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The U.S. Department of Transportation will restore a sacred Native Americ= an site in Oregon that was demolished 15 years ago to make way for a highwa= y turn lane, with the federal agency agreeing to plant new foliage and rebu= ild an altar at the location known as the Place of Big Big Trees.

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DOT Will Restore Sacred Native Site In Or= egon, Justices Told

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By Crystal Owens

The U.S. Department of Transportat= ion will restore a sacred Native American site in Oregon that was demolishe= d 15 years ago to make way for a highway turn lane, with the federal agency= agreeing to plant new foliage and rebuild an altar at the location known a= s the Place of Big Big Trees.

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Locke Lord Must Part With Files In Lost E= scrow Row

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By George Woolston

A New Jersey state judge gave an o= il company suing Locke Lord LLP over a lost $2.5 million escrow payment a p= artial discovery win on Friday, ordering the law firm to provide the compan= y with a portion of its client file that it had originally withheld, as wel= l as provide other withheld documents for in-camera review.

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Ga. Power Settles Vogtle Nuclear Plant Co= st Fight With Partner

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By Rosie Manins

Georgia Power Co. revealed Friday = that it has agreed to pay more than $300 million to a minority owner of the= $20 billion Vogtle nuclear power plant expansion project in the Peach Stat= e to settle a fight over the sharing of construction cost overruns.

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Commerce Frees Some Pipe Fittings From Ch= inese Tariffs

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Department of Commerce ru= led that Chinese pipe fitting antidumping duties cover some, but not all, p= roducts that are made in China but further processed in Vietnam, depriving = manufacturers and importers of a complete victory in the dispute.

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MVP

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MVP: Greenberg Traurig's Michael J. Thoma= s

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By Chuck Slothower

Michael J. Thomas, co-chair of Gre= enberg Traurig LLP's national construction law practice, guided three defen= dants in the 2021 fatal condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, to a $1.02 bil= lion settlement, with no class members opting out of the deal. He also shep= herded construction agreements on the $4 billion Miami Worldcenter mixed-us= e development, earning him a nod as one of Law360's Construction MVPs for 2= 023.

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LITIGATION

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Trump Wins Reprieve For NY Cos., But Can'= t Stop Fraud Trial

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By Stewart Bishop

A New York appeals court on Friday= denied Donald Trump's request to halt his trial over allegations that he a= nd others fraudulently inflated his net worth by billions of dollars, but s= tayed enforcement of a lower court's ruling that would have effectively dis= solved the former president's businesses.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 5 Of Trump's NY Civil= Fraud Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Law360 is providing live coverage = from the courthouse as former President Donald Trump goes on trial in the N= ew York attorney general's civil fraud case. Here's a recap from day five.

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11th Circ. Upholds Georgia Co.'s Win In C= OVID-Era Firing Suit

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By Emily Brill

A Georgia company that works on se= wage and water systems was not retaliating against an accounting and human = resources employee when it fired her the day she returned from COVID-19 lea= ve in 2020, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, upholding a Georgia federal judge's= decision to toss the worker's retaliation case.

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PEOPLE

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Womble Bond Dickinson Adds Business Litig= ator In Virginia

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By Jack Rodgers

Womble Bond Dickinson has hired a = commercial disputes litigator who joins the firm as a partner in Tysons, Vi= rginia, the firm announced.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Interview

Even After Suspension, Judge Newman Is No= t Backing Down

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By Ryan Davis

After being suspended by colleague= s investigating her fitness to serve on the bench, 96-year-old Federal Circ= uit Judge Pauline Newman said in an interview with Law360 that she's prepar= ed to fight the decision for as long as it takes, calling the case "very ba= d for this court."

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Legal Employment Rebounded In Sept., Addi= ng 5,100 Jobs

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By Xiumei Dong

After experiencing two consecutive= months of declines, the U.S. legal industry rebounded in September by addi= ng 5,100 jobs, marking a one-year high, according to preliminary data relea= sed Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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MoFo, Perkins Coie Revise DEI Fellowships= After Lawsuits

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By Marco Poggio

Morrison Foerster LLP and Perkins = Coie LLP said on Friday that they will stop using race as the main factor i= n selecting applicants for their diversity, equity and inclusion fellowship= s for law students after they had become the targets of lawsuits in August = that accused them of racially discriminating against nonminorities.

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Robins Kaplan Fined For Exploiting Discov= ery Error

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By Jessica Corso

Robins Kaplan LLP has been sanctio= ned by a New York state judge who accused the firm of attempting to "weapon= ize" its accidental access to a foe's internal database, ruling in a novel = discovery dispute that the firm ignored professional "alarm bells" to gain = the upper hand in a case accusing its litigation funding client of squander= ing an investor's $10 million.

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Judge Morris Reflects On 20 Years Hearing= Bankruptcy Cases

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By Alex Wittenberg

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Cecelia G. M= orris ruled in favor of a same-sex couple seeking bankruptcy protection in = 2011, before the U.S. Supreme Court declared gay marriage legal, and l= ed an effort to modernize courts by developing the electronic case fil= ing system. In an interview with Law360, she described these as significant= moments in her more than 20 years on the bench.

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Nutter Says Boston Landlord Squeezed $1.5= M In Extra Rent

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By Brian Dowling

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP cl= aims its downtown Boston landlord is trying to extract $1.5 million from th= e law firm through additional rent calculations covering taxes and operatin= g costs that aren't backed up in its lease, according to a suit filed Frida= y.

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Senate Dems Slam Billionaire's Atty In Th= omas Gift Probe

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Senate Democrats on Friday sh= arply criticized a lawyer for billionaire David Sokol, who reportedly provi= ded U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with gifts and perks that th= e justice did not disclose, specifically chiding the attorney's invoking of= comments from Justice Samuel Alito as a justification to not respond to th= eir oversight requests.

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J&J Unit Wants To Slash $27M Fees For= Talc Claim Lawyers

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By Hilary Russ

The Johnson & Johnson unit tha= t twice filed for bankruptcy amid a wave of litigation over talc products i= s asking a New Jersey bankruptcy court to slash $27 million of fees request= ed by lawyers and other professionals who work for cancer victims pursuing = claims against the company.

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Bankman-Fried Posted Lie While Directing = $8B Con, Jury Told

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By Rachel Scharf

Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted that the= FTX trading account of his hedge fund Alameda Research was "just like ever= yone else's," the very same day he directed coders to build a loophole that= eventually allowed Alameda to withdraw $8 billion in customer deposits, a = former top deputy told a Manhattan federal jury Friday.

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Eastman Says '200 Years Of Dispute' Over = VP Electoral Power

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman took the stand on Fri= day in his California disbarment trial and defended two legal memos he auth= ored for former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, insisting there has= been "200 years of dispute" about the vice president's authority over elec= toral vote counting.

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Fired Mass. Court Ghostwriter's Boss Isn= 't Immune From Suit

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By Brian Dowling

A Massachusetts Appeals Court supe= rvisor's alleged "spiteful and malignant purpose" in pushing out a former s= taff attorney from his position ghostwriting for justices dooms her attempt= to claim immunity and break free from the employee's lawsuit, a state cour= t judge ruled.

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Mich. Appellate Court's Chief Judge To S= tep Down By March

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By Carolyn Muyskens

Michigan Court of Appeals Chief Ju= dge Elizabeth L. Gleicher will resign early next year after 17 years on the= appellate court, Law360 has learned.

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Up Next At High Court: Whistleblower Sui= t, SC Voting Map

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will return= from a three-day weekend to hear arguments over the constitutionality of S= outh Carolina's new congressional map, the burden of proof whistleblowers c= arry in retaliation lawsuits, and whether federal or state law should gover= n certain maritime insurance disputes.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate Ne= ws Of The Week

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By Sue Reisinger

In a corporate restructuring, Netf= lix is shaking up its law department and letting go four executives involve= d with business and legal affairs. And Elon Musk or his companies were in c= ourt almost every day this week, including in a case involving the U.S= . Securities and Exchange Commission asking a federal judge to end Musk's "= blatant refusal" to respond to its subpoena.

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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 l= aw firm CMS hit with a claim from the property developer it represented in = an £8 million fraud case from his business partner, PrivatBank sue the= wife of its former owner, and the European Union’s research funding = body take on a Cambridge academic who stole millions of pounds in governmen= t funding grants. 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: Crypto Fraud On Trial: The US v= . SBF

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The criminal fraud trial of FTX fo= under Sam Bankman-Fried is underway in Manhattan, with prosecutors making t= he case that the former executive looted billions of dollars from the crypt= o exchange before its ultimate collapse last year.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Abu Dhabi National Insurance= Co. PSC

Allianz SE Reinsurance

Amazon.com Inc.

American International Group In= c.

Apple Inc.

Aviva SA

BTI Consulting Group Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

FirstEnergy Corp.

Ford Motor Co.

Georgia Power Co.

Global Aerospace Inc.

Kyndryl Holdings Inc.

Lockheed Martin Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Municipal Electric Autho= rity of Georgia

NAACP Legal Defense= and Educational Fund Inc.

Nat= ional Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Trust for Hist= oric Preservation

Netflix Inc.

New York State Bar Association

Northeastern University

NortonLifeLock Inc.

Oglethorpe Power Corp.

Paysafe Group PLC

RealPage Inc.

Solicitors Regulation Author= ity Ltd.

Spotify Technology SA

Starr International Co. Inc.

State Bar of California

Surfside

Tesla Inc.

The Salvation Army

The Southern Co. Inc.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

Trump Organization Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Law Office of Wendy M. Crowther

Miller Law Associates APC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Confederated T= ribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation

Confederated Tribes of Grand R= onde

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Equal Employment Opportun= ity Commission

European Union

International Trade Administra= tion

Massachusetts Supreme Judici= al Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Oregon Department of Transpor= tation

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Bankrupt= cy Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Civilian Board of Co= ntract Appeals

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Transportatio= n

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

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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