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New York, New Jersey and six other states threw their support behind cons= ervation groups in urging the District of Columbia Circuit to unravel a Fed= eral Energy Regulatory Commission decision allowing for a gas pipeline expa= nsion project to go ahead in the Northeast, saying it threatens their inter= est in protecting the environment.

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States Say OK Of Pa.-NJ Pipeline Work Und= ermines State Law

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By Madeline Lyskawa

New York, New Jersey and six other= states threw their support behind conservation groups in urging the Distri= ct of Columbia Circuit to unravel a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission de= cision allowing for a gas pipeline expansion project to go ahead in the Nor= theast, saying it threatens their interest in protecting the environment.

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Mexican Steel Co. Says It Was Frozen Out = Of Duty Review

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By Micah Danney

A Mexican steel company is urging = a U.S. trade court to reverse a more than 66% tariff the U.S. Department of= Commerce slapped on its rebar, saying the agency prevented its participati= on in a duty review and then deemed it uncooperative.

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6th Circ. Backs Ax Of Atty's 'Confusing' = Housing Project Suit

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By Ryan Harroff

The Sixth Circuit stood by a lower= court's order dismissing a qui tam action brought by a self-represented Mi= chigan attorney and former state representative alleging a group of banks a= nd developers fraudulently obtained federal funds for a housing project, st= ating the attorney wasted judicial resources with "repeated and confusing f= ilings."

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Energy Dept. Unveils Plan To Speed Up Pow= er Line Permitting

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By Henrik Nilsson

The U.S. Department of Energy on T= hursday announced a proposed initiative to speed up the permitting process = for the construction of new electric transmission infrastructure, saying th= e program will promote coordination between agencies and cap the review pro= cess at two years.

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2 Who Ran NY Lender Charged With $12M Loa= nsharking Scam

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By Pete Brush

Two men whose New York City lendin= g company once sued an unhappy Florida borrower for libel over a negative o= nline review were arrested Thursday and charged in Manhattan federal court = with operating a $12 million advance-fee loansharking scheme.

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LITIGATION

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Ga. City Unleashed Flood On Paving Co. Pr= operty, Suit Says

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By Kelcey Caulder

An asphalt paving company sued the= city of Cumming, Georgia, in federal court Wednesday, alleging the city's = negligence in maintaining water towers and pipes led to massive damage and = more than $2 million in lost profits when the water main system burst, floo= ding its property with 1.3 million gallons of water.

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Colo. Panel Upholds $1.2M Damages In Spat= Over Asphalt Pile

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By Thy Vo

A Colorado Court of Appeals panel = Thursday upheld a judgment and $1.28 million in damages against the sellers= of a concrete and paving business over their failure to tell the buyers th= at a large pile of asphalt had illegally encroached on an adjacent property= .

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Green Groups Urge DC Circ. To Maintain MV= P Ruling

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By Peter McGuire

Environmental groups on Thursday s= aid the D.C. Circuit shouldn't drop its demand for federal energy regulator= s to review whether the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline needs more e= nvironmental analysis, since the underlying case was made defunct by regula= tors' own actions.

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Texas Appeals Court Backs Drilling Tech C= o. Win In IP Suit

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By Adam Lidgett

A Texas appellate court on Thursda= y backed a jury's decision that a former chief engineer for FMC Technologie= s Inc. did not misappropriate the company's design drawings when he moved t= o rival subsea drilling technology firm Dril-Quip Inc.

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PEOPLE

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Van Ness Feldman Adds Pipeline Safety Par= tner In DC

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By Alison Knezevich

An attorney from the federal agenc= y that regulates the nation's pipelines has joined Van Ness Feldman LLP in = Washington, D.C., the firm said this week.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Hot OSHA Summer: Regulatory Activity In = Full Swing

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Recent actions by the Occupational= Safety and Health Administration — including changes to its injury a= nd illness reporting rule, its proposal to allow nonemployee union reps to = accompany OSHA inspectors, and a hazard alert on extreme heat — show = that the agency's regulatory and enforcement regime remains vigorous, says = Heather MacDougall at Morgan Lewis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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2nd Circ. Judge Rosemary Pooler Dies At 8= 5

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By Pete Brush

Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, whose no= -nonsense voice of reason and wry observations have been touchstones of the= Second Circuit for 25 years, has died at the age of 85, a court representa= tive said Thursday.

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Exclusive

University Of Calif. Trims Ties With Lewi= s Brisbois Over Emails

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By Xiumei Dong

The University of California told = Law360 Pulse exclusively on Thursday that it has stopped referring new work= to Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP after the firm released interna= l emails exposing offensive language and derogatory remarks exchanged betwe= en two former senior partners.

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NJ Bar Decries 'Threat' From Non-Atty Own= ership Of Firms

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By Jake Maher

The New Jersey State Bar Associati= on blasted the small but growing trend of non-attorneys owning law firms an= d performing low-level legal work in a position paper unveiled this week.

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Cadwalader Not Joining 4-Day Office Bandw= agon For Now

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By Andrea Keckley

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft L= LP has reportedly decided against becoming one of a growing number of law f= irms requiring attorneys to work in person four days a week.

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Special Counsel Seeks January Trial In Tr= ump Election Case

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By Jeff Overley

Former President Donald Trump shou= ld face trial in January on charges of trying to nullify his defeat in the = 2020 presidential election, special counsel Jack Smith said Thursday, argui= ng that the accelerated timeline in the historic case would "vindicate the = public's strong interest in a speedy trial."

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Mar-A-Lago Manager's Plea Delayed Until H= e Gets Local Atty

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By Carolina Bolado

A Florida federal judge said Thurs= day that court rules require the property manager accused of trying to dele= te surveillance footage at Donald Trump's resort to obtain local counsel an= d that she couldn't accept Carlos De Oliveira's not guilty plea until he do= es, as both the former president and his personal aide entered not guilty p= leas through their counsel.

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Quinn Emanuel's Dual Role In Porn Stars' = Suit Troubles Judge

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Counsel for adult performers told = a California federal judge Thursday that a Quinn Emanuel partner was a sour= ce behind their allegations that OnlyFans' parent Fenix conspired with Meta= to block competitors' ads, prompting the judge to criticize the firm ̵= 2; which represents Fenix — for "being on both sides of the case."

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NY Court Tosses Ex-Hughes Hubbard Atty's = Defamation Suit

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By Ryan Boysen

The yearslong saga of a former Hug= hes Hubbard & Reed LLP partner who claims that he was falsely accused o= f exposing himself in an Equinox steam room finally came to an end Thursday= , after a New York state appellate court panel upheld a ruling that dismiss= ed his $10 million defamation suit.

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Cadwalader Says Twins Can't Get Legal Fil= e Until Debt Is Paid

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By Ivan Moreno

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft L= LP told a Brooklyn federal judge Thursday it shouldn't be ordered to produc= e the file of its past representation of identical twin brothers accused of= investment fraud, saying they owe legal fees and are litigating the same i= ssue in two other courts, including a malpractice suit against the firm.

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Ex-NJ Law Firm Exec Accused Of Theft Figh= ts Claim On Home

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By Jake Maher

One of the former McElroy Deutsch = Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP executives accused of stealing over $3 million= from the firm fought back against its legal claim on her home in New = Jersey state court this week, arguing it is a "proverbial 'stranglehol= d'" preventing her from accessing the equity needed to defend herself in th= e case.

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Plaintiff Firms Say Lead Rivals Aim To '= Stuff The Ballot Box'

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By Craig Clough

A trio of firms including Cohen Mi= lstein accused rival firms vying to be lead plaintiffs' counsel in an antit= rust suit against fragrance manufacturers of trying to "stuff the ballot bo= x," saying a Lieff Cabraser declaration in support of the rivals is just th= e latest attempt to inappropriately place a finger on the scale.

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Conn. Firm Says Photo Site Tried To Exto= rt It For $6.5M

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By Chart Riggall

A Connecticut law firm says it was= the victim of an extortion scheme run by an online photo provider that, wi= th the help of a Serbian national and another firm's attorney, tried to sha= ke it down for more than $6.5 million.

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Sweet James Sues Rival Personal Injury F= irm Sweet Justice

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By Andrew Karpan

An Orange County, California, pers= onal injury lawyer who had branded himself "Sweet James" is going to court = against a Los Angeles County rival named Rafael Contreras Sweet who is draw= ing in personal injury cases under the name "Sweet Justice."

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CFTC Commissioner Taps Linklaters Atty A= s Chief Counsel

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By Chart Riggall

The Commodity Futures Trading Comm= ission announced Thursday it has hired former Linklaters LLP counsel Tamika= Bent as chief counsel to Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Agilex Flavors & Fragrances In= c.

Appalachian Mountain Advocates

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises = Inc.

CME Group Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Dril-Quip, Inc.

Equinox Holdings Inc.

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

Fifth Third Bancorp

Firmenich International SA

Grupo Simec SAB de CV

Instagram Inc.

Interna= tional Association of Better Business Bureaus Inc.

International Flavors &am= p; Fragrances Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Los Angeles Clippers

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New Jersey League of Co= nservation Voters

New Jersey On-Line LLC

New Jersey State Bar Associatio= n

The Catholic University of Am= erica

The PNC Financial Service= s Group Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

U.S. Bancorp

Union Pacific Corp.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cadwalader Wickersham

Law Offices of David L. Simon

Nussbaum Law Group PC

The Law Offices of Steven D. = Kupferberg

Van Ness Feldman

Vinson & Elkins

Walsh Pizzi

Water & Power Law Group

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Wright Close

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

National Labor Relations Board

New Jersey Board of Public U= tilities

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

Occupational Saf= ety and Health Review Commission

Pipeline a= nd Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

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

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

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

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. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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

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

U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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