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Courts around the U.S. will be weighing important environmental legal iss= ues over the rest of 2023, including how much courts should defer to agency= expertise, whether young plaintiffs can sue the U.S. over its energy polic= ies and whether the Biden administration has overstepped in its efforts to = enforce its environmental justice priorities.

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The Biggest Enviro Cases To Watch In 2023= : Midyear Report

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

Courts around the U.S. will be wei= ghing important environmental legal issues over the rest of 2023, including= how much courts should defer to agency expertise, whether young plaintiffs= can sue the U.S. over its energy policies and whether the Biden administra= tion has overstepped in its efforts to enforce its environmental justice pr= iorities.

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Caterpillar Blasts Bid For Tweaks To Anti= trust Suit

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By Matthew Perlman

Caterpillar is pushing back agains= t ICP's bid to include a new legal theory in its long-running case accusing= the construction equipment supplier of pressuring an online auctioneer to = break its contract with a would-be competitor.

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Colombia's Oil Co. Says $1B Award Should = Stand

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By Caroline Simson

Colombia's state-owned oil company= urged a New York federal court on Friday to enforce a $1 billion arbitral = award it won against Dutch and British units of Texas-based construction fi= rm McDermott International, saying the company already admitted during the = arbitration that no due process violations had been committed.

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Feds Say Fraud Was Contractor's 'Life's W= ork,' Seek 12 Years

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By Elliot Weld

Prosecutors asked a Manhattan fede= ral judge on Friday for the statutory maximum sentence of 12 years for an o= wner of several Maryland construction companies who pled guilty to conspira= cy and aggravated identity theft after prosecutors said he'd spent a quarte= r-century scheming to defraud the government into awarding him over $100 mi= llion in contracts.

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Zurich Doesn't Have To Cover Worker's Inj= ury Suit

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By Jennifer Mandato

A New York federal judge relieved = Zurich American Insurance Co. of coverage obligations to Liberty Mutual Fir= e Insurance Co.'s insured in an underlying personal injury lawsuit, finding= that a previous agreement the insurers' policyholders reached frees Zurich= of any future obligations.

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Two Of Colo. Casino's Claims Crumble In C= onstruction Spat

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By Daniel Ducassi

A Colorado state judge on Friday t= ossed two counterclaims brought by a Colorado casino company in a construct= ion dispute over a quarter-billion-dollar expansion, finding that the casin= o was trying to recover the same damages with the claims as it was in its f= raudulent inducement counterclaim.

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Toxic Vernon Plant Can't Be Left 'A Grave= yard,' Judge Told

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By Craig Clough

During closing arguments Friday in= the division of liability phase of a federal bench trial over contaminatio= n at a battery plant, an attorney for California's chemical regulator said = that accepting a defendant's argument that slag and acid are safely sealed = underground at the Vernon, California, site means accepting it as "a gravey= ard."

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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A Milestone For Offshore Wind In Maine

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Recently signed legislation direct= ing Maine to procure up to 3 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2040 offers indi= sputable promise that the state will soon welcome commercial-scale offshore= wind development off its shores, says Joshua Rosen at Foley Hoag.

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How To Recognize And Recover From Lawyer = Loneliness

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Law can be one of the loneliest pr= ofessions, but there are practical steps that attorneys and their managers = can take to help themselves and their peers improve their emotional health,= strengthen their social bonds and protect their performance, says psycholo= gist and attorney Traci Cipriano.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Legal Sector Loses 1.2K Jobs In July, Aft= er 5.1K June Uptick

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By Xiumei Dong

The U.S. legal industry lost 1,200= jobs in July, marking another marginal decline this year following an upti= ck in June, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Burea= u of Labor Statistics.

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DEI Efforts Falling Short For Many Black = Women Attorneys

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By Sarah Martinson

The majority of Black women attorn= eys working in law firms and corporate legal departments have experienced o= r witnessed discrimination or bias in their workplace, according to a repor= t recently released by Texas technology company Kanarys Inc. and the Women = Lawyers Division of the National Bar Association.

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Ethics, Transparency Key To Building Trus= t In The Courts

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By Jack Karp

A broken judicial confirmation pro= cess, the U.S. Supreme Court's ethics missteps, and a lack of transparency = and civics education all need to be addressed if the public is going to hav= e trust in the judiciary, the American Bar Association said Friday.

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Durst Org. Brings Akin, BofA Sublease Fig= ht To Court

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By Grace Dixon

A Durst Organization affiliate tha= t owns a 55-story office building in New York City has sued Akin Gump Strau= ss Hauer & Feld LLP and Bank of America NA in a bid for state court app= roval to reject their proposed sublease arrangement.

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'We're Not Imperial': Kagan Eschews Alito= 's Tough Ethics Tone

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By Jeff Overley

Amid revelations of lucrative link= s between captains of industry and some U.S. Supreme Court members, Justice= Elena Kagan countenanced the idea of Congress imposing ethics rules and sa= id the justices might do so themselves, a conciliatory contrast with combat= ive words recently from Justice Samuel Alito.

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Judge Newman Should Be Suspended For 1 Ye= ar, Panel Says

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By Ryan Davis

A Federal Circuit panel investigat= ing claims that 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman is not mentally fit to rem= ain on the bench has recommended that she be suspended from hearing all cas= es for one year for not cooperating with the probe.

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4 Takeaways After Report Urges Judge Newm= an Suspension

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By Ryan Davis

After an investigation into Federa= l Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's fitness to serve on the bench, a committee= on Friday called for her to be suspended for one year. Here's a look at th= e panel's conclusions, and its responses to her criticisms of the probe.

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Analysis

Buckle Up: Trump Braces For Chaotic Legal= , Election Calendar

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By Phillip Bantz

Former President Donald Trump face= s a dizzying schedule over the next year as he campaigns for a second term = in the White House while grappling with six potential civil and criminal tr= ials clogging his calendar, as well as the prospect of a seventh trial, wit= h a possible criminal indictment looming in Georgia over an alleged electio= n-meddling scheme.

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Feds Flag Trump's Menacing Post In 2020 E= lection Case

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By Katie Buehler

Prosecutors have alerted a Washing= ton, D.C., federal judge to a social media post by former President Donald = Trump that seemingly threatens to retaliate against those he believes respo= nsible for his indictment on 2020 election interference charges, arguing th= e post shows a need for a strict protective order governing sensitive disco= very materials in the case.

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WilmerHale Link Prompts Judge To Offer DQ= In Cargill Suit

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By Gina Kim

A Maryland federal judge overseein= g an antitrust action accusing poultry processors of scheming to suppress w= ages issued a letter Friday offering to disqualify herself from the case af= ter Cargill Meat Solutions hired an attorney from WilmerHale, the same firm= where the judge's husband was once a partner.

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2 Blackstone Funds Share New Chief Legal= Officer

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By Sue Reisinger

In separate securities filings, th= e Blackstone Group's Private Credit Fund and Secured Lending Fund said a de= puty general counsel has been promoted to chief legal officer and secretary= of both the companies.

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Calif. Judge Accused Of Murder In Wife's= Fatal Shooting

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By Emily Johnson

A California state judge has been = charged with murdering his wife after police found she had been shot to dea= th.

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Fla. Plan Floated To Put Law Grads To Wo= rk Before Admission

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By Madison Arnold

Public defender and state attorney= offices throughout Florida have been struggling to attract new talent, in = part because of a high cost of living and low salaries, but a proposed prog= ram could expand the applicant pool by letting law school graduates start p= racticing before getting licensed.

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4 Clare Locke Partners Leave To Launch D= C Defamation Firm

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By Alison Knezevich

Four partners from Clare Locke LLP= , the small law firm that represented Dominion Voting Systems in its massiv= e settlement with Fox Corp., are striking out on their own to start a Washi= ngton, D.C., firm focused on high-profile defamation litigation.

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Tucker Ellis Merges With Litigation Firm= To Expand In Calif.

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By Christine DeRosa

Tucker Ellis LLP has expanded its = footprint in California following a merger with business litigation firm Co= nnor Fletcher & Hedenkamp LLP.

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Calif. Bar Backs Shelving One Girardi So= n-In-Law Ethics Case

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By Andrew Strickler

California bar prosecutors on Thur= sday agreed that one — though not both — sets of ethics charges= against Tom Girardi's son-in-law should be paused amid a related criminal = case focused on the same alleged client rip-off.

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Diebold Nixdorf CLO To Leave After Compa= ny Exits Ch. 11

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By Rick Archer

Bankrupt ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf= is reporting that its chief legal officer, Jonathan Leiken, will leave the= company after its expected emergence from bankruptcy this month.

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Twins Seek Cadwalader Files For Defense = In $5M Fraud Case

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By Ivan Moreno

Identical twin brothers accused of= defrauding investment clients out of $5 million have urged a Brooklyn fede= ral judge to order their prior counsel at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft = LLP to hand over their representation file, arguing they "desperately" need= it to defend themselves going forward.

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NJ Firm Seeks Exit As Ex-McElroy Deutsch= Exec's Counsel

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By Aaron West

New Jersey law firm Castronovo &am= p; McKinney LLC moved to withdraw as counsel this week for a former McElroy= Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP executive in her marital discriminati= on suit against the firm due to a "broken attorney-client relationship."

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Labaton Sucharow LLP, Quinn Emanue= l Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Andrews & Springer LLC, Robbins Geller R= udman & Dowd LLP and Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC lead this week's = edition of Law360 Legal Lions after securing a $266.7 million fee award in = Delaware Chancery Court.

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

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By Michele Gorman

A report showed the class of = 2022 law school graduates posted a higher employment rate than any other gr= aduating class dating back to 1987, and data privacy professionals at firms= and universities urged law schools to dedicate more resources and attentio= n to the practice area. These are among the stories 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 l= aw firm Hugh James sue Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP over advice it gave a medic= al group in litigation over non-medical-grade silicone implants, Panasonic = hit Chinese tech companies Xiaomi and Oppo with a patent claim, and collaps= ed law firm Carillion sue the U.K. government and three PwC partners. 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: Pressure Points In The Case Aga= inst Trump

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The latest criminal indictment aga= inst Donald Trump paints a detailed picture of the former president’s= efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election by spreading misinfor= mation and pressuring state and federal officials to break the law. And the= four counts against the former president turn on a number of unique laws a= nd theories.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Academy Sports & Outdoors Inc.=

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Biogen Inc.

Cable-Satellite Public Af= fairs Network

Cargill Inc.

Cargolux Airlines Internation= al SA

Caterpillar Inc.

Celltrion Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

Defender Association of P= hiladelphia

Dell Technologies Inc.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

Financial Accounting Stan= dards Board

Foundation to Support An= imal Protection

Fox Corp.

Francisco Partners

Genentech Inc.

George Washington University

Guangdong OPPO= Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.

Instagram Inc.

International Paper Co.

Ironclad Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Komatsu Ltd.

Lazard Ltd.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

McDermott International

McDonald's Corp.

Microsoft Corp.

NL Industries Inc.

National Association = for Law Placement Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New Civil Liberties Alliance

New Relic Inc.

New York University

Nike Inc.

Norfolk Southern Corp.

PCL Employees Holdings Ltd.

Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Sanderson Farms Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Statoil ASA

The Blackstone Group LP

The Coca-Cola Co.

The Durst Organization Inc.

The Florida Bar

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Walt Disney Co.

Trayport Ltd.

Uber Technologies Inc.

United States Soccer Federat= ion Inc.

University of Georgia

University of Virginia

Zurich Insurance Group AG


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Cadwalader Wickersham

Castronovo & McKinney

Clare Locke

Clifford Chance

Clyde & Co

Connor Fletcher & Hedenkamp

Curtis Mallet-Prevost

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

California Attorney General&= #39;s Office

California Environment= al Protection Agency

California Privacy Protectio= n Agency

California Supreme Court

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

Florida Supreme Court

International Chamber of Commer= ce

Louisiana Departmen= t of Environmental Quality

National Labor Relations Board

New York Attorney General'= s Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney&= #39;s Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

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

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

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. District Cou= rt for the District of Delaware

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

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

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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

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

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

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. Dis= trict Court for the Western District of Louisiana

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Unified Patent Court

Uni= ted States District Court for the District of North Dakota

Un= ited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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