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TOP NEWS

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Senate Bill Would Streamline Broadband Pr= oject Approvals

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By Christopher Cole

A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators= has filed a bill to streamline the permitting process for broadband projec= ts on federal land, complementing a larger legislative effort in the House = to reduce hurdles to new infrastructure.

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Nantucket Residents Ask 1st Circ. To Revi= ve Wind Farm Suit

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By Elliot Weld

A group of Nantucket residents hav= e urged the First Circuit to restore their suit against the Biden administr= ation over a massive offshore wind project off the Massachusetts coast, cla= iming federal science agencies relied on faulty data when they concluded th= e project wouldn't harm the environment.

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Maker Of Recalled Generators Sued For Cau= sing Burns

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By Henrik Nilsson

Wisconsin company Generac Holdings= Inc. concealed from customers that the gas tanks in its recalled portable = generators were prone to overheating and could spew gasoline in customers' = faces, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in North Carolina = federal court.

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La. LNG Project Developer Backs FERC Envi= ro Review

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The developer of a Louisiana lique= fied natural gas export terminal urged the D.C. Circuit to reject conservat= ion groups' challenge of its project approval, saying the Federal Energy Re= gulatory Commission properly evaluated the terminal's environmental impacts= and was well within its authority to greenlight construction.

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Fla. Law Firm Can't Escape Malpractice Su= it, Contractor Says

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By Jennifer Mandato

A general contractor pushed back o= n an insurance law firm's bid to toss a malpractice lawsuit the contractor = filed against it, telling a Florida federal court that litigation should pr= oceed because a judgment in this dispute is "inextricably intertwined" with= determining the outcome of numerous state insurance disputes.

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Mich. Tribe Says It Gave 'Ample' Info For= Casino Land Request

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By Joyce Hanson

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chip= pewa Indians continues to push the D.C. Circuit to reverse a court order th= at blocked the tribe from acquiring land for two casino developments, escal= ating a dispute that has already caused the tribe to pay $25 million over t= he failed plans.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Checking In On How SuperValu Has Altered = FCA Litigation

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Four months after the U.S. Supreme= Court's ruling in U.S. ex rel. Chutte v. SuperValu, the decision's reach m= ay be more limited than initially anticipated, with the expansion of the sc= ienter standard counterbalanced by some potential defense tools for defenda= nts, say Elena Quattrone and Olivia Plinio at Epstein Becker.

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Participating In Living History Makes Me = A Better Lawyer

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My role as a baron in a living his= tory group, and my work as volunteer corporate counsel for a book series fa= n association, has provided me several opportunities to practice in unexpec= ted areas of law — opening doors to experiences that have nurtured in= valuable personal and professional skills, says Matthew Parker at the Nebra= ska Department of Health and Human Services.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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How 'Outrageous' Misconduct Tanked A Navy= Bribery Case

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By Phillip Bantz

The unraveling of the "Fat Leonard= " case highlights the apparent rise in so-called Brady violations, experts = say, as well as the challenge of knowing when the government has failed to = turn over potentially exculpatory evidence or relied on sloppy investigativ= e work.

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Quinn Emanuel Opening Offices In Dubai An= d Abu Dhabi

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By Kevin Penton

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sulli= van LLP plans to open offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, adding the Dubai mana= ging partner and an international commercial arbitration specialist from Ki= ng & Wood Mallesons, the firm announced Monday.

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New USPTO Policy Aims To Avoid Judge Stoc= k Conflicts

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By Adam Lidgett

The director of the U.S. Patent an= d Trademark Office has said federal administrative judges who oversee paten= t and trademark challenges should steer clear of cases where they or their = family have some sort of financial interest in one of the companies at issu= e.

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Ga. Judge Says Juror Identities In Electi= on Case Will Be Secret

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By Kelcey Caulder

The identities of jurors in the Ge= orgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and = 18 others will be kept under wraps, the presiding judge ordered Monday.

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Jailed Engineer Rips Quinn Emanuel, Wilme= rHale Legal Bill

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By Brian Dowling

A former Analog Devices Inc. engin= eer convicted of trade secrets theft slammed prosecutors' request that he c= over his ex-employer's $600,000-plus legal tab with WilmerHale and Quinn Em= anuel, pointing to "staggering" rates including the $1,685 per hour former = acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb billed to sit in on the monthlong tria= l.

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Thomson Reuters, ROSS IP Row Must Go To T= rial, Judge Says

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By Adam Lidgett

A Delaware federal court has mostl= y denied bids from Thomson Reuters and ROSS Intelligence for pretrial wins = in a suit claiming ROSS ripped off the Westlaw research platform, saying it= 's not the judge's place at this point to "tidy ... factual messes."

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Feds To Appeal Toss Of FIFA Bribery Convi= ctions

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By Ivan Moreno

Brooklyn federal prosecutors plan = to appeal a judge's order tossing the convictions of a former 21st Century = Fox television executive and an Argentine sports marketing company in the F= IFA corruption scandal, according to notices filed with the Second Circuit.

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Pentwater Appeals $267M Atty Fee Award In= Dell Case In Del.

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By Jeff Montgomery

A private equity investor in Dell = Technologies Inc. is appealing a Chancery Court's record $266.7 million fee= award to class counsel that secured a $1 billion settlement for stockholde= rs who sued over a $23.9 billion stock swap in 2018.

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Toy Maker Fights Sony's 'Duplicitous' DQ = Bid

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By Rose Krebs

A Nevada toy maker is asking a Cal= ifornia federal judge to reject Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC's call f= or Maschoff Brennan to be disqualified from representing it in a contract f= ight with Sony, disputing the entertainment giant's claims its former in-ho= use counsel shared privileged information with the toy company.

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OpenAI Has 'One Last Chance' To Keep Suit= In Federal Court

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By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia federal judge on Friday = gave OpenAI LLC "one last chance" to show that a talk radio show host's def= amation suit over ChatGPT's "hallucinations" about him should play out in f= ederal court, saying the artificial intelligence company's latest attempts = to do so were insufficient.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abbott Laboratories

Air Quality Assessors LLC

Allergan PLC

Analog Devices Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Competitive Carriers Associatio= n

Dell Technologies Inc.

Federation Int= ernationale de Football Association

Fox Corp.

Generac Holdings Inc.

Indivior PLC

Keysight Technologies Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New York University

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

Safeway Inc.

Sierra Club

Sony Interactive Entertainmen= t Inc.

Supervalu Inc.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industrie= s Ltd.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitutio= n

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

Varsity Brands Inc.

Vineyard Wind LLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

King & Wood Mallesons

Law Office of Steven Brendemuehl

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Centers for Medicare &= ; Medicaid Services

Council on Environmental Quality=

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Communications Commissi= on

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Law Enforcement T= raining Center

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

Nottawaseppi Huron Band= of the Potawatomi

Saginaw Chippewa Indian= Tribe of Michigan

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe = of Chippewa Indians

U.S. Atto= rney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. Consumer Product Saf= ety Commission

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

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

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of the Treasury

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Georgia

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Western District of Virginia

U.S. Navy

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U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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