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The U.S. Court of International Trade has closed a six-year-old dispute o= ver tariffs on Chinese hardwood lumber that saw duties ricochet between zer= o and 183% over the course of five remands, addressing an issue of first im= pression in the process.

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Trade Court Wraps Wood Dispute, Wiping Du= ties For Many

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade has closed a six-year-old dispute over tariffs on Chinese hardwood lumb= er that saw duties ricochet between zero and 183% over the course of five r= emands, addressing an issue of first impression in the process.

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Construction Co. Says Misnomer Doesn't Si= nk NC Fees Suit

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By Travis Bland

A construction company that had it= s illegal fees lawsuit against the city of Hickory canned because it misnam= ed itself on the complaint is urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to re= vive the action, arguing case law allows it to fix the mistake.

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Contractor Not Covered In Sandy Damage Su= it, Insurer Argues

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By Ben Zigterman

A subcontractor's insurer asked a = New York federal court to find that it doesn't owe coverage to the subcontr= actor in a suit from another insurer seeking to recover $4.5 million it sai= d it spent fixing faulty roof work after Superstorm Sandy.

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NY Trump Judge Says A Jury Trial Was Neve= r On The Table

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By Stewart Bishop

A Manhattan judge on Wednesday sou= ght to put to rest widespread speculation about the lack of a jury in the c= ivil fraud trial of Donald Trump over the New York attorney general's claim= s that the former president falsely inflated his net worth by billions of d= ollars, saying a trial by jury was never in the cards.

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MVP: V&E's Roberta Downey

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By Quinn Wilson

Roberta Downey of Vinson & Elk= ins LLP's construction practice spanned continents with her work on some of= the largest projects vital to the global economy this year, such as securi= ng a redevelopment contract on Shell PLC's Penguins North Sea oil and gas f= ield, earning her a spot among Law360's 2023 Construction MVPs.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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NY Co-Ops Must Avoid Pitfalls When Naviga= ting Insurance

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In light of skyrocketing premiums,= tricky exclusions and dwindling options, New York cooperative corporations= must carefully review potential contractors' insurance policies in order t= o secure full protection, as even seemingly minor contractor jobs can carry= significant risk due to New York labor laws, says Eliot Zuckerman at Smith= Gambrell.

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Mitigating Costs And Delays In The Energy= Transition

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Achieving net-zero will require co= nstructing a massive amount of new wind, solar and energy storage infrastru= cture — and while cost overruns and delays are to be expected, contra= ctors and owners can proactively address these problems in their project do= cuments, say Christopher Ryan and Jesse Sherrett at Shearman.

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Strategic Succession Planning At Law Firm= s Is Crucial

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Senior partners' reluctance to ret= ire, the rise of the nonequity partner tier and generational differences in= expectations are all contributing to an increasing number of departures fr= om BigLaw, making it imperative for firms to encourage retirement among sen= ior ranks and provide clearer leadership pathways to junior attorneys, says= Laura Leopard at Leopard Solutions.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Conservative Group Drops Perkins Coie Div= ersity Suit

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By Ryan Boysen

The anti-affirmative action group = American Alliance for Equal Rights on Wednesday dropped its Texas federal l= awsuit over the diversity fellowship program at Perkins Coie LLP, after the= firm did away with the program's previous requirement that applicants come= from underrepresented groups.

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DOJ Widens 2nd Amendment Battle As High C= ourt Args Loom

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By Jeff Overley

With arguments imminent in the U.S= . Supreme Court's latest Second Amendment clash, the U.S. Department of Jus= tice is suddenly taking comparable cases to the justices, suggesting that a= ruling for accused domestic abusers might also benefit "armed drug users" = and unleash "serious problems" in the judiciary.

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UC Davis School Of Law Dean To End Histor= ic Run As Leader

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By Jake Maher

Kevin R. Johnson, dean of the Univ= ersity of California, Davis School of Law, will step down in July as the lo= ngest-tenured dean in the school's history, ending a 16-year run that inclu= ded increasing the diversity of its faculty and helping underrepresented gr= oups with its admissions process.

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Former Therium CEO Sues In Del. For Arbit= ration Legal Fees

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By Emily Sawicki

The former CEO of third-party liti= gation finance giant Therium Capital Management (USA) Inc. is suing his one= time employer for legal fee advancement and indemnification in Delaware's C= ourt of Chancery.

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Health Care Firm Garfunkel Wild Opens DC = Office

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By Alison Knezevich

Health care law firm Garfunkel Wil= d PC has expanded to its sixth location, opening an office in the nation's = capital, the firm announced.

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Quinn Emanuel Defends $600K Bill To Jaile= d Engineer

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By Jack Karp

An engineer convicted of stealing = trade secrets from Analog Devices Inc. should have to cover the company's $= 600,000 legal tab with WilmerHale and Quinn Emanuel, since it needed an exp= erienced attorney sitting in on the engineer's trial, Analog Devices told a= Massachusetts federal judge Wednesday.

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Legal Software Co. Seeks Ch. 11 With $10M= In Debt

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By Sarah Martinson

Government case management and cou= rt record search provider iDocket.com earlier this week filed for Chapter 1= 1 bankruptcy in Texas federal court, listing at least $10 million in debt, = including a $5 million disputed claim by Florida software company IncluIT.

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'Sam Told Me To': Ellison Says Bankman-Fr= ied Directed Theft

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By Rachel Scharf

Former FTX insider Caroline Elliso= n told a Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday that her onetime boss and ex-b= oyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried instructed her to secretly take billions of doll= ars from the cryptocurrency exchange's customers, saying the defendant did = not believe it was immoral to lie or steal.

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Murdaugh Wants Fraud Funds Seized Over Re= ceivers' Misuse

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By Chart Riggall

Alex Murdaugh, the prominent attor= ney serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife and son, urged a Sou= th Carolina federal judge Tuesday to seize his assets from the hands of rec= eivers Murdaugh says are using the funds to enrich themselves to the tune o= f hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Judge Allows Wiretap In Trial Over Fla. L= aw Professor's Killing

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By David Minsky

A Florida state judge in Tallahass= ee ruled that a police recording of a dentist accused of killing a Flo= rida State University law professor can be used at trial, allowing the pros= ecution to show that the recording is relevant in establishing a conspiracy= in a murder-for-hire plot.

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Whitman Breed Defeats Fired Legal Assis= tant's Bias Suit

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By Aaron Keller

A Connecticut state court judge ha= s handed a win to a law firm sued by a fired legal assistant, ruling that t= he firm successfully defeated arguments that it terminated the former emplo= yee because of preexisting conditions that might have been exaggerated by a= potential COVID-19 infection triggered by mandatory in-office work.

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London Court of Intern= ational Arbitration

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Mazars LLP

McKinsey & Co. Inc.

Morgan Stanley

New York State Bar Association

Shell PLC

Therium Capital Management Ltd.

Trump Organization Inc.

University of California Davis


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Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Northern District of Texas

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

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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