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The Massachusetts Legislature is eyeing a sweeping change to the state's = construction tort statute of repose by eliminating an ironclad six-year lim= it on certain construction-related asbestos claims, something proponents sa= y would fix a "draconian" interpretation of the law that leaves many famili= es without legal options.

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Mass. Lawmakers Weigh Ending Asbestos Cla= ims Time Limit

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By Chris Villani

The Massachusetts Legislature is e= yeing a sweeping change to the state's construction tort statute of repose = by eliminating an ironclad six-year limit on certain construction-related a= sbestos claims, something proponents say would fix a "draconian" interpreta= tion of the law that leaves many families without legal options.

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Mont. Tribal Co. Says Atty Actions Incite= d Council Attacks

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By Crystal Owens

A Montana Indigenous-owned company= is accusing Greenberg Traurig LLP and its longtime counsel, Jennifer Weddl= e, of devising a financial scheme leading to violence and the harassment of= tribal council members over a board of directors' change as an attempt to = divert its lending assets to a South Dakota tribe's economic development bu= siness.

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Colo. County's Approval Of Reservoir, Pip= eline Project Upheld

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By Daniel Ducassi

A Colorado state judge has upheld = a northeast Colorado county's approvals of a water pipeline and reservoir p= roject, rejecting arguments by environmental advocates and nearby property = owners that the county board failed to properly consider more environmental= ly friendly alternatives.

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Trade Court Tells Feds To Justify 'Eye-Po= pping' Trade Penalty

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce to reconsider a 538.79% anti-du= mping tariff on Chinese tapered roller bearings, telling the department it = needed to further explain the adverse facts available behind the "eye-poppi= ng" tariff rate.

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Trump Seeks Delay Of NY Fraud Trial, Aims= To Nix Claims

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York appellate court will re= view Donald Trump's bid to halt trial next month in New York Attorney Gener= al Letitia James' $250 million fraud case against him while the court mulls= whether it should order the trial judge to strike at least some of the cla= ims.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Bat's Newly Endangered Status Likely To S= low Development

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A recent change in the classificat= ion of the northern long-eared bat from "threatened" to "endangered" could = have significant effects on development in large portions of the Eastern an= d Southeastern U.S. — and in the absence of straightforward guideline= s, developers will have to assess each project individually, says Peter McG= rath at Moore & Van Allen.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Jackson Says 'We Cannot Allow' Discomfort= To Displace Truth

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By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji= Brown Jackson on Friday emphasized the importance of knowledge and underst= anding the nation's past — however uncomfortable it might be — = in order to better the future, as she spoke from the pulpit of the historic= 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on the 60th anniversary= of a racist bombing there that killed four Black girls.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Acquitted On All Impe= achment Charges

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By Catherine Marfin

Ken Paxton will remain in office a= fter Texas senators voted to acquit the Lone Star State's attorney general = on all 16 articles of impeachment that accused him of abusing his office to= help campaign donor and real estate investor Nate Paul in 2020.

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Fla. Judge Won't Exit, Rethink Axing Trum= p's Clinton Suit

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By Jack Karp

A Florida federal judge on Friday = handed a pair of losses to Donald Trump in the former president's dismissed= racketeering lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, refusing to recuse himself f= rom the matter and declining to revisit his prior rulings in light of a spe= cial counsel's report.

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Gov't Rips Trump's Recusal Bid In Electio= n Interference Case

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By Rose Krebs

Federal prosecutors have attacked = Donald Trump's bid for the Washington, D.C., federal judge overseeing Trump= 's election interference case to recuse herself, arguing there is "no valid= basis" to grant the former president's "innuendo"-laden request.

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Gov't Seeks To Limit Trump's Posts About = DC Election Case

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By Katie Buehler

Prosecutors are urging a D.C. fede= ral judge to impose limitations on what former President Donald Trump can s= ay publicly about his election interference case, arguing in a Friday motio= n his "relentless" social media posts attacking potential witnesses and the= entire judicial system need to be curbed to avoid biasing future jurors.

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ROSS Can't Prove Westlaw Users Mix Softwa= re, Reuters Says

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By Matt Perez

In a suit alleging ROSS Intelligen= ce improperly used its Westlaw platform to create a new product, Thomson Re= uters argued ROSS' antitrust counterclaims fail because there is zero evide= nce that any legal researcher has mixed and matched legal research platform= s.

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Schulte Roth Partner Named SDNY Magistrat= e Judge

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By Tracey Read

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP partn= er Gary Stein has been appointed to an eight-year term as a Southern Distri= ct of New York magistrate judge, the district's Board of Judges announced F= riday.

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Eastman Witness Can't Identify Underage V= oters, Error Rates

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By Gina Kim

Under cross-examination Friday by = a California State Bar attorney in John Eastman's disbarment trial, 2020 el= ection skeptic Garland Favorito repeatedly came up short defending his repo= rt alleging widespread voter fraud in Georgia, conceding he didn't perform = any analysis on his claims of 2,000 underage voters or hand recount error r= ates.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Ward Smith & Hill PLLC and Con= sovoy McCarthy PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after th= e U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several banking industry trade groups succes= sfully challenged a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau examination policy= intended to expand the scope of the agency's anti-discrimination scrutiny.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate New= s Of The Week

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By Michele Gorman

The U.S. Securities and Exchange C= ommission appears to be finalizing a rule that will crack down on fals= e advertising by environmental, social and governance investment funds, and= some legal departments in Europe still are without a long-term digital str= ategy in place because of technology challenges. These are among the storie= s 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 a= Kazakh paper recycling company turn a new page in an investment agreement = spat against its CEO and litigation funder Harbour Fund, a real estate comp= any owned by Axiom’s ex-chief face a breach of contract claim, and Ba= nksy hit with libel proceedings from a business making street art merchandi= se. 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: A Critical Moment For Felon Dis= enfranchisement

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A remarkable Fifth Circuit opinion= recently concluded that Mississippi's permanent ban on voting rights for c= onvicted felons is cruel and unusual punishment that violates the Constitut= ion, prompting cheers from a growing nationwide advocacy movement agai= nst felon disenfranchisement.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

Activision Blizzard Inc.

Alphabet Inc.

American Bankers Association

American Bar Association

Apple Inc.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Consumer Bankers Association

Democratic National Committee

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Lloyds Bank PLC

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

The J. M. Smucker Co.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

TransUnion LLC

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Charles Russell Speechlys

Edmonds Marshall McMahon

Herbert Smith Freehills

Law Office of Harriet O'Neill

Law Office of Terryl T. Matt

Linklaters

McDermott Will

McGuireWoods

Miller Law Associates APC

Rusty Hardin & Associates

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Colorado Supreme Court

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

European Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Fish and Wildlife Service

Massachusetts Legislature

Massachusetts Supreme Judici= al Court

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Rosebud Sioux Tribe

State Bar of Texas

Texas State Senate

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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