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Chinese real estate developer Sunac China Holdings Ltd. asked a New York = bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for U.S. recognition of proceedings it beg= an in Hong Kong to reorganize $9 billion in debt.

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Chinese Developer Seeks US Recognition Fo= r $9B Reorg

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By Rick Archer

Chinese real estate developer Suna= c China Holdings Ltd. asked a New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday for= U.S. recognition of proceedings it began in Hong Kong to reorganize $9 bil= lion in debt.

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'Conduit' For Ga. Concrete Bid-Rigging Cu= ts Probation Deal

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By Bryan Koenig

A former cement salesman pled guil= ty Tuesday in Georgia federal court to his role in an alleged conspiracy to= fix prices and rig bids for $83 million of ready-mix concrete in the Savan= nah, Georgia, area under a deal designed to spare the "conduit and messenge= r" between co-conspirators prison time.

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DC Mayor All In On Commanders Stadium Bil= l, Committee Told

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By David Steele

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bow= ser "unequivocally supports" a House bill that would rewrite the lease for = city property at the site of RFK Stadium currently controlled by the govern= ment and allow the land to be used to build a new stadium for the NFL's Com= manders, a city department head told a House subcommittee Tuesday.

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Georgia County, Builder Ink Deal In Due P= rocess Suit

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By Faith Williams

A home building company and a nort= h Georgia county asked the Eleventh Circuit this week to stay all proceedin= gs while they finalize a settlement agreement in a lawsuit over the county'= s stop work orders, which the builder had called arbitrary.

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Green Groups Press Suit To Stop ConocoPhi= llips' Willow

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By Peter McGuire

Conservation groups challenging Co= nocoPhillips' planned Willow drilling project in Arctic Alaska have re= peated their arguments against federal approvals for the development and cl= aimed supporters are trying to distract from regulators' multiple failures = to fully consider the development's enormous environmental consequences.

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ConEd Drops Trip-And-Fall Coverage Claim = After Defense Win

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By Riley Murdock

Consolidated Edison Co. of New Yor= k Inc. agreed to drop its claims against a Chubb unit for coverage in an un= derlying suit over a trip-and-fall injury blamed on a temporary gravel patc= h on a sidewalk.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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How To Create A California-Compliant Piec= e-Rate Pay Policy

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Piece-rate compensation can encour= age worker efficiency and productivity, but California has special rules fo= r employers that use this type of pay plan, so careful execution and clear = communication with employees is essential for maintaining compliance, says = Ashley Paynter at Riley Safer.=20

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How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For= Growth

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Embracing constructive criticism a= s a tool for success can help new lawyers accelerate their professional gro= wth and law firms build a culture of continuous improvement, says Katie Ald= rich at Fringe Professional Development.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Approach The Bench: Judge Young Boosts Th= e 'Trial Model'

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It's been 20 years since Massachus= etts U.S. District Judge William Young penned an open letter to his colleag= ues on the federal bench warning the American jury trial was "withering awa= y," and that this signaled judges had "lost focus on our prime mission." Bu= t in a recent interview with Law360, he seemed optimistic about the future.

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Bankman-Fried's Parents Profited Off FTX = Fraud, Suit Claims

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By Elliot Weld

FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Resea= rch LLC have sued the parents of the companies' founder, Sam Bankman-Fried,= as part of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings over claims the couple fraudulen= tly received millions of dollars from their son.

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Ex-Law Prof.'s Suit Aims To Bury Sex Alle= gations, Women Say

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By Lauren Berg

Two women who brought allegations = of sexual misconduct against former George Mason University law professor J= oshua Wright told a Virginia judge on Tuesday that Wright is pursuing a $10= 8 million defamation lawsuit to punish them for speaking out and to expose = them to "public ridicule, harassment and professional consequences."

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Scalia's Son To Make High Court Debut In = Whistleblower Case

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By Jessica Corso

Eugene Scalia, the son of the late= U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, will present oral arguments bef= ore the high court for the first time next month as he seeks to uphold a vi= ctory won by UBS AG in a case accusing the bank of retaliating against an a= lleged whistleblower, Law360 has learned.

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Seyfarth Shaw Opens Dallas Office With BC= LP Trio

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By Adrian Cruz

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has opened a new= office in Dallas led by a three-person team hired from Bryan Cave Leighton= Paisner LLP, according to an announcement Tuesday.

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Ex-Morrison Foerster Atty Confirmed To Ca= lif. Federal Bench

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By Courtney Buble

The Senate voted 52-45 on Tuesday = to confirm Judge Rita Lin for the U.S. District Court for the Northern= District of California, who will be the first Chinese-American woman to se= rve on the court.

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State Judge Vernon Oliver Confirmed To Co= nn. District Court

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate voted 53-44 on Tuesday = to confirm Connecticut Superior Court Judge Vernon Oliver to be a U.S. dist= rict judge for the District of Connecticut.

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Temple President, Former Law School Dean = Dies Suddenly

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By James Boyle

Temple University acting President= JoAnne A. Epps died Tuesday after collapsing at a campus event.

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5th Circ. Shouldn't Stay 'Religious Liber= ty' Training, Court Told

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By Emily Sawicki

As the deadline for Southwest Airl= ines lawyers to attend court-ordered "religious liberty" training nears, th= e flight attendant who sued the airline in Texas federal court over allegat= ions it violated her Title VII civil rights has urged the Fifth Circuit not= to stay the sanction pending appeal, arguing Southwest was unlikely to ove= rturn the order.

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Ex-Calif. Bar Leader Headed To Trial On E= thics Charges

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By Ryan Boysen

The State Bar of California can co= ntinue its hard-fought disciplinary case against former Bar executive direc= tor Joe Dunn, after a State Bar Court rejected Dunn's latest request to dis= miss the remaining charges against him — which are tied to a 2014 sca= ndal involving disgraced trial attorney Tom Girardi.

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Murdaugh Strikes Plea Deal For Charges O= f Defrauding Clients

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By Jake Maher

Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina = personal injury attorney sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife a= nd son, has agreed to plead guilty to nearly two dozen federal charges rela= ted to purported schemes in which he stole at least $9 million from clients= , court records show.

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New York Judge's COVID-19 Vax Suit Axed<= /a>

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By Aaron West

A federal judge on Tuesday tossed = a former New York state judge's COVID-19 vaccination suit against the New Y= ork State Unified Court System, ruling his equal protection allegations wer= en't adequately backed up in light of the system's vaccination policies.

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Man Charged As Gunman's Driver Calls Sho= oter A 'Psycho'

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A man charged with driving the get= away vehicle during the fatal 2020 shooting of a federal courthouse securit= y guard testified during his trial Tuesday in California federal court that= he feared for his life that night, calling the heavily armed killer "paran= oid" and a "psychopath" who threatened to shoot him and others.

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'Lottery Lawyer' Asks To Delay Start Of = 13-Year Sentence

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By Emily Sawicki

Convicted fraudster Jason "Lottery= Lawyer" Kurland asked a New York federal judge on Tuesday to grant him an = extra 60 days of freedom before he commences a 13-year prison sentence for = $62 million fraud, as he is hoping to attend sentencing for the "Ponzi swin= dler who destroyed his business" and his daughter's soccer tournament.

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Judiciary Harassment Trial A Go After Se= ttlement Stalemate

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By Hayley Fowler

A last-minute attempt to settle a = former North Carolina public defender's sexual harassment suit against the = federal judiciary has failed, according to a mediator's report, clearing th= e way for the case to proceed to trial on her claims of due process and equ= al protection violations.

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House Dem Reintroduces Supreme Court Ter= m Limits Bill

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By Courtney Buble

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., on Tuesd= ay proposed legislation to establish 18-year regular service terms for= U.S. Supreme Court justices and restrict presidents to nominating justices= only in the first and third year after a presidential election.

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Nonprofit Launches Free Climate-Oriented= Contract Clauses

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By Tom Lotshaw

The Chancery Lane Project said Tue= sday that it's releasing a batch of 10 climate-oriented contract clauses at= torneys and businesses can use copyright-free to address climate risks and = regulatory requirements under U.S. law.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alliance Defending Freedom

Apple Inc.

Arctic Slope Regional Corp.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

China International Capit= al Corp. Ltd.

ConocoPhillips Co.

Consolidated Edison Inc.

Defender Association of P= hiladelphia

Defenders of Wildlife

National Right t= o Work Legal Defense Foundation

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

Philadelphia Bar Association

Planned Parenthood Federation

Sierra Club

Southwest Airlines Co.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Temple University

The Gap Inc.

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

TitleMax

Transport Workers Union of Am= erica

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc.

UBS Group AG

Universal Technical Institute

Walmart Inc.

Yale University


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Aidala Bertuna

Binnall Law Group

Bryan Cave

Donnie Dixon Attorney at Law

Pansky Markle Attorneys at Law

Richard A. Harpootlian PA

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alaska Department of Law

Bureau of Land Management

California Labor Commissi= oner's Office

California Supreme Court

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Gilmer County, Georgia

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

National Park Service

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Division o= f Human Rights

New York State Unified Court = System

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

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

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia

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

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

U.S. B= ankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appea= ls for the Eleventh Circuit

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

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

U.S. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

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