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McDermott Seeks US Recognition Of Europea= n Reorg Filings

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By Rick Archer

Texas-based energy industry constr= uction firm McDermott International has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to e= xtend Chapter 15 recognition to its Dutch and British restructuring proceed= ings as it moves forward with its previously announced debt restructuring p= lans.

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Essar Steel Trustee Floats Settlement Of = $60M In Lease Claims

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By Jeff Montgomery

The estate of bankrupt Minnesota m= ining venture Essar Steel would pay a combined $16.1 million to resolve two= lease claims totaling $59.8 million under a deal announced by the debtor's= litigation trustee in the long-running Delaware bankruptcy court case.

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River Group Fights To Keep Ga. 'Cop City'= Pollution Suit Alive

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By Tom Lotshaw

The South River Watershed Alliance= is urging a Georgia federal judge to reject a bid by the city of Atlanta a= nd the Atlanta Police Foundation to dismiss its Clean Water Act suit aiming= to stop construction of a controversial law enforcement training center du= bbed "Cop City."

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No 'Carte Blanche' For Well Expansion, Pa= . Panel Told

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By Matthew Santoni

A Pittsburgh suburb and a local en= vironmental group told a Pennsylvania appellate court Tuesday that their to= wn's Zoning Hearing Board gave up too easily when it approved the expansion= of a facility for disposing of wastewater from gas drilling by injecting i= t deep underground.

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Trump Valuation Issues Not Enough To Flag= , Ex-Exec Testifies

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By Cara Salvatore

A former top executive for the Tru= mp Organization testified in former President Donald Trump's New York civil= fraud trial Tuesday that seemingly major discrepancies between appraised r= eal estate values and the company's own estimates did not rise to the level= of needing to be flagged to an outside accountant.

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MVP: King & Spalding's Mike Stenglein=

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By Emma Kennedy

Mike Stenglein of King & Spald= ing LLP at one point felt the weight of Colombia's economy on his shoulders= as he represented oil refinery Reficar in a high-profile international con= struction dispute, but it was that case — one that yielded a multibil= lion-dollar award — that earned Stenglein a spot among Law360's 2023 = Construction MVPs.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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= ;Winston & Strawn Axes Student Job Offer Over Israel Remarks=

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By Lauren Berg

Winston & Strawn LLP said Tues= day it has yanked a job offer to a former summer associate who the firm say= s distributed to the New York University School of Law Student Bar Associat= ion "inflammatory comments" about Hamas' recent attack on Israel.

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Sullivan & Worcester, Kobre & Kim= Working Remotely In Israel

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By Kevin Penton

Sullivan & Worcester LLP and K= obre & Kim LLP are among the international law firms with a presence in= Israel that say their personnel are safe and working remotely amid the Mid= dle Eastern country's conflict with Hamas.

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Lipitor Hearing Punted As Ranbaxy Counsel= 'Trapped' In Israel

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By Ryan Harroff

A New Jersey federal judge on Tues= day agreed to postpone class certification hearings in antitrust multi= district litigation over cholesterol medication Lipitor after Ranbaxy Labor= atories Ltd. told the court an unidentified attorney is "currently trapped = in the war zone in Israel with no foreseeable way to get out."

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Perkins Coie Fights Injunction Bid Over D= EI Fellowships

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By Rose Krebs

Perkins Coie LLP is urging a Texas= federal judge to reject a conservative group's bid for an injunction over = the firm's diversity, equity and inclusion fellowships for law students, sa= ying its decision to stop using race as a factor in awarding the fellowship= s moots the request.

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5th Circ. Judge Airs Dissent In 'Alternat= ive' Majority Opinion

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By Jake Maher

A dissenting federal appellate jud= ge took the seemingly unusual step of issuing a mock majority opinion this = week to illustrate his disagreement with the actual majority ruling to keep= a pause on a convicted murderer's execution in Texas, calling his decision= "the Fifth Circuit panel opinion that should have been issued."

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SG Wins 2-1 Ruling — On NPR's 'Wait= , Wait ... Don't Tell Me!'

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By Jeff Overley

Facing far more listeners than at = typical U.S. Supreme Court arguments, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prel= ogar playfully parried a trio of tricky questions presented and eked out a = victory for the rights of a Pennsylvania man — to choose a custom voi= cemail greeting by an NPR broadcaster.

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Gordon & Rees Rebrands To GRSM50, A '= Nationwide Platform'

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By Anna Sanders

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP = announced a rebrand to GRSM50 on Tuesday as part of the firm's efforts to b= ecome known for its legal capabilities across all 50 states.

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DC Prosecutors To Trump: Do You Plan To B= lame Attys?

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By Lauren Berg

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urg= ed the Washington, D.C., federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's election i= nterference case to make the former president reveal whether he intends to = defend himself from conspiracy and obstruction charges by blaming his attor= neys for the legal advice they gave him at the time.

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Navarro Says Jury Was Prejudiced By Court= house Protesters

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By Elliot Weld

Former Donald Trump presidential a= dviser Peter Navarro argued for a new trial after he was convicted of two c= ounts of contempt of Congress, saying the D.C. federal jury was improperly = influenced by a group of protesters outside the courthouse.

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Bankman-Fried Dishonest From Day 1, Star = Witness Tells Jury

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By Pete Brush

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried omit= ted key details about his Alameda Research hedge fund from the get-go as he= recruited Caroline Ellison to join, she told the Manhattan jury hearing th= e $10 billion fraud case against the crypto mogul on Tuesday.

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Facebook Users' Attys Get $185M In $725M= Meta Privacy Deal

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By Lauren Berg

Counsel representing a class of mo= re than 200 million Facebook users will take home nearly $181 million in fe= es and $4 million in costs after a California federal judge Tuesday granted= final approval to the $725 million deal resolving privacy claims over the = Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal.

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Sen. Whitehouse Adds To Alito Criticisms= In New Letter

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., h= as sent U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts an addendum to a prev= ious ethics complaint filed against Justice Samuel Alito over comments= made in an interview that Congress lacks power to regulate the high court.

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Jenner & Block Adds Ex-Adviser To Ho= use Republicans

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By Alison Knezevich

An attorney who spent more than a = dozen years on Capitol Hill and worked for Republicans on key U.S. House co= mmittees is the latest former government lawyer to join Jenner & Block = LLP in Washington, D.C., the firm said Tuesday.

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Ex-Gordon & Silber Atty Gets Years = In Prison For $1.2M Theft

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By Elliot Weld

A former Gordon & Silber partn= er who admitted to siphoning about $1.2 million from the now-defunct Manhat= tan firm will spend between 2½ and 7½ years in prison, a New York= state judge ruled Tuesday.

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Calif. Atty Indicted In Nearly $1B Alleg= ed Ponzi Scheme

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By Madison Arnold

A California attorney has been ind= icted on nearly two dozen criminal charges related to his purported role in= an alleged Ponzi scheme involving solar companies, with the U.S. Departmen= t of Justice calling it the "biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history o= f the Eastern District of California."

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Atty's Wire Fraud Charge Dropped In Cras= h Reports Case

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By Mike Curley

A Michigan federal judge has dismi= ssed wire fraud charges against three defendants, including an attorney, ac= cused of participating in a scheme to steal Michigan auto crash reports and= use them to solicit victims of the crashes.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Cou= rt

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By Leslie A. Pappas

Last week in Delaware's Chancery C= ourt, former Twitter executives recouped their legal fees, Takeda Pharmaceu= ticals got a big bill, Golden Nugget casino investors rolled the dice on a = settlement, and Straight Path investors scored a hollow victory. In case yo= u missed it, here's all the latest from Chancery Court.

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Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Cushman & Wakefield Inc.

Dice Holdings Inc.

Ecopetrol S.A.

Essar Steel Minnesota

Fair Shake Environmental= Legal Services

Jane Street Group LLC

Landry's Restaurants Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

McDermott International

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Inc.

Ranbaxy

Samsung Engineering

Station Casinos LLC

Straight Path Communications In= c.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.


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Michigan Attorney General'= s Office

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

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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U.S. Di= strict Court for the Eastern District of California

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

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

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

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