition

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By Rae Ann Varona

The federal government awarded $4 = billion in border-barrier construction contracts without open competition t= o expedite barrier construction along the southwestern U.S. border while al= so prioritizing barrier panels without certain security features, a U.S. Go= vernment Accountability Office director said Tuesday.

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Foreman Ends Defamation Suit Over Fake OS= HA Certification

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By Travis Bland

A project foreman ended his defama= tion and fraud lawsuit Tuesday against an engineering company that he alleg= ed, unbeknownst to him, provided him with a fake federal safety training ce= rtification, resulting in his firing and ban from working with two major co= mpanies.

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Goodyear Must Hike Wages, Educate Workers= At Mexico Plant

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By Jennifer Doherty

The government of Mexico will keep= tabs on Goodyear as the company brings an embattled facility in line with = workers' rights and wage laws, according to a deal announced Wednesday to r= esolve the Biden administration's labor complaint against the facility.

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Insurer Can't Duck Bad Faith Claim In Con= struction Flaw Row

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By Alexa Scherzinger

A contractor's claim that its insu= rer acted in bad faith when denying $10.5 million in rectification coverage= for concrete construction flaws can remain, a Maryland federal judge ruled= , finding the insurer's delay in processing the claim was a sufficient basi= s for a bad faith allegation.

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Year-Round Construction Needs Nix Request= For H-2B Worker

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By Micah Danney

An administrative law judge with t= he Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals affirmed a certifying officer= 's denial of a Texas real estate investment company's request for an H-2B c= onstruction worker, finding the firm's own arguments demonstrated a year-ro= und need.

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Atlanta Building Demolition Suit Headed F= or Appeal

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By Rosie Manins

The city of Atlanta can challenge = the denial of its attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of wrongfully de= molishing a building and sticking the owner with the bill, the Georgia Cour= t of Appeals has ruled.

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Real Estate Rumors: Prestige, JSB Capital= , M&T Bank

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By WaTeasa Freeman

Prestige Cos. has reportedly lande= d $60.7 million in financing for a South Florida project, a JSB Capital ven= ture is said to have scored $217 million in debt and equity for a multifami= ly portfolio, and M&T Bank reportedly plans to auction off a $106 milli= on New York hotel loan.

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Ex-Construction Exec Gets 5 Years For Bri= bery, Tax Evasion

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By Anna Scott Farrell

A former executive of an Atlanta c= onstruction and design firm was sentenced to five years in prison for bribi= ng city officials and evading more than $1.5 million in taxes, the U.S. Dep= artment of Justice announced Wednesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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The Importance Of Sustainable, Resilient = Construction Design

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Due to the significant role that t= he construction industry plays in climate change, industry participants mus= t understand the concepts of sustainable and resilient design practices, as= well as the risks associated with implementing or foregoing these practice= s, say Daniel Brennan and Marissa Downs at Laurie & Brennan.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Atty Satisfaction Up, But Law Grads Of Co= lor Face Hurdles

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By Jack Karp

Most attorneys are satisfied with = their jobs three years after leaving law school, but graduates of color sti= ll face workplace challenges while mental health continues to be an issue, = particularly for women lawyers, according to a study released Wednesday.

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Shearman To Shut Down Seoul Office =09

By Tracey Read

Shearman & Sterling LLP is the= latest BigLaw firm to announce plans to close its Seoul office.

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Judge Floats Sanctions For Funders In App= le Patent Dispute

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By Ryan Davis

A California federal judge said Tu= esday that two litigation funders may have made misleading statements to th= e court about their relationship to a patent infringement suit against Appl= e Inc., and he ordered them to explain why they should not be sanctioned.

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Crowell Urges Delay In Walgreens-Humana C= onflict Ruling

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By Andrew Strickler

Following a tense Tuesday hearing = during which a D.C. federal judge sharply questioned Crowell & Moring L= LP's "bad idea" to solicit Humana to bring a legal action against former cl= ient Walgreen Co., the firm urged the court not to decide yet whether it br= oke its ethical duties to Walgreens.

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Law Firms Must Face Camp Lejeune TCPA Cla= ims In W.Va.

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By James Mills

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that= two law firms accused of illegally soliciting clients under the Telephone = Consumer Protection Act for Camp Lejeune toxic water contamination lawsuits= can't escape a proposed class action, saying the plaintiff established her= claims well since her phone was used for residential purposes and she was = listed on the national do-not-call registry.

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'Strong' Hush-Money Proof Keeps Trump Cas= e In State Court

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By Rachel Scharf

A New York federal judge ruled Wed= nesday that the Manhattan district attorney's criminal case against Donald = Trump belongs in state court, saying the former president's reach for feder= al jurisdiction is rebutted by "strong evidence" that his payments to then-= attorney Michael Cohen were reimbursement for hush-money.

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New DC Suit Aims To Make Hunter Biden Reg= ister Under FARA

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By Katie Buehler

A right-wing legal organization ha= s slapped the U.S. Department of Justice with claims that it failed to requ= ire President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, to register under the Foreign = Agents Registration Act, despite allegedly knowing for years that he worked= on behalf of Ukrainian and Chinese companies.

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Calif. Judge Slams Attys' 'Blather-Like' = Scheduling Attempt

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By David Holtzman

A California federal judge ripped = counsel on both sides of a Clean Water Act case for what he called their "b= lather-like" failure to comply with his scheduling instructions.

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Taylor Swift Tour Comes Up In Vertical Me= rger Hearing

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By Nadia Dreid

No one understands the problems ca= used by poor vertical merger enforcement better than the Taylor Swift fans = who were stuck paying sky-high prices for tickets to her new tour, a Republ= ican senator said Wednesday, quoting the singer in calling the Ticketmaster= -Live Nation merger a "proverbial nightmare dressed like a daydream."

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

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AXA XL Ltd.

American Petroleum Institute In= c.

Interstate Natural= Gas Association of America

John Wood Group PLC

Liga Nacional de Futbol Prof= esional

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

M&T Bank Corp.

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

Sierra Club

The American Institute of= Architects

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.=

Trump Organization Inc.

U.S. Green Building Council

Venetian Casino Resort LLC

Western Environmental Law Cente= r


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

National Archives an= d Records Administration

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Suquamish Tribe

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Southern District of California

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

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virgi= nia

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