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TOP NEWS

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Chinese Lift Exporters Take Hit for Evadi= ng Trade Laws

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By Rae Ann Varona

U.S. Customs and Border Protection= has taken enforcement actions against Chinese exporters of mobile access e= quipment, the firm announced Thursday, following an investigation into Wile= y Rein LLP's allegations that the exporters falsely marked shipments to avo= id paying duties.

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DC Construction Co. Founder Seeks Atty DQ= In Firing Spat

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By Jack Rodgers

The ousted co-founder of a Washing= ton, D.C., construction company has urged a federal judge to bar an attorne= y from representing the builder in a pending lawsuit after being previously= retained to represent his former business partner and his family on an ind= ividual basis.

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FERC Accused Of Rushing W.Va. Pipeline's = Coal Waste Plan

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By Peter McGuire

Plans to treat and remove overheat= ing waste coal excavated during construction of the Mountain Valley Pipelin= e has conservation groups raising alarms that federal regulators rubber-sta= mped the proposal without full consideration of its impacts to the environm= ent, safety and endangered species.

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Williams Services Hits Stalking Horse Bid= der Stalemate

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By Emily Lever

A hearing on bidding procedures fo= r Williams Industrial Services Group's bankruptcy auction ended in a cliffh= anger Thursday, with a Delaware bankruptcy judge taking a firm stance on st= alking horse bidder Energy Solutions Inc. refusing to serve as the backup b= idder in the auction.

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Tesla Solar Roof Buyers Can't Get OK Yet = On $6M Deal

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By Henrik Nilsson

A California federal judge on Thur= sday declined to approve for now a $6 million class action settlement over = allegations Tesla raised prices of its solar roof tile system in a "bait an= d switch" scheme harming about 8,200 buyers, saying the parties need to pro= vide more details about the deal.

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PEOPLE

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Snell & Wilmer Appoints 23-Year Vet A= s Denver Office Lead

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By Matt Perez

Snell & Wilmer LLP announced T= hursday the appointment of a business and employment litigator who has been= with the firm for more than two decades as its latest managing partner in = charge of its Denver office.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Opinion

3 Ways Justices' Disclosure Defenses Mis= s The Ethical Point

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The rule-bound interpretation of f= inancial disclosures preferred by U.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito = and Clarence Thomas — demonstrated in their respective statements def= ending their failure to disclose gifts from billionaires — show that = they do not understand the ethical aspects of the public's concern, says Ji= m Moliterno at the Washington and Lee University School of Law.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Lewis Brisbois Breakoff Firm Closes As At= tys Seek Homes

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By Xiumei Dong

Daugherty Lordan LLP confirmed Thu= rsday it is ending operations as the embattled boutique suffers a steady st= ream of departures in the aftermath of the abrupt resignation of its former= leaders due to leaked internal emails from their time at Lewis Brisbois Bi= sgaard & Smith LLP.

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Analysis

AI Will Change The Way New Lawyers Pay Th= eir Dues

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By Caroline Simson

A well-trodden rite of passage for= first- and second-year associates will soon be abandoned as menial tasks t= ypically delegated to these new lawyers are instead assigned to artificial = intelligence. While many are pointing to the efficiency gained through this= transition, experts caution that it would be wrong to assume there won't b= e difficulties ahead.

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Top Biden Atty To Leave White House Post<= /a>

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By Alison Knezevich

The White House's top lawyer is le= aving his post next month, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

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Trump Wants April 2026 DC Trial In Electi= on Interference Case

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By Katie Buehler

Former President Donald Trump on T= hursday proposed an April 2026 trial date for criminal charges he faces in = Washington, D.C., federal court related to his alleged attempt to subvert t= he 2020 presidential election, more than two years later than federal prose= cutors' suggested January 2024 date.

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Trump Prosecutors Ask Fla. Court To Probe= Atty Conflicts

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By Phillip Bantz

Prosecutors in the classified docu= ments case against Donald Trump asked a Florida federal judge Wednesday to = hold a hearing to determine whether a co-defendant's attorney has a conflic= t of interest because he represents three witnesses who could testify for t= he government.

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Lewis Brisbois Says Device Maker Owes $1M= In Legal Fees

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By P.J. D'Annunzio

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smit= h LLP sued a Philadelphia-area medical device maker in state court this wee= k, alleging the former client failed to pay $1.1 million in legal bills to = the firm for representing it in a 1,700-case mass tort over what plaintiffs= called defective vein filters.

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Southwest Religious Training Sanctions Pa= used Amid Appeal

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By Ryan Boysen

A Texas federal judge on Thursday = agreed to temporarily pause his controversial order requiring three in-hous= e attorneys for Southwest Airlines Co. to undergo "religious liberty traini= ng" from a Christian legal organization, issuing a stay shortly after the a= irline appealed.

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Girardi Ordered To Attend Competency Hear= ing In Fraud Case

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By Brandon Lowrey

Former celebrity attorney Tom Gira= rdi must appear in court next week for a hearing to determine whether he is= mentally competent to stand trial on charges he stole tens of millions of = dollars from his firm's clients, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled Thursday= .

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Calif. Bar Says Former Leader Can't Escap= e Ethics Charges

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By Emily Johnson

Former California state bar execut= ive director Joe Dunn's bid to dismiss the remaining ethics charges against= him is "a day late and a dollar short," the bar said, urging a bar co= urt to keep alive claims Dunn lied about spending its funds on a trip to Mo= ngolia.

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Indicted Former Allianz Exec Ceded Atty P= rivilege, Judge Says

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By Elliot Weld

A former Allianz executive can't c= laim that his former attorneys at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP betrayed him = to obtain a $6 billion fraud settlement with the finance company because he= had unambiguously waived his right to attorney-client privilege, a New Yor= k federal judge said Wednesday.

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Robinson & Cole, Recruiter Trade Blo= ws In Contract Fight

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By Emily Sawicki

Robinson & Cole has redoubled = its push for an early win in a recruiter's breach of contract suit, telling= a Connecticut federal judge the company's arguments are legally flawed and= distort the record, the same day the recruiter filed its own salvo on why = Robinson & Cole violated a pact between the parties as the firm sought = merger candidates.

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Fired Atty Fights Lockheed Fee Bid For T= ossed Retaliation Suit

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By Emmy Freedman

A former Lockheed Martin attorney = urged a Minnesota federal court not to grant the company's request for atto= rney fees it incurred defending her unsuccessful retaliation case, saying s= he was following her counsel's advice when she lied under oath during a dep= osition.

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Atty Gets Almost 4 Years For Aiding Murd= augh In $4.3M Con

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By Elliot Weld

Cory Fleming, a former personal in= jury attorney who pled guilty to assisting disgraced South Carolina attorne= y and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh fleece $4.3 million from his late ho= usekeeper's estate, was sentenced to 46 months in prison.

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Legal Marketer Says Ga. No Place For Tra= de Secrets Dispute

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By Chart Riggall

A legal marketing company accused = in a lawsuit of complicity in a trade secrets theft scheme asked a Georgia = federal judge Wednesday to let it walk away from the case, telling the cour= t it's never had any dealings in the Peach State and was never a going conc= ern.

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6th Circ. Unblocks Ky. Ethics Probe Into= Judge Candidates

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By Ryan Harroff

The Sixth Circuit dissolved its in= junction stopping the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission from investigati= ng the campaign speech of two conservative judge candidates, ruling that be= cause the two have lost their elections since the injunction was ordered, t= hey no longer stand to suffer irreparable harm from the probes.

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Allianz Global Investors GmbH

American Bar Association

Anaplan Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

Fort Myer Construction Corp.

Georgia State University

JLG Industries Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corp.

National Right t= o Work Legal Defense Foundation

RELX PLC

Southwest Airlines Co.

Tesla Inc.

Transport Workers Union of Am= erica

University of Virginia

Washington & Lee University

Williams Industrial Servi= ces Group LLC


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California Supreme Court

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Pipeline a= nd Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Att= orney's Office for the District of South Carolina

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

U.S. Bankruptcy= Court for the District of Delaware

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

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 = Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Co= urt for the District of Minnesota

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

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. Supreme Court

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