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Alaska's attorney general and two power organizations filed separate suit= s Friday in Alaska federal court, alleging that the Biden administration ac= ted without congressional authorization when it reinstated a ban on logging= and road construction in the Tongass National Forest.

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Alaska Sues Biden Admin. Over Tongass For= est Protections

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By Henrik Nilsson

Alaska's attorney general and two = power organizations filed separate suits Friday in Alaska federal court, al= leging that the Biden administration acted without congressional authorizat= ion when it reinstated a ban on logging and road construction in the Tongas= s National Forest.

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Wind Project Backer Urges 1st Circ. To Re= ject Challenge

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By Juan Carlos Rodriguez

The company behind the nation's fi= rst federally approved, full-scale commercial offshore wind energy farm ask= ed the First Circuit on Friday to reject several fishing groups' effort to = block construction on the project while their legal challenge proceeds.

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Lumber Groups Say US Duties On Canadian L= umber Too Low

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By Micah Danney

A coalition of lumber trade groups= and companies urged the U.S. Court of International Trade to do away with = the U.S. Department of Commerce's 2021 dumping margins for some softwood lu= mber products from Canada, saying the agency's price calculations wrongly i= ncluded countervailing duty costs.

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Co. Not Owed Defense In $10M Death Suit, = Court Says

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By Emily Enfinger

An insurer does not owe coverage t= o an architecture company in a $10 million suit over the death of a constru= ction worker, a Florida federal court ruled Monday, finding the policy was = void because of misrepresentations made in the insurance application.

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Chubb Owes $4M Over Conn. Plumbing Mishap= , Suit Says

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By Brian Steele

Chubb National Insurance Co. and t= wo subsidiaries should have paid out more than $4 million to a co= mmercial building owner in Connecticut after telecom workers wreaked havoc = on the plumbing, according to a lawsuit in state court that demands indemni= fication nearly two years later.

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PEOPLE

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Gordon & Rees Adds 3 Senior Attys Fro= m Copeland Stair

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By Ganesh Setty

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP = hired three Charleston, South Carolina-based attorneys in a push to strengt= hen its commercial litigation, construction, insurance, and product and gen= eral liability practice groups, the firm announced.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Bid Protest Spotlight: Unfair Advantage, = Buy American Waiver

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In this month's bid protest roundu= p, James Tucker at MoFo offers takeaways on one decision that considers unf= air proposal development advantages in the context of an employee's access = to nonpublic information in a prior federal government position, and anothe= r decision that reconsiders a contract award based on an inadequately suppo= rted waiver of Buy American Act restrictions.

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ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Ba= lancing Act

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While the American Bar Association= ’s recently passed resolution recognizes a lawyer's duty to discontin= ue representation that could facilitate money laundering and other fraudule= nt activity, it preserves, at least for now, the delicate balance of judici= al, state-based regulation of the legal profession and the sanctity of the = attorney-client relationship, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Paul Weiss Sweeps Up 13 Partners From Kir= kland, Linklaters

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By Xiumei Dong

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & G= arrison LLP has brought on a group of 13 partners from Kirkland & Ellis= LLP and Linklaters LLP to expand its private equity services across London= , New York, and an upcoming Los Angeles office, the firm announced Monday.

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Longtime Sidley Partner Charles Douglas D= ies At 75

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By Kevin Penton

Charles W. Douglas, a litigator wh= o spent nearly five decades at Sidley Austin LLP and chaired the firm's man= agement committee during a combination with Brown & Wood LLP in 2001, h= as died, the firm announced. He was 75.

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Chiesa Shahinian Adds Ex-NJ Federal Judge= As Litigator

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By Jake Maher

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi = PC has bolstered its litigation and white collar defense teams in New Jerse= y with the addition of former U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez, the= firm announced Monday.

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Former NY Congressman Joins Boutique Firm= Emery Celli

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By Madison Arnold

Mondaire Jones, a former congressm= an and current member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, joined boutiq= ue firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP as an of couns= el in New York, the firm announced Monday.

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Trump Wants New Judge In DC Election Inte= rference Case

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By Katie Buehler

Former President Donald Trump requ= ested Monday that the federal judge overseeing his election interference ca= se in Washington, D.C., recuse herself, arguing statements she made while s= entencing defendants convicted of rioting at the U.S. Capitol in support of= Trump show bias that would "unavoidably taint" court proceedings.

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NY Ethics Body Deemed Unlawful In Win For= Ex-Gov. Cuomo

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By Jack Karp

The ethics commission charged with= looking into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's alleged self-dealing rela= ted to his $5 million pandemic book deal violates the constitutional separa= tion of powers, a New York state judge ruled Monday in a win for the embatt= led former governor.

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Ex-Littler Atty Says Firm Is Trying To De= stroy Her Evidence

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By Madeline Lyskawa

A former Littler Mendelson PC atto= rney accused of stealing confidential documents told a Texas state judge th= e firm has illegally collected five years worth of her emails and documents= in violation of what's allowed, in order to uncover and destroy the eviden= ce she has against the firm.

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Attys Tout Need For Diverse IP Trial Coun= sel Amid Skepticism

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By Ryan Davis

Efforts to boost diversity among a= ttorneys leading intellectual property litigation can improve results and r= emain a priority for many firms and clients, even amid lawsuits and legisla= tive scrutiny of such practices, attorneys said at a conference Monday.

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Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO Aims To Throw Out = Theft Claims

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By Jake Maher

The former chief financial officer= of McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP accused of stealing over $= 3 million from the firm fought back for the first time in New Jersey state = court on Friday, arguing that the firm's claims against him are time-barred= and too conclusory to meet pleading standards.

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Wachtell Says Arbitration 'Clear' Route F= or Twitter's Fee Suit

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By Emily Johnson

New York-based Wachtell Lipton Ros= en & Katz has urged a California state court to compel arbitration of a= lawsuit from Twitter alleging the firm collected a "gargantuan" $90 millio= n fee as it helped the social media company defeat Elon Musk's effort to ba= ck out of his $44 billion acquisition, arguing that arbitration is the prev= iously agreed-upon route.

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Colorado Justices Say Criticism Of Beaut= y Shop Is Privileged

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By Thy Vo

The Colorado Supreme Court Monday = found that an attorney's criticism of a beauty parlor during a news confere= nce was protected from defamation claims, ruling in a published opinion tha= t the attorney was merely repeating assertions of a wage lawsuit to reach p= otential class members.

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Latham, Quinn Emanuel Pressed For Docs I= n Antitrust Case

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By Aaron West

The city of Rockford, Illinois, is= pushing two law firms that represent pharmacy benefits manager Express Scr= ipts and drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt PLC in antitrust litigation and a r= elated bankruptcy proceeding to comply with subpoenas the city issued over = disputed contractual documents that concern alleged price-fixing of a seizu= re medication.

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NFL, Raiders And Las Vegas Atty Agree To= End TM Dispute

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By Renee Hickman

The NFL's merchandising and licens= ing arm and Las Vegas-based lawyer Steve Dimopoulos said they had agreed to= end their rival trademark suits surrounding claims that Dimopoulos wrongly= invoked the Las Vegas Raiders' branding in advertisements for his law firm= .

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Inaccessible Courts Deter Practice, Mich= . Attys Say

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By Danielle Ferguson

Attorneys with disabilities and a = disability rights advocate urged a Michigan federal judge to keep alive the= ir claims that local courthouses and other government buildings are inacces= sible, saying they haven't been able to fully access public services and pe= rform their jobs because of architectural barriers.

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Wash. Judge Admonished For Soliciting St= aff Endorsements

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By Emily Sawicki

A Washington state judicial watchd= og formally admonished a state judge after he personally solicited endorsem= ents for his 2022 judicial campaign from a subordinate court employee durin= g work hours and in a non-public area of the county courthouse, with the co= mmission noting "[s]uch access, influence and authority were not available = to other attorney candidates."

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DOJ Awards $59 Million For Domestic Viol= ence Programs

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By Alison Knezevich

The U.S. Department of Justice awa= rded nearly $58.9 million in grants to support survivors of domestic and da= ting violence, sexual assault and stalking, the agency announced.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Cou= rt

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Delaware's Court of Chancery last = week approved an "extraordinary" $167.5 million settlement but sent back tw= o others, largely upheld a $480.7 million damage request, and lamented the = difficulties of enforcing court orders for faraway litigants. New disputes = involved a brewery, a famous grill maker, a medical imaging company, and a = supply chain company. In case you missed any of it, here's the latest from = Delaware's Chancery Court.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ACLU of Northern California

AbbVie Inc.

American Bar Association

American Institute of Architect= s

Avangrid Inc.

BDT & Co. LLC

Black Diamond Capital Man= agement LLC

CBS Corp.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Colorado Trial Lawyers Associ= ation

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

Express Scripts Holding Co.

Getty Images Inc.

Intellectual Property O= wners Association

KFC Corp.

LRN Corp.

Las Vegas Raiders LLC

Mallinckrodt PLC

Merck & Co. Inc.

Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc.

Organizati= on for Economic Cooperation and Development

Pacific Legal Foundation

Paramount Global

Planned Parenthood Federation

RLI Corp.

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

Sales Inc.

Snap Inc.

Sorrento Therapeutics Inc.

Steel Partners Holdings LP

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Texas Public Policy Foundation

TransPerfect Global Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc.

Vineyard Wind LLC

Washington State Bar Associatio= n

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd

Weyerhaeuser Co.

YouTube Inc.

Yum Brands Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Law Offices of Brian D. Gonzales

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Colorado Supreme Court

Dallas County, Texas

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

National Oceanic = and Atmospheric Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

State of Michigan

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

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

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Florida

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. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Navy

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United St= ates District Court for the District of Nevada

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