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The federal government and the House of Representatives' bipartisan legal= arm are joining a chorus urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Fourt= h Circuit decision that blocked Mountain Valley Pipeline construction, sayi= ng Congress ordered agencies to approve the natural gas pipeline in a must-= pass debt ceiling bill.

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TOP NEWS

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Feds, House Urge Justices To Greenlight P= ipeline

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By Tom Lotshaw

The federal government and the Hou= se of Representatives' bipartisan legal arm are joining a chorus urging the= U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Fourth Circuit decision that blocked Moun= tain Valley Pipeline construction, saying Congress ordered agencies to appr= ove the natural gas pipeline in a must-pass debt ceiling bill.

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Contractor Says NC City's Difficult Rail = Project Cost It $115M

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By Travis Bland

The city of Charlotte, North Carol= ina, was hit with a $115 million lawsuit by a general contractor claiming t= hat municipal officials caused delays and cost overruns in a light rail pro= ject by making constant changes and forcing the contractor to work in traff= ic.

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Nationwide's $1.2M Surety Bond Bid Will S= tay In Calif.

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By Alexa Scherzinger

A Nationwide unit's bid to recoup = $1.2 million it spent settling claims after a contractor failed to complete= a municipal project will stay in California, a Golden State federal judge = ruled, finding the contractor's bid to either dismiss the case or move it t= o Arkansas couldn't stand.

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Analysis

The Biggest Enviro Policy Moves Of 2023: = Midyear Report

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The Biden administration unleashed= a flurry of hugely important environmental regulations in the first half o= f 2023, from controversial and highly anticipated water and power plant rul= es to standards for chemicals in drinking water, and signaled a continued c= ommitment to ambitious policy initiatives including a justice-focused ocean= s plan.

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Nationwide Insurance Seeks Exit From Asbe= stos Release Suit

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By Carolina Bolado

Nationwide Insurance has asked a C= onnecticut court to declare that it does not have to indemnify a contractor= being sued by a homeowner for allegedly sanding exterior asbestos siding a= nd releasing it throughout the home's interior.

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PEOPLE

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Clyde & Co. Hires Bangkok Partner To = Aid In ASEAN Growth

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By Joyce Hanson

Clyde & Co. LLP has tapped a T= hai litigator to work for the global law firm in its new Bangkok office as = it broadens its focus throughout the fast-growing Association of Southeast = Asian Nations region.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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How Construction Industry Can Help Mitiga= te Wildfire Impact

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The recent uptick of wildfires acr= oss North America has resulted in renewed calls for construction job site c= hanges and increased management of sites in order to mitigate the risk of o= utbreaks and workers' exposure to hazardous air quality, say Josephine Bahn= and Jeffery Mullen at Cozen O'Connor.=20

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Tales From The Trenches Of Remote Deposit= ions

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As practitioners continue to condu= ct depositions remotely in the post-pandemic world, these virtual environme= nts are rife with opportunities for improper behavior such as witness coach= ing, scripted testimony and a general lack of civility — but there ar= e methods to prevent and combat these behaviors, say Jennifer Gibbs and Ben= nett Moss at Zelle.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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A 'Boogeyman' National Security Threat In= Litigation Funding

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By Andrew Strickler

Russian saboteurs targeting Americ= a's military through civil litigation. Wealthy actors in the Middle East wo= rking behind a wall of secrecy buttressed by lawyers, profiteering investor= s and unknowing judges. Chinese nationals using proxies to sue Silicon Vall= ey competitors and soak them of sensitive data through discovery. In recent= months, a boogeyman has appeared in the debate about third-party legal inv= estment and the consequences of investor "bets" on the outcome of commercia= l litigation.

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Analysis

A May 2024 Trump Trial? Not So Fast, Expe= rts Say

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By Phillip Bantz

The lack of hard-and-fast language= in a Friday order setting a May 2024 trial date in the criminal classified= documents case against former President Donald Trump and his personal aide= indicates that the judge overseeing the matter will be open to granting fu= ture delays, potentially beyond the upcoming presidential election, accordi= ng to legal experts.

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Trump Classified Docs Trial Set To Begin = May 20

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By Phillip Bantz

The Florida federal judge in the c= lassified documents case against Donald Trump on Friday set a trial date fo= r May 2024, rejecting the ex-president's push to try the case after the Nov= ember 2024 election while also turning down the government's request for a = December 2023 trial.

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Trump Org Settles Cohen's $1M Fee Suit On= Eve Of Trial

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By Rachel Scharf

Lawyers for the Trump Organization= and Donald Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen told a New York state court = judge Friday that they've settled their $990,000 legal fee dispute over Coh= en's participation in criminal and congressional investigations, just days = before a jury trial was slated to begin.

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Calif. Bar Trustees OK Civility Rules, Wi= der Conflict Disclosures

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By Brandon Lowrey

The State Bar of California has ap= proved rules meant to crack down on incivility among lawyers, after a task = force found that attorneys who were women, non-white and young were more li= kely to be targets of their colleagues' rude behavior.

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All Access

Judge Tatel On Returning To His Pro Bono = Roots

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By Alison Knezevich

Senior D.C. Circuit Judge David S.= Tatel grew up wanting to become a scientist like his father was, but the 1= 960s "changed everything," he recently told Law360 as he prepares to retire= from the bench.

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Int'l Arb. Seems To Have Ducked Widesprea= d Zoom Coaching

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By Caroline Simson

As international arbitration heari= ngs moved online in the spring of 2020, a fear emerged among lawyers and ar= bitrators in the practice area: Would a tribunal even be able to tell if a = lawyer was texting a witness while they were on the stand?

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Texas AG Paxton Seeks To DQ Sens. From Im= peachment Trial

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By Lynn LaRowe

Suspended Texas Attorney General K= en Paxton on Friday called for blocking three Democratic state senators fro= m taking part in his upcoming impeachment trial, claiming their public stat= ements prove they cannot be fair jurors.

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Colorado Still Needs Judge Help After Rec= ent Noms

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By Daniel Ducassi

Colorado's federal court needs to = keep borrowing a magistrate judge from neighboring Kansas on an emergency b= asis for another year, Colorado's chief judge said, because recent nominati= ons of the district's own magistrate judges have depleted its staffing leve= ls.

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FCC Leader Names New Top Office Counsel, = Legal Adviser

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By Jack Rodgers

The Federal Communications Commiss= ion's chairwoman, Jessica Rosenworcel, has made several changes to her offi= ce's leadership team, including shaking up the chief counsel and chief lega= l adviser roles, according to a Thursday news release.

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Arkansas Firm Suspended Over 'Extortion'= In Its Fee Practices

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By Emily Sawicki

A federal judge has invoked R= ule 11 sanctions to bar a firm and its owner from practicing in federal cou= rt in the Eastern District of Arkansas for a minimum of two years, citing w= hat he called an 11-year pattern of inflated billing and excessive hourly r= ates.

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Analysis

How Habeas Corpus Ruling May Condemn Inn= ocent Prisoners

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By Marco Poggio

To Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson,= it sounded absurd: Why would legally innocent people — convicted und= er interpretations of the law that the U.S. Supreme Court later found to be= wrong — be denied a chance to seek release from prison?

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Jury awards dominate this week's e= dition of Law360 Legal Lions, starting with Friedman Rubin PLLP and Pfau Co= chran Vertetis Amala PLLC securing a $72 million verdict for two people all= egedly exposed to PCB contamination.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate Ne= ws Of The Week

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By Michele Gorman

Google and Meta are among the majo= r companies that agreed to boost their investment in cybersecurity to suppo= rt the safe deployment of AI, while a prosecutor urged a California ap= pellate panel to revive charges that Apple's security chief bribed a sherif= f's office with iPads in exchange for gun permits. These are among the stor= ies in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You M= issed In London

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen P= insent Masons hit with fresh litigation from investment company Blackfinch,= energy drink maker Boost bring a trademark claim against rival Robinsons, = and Mastercard and Visa sued again over their card interchange fees. Here, = Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And= Stories On Law360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Podcast

Pro Say: Courts Wade Into Online 'Disinf= ormation' Battle

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The Biden administration's efforts= to combat "disinformation" online by coordinating with tech giants have lo= ng been the subject of partisan sniping, but are now at the center of a tes= ty legal battle that has already yielded a number of twists and turns.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

Aetna Inc.

Allied World Assuran= ce Company Holdings, ltd.

Amazon.com Inc.

American International Group In= c.

Appalachian Mountain Advocates

Apple Inc.

Arc Group World Wide Inc.

Atlantic Legal Foundation Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Burford Capital LLC

California Medical Association

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Co-operative Bank PLC

Daimler AG

Early Warning Services LLC

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

Hong Kong Internation= al Arbitration Centre

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Lawyers' Committee for Ci= vil Rights

LinkedIn Corp.

Los Angeles Unified School D= istrict

National Academy of Sciences

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

New York University

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Skype Technologies SA

South Jersey Industries Inc.

Southern Environmental Law Cen= ter

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Tesla Inc.

The Hershey Co.

The Lawyers'= ; Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The PNC Financial Service= s Group Inc.

The Wilderness Society

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

UBS Group AG

Universal Service Administra= tive Co.

University of Pittsburgh= Medical Center

Viking Cruises Inc.

easyJet plc


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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Hamilton Stephens Steele & Mar= tin

Herbert Smith Freehills

Law Office of Harriet O'Neill

Rusty Hardin & Associates

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Land Management

California Labo= r and Workforce Development Agency

California Supreme Court

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Council on Environmental Quality=

European Commission

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commissi= on

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Supreme Court

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Superior Court of the Virgin= Islands

Texas House of Representatives

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Central District of California

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

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