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A Ninth Circuit panel Monday refused to revive a suit by descendants of a= California tribe who accused the federal government of disinterring their = ancestors' remains to make way for a tribal casino, ruling that the descend= ants failed to heed warnings against alleging overly vague and legally inco= nsistent claims.

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9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Calif. T= ribal Remains

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By Greg Lamm

A Ninth Circuit panel Monday refus= ed to revive a suit by descendants of a California tribe who accused the fe= deral government of disinterring their ancestors' remains to make way for a= tribal casino, ruling that the descendants failed to heed warnings against= alleging overly vague and legally inconsistent claims.

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Court Says Most Of $13.9M Contract Suit I= s Barred

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims p= ared down a contractor's $13.9 million legal challenge to the termination o= f a delayed construction contract, ruling that the contractor should have b= rought most of the case in a prior dispute.

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Toll Brothers Alleges Home Security Co. B= otched $12M Deal

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By Aaron Keller

A home security subsidiary of a Fo= rtune 500 builder is suing a company that bought $12.1 million worth of its= accounts, saying the defendant incorrectly loaded data, billed customers w= ith canceled contracts and failed to disclose a $5 million consumer protect= ion settlement against an affiliate while negotiating the purchase.

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Feds Say No 'Drop Dead Date' For Projects= In Border Wall Row

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Biden administration says it c= an't land on any uniform date by which it should wind down border wall cons= truction-related projects if a Texas federal court ends or modifies ongoing= funding actions, as time varies depending on the projects' statuses.

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Real Estate Rumors: The Fresh Grocer, Pit= tenger, Forestar

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By WaTeasa Freeman

The Fresh Grocer is rumored to hav= e signed a lease agreement for space at a mall in Brooklyn, former U.S. Rep= . Robert Pittenger is said to have listed his North Carolina home for a rec= ord price, and an affiliate of D.R. Horton is believed to be the buyer of 2= 0 acres of land in Washington state.

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Dinsmore Adds Construction Atty In Charle= ston

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By Jack Rodgers

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has hired= a construction law litigator who joins the firm in Charleston, West Virgin= ia, as an equity partner, the firm recently announced.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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ABA Launches Task Force To Study Promise,= Peril Of AI

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By Tracey Read

The American Bar Association annou= nced a new task force Monday to study the complex legal and ethical questio= ns surrounding artificial intelligence and machine learning systems, which = are expected to reallocate tasks currently done by humans.

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Trump's DC Election Interference Trial Se= t For March

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By Katie Buehler

A D.C. federal judge on Monday set= a March 4, 2024, trial date for former President Donald Trump's criminal c= onspiracy and obstruction charges related to his alleged attempt to subvert= the 2020 presidential election.

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Judge Warns X Investors Not To Repeat Ram= bling Filing

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By Ryan Boysen

A California federal judge ripped = shareholders of X — formerly known as Twitter — for sloppy lega= l writing in their proposed stock-drop class action over alleged cybersecur= ity misrepresentations but said he'll give some claims another chance, prov= ided the shareholders use "common sense" and follow a "simple formula" when= drafting their amended complaint.

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SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Over = NFT Sales

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By Aislinn Keely

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission unveiled a first-of-its-kind enforcement action involving non-fun= gible tokens on Monday, with entertainment firm Impact Theory LLC agreeing = to pay $6 million to settle the regulator's claims the company's NFT sales = were structured to flout securities laws.

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Ex-Dean Calls MSU Report 'Devastating' To= Univ. Leadership

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By Aaron West

Michigan State University's former= business school dean has pushed back against his former employer's bid to = dismiss his employment lawsuit, pointing to a "devastating" critique of uni= versity leadership that a law firm's report highlighted.

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Ex-VP Accused Of Throwing License At NC C= ourt Reporter

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By Hayley Fowler

A former division vice president a= t an HVAC company allegedly threw his driver's license at a court reporter = and has refused to comply with a settlement agreement he signed in a trade = secrets fight with his former employer, the company has told the North Caro= lina Business Court.

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Calif. State Bar Targets Atty Over $12M S= tudent Loan Scheme

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By Emily Sawicki

The State Bar of California on Mon= day announced it had filed disciplinary charges against an Orange County at= torney accused of unlawfully collecting about $12 million in fees from abou= t 2,600 clients through a student loan debt relief scheme that ran from 201= 5 into 2020.

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Reuters Can't Patent Law Firm Lead Analys= is Tech, PTAB Says

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By Matt Perez

Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre = GmbH failed to prove its patent analyzing client leads was anything more th= an an unpatentable abstract idea, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Pa= tent Trial and Appeal Board said Monday.

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Ex-Partners Say They Were Shut Out Of Fli= nt Settlement Fees

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By Chart Riggall

Two attorneys asked a Michigan fed= eral judge Friday to intervene and stop their former partner from making of= f with a $1 million fee in the Flint water crisis litigation, telling the c= ourt her efforts violate an agreement they reached when their firm split in= 2017.

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Calif. Bar Court Pauses Ethics Charges Fo= r Girardi Son-In-Law

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By Emily Sawicki

A California bar court has partial= ly sided with Tom Girardi's attorney son-in-law, who is facing two separate= ethics complaints in the state amid a simultaneous criminal case in Illino= is federal court, issuing a decision to temporarily pause the ethics procee= dings while the federal case plays out but declining to consolidate the eth= ics charges.

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International Assoc= iation of Defense Counsel

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New York Post

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Theory LLC

Thomson Reuters Corp.

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Twitter Inc.

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Law Offices of Teresa A. Bingman

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Michigan Attorney General'= s Office

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U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

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U.S. Department of the Interior

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