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The Fifth Circuit weighed the effect of an employer's liability policy en= dorsement during oral arguments Wednesday in an insurer-versus-insurer disp= ute over coverage for an ExxonMobil general contractor over an on-the-job d= eath. .

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TOP NEWS

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5th Circ. Mulls Coverage For ExxonMobil J= obsite Fatality

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By Hope Patti

The Fifth Circuit weighed the effe= ct of an employer's liability policy endorsement during oral arguments Wedn= esday in an insurer-versus-insurer dispute over coverage for an ExxonMobil = general contractor over an on-the-job death. .

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Court Nixes Mining Cos.' Takings Case Ove= r Border Wall

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims h= as rejected two Texas oil companies' third attempt to be paid for access to= underground minerals they allegedly lost to border wall construction, sayi= ng they failed to show the construction completely blocked mining.

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UPenn Worker Sues LF Driscoll Over Fall D= uring HVAC Work

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By Mike Curley

A University of Pennsylvania maint= enance worker is suing L.F. Driscoll Co. LLC in Pennsylvania state court fo= r injuries he allegedly sustained from a fall while servicing an HVAC unit = at the school.

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Pa. Quarry Tells Panel It Doesn't Want 'R= eset' On Permit

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By Matthew Santoni

Attorneys for a proposed New Hanov= er, Pennsylvania, rock quarry pled with a state appellate court Wednesday n= ot to make the quarry restart a permit application process after more than = a decade of litigation, arguing the Pennsylvania Department of Environmenta= l Protection should reconsider its prior application and accept tweaks to d= eal with pollution the DEP should have addressed itself.

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Appeals Board OKs Construction Co.'s Trai= n Delay Claims

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By Micah Danney

A Missouri construction firm can c= ontinue with its claims that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owes it money= for delays caused by trains stopped on railroad tracks above a dig site bu= t not its claims about moving trains, an appeals board ruled.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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AI Use May Trigger False Claims Act's Pub= lic Disclosure Bar

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The likely use of publicly availab= le artificial intelligence tools to detect government fraud by combing thro= ugh large data sets will raise complex questions about a False Claims Act p= rovision that prohibits the filing of claims based on previously disclosed = information, say Nick Peterson and Spencer Brooks at Wiley Rein.=20

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Finding Focus: Strategies For Attorneys W= ith ADHD

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Given the prevalence of ADHD among= attorneys, it is imperative that the legal community gain a better underst= anding of how ADHD affects well-being, and that resources and strategies ex= ist for attorneys with this disability to manage their symptoms and achieve= success, say Casey Dixon at Dixon Life Coaching and Krista Larson at Stins= on.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Hogan Lovells To Add 28 Stroock Partners = In Mid-November

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By Xiumei Dong

Hogan Lovells said Wednesday that = it is preparing to welcome 28 partners from the dissolving Stroock & St= roock & Lavan LLP on Nov. 15, a slightly smaller group than the "more t= han 30" partners initially anticipated in late October.

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Morgan & Morgan Filed Most Federal To= rt Suits Since 2020

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By Y. Peter Kang

National plaintiffs injury firm Mo= rgan & Morgan PA has filed the highest number of tort suits filed in fe= deral court over the past three years, according to a new report by Lex Mac= hina.

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Fox Recruits Campbell Soup's GC For Its N= ext Legal Chief

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By Hailey Konnath

Fox Corp. announced Wednesday that= Campbell Soup Co. general counsel Adam Ciongoli will be the media company'= s next chief legal and policy officer, taking over for Fox's outgoing top l= awyer Viet D. Dinh, who is leaving the company at the end of the year.

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Options For Nonlawyers Spark NYSBA Task F= orce's Interest

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By Andrea Keckley

Despite the New York State Bar Ass= ociation's opposition to nonattorneys practicing the law, the co-chair of t= he association's task force on the post-pandemic future of the profession e= ncouraged NYSBA during a weekend House of Delegates meeting to study t= he possibility of creating certified paraprofessionals to assist with some = types of legal advice.

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Oregon Supreme Court OKs License Path Wit= hout Bar Exam

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By Tracey Read

The Oregon Supreme Court has appro= ved a unique new way to become a licensed attorney that doesn't involve pas= sing the current bar exam.

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Feds Take Down 'High-End Brothels' Cateri= ng To Attys, Pols

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By Julie Manganis

Lawyers, politicians and corporate= executives were among the customers of what federal prosecutors characteri= zed as a network of "high-end brothels" that charged up to $600 an hour for= sex with women trafficked primarily from Asia to upscale apartments in Mas= sachusetts and Virginia, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

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Senate Confirms NY Magistrate Judge To Ea= stern District Seat

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate voted 51-48 on Wednesda= y to confirm Magistrate Judge Ramon Ernesto Reyes Jr. to serve in the Easte= rn District of New York, which comes on the heels of Senate Democrats and t= he White House securing their 150th lifetime judicial confirmation und= er President Joe Biden a day earlier.

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Sen. Judiciary Panel Drops Subpoena For O= ne GOP Donor

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By Courtney Buble

Senate Judiciary Committee Democra= ts said conservative donor Robin Arkley II has largely provided inform= ation they were seeking as part of their ethics probes of the U.S. Supreme = Court, and as a result will leave him out of Thursday's planned vote t= o authorize subpoenas for conservative donor Harlan Crow and judicial activ= ist Leonard Leo.

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Ivanka Testifies She Wasn't 'Privy' To Fa= ther's Net Worth Docs

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Donald Trump's eldest daughter too= k the stand Wednesday in the New York attorney general's civil fraud trial = against her family's real estate business, distancing herself from her fath= er's financial statements and later extolling the success of her projects a= nd positive relationships with the allegedly defrauded banks.

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Trump Atty Docs Fair Game As Soon As He R= aises Defense

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By Phillip Bantz

A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesd= ay that former President Donald Trump must tell prosecutors by Jan. 15 whet= her he intends to blame his lawyers as a defense in his election interferen= ce case — and if so, he'll have to simultaneously give the government= all relevant privileged communications with his lawyers.

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Eastman Fights To Admit Election Denial = Report Into Evidence

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman's attorney fough= t Wednesday to avoid a setback in his disbarment trial after the judge= overseeing the proceedings declined to admit into evidence an expert = report calling the results of the 2020 presidential election into ques= tion, although the judge later said she'd consider the matte= r further.

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Ex-GC Sentenced To 22 Months For Attempt= ed Airport Bribe

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By Thy Vo

A Colorado federal judge Wednesday= sentenced a former general counsel to 22 months in prison for offering a F= lorida airport official a cut of profits in exchange for a $20 million cont= ract, agreeing not to impose a maximum five-year term after prosecutors cit= ed his "extraordinary" work in other corruption probes.

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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Challenges Pa= rtisan Label Rule

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By Ryan Harroff

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennife= r Brunner has taken Buckeye State officials to federal court to challenge a= law requiring candidates for her own court and lower appellate courts to h= ave their political affiliation listed on general election ballots, arguing= that it unfairly restricted her 2022 campaign for chief justice.

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Bosses' Work From Home Upends Federal Co= urt Jurisdiction

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By Ryan Boysen

Cardlytics Inc. — a digital = ad platform incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Atlanta — c= an't establish diversity jurisdiction in a compensation dispute with two ou= sted California employees because most of its top executives work remotely = from the Golden State, a federal judge has ruled.

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'Stop Being Cute': Tensions Run High In = Texas Firm Wage Row

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By Catherine Marfin

Tensions between a Lewis Brisbois = Bisgaard & Smith LLP partner and his former employer boiled over Wednes= day during the second day of trial in a back wages dispute, with a Texas ju= dge threatening to hold the ex-associate in contempt while admonishing coun= sel for the Houston firm for making a comment the judge said came close to = homophobia.

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Drug Maker Calls DEA Admin Judge Appoint= ment Flawed

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By Gianna Ferrarin

An administrative judge with the U= .S. Drug Enforcement Administration hit pause Wednesday on an agency disput= e with a manufacturer of medications treating attention-deficit/hyperactivi= ty disorder, a day after the company filed a federal suit challenging her a= ppointment.

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Talc Claimant Attys Get Trimmed Fees In = J&J Unit Ch. 11

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By Rick Archer

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has = said firms representing talc injury claimants can get paid for work they di= d in the early days of the second Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson'= s talc spinoff, but cut their $1.3 million request by nearly a third.

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Attys In Credit Card Fee Suit Ask Court = To Kill Claims Site

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By Aaron West

A suspicious website that purports= to help people confirm settlement amounts related to long-running antitrus= t litigation against Visa and Mastercard and uses a voice message it claims= was recorded by Snoop Dogg to support its activities has caught the attent= ion of class counsel, who asked a federal court to intervene this week.

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Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Gets OK To Settle Re= tainer Dispute

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By Yun Park

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge has= approved a Chapter 11 trustee's settlement with a law firm that previously= represented Chinese exile Ho Wan Kwok in a malpractice suit against Clark = Hill PLC and one of its immigration lawyers, agreeing to split the $100,000= retainer in half between the estate and Casper Firm LLC.

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Insurer Must Turn Over Docs On 'Confusin= g' Check Offer

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By Daniel Ducassi

An insurance company facing a bad = faith lawsuit from a Colorado personal injury firm must turn over certain d= ocuments it claimed were entitled to attorney-client privilege, a federal m= agistrate judge has ruled, because they were tied to one of the insurer's a= ttorneys acting as a claims adjuster for coverage of litigation costs.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Campbell Soup Co.

Credit Suisse Group AG

Georgetown University

Harvard University

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.

Houlihan Lokey Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Lex Machina Inc.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

Lincoln National Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

MasterCard Inc.

New York City Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Oregon State Bar

RELX PLC

Snyder's-Lance Inc.

State Bar of California

The New York Times Co.

Themis Solutions Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

Willis Towers Watson PLC


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Franklin D. Azar & Associates

Miller Law Associates APC

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Armed Services Board of = Contract Appeals

Denver International Airport

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Ohio Supreme Court

Pennsylvania = Department of Environmental Protection

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney&= #39;s Office for the District of Colorado

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

U.S. Bankrupt= cy Court for the District of New Jersey

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

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

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

U.S. Drug Enforcement Adminis= tration

U.S. General Services Adminis= tration

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Un= ited States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

Un= ited States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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