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The United States has asked Mexico to examine whether workers at that cou= ntry's Caterpillar Inc. subsidiary are denied the right to freedom of assoc= iation and collective bargaining, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai s= aid.

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US Asks Mexico To Eye Anti-Union Action A= t Caterpillar Plant

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By Joyce Hanson

The United States has asked Mexico= to examine whether workers at that country's Caterpillar Inc. subsidiary a= re denied the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, U.= S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said.

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Developer Behind Kansas City Fed Building= Sues Investors

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By Jonathan Capriel

The Colorado-based developer who l= aunched the $154 million plan to turn the former Federal Reserve Building i= n Kansas City, Missouri, into an Embassy Suites hotel has sued the company = planning the redevelopment and the investment entity that agreed to buy a m= ajority stake in the project, claiming he is owed millions of dollars.

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Sierra Club Appeals Glendale Gas Plant Ex= pansion Approval

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The Sierra Club said it has filed = a notice of appeal seeking to challenge the build-out of three new gas engi= nes at the Grayson gas plant in Glendale, California, after a state Superio= r Court rejected the groups' attempt to upend the city's environmental asse= ssment in July.

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Ga. Panel Says Anti-SLAPP Law Dooms Night= club's Deck Suit

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By Kelcey Caulder

A lawsuit brought by a nightclub i= n Atlanta's Ansley Park neighborhood against the neighborhood's civic assoc= iation and one of its members over their objections to its attempt to build= an outdoor deck should have been dismissed under Georgia's anti-SLAPP stat= ute, the Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled.

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Fence Supply Co. Says Websites Using Its = TM To Sell Tools

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By Ivan Moreno

A Colorado fencing and fence suppl= y company has sued two California-based websites and their operators, alleg= ing that they infringe a trademark for construction tools.

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Ivanka Trump Ordered To Testify In NY Fra= ud Trial

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York judge decided Friday th= at Ivanka Trump must return to Manhattan to testify in the state attorney g= eneral's civil fraud case against her father and the family business, despi= te her earlier dismissal from the case.

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PEOPLE

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In-House Construction Atty Rejoins Cohen = Seglias In Philly

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By Jack Rodgers

A former longtime Cohen Seglias Pa= llas Greenhall & Furman PC partner, who spent almost 16 years with the = firm before leaving for an in-house role with a construction group, has rej= oined in Philadelphia, the firm announced Thursday.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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More Than 30 Stroock Attys In Talks To Jo= in Hogan Lovells

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By Lauren Berg

More than two dozen Stroock & = Stroock & Lavan LLP partners, including veterans of the real estate, li= tigation and transaction spaces, are set to join Hogan Lovells, the transat= lantic firm confirmed Friday, just a day after Stroock and Pillsbury Winthr= op Shaw Pittman LLP announced an end to talks of a potential merger.

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$1.3M Jackson Walker Award Delayed By Jud= ge Jones Fallout

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By Daniel Connolly

A federal bankruptcy watchdog has = convinced a Houston judge to delay payment of $1.3 million in fees and expe= nses to Jackson Walker LLP following revelations of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge D= avid R. Jones' cohabitation with a bankruptcy lawyer who until recently wor= ked at the Texas firm.

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Analysis

Are Justices Split 3-3-3? New Term Is Alr= eady Offering Clues

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By Jeff Overley

The U.S. Supreme Court's dawning t= erm is quickly shedding light on fissures in a six-justice supermajority, p= roviding new evidence of areas where the conservative camp isn't predictabl= y rock-solid despite its rapid reshaping of the nation's legal landscape.

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Analysis

Is The State Court System Setting Judges = Up To Fail?

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By Rosie Manins

Around 98.5% of America’s le= gal disputes are filed in state courts, yet the judges tasked with deciding= them are often appointed or elected to the bench without any formal judici= al training. Here, Law360 explores the challenges for state court judges an= d efforts to better prepare them for the role.

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DC Courts Ask ABA To Examine Atty Discipl= ine System

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By Alison Knezevich

Law360 Pulse has learned that the = local Washington, D.C., court system is in talks with the American Bar Asso= ciation about a study to examine its attorney disciplinary process, which h= as been marked by lengthy delays.

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Morgan Lewis Faces Revived Malpractice Su= it After Court Miss

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By Aaron West

An investment company's $12 millio= n legal malpractice suit against Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP was revived= by the same New York judge who dismissed it earlier this year, after the j= udge acknowledged the court had "misapprehended" part of Prospect Capital C= orp.'s original complaint.

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Polsinelli Seeks To Trim, Arbitrate Sexua= l Harassment Case

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By Madison Arnold

Polsinelli PC and one of its share= holders have asked a D.C. federal court to throw out some allegations and c= ompel arbitration of other claims brought by a former equity sharehold= er in her $20 million sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit.

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Bankman-Fried Attempts To Shift Blame In = FTX Fraud Trial

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By Pete Brush

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried deni= ed defrauding customers of his fallen exchange Friday, suggesting in carefu= lly phrased terms to a Manhattan federal jury that his dream of building a = cryptocurrency empire backfired because of his own inexperience and blunder= s by others.

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Trump Gets Chance To Weigh In On Trial Br= oadcast Request

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By Hailey Konnath

A Washington, D.C., federal judge = on Friday gave former President Donald Trump the opportunity to respond to = media outlets' requests that cameras be allowed in the courtroom during his= election interference trial, according to a minute order.

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3rd Circ. Won't Revise Payout Rules In NF= L Concussion Case

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By Elaine Brise=F1o

A three-judge panel for the Third = Circuit on Friday dismissed a third-party vendor's appeal to eliminate dire= ct payments to retired NFL players who qualified for compensation as part o= f a previous concussion-related class action, ruling the matter should be a= ddressed by the district court.

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Heyman Enerio, Labaton Sucharow Clash Ov= er Investor Deal

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By Jeff Montgomery

A rare fight has broken out betwee= n former co-counsel in a tentatively settled stockholder suit challenging t= he $3.1 billion sale of Momentive Performance Materials Inc. in 2019, with = one proposed class representative facing pushback over efforts to also purs= ue independent damages.

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Fla. Law Prof.'s Ex-Wife Denies Knowing = Alleged Murder Plot

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By David Minsky

The ex-wife of a slain Florida law= school professor testified Friday to a state court jury that she was unawa= re of an alleged plot by her brother to hire hit men to kill her ex-husband= , including when answering a prosecutor's question about foster home arrang= ements for her kids if she was arrested.

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'Security Incident' Shuts Down Kansas Co= urts E-Filing

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By Matt Perez

Nearly all Kansas appellate and di= strict courts have been unable to receive electronic filings for the past t= wo weeks, the state's judicial branch confirmed Friday, pointing to an ongo= ing "security incident" affecting network and information systems as the re= ason.

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Clergy Abuse Survivors Get OK For $6.5M = Data Leak Deal

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By Brian Steele

A Connecticut federal magistrate j= udge gave final approval to a class settlement Friday that will provide $50= ,000 for each of 129 people who claimed they were abused within a now-bankr= upt Catholic diocese and later had their identities exposed by legal soluti= ons company Epiq amid Chapter 11 proceedings.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Knobbe Martens leads this week's e= dition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. International Trade Commission= barred the importation of the Apple Watch because it infringes two patents= held by the firm's clients.

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Up Next At High Court: 'Trump Too Small,= ' Blocking Critics

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will return= for its second oral arguments session Monday to consider whether a lawyer = can trademark the phrase "Trump Too Small" without the former president's c= onsent, if a public official's blocking of a social media follower is liabl= e state action, and what the proper process is for regaining property seize= d by law enforcement officials.

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

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By Michele Gorman

The Association of Corporate Couns= el weighed in on the Federal Trade Commission's arguments in its antitrust = suit against Amazon, and the Sixth Circuit questioned the Securities and Ex= change Commission's short public comment period on plans to reverse Trump-e= ra rules governing proxy advisory firms. These are among the stories in cor= porate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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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 d= efunct crypto lender Celsius and its CEO accused of commercial fraud by a L= ondon venture capital company, law firms Wiggin and Reynolds Porter sued by= a man who claims to be the creator behind the game show "In It To Win It,"= and housing trust Clarion face libel proceedings brought by a former tenan= t. 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: State AGs Fight Your Kid's Face= book Addiction

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This week saw 41 U.S. states and t= he District of Columbia launch an all-out legal blitz against Meta, allegin= g that the tech giant is using addictive features to get kids hooked onto F= acebook and Instagram.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

AXA XL Ltd.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American International Group In= c.

Apollo Global Management LLC

Apple Inc.

Associated Press

Association of Corporate Counse= l

Cable-Satellite Public Af= fairs Network

George Washington University

Google LLC

Hess Corp.

Instagram Inc.

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.<= /a>

Jane Street Group LLC

Kansas City Royals

Law School Admission Council In= c.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

Momentive Performance Materi= als Inc.

Munich Re Group

NBCUniversal Media LLC

NFL Enterprises LLC

Netflix Inc.

New York University

Oaktree Capital Management

OneSavings Bank PLC

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Pfizer Inc.

Prospect Capital Corp.

Redbubble Ltd.

Russell Investments Group LLC

SMBC Aviation Capital Ltd.

Sanderson Farms Inc.

Sierra Club

Spotify Technology SA

SunGard Data Systems

The District of Columbia Bar

The New York Times Co.

The Procter & Gamble Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Auto Workers

University of Georgia


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Brewer Attorneys & Counselors

Briglia Hundley

Brownstein Hyatt

Burges Salmon

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

International Trade Commission

Kansas Judicial Branch

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the Comptroll= er of the Currency

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

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

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District = Court for the District of Connecticut

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

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

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