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The Biden administration announced investments totaling $653 million for = improvements at ports from the Great Lakes to Hawaii on Friday, forecasting= gains in safety and speed for U.S. commerce from the Bipartisan Infrastruc= ture Law projects.

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Feds Pour $653M Into Ports To Smooth Supp= ly Chains

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By Jennifer Doherty

The Biden administration announced= investments totaling $653 million for improvements at ports from the Great= Lakes to Hawaii on Friday, forecasting gains in safety and speed for U.S. = commerce from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law projects.

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Fla. Judge Trims Permit Fee Class Claims = Against Miami

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By Carolina Bolado

A Florida judge on Friday trimmed = a proposed class suit claiming the City of Miami overcharged builders permi= t and inspection fees, dismissing claims for refunds but allowing the plain= tiffs to seek injunctions and other relief that would force the city to cha= nge its fee schedule.

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Contractor Seeks Coverage For Seattle Sew= er Damage Dispute

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By Emily Enfinger

Crum & Forster failed to provi= de a "prompt and proper" defense to a general contractor in a lawsuit broug= ht by the city of Seattle over a damaged sewer line, the contractor said in= a complaint that was removed to Washington federal court Wednesday.

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Feature

Chicago Pol Faces Trial Over Allegedly Ex= torted Legal Work

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By Celeste Bott

The trial of one of Chicago's long= est serving and most powerful local politicians, former Alderman Edwar= d Burke, is set to kick off in Illinois federal court on Monday.

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Eric Trump Denies Father Directed $2M Wei= sselberg Exit Deal

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Eric Trump told a New York state j= udge Friday that Donald Trump was not involved in a deal to pay millions of= dollars to Allen Weisselberg, former chief financial officer of the T= rump Organization, in exchange for his vow not to disparage the Trumps or v= oluntarily cooperate in any lawsuit against them.

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COVERAGE RECAP: Day 23 Of Trump's NY Civi= l Fraud Trial

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By Stewart Bishop

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 23.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Breaking Down Insurers' Improper Recoupme= nt Efforts

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In a recent trend, insurance compa= nies have sought to recoup defense costs from their policyholders, but ther= e are four counterarguments that policyholders can deploy to fend off these= concerning recoupment efforts, say William Passannante and Nicholas Bradle= y at Anderson Kill.

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House Bill Could Help Resolve 'Waters Of = US' Questions

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Legislation recently introduced in= the U.S. House that would restore Clean Water Act protection to areas excl= uded from it by the U.S. Supreme Court's Sackett v. EPA decision faces an u= phill battle, but could help settle the endless debates over the definition= of "waters of the United States," says Richard Leland at Akerman.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Legal Sector Jobs Count Still Flat, Conti= nuing 14-Month Trend

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By Aebra Coe

The number of legal sector jobs in= the U.S. has barely budged over the last 14 months and didn't move in any = statistically significant way between September and October, according to d= ata from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday.

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Stroock To Wind Down NY Office, Impacting= 138

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By Xiumei Dong

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan = LLP, a law firm with more than a century-old legacy and deep roots in New Y= ork City, is set to wind down its New York office, with 138 employees being= impacted as the result, according to a state labor notice obtained by Law3= 60 Pulse on Friday.

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US Trustee Moves To Reverse 'Tainted' Jac= kson Walker Fees

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By Daniel Connolly

In the ethics fallout involving fo= rmer U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones of the Southern District of Texas= and his undisclosed intimate relationship with a Jackson Walker LLP bankru= ptcy partner, the federal agency that oversees the bankruptcy court system = filed multiple motions Thursday and Friday to strip millions of dollars in = fee awards from the firm.

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More Firms Urge Law Schools To Combat Ant= isemitism

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By Andrea Keckley

Dozens more U.S. law firms have si= gned a letter urging law school deans to take action on campus antisemitism= in the weeks since Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, with the most recent = version obtained by Law360 Pulse featuring more than 100 signatories.

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Share Of Women Among Partner Promos Conti= nues Growing

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By Adrian Cruz

Nearly 80 law firms have been reco= gnized for having 2023 partnership promotion classes that consist of at lea= st 50% women, with a new report Friday highlighting those shops that have h= ad a continued growth in the number of promotions for women attorneys overa= ll.

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AI Will 'Revolutionize' Class Action Payo= uts, Judge Says

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A San Francisco federal judge spea= king at a workshop on class action settlement guidelines told lawyers this = week that he expects artificial intelligence will soon "revolutionize" the = process of administering settlements, with litigants using the technology t= o raise claim rates and reduce administrative costs.

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Private Equity Bullish On Tech M&A Af= ter Values Plummet

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By Al Barbarino

A majority of private equity firms= surveyed in the second quarter said there would be an increase in tech-rel= ated M&A deal volumes over the next 12 months despite a rough start to = the year, showing significantly more optimism than their corporate deal-mak= ing counterparts, according to the latest annual report from Morrison Foers= ter.

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Quarles & Brady Continues Growth With= St. Louis Office

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By Christine DeRosa

Quarles & Brady LLP is set to = open an office in St. Louis, marking the national law firm's third new loca= tion in the past year.

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Feature

Trump Attys Hit With Gag Order Over Law C= lerk Comments

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York judge issued a new gag = order for Donald Trump's attorneys on Friday, banning them from commenting = on the judge's "confidential communications" with his court staff after the= attorneys repeatedly complained about alleged bias and note-passing amid p= roceedings.

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DC Circ. Halts Trump Gag Order In Electio= n Interference Case

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By Lauren Berg

The D.C. Circuit on Friday evening= hit pause on a gag order preventing former President Donald Trump from har= assing or intimidating witnesses as part of his ongoing criminal conspiracy= and obstruction case over the 2020 election.

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Analysis

Sen. Cruz: There's A 'Deliberative' Proc= ess For Judicial Noms

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

Texas, the second-most populous st= ate in the country, has the most judicial vacancies of any state, but filli= ng those empty seats won't be easy given the veto power the state's two Rep= ublican senators have over district court nominees picked by President Joe = Biden.

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Indiana AG Broke Conduct Rules, Says Sta= te Supreme Court

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By Beth JoJack

The Indiana Supreme Court has publ= icly reprimanded the state's attorney general over comments he made about a= n OB-GYN who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim.

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Tech Co. To Lose Kilpatrick Attys Over '= Financial Burden'

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By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina Business Court ju= dge has agreed to cut loose attorneys with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockt= on LLP from what the firm said has become an "unreasonably difficult" repre= sentation of technology company Innovare Ltd., giving the company 30 d= ays to find new counsel or face automatic dismissal of the suit.

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Meta Tracking Class Lowers Atty Fee Bid = After Judge Criticism

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Counsel for Facebook users took an= other shot at getting approval for the fees they'll receive from Meta's $37= .5 million deal settling class claims that it tracked 70 million users' loc= ations, dropping the request by $500,000 since the judge said their $9.3 mi= llion request is "not going to happen."

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Eastman Disbarment Trial Wraps With Talk= Of 'Daily' Threats

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman's disbarment trial wr= apped up Friday with witnesses on aggravating factors, including Arizona's = former state elections director, who said she was targeted by supporters of= former President Donald Trump "almost daily" following Joe Biden's victory= in the state.

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Atty's Ex-Son-In-Law Says He Posted Vide= os To Clear Name

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By George Woolston

The former son-in-law of a Virgini= a law professor told Garden State federal jurors on Friday that in order to= clear his name of sex assault and gun charges, he made and posted videos a= lleging his ex-mother-in-law transported a gun across state lines to frame = him.

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Prosecutor Tests Fla. Dentist's Story In= Murder-For-Hire Trial

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By David Minsky

A Florida state prosecutor grilled= a dentist Friday before a jury in Tallahassee in the trial over the death = of a university law professor who authorities say was killed in a murder-fo= r-hire plot, testing the dentist's story that he was the victim of an elabo= rate extortion scheme conceived by his ex-girlfriend.

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Suspended NJ Attorney Cops To $300K COVI= D Relief Fraud

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By Elliot Weld

An attorney based in Passaic Count= y, New Jersey, has pled guilty to a charge that he misrepresented himself a= s a business to obtain money earmarked for pandemic-era small business reli= ef, federal prosecutors said Friday.

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Block On 'Distasteful' Speech Against Ci= ty Atty Reversed

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By Mike Curley

A Michigan state appeals court has= undone a protective order by the city attorney of Inkster against a man wh= o allegedly stalked and harassed him, saying even though the man's actions = were "distasteful," they were still constitutionally protected opinion abou= t a public figure and related to public policy.

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NY Jury Clears Ex-Boston Prosecutor Of R= ape

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By Lauren Berg

A New York state court jury on Fri= day found a Boston prosecutor-turned-criminal justice reform advocate not g= uilty of rape charges.

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Judicial Marshal Boss Denies Racism In C= onn. Worker's Case

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By Aaron Keller

A judicial marshal boss who superv= ised sworn peace officers assigned to Connecticut state courthouses has iss= ued blanket denials of wrongdoing in a now-retired employee's racial discri= mination suit, saying there were legitimate reasons to punish the worker an= d that immunity otherwise covers her alleged conduct.

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Up Next At High Court: 2nd Amendment &am= p; Gov't Immunity

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will return= Monday to wrap up its November oral arguments sessions, hearing cases that= ask whether a federal statute prohibiting people subject to domestic viole= nce orders from possessing guns violates the Second Amendment, whether the = federal government can be sued in credit reporting cases and the proper cal= culation for veterans' education benefits.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Ketchmark & McCreight PC, Will= iams Dirks Dameron LLC and Boulware Law LLC lead an edition of Law360 Legal= Lions dominated by significant monetary awards, as a Missouri federal jury= ordered the National Association of Realtors and a pair of brokerages to p= ay $1.8 billion in damages to sellers.

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

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By Sue Reisinger

Law360 Pulse looked at the pay of = the best-compensated legal chiefs at S&P 500 companies to find out who'= s making the most. Meanwhile, in one of the highest-profile corporate trial= s of the year, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of massi= ve financial fraud and is scheduled to be sentenced next March.

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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 S= kyscanner ready for takeoff in a trademark dispute against rival flight com= parison site e-SKY, the company behind hit kids YouTube channel CoComelon b= ring a contracts claim against the show's live touring company, and late si= nger Amy Winehouse's father accuse two of her friends of taking profits fro= m a charity auction of her belongings. Here, Law360 looks at these and othe= r 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: Meet The Lawyers Who Took On Wh= ite Supremacy

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More than six years ago, white sup= remacists gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, carrying torches and march= ing in protest of the removal of a Confederate statue. The next day, a whit= e supremacist drove his car into a crowd of peaceful counterprotesters near= the site of the rally, killing one and injuring dozens.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA XL Ltd.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Alcatel Lucent SA

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Bar Foundation

American Constitution Society

American International Group In= c.

Center for American Progress

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Cornell University

Covia Holdings LLC

Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.

Federal Bar Association

Ferro Corp.

Financial Times Group Ltd.

Granite Telecommunications LLC

Home Box Office Inc.

HomeServices of America Inc.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

JUUL Labs Inc.

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.

Katerra Inc.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

National Association of Realtor= s

Nautilus Insurance Co.

Netflix Inc.

North Carolina State Bar

Patriot Rail Co. LLC

Public Citizen Inc.

Seadrill Limited

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.

Spotify Technology SA

Stage Stores Inc.

State Bar of California

Tailored Brands Inc.

Target Corp.

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The Impact Fund

The Lycra Co.

The Neiman Marcus Group LLC

TikTok Inc.

TransUnion LLC

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

UMB Financial Corp.

Validus Holdings Ltd.

Whiting Petroleum Corp.

YouTube Inc.


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olsw= ang

Davis Wright Tremaine

Franklin D. Azar & Associates

Ketchmark & McCreight

Miller Law Associates APC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Illinois Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Pennsylvania Department of State=

Rural Housing Service

State of Indiana

State of Michigan

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Copyright Office

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

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

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Veterans Af= fairs

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Supreme Court

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