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The former office manager for a construction company in Connecticut has a= dmitted to pulling off an embezzlement scheme that netted nearly $1 million= and failing to pay taxes on the proceeds of the long-running crime, federa= l prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Former Conn. Office Manager Admits To $1M= Embezzlement

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By Brian Steele

The former office manager for a co= nstruction company in Connecticut has admitted to pulling off an embezzleme= nt scheme that netted nearly $1 million and failing to pay taxes on the pro= ceeds of the long-running crime, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Biden Administration Greenlights Va. Offs= hore Wind Project

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By Isaac Monterose

The Biden administration has signe= d off on its largest offshore wind energy project yet, a key step in advanc= ing the Dominion Energy project near Virginia Beach, Virginia, the U.S. Dep= artment of the Interior said Tuesday.

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Trial of Former Philly Union Leader On Ta= p After Thorny Path

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By Matthew Santoni

Jury selection is set to begin Wed= nesday in the second leg of the government's case accusing former Philadelp= hia union official John "Johnny Doc" Dougherty of abusing his high-ranking = position, a milestone that follows a rough spate of requests for delays and= counsel shifts plaguing a legal saga already prolonged by the COVID-19 pan= demic.

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New Jersey Gov. Fumes As Orsted Drops Win= d Farm Projects

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By George Woolston

Danish energy company Orsted on Tu= esday evening called it quits on its controversial wind energy projects tha= t would have launched New Jersey's offshore wind development, a decision Go= v. Phil Murphy slammed as "outrageous."

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Flooring Duties Cleared After Overhead Co= st Clarifications

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By Jennifer Doherty

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade has wrapped a dispute over duties on Chinese wood flooring following a = redetermination that provided more insight into labor and overhead costs th= e U.S. Department of Commerce used as stand-ins to value the imports.

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11th Circ. Won't Revive Equipment Dealer = Antitrust Claims

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By Matthew Perlman

The Eleventh Circuit has refused t= o revive a construction equipment seller's claims that three Caterpillar de= alers conspired to thwart its relationship with online auction site IronPla= net, saying the case offers no evidence that the dealers schemed to pressur= e the auction site.

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HOA Has No Stake In $4M Takings Deal, NC = Justices Told

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By Travis Bland

A condominium developer told the N= orth Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday that a homeowners' association shoul= dn't get a cut of a nearly $4 million settlement with the state Department = of Transportation in a property-taking case, arguing that on the date of th= e confiscation, the developer held the rights to build on the property.

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Va. Landowners Want Verdict Reinstated Ag= ainst Pipeline Co.

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By Madeline Lyskawa

Virginia landowners fired back Tue= sday at Mountain Valley Pipeline's contention that their appraiser's testim= ony lacked credibility, telling the Sixth Circuit that the record supports = the jury's verdict in their favor and that the district court was wrong to = slash their award in litigation over compensation for easements.

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Ohio Grid Perk Denial Was Proper, FERC Te= lls 6th Circ.

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission has defended its decision to yank an incentive for power companies t= hat are required to be members of PJM Interconnection under Ohio law, telli= ng the Sixth Circuit the incentives are only available to companies that vo= luntarily join such regional transmission organizations.

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$135M Jury Verdict Winners Seek To Undo D= rastic Reduction

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By Tom Lotshaw

A Georgia couple awarded $135.5 mi= llion in damages for extensive erosion runoff damage to their property caus= ed by a neighboring solar farm asked a federal judge Tuesday to reconsider = his decision to slash their award to $5 million and let them move forward w= ith appeals.

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Steel Co. Balks At Iron Workers 'Excessi= ve' $111K Atty Fee Bid

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By Donald Morrison

A Nevada steel company has urged a= Michigan federal judge to deny a request from ironworkers' union benefit f= unds to add nearly $111,000 in attorney fees to a $2.2 million judgment, sa= ying the funds billed hours excessively and failed to provide accurate invo= ices.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 20 Of Trump's NY Civ= il 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 20.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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These GCs Are Pulling Down Top Dollar=

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By Michele Gorman

Despite the economic uncertainty o= f the past few years and increasing cost pressures facing legal departments= , the pay packages for many top corporate lawyers continue to stay strong. = Here, we spotlight the legal chiefs who are earning the most in total compe= nsation and in total cash at S&P 500 companies.

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2023 Compensation Report: General Counsel=

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Law360 Pulse looks at the pay of t= he best-compensated legal chiefs at S&P 500 companies. Find out whoR= 17;s making and paying the most, which sectors are the most profitable, and= which law firms and law schools have the most alums in these high-profile = posts.

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Stroock & Stroock To Dissolve, Ending= 147-Year Run

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By Aebra Coe

Partners at Stroock & Stroock = & Lavan LLP have voted to dissolve the firm and its management will imp= lement plans to put the 147-year-old New York-based law firm to rest, accor= ding to an internal memo reviewed by Law360 Pulse on Tuesday.

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A Timeline Of Stroock & Stroock's Des= cent

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By Jake Maher

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan = LLP's management intends to dissolve the firm in the near future following = a partner vote on the plan last week, Law360 Pulse confirmed on Tuesday. Th= e plan means the end of the 147-year-old New York-based firm, but it follow= s more than a year of a trickle, and at times a torrent, of departures and = unsuccessful merger talks.

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As Firms Grapple With SFFA, Diversity Gro= ws At 'Glacial Pace'

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By Tracey Read

Ethnically diverse hires at Top 20= 0 law firms have grown by about 22% since 2019, but 64% of diversity profes= sionals say two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that struck down long-s= tanding affirmative action policies in higher education will make their job= more difficult, according to a new report out Tuesday from Leopard Solutio= ns.

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Senate Confirms Holland & Knight Alum= To Md. District Seat

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By Courtney Bubl=C3=A9

The U.S. Senate voted 55-42 on Tue= sday to confirm Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Maddox to be a district judge f= or the District of Maryland.

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2 Dems Urge Judicial Conference To Set Am= icus Disclosures

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By Jack Rodgers

Two Democratic lawmakers have aske= d the policymaking body for U.S. federal courts to consider revising and fo= rtifying statutes that they say shield "coordinated squadrons and flotillas= " of front-group amici from disclosing who funds them.

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Talk Or Take The Fifth? Trump's Risky Opt= ions In NY Trial

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By Phillip Bantz

Donald Trump will face a stark cho= ice with possible implications for the ex-president's criminal prosecutions= when he's called to testify next week at a bench trial in the New York att= orney general's civil fraud case against him and his family's business empi= re.

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Bankers Doubted Trump's $1B Buffalo Bills= Bid, Court Hears

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By Stewart Bishop

A former Morgan Stanley managing d= irector on Tuesday told a New York judge of how the investment bank fielded= a $1 billion offer from Donald Trump to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014, but= there was doubt on the deal team that the former president could make it t= o the end zone.

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Bankman-Fried Denies Pressuring Bahamian = Pols As FTX Fell

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By Pete Brush

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on T= uesday denied pushing top leaders in the Bahamas to let him keep control ov= er his crypto exchange as it plunged into bankruptcy, testimony that comple= ted his tumultuous bid to beat fraud charges in Manhattan federal court.

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FBI Agents Detail Wiretap In Probe Of La= w Professor's Death

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By David Minsky

Two FBI agents testified Tuesday i= n the trial of a dentist accused of hiring hit men to kill a Florida State = University law school professor, describing an undercover operation involvi= ng one of them posing as a Latin Kings gang member to stimulate conversatio= n that was recorded via a wiretap.

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Videos Were An 'Advent Calendar Of Terro= r,' Law Prof Says

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By George Woolston

A Virginia attorney and professor = says accusations by her former son-in-law that she plotted with her daughte= r to plant a gun at his home in order to have him arrested made her physica= lly ill and risked her reputation among her students.

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MSG Can Ban Attys As It's Not 'Public,' = Appeals Panel Hears

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By Cara Salvatore

Madison Square Garden is not a pub= lic accommodation and should be able to ban 900 lawyers engaged in litigati= on against the venue, a New York appeals court heard Tuesday in the venue's= attempt to stop a state agency from reviewing its liquor license.

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10th Circ. Undoes $1.5M Sanction Against= Schlichter Bogard

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By Aaron West

A Tenth Circuit panel on Tuesday r= eversed a lower court's $1.5 million sanction against Schlichter Bogard &am= p; Denton LLP and Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP, ruling that the d= istrict court abused its discretion when it found the firms had recklessly = pursued their client's claims despite knowing they lacked merit.

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Washington Court OKs Law Firm's Fee Spli= t With Atty

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By Emily Sawicki

A Washington state appellate court= has determined that a law firm's fee-splitting agreement was aboveboard, r= uling in an unpublished opinion that the trial court was right in determini= ng that an employment agreement included "clear and unequivocal language" a= bout the payment of fees and found that the firm did not wrongfully withhol= d wages.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Constitution Society

Empower Annuity Insuranc= e Co. of America

Federalist Society

FirstEnergy Corp.

George Washington University

Iberdrola SA

Infrastructure & Ener= gy Alternatives Inc.

International Br= otherhood of Electrical Workers

Komatsu Ltd.

Madison Square Garden E= ntertainment Corp.

Miami Heat

Morgan Stanley

National Rifle Associatio= n of America

Netflix Inc.

PJM Interconnection LLC

Simon Property Group Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Vineyard Wind LLC

Zurich Insurance Group AG

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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme= nt

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Georgia Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Liquor Authority

Office of the Ohio Consumers= Counsel

U.S. Attorn= ey's Office for the District of Connecticut

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

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

U.S= . District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Distri= ct Court for the Middle District of Georgia

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

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

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