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A proposed amendment to the House bill that clears a path to a new stadiu= m for Washington's NFL team, intended to bar federal taxpayer money from be= ing used to lure the team, was rejected after sparking a heated debate= in a committee meeting Wednesday over D.C. sovereignty and public handouts= to billionaire owners.

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Public Financing Heats Up House Spat Over= Commanders Bill

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By David Steele

A proposed amendment to the House = bill that clears a path to a new stadium for Washington's NFL team, intende= d to bar federal taxpayer money from being used to lure the team, was rejec= ted after sparking a heated debate in a committee meeting Wednesday ov= er D.C. sovereignty and public handouts to billionaire owners.

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Mexico Says USMCA Doesn't Permit Keystone= -Style Claims

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By Peter McGuire

The government of Mexico has said = a defunct North American trade pact didn't preserve parties' right to arbit= ration over legacy investments, appearing to support the U.S. position in a= challenge to the Biden administration's decision to cancel the Canadian-de= veloped Keystone XL pipeline.

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Fluor Inks Deal To End Claims Board Cover= ed Up Bad Bidding

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By Katryna Perera

A Texas federal judge has granted = partial final approval to a settlement resolving a derivative suit against = the top brass of engineering and construction giant Fluor Corp. over claims= that they covered up Fluor's improper bidding practices for years and caus= ed billions of dollars in losses to the company.

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Florida Co. Plans To Invest $750M In New = Fuel Terminals

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By Tom Lotshaw

A St. Petersburg, Florida-based co= mpany said it plans to invest $750 million to develop fuel storage terminal= s that will help improve the Sunshine State's supply chain and reduce the c= hance of shortages during hurricanes and other severe weather events.

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Biden Pledges $4.6B In Climate Grants, St= arts Climate Corps

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By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Environmental Protection = Agency on Wednesday said it's offering $4.6 billion in grants to help state= and local governments and tribes cut greenhouse gas emissions and advance = clean energy and environmental justice initiatives, with the Biden administ= ration also rolling out an American Climate Corps program for youths.

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Colo. Justices Mull How Tax Money For Urb= an Renewal Works

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By Daniel Ducassi

Colorado property tax officials to= ld the state high court Tuesday that the state's method for calculating wha= t portion of tax revenue increases are properly attributed to the benefits = of urban redevelopment areas, and will go to fund redevelopment efforts, is= a reasonable solution to a tricky question.

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TRO Nixed In Building Suppliers' Competit= ion Dispute

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By Hayley Fowler

A New York-based building supplier= can't stop a California rival from allegedly bad-mouthing it to customers,= a North Carolina state court judge has ruled, finding the Empire State com= pany based its arguments for a temporary restraining order on speculation a= nd hasn't shown the matter is an emergency.

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PEOPLE

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Fla. Boutique's Construction Defect Pract= ice Expands Roster

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By James Mills

Florida boutique Ball Janik LLP is= expanding its construction defect team, bringing in a Cohen Law Group liti= gator to serve as special counsel in its Orlando office, the firm announced= Wednesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege Whil= e Using Generative AI

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When using generative artificial i= ntelligence tools, attorneys should consider several safeguards to avoid br= eaches or complications in attorney-client privilege, say Antonious Sadek a= nd Christopher Campbell at DLA Piper.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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At More Law Firms, GCs Have A Seat At The= Leadership Table

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By Michele Gorman

Business leaders across sectors ar= e increasingly relying on their chief legal officers to serve as strategic = advisers to the company. And general counsel at law firms are no exception = to that, as they join the C-suite and discussions at the executive table.

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Newman Given 1-Year Suspension For Refusi= ng Medical Tests

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By Ryan Davis

Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newm= an was suspended Wednesday from hearing any cases for one year, after the c= ourt's other active judges said their 96-year-old colleague derailed an inv= estigation into whether she is mentally fit to serve as judge by not agreei= ng to medical tests.

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Newman's Suspension Met With Concern And = Questions

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By Ryan Davis

Wednesday's suspension of Federal = Circuit Judge Pauline Newman by her colleagues amid an investigation into h= er mental fitness is an unfortunate outcome in a difficult case, which rais= es questions about the acrimonious process and does not reflect well on the= court, experts said.

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Polsinelli Faces $20M Sex Harassment Suit= From Ex-Firm Atty

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By Madison Arnold

A former equity shareholder of Pol= sinelli PC has launched a $20 million lawsuit in Washington, D.C., Superior= Court alleging sexual harassment and retaliation, painting a picture of ne= arly constant dinner and drink invitations and even one instance of an unwa= nted kiss in a hotel room.

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Arnold & Porter Opens Boston Office W= ith Life Science Focus

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By Kevin Penton

Arnold & Porter has picked Bos= ton as the site for its 15th office and hired the former co-chair of Foley = Hoag LLP's life sciences industry group to head the new outpost.

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Vance Denies Durbin's Latest Bid To Confi= rm US Attorneys

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By Jack Rodgers

Republican Sen. J.D. Vance blocked= the confirmation of four U.S. attorney nominees Wednesday, saying from the= Senate floor that his objection isn't specific to their qualifications, bu= t to what he described as the further politicization of the U.S. Department= of Justice following its indictment of former President Donald Trump.

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Leon Black Says Wigdor Has 'Blind Eye' To= Client's 'Delusions'

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By Lauren Berg

Ex-Apollo Global Management CEO Le= on Black urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to sanction employment bo= utique Wigdor LLP in a lawsuit accusing him of raping an autistic teenager = at Jeffrey Epstein's town house in 2002, saying the plaintiff "concocted th= e entire story" and the firm is aiding her "delusions."

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Kraft-Heinz Shareholder Class Counsel Get= $90M In Fees

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By Ryan Harroff

An Illinois federal judge awarded = $90 million in fees to class counsel for the Kraft Heinz Co. investors who = accused the company and a Brazilian private equity firm of hiding the snack= food maker's cost-cutting measures after a merger to cover up a $15.4 bill= ion goodwill impairment.

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$10M Verdict Against Intuitive Lowered To= Just A Dollar

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By Hailey Konnath

A Delaware federal judge on Wednes= day slashed a jury's $10 million jury damages verdict against Intuitive Sur= gical Inc. to just $1, holding that Rex Medical LP didn't offer up any reas= onable evidence for anyone to tie the value of its surgical stapler patent = to the $10 million award.

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ATF Says Texas Judge's 'Ghost Gun' Ruling= Defies High Court

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By Emily Field

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacc= o, Firearms and Explosives on Tuesday told the Fifth Circuit that a lower c= ourt's "extraordinary injunction" earlier this month barring the government= from enforcing "ghost gun" regulations must be thrown out as it violates f= undamental doctrines of the American legal system.

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More Writers Sue OpenAI Alleging ChatGPT= Infringes Their IP

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By Kelly Lienhard

OpenAI Inc. is facing more infring= ement allegations that the artificial intelligence research company is usin= g protected works to train its generative AI product, ChatGPT, after a prof= essional writers organization and a dozen best-selling authors filed a prop= osed copyright class action against it.

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Investors Say They Need Cadwalader Files= For Fraud Defense

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By Elliot Weld

Two former investment managers ask= ed a New York federal court Wednesday to rethink a magistrate judge's rulin= g saying Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP doesn't need to hand over fil= es from when it represented them, calling the materials "critical" to their= criminal defense.

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Juror's Lies Justify New Trial In Sex Ab= use Suit, Panel Finds

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By Mike Curley

A Washington state appeals court h= as given the go-ahead for a new trial in a suit alleging a counselor at a s= tate-run Child Study and Treatment Center sexually abused a minor patient, = finding a juror was untruthful on several pertinent questions during jury s= election.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3G Capital

Amazon.com Inc.

Apollo Global Management LLC

Foundation Building Materials = Inc.

Getty Images Inc.

Int= ernational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

LinkedIn Corp.

Major League Baseball Inc.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

TransCanada Corporation

Washington Post Co.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Brewer Attorneys & Counselors

Briglia Hundley

Cadwalader Wickersham

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Colorado Supreme Court

Florida Department of Transp= ortation

NAFTA

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

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

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Seventh Circuit

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

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

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 Eastern District of New York

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Washington Attorney General&= #39;s Office

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