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A split Michigan appellate court panel has upheld a ruling that a general= contractor's use of a lien to buy part of a retail and housing projec= t that was under construction was legitimate, after the property owner= canceled an agreement to sell the land to the developer.

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Lien Used For Development Buy Was Valid, = Mich. Panel Says

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By David Holtzman

A split Michigan appellate court p= anel has upheld a ruling that a general contractor's use of a lien to = buy part of a retail and housing project that was under construction w= as legitimate, after the property owner canceled an agreement to sell the l= and to the developer.

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Nigeria, Engineering Firm Settle $2.9M Aw= ard Fight

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By Ali Sullivan

Nigeria and an engineering firm ha= ve settled D.C. Circuit litigation over the enforcement of an arbitration a= ward arising from the West African country's alleged delayed payments for p= ublic infrastructure work.

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DR Horton, Lennar Hit With Disability Bia= s Suit In Texas

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By Brent Godwin

The Fair Housing Council of South = Texas has alleged homebuilders D.R. Horton and Lennar Corp. discriminated a= gainst buyers with disabilities by denying requests to make homes more acce= ssible, in some cases directing people to more expensive floor plans.

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9th Circ. Urged To Certify Wildfire Debri= s Coverage Question

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By Shane Dilworth

A contractor hired to remove debri= s from the 2018 Camp Fire urged a Ninth Circuit panel Monday to certify to = the California Supreme Court the question of whether dust fr= om the event is a pollutant that falls within its insurer's total pollution= exclusion.

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Pipeline Builder Says It's Owed $4 Millio= n For Done Deal

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By Daniel Ducassi

A Mississippi-based pipeline const= ruction company told a Denver jury Monday that a Marathon Petroleum Corp. s= ubsidiary manufactured an excuse not to pay the final $4.1 million of a rou= ghly $40 million project, denying allegedly unfinished work was part of the= deal.

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Amazon Warehouse Subcontractor Sues For $= 3.6M Payment

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By Julie Manganis

An electrical engineering firm is = suing Amazon and a contractor over a 3.8-million-square-foot warehouse and = distribution facility in the town of North Andover, Massachusetts, alleging= it's still owed nearly $3.6 million for work done on the project before it= s contract was terminated.

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Attys Seek $2.1M Award In Pebble Mine Bui= ldout Suit

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By Jonathan Capriel

Lawyers for Northern Dynasty Miner= als Ltd. shareholders have asked a New York federal court to sign off on a = more than $2.1 million class counsel compensation request, saying the nearl= y $6.4 million settlement they secured is an "excellent" result for clients= , given that the company is "strapped for cash."

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LAW360 WEBINAR

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Law360 Webinar: Perils And Opportunities = Of CRE Distress

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By Georgia Kromrei

Indications of distress in commerc= ial real estate are rising fast, and macroeconomic pressures are threatenin= g asset classes once considered safe havens. Law360 Real Estate Authority w= ill moderate a panel with leading real estate attorneys to discuss topics i= ncluding trends in mezzanine debt, the changing financing landscape and opp= ortunities that may accompany distress.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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Law Firms Could See 'Modest' Growth By Ye= ar's End

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By Aebra Coe

Rising expenses and declining dema= nd in the legal industry through the first half of 2023 began to moderate b= y the end of the year's third quarter, with expenses matching revenue acros= s nearly 200 law firms surveyed by Citi Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Grou= p.

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Jackson Walker Says Atty Lied About Relat= ionship With Judge

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By Alex Wittenberg

Texas law firm Jackson Walker LLP = said Monday that former partner Elizabeth Freeman lied about her romantic r= elationship with U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones, who resigned last mo= nth following reports that he failed to disclose the relationship.

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Supreme Court Lays Out Code Of Conduct

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By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday r= eleased its first-ever code of conduct amid historic levels of public scrut= iny, codifying many principles the justices claim they've long adhered to i= n order to dispel public misunderstandings about the high court's ethics ru= les.

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The Supreme Court Conduct Code's Glaring = Flaw

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By Katie Buehler

The distinction of the U.S. Suprem= e Court's new code of conduct, its first in 234 years of existence, was tar= nished a bit in some court watchers' eyes by the lack of an enforcement mec= hanism.

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Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, Ex-President'= s Sister, Dies At 86

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By Jake Maher

Maryanne Trump Barry, the older si= ster of Donald Trump and a former federal judge who sat on New Jersey's dis= trict court bench and later on the Third Circuit, has died, the New York Po= lice Department confirmed to Law360 Pulse on Monday. She was 86.

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Google's CLO To Face Hot Seat As Judge Qu= estions 'Culture'

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By Bonnie Eslinger

The California federal judge overs= eeing the trial in Epic Games' antitrust suit over Google's Android app mar= ket on Monday questioned whether the company has an "ingrained systemic cul= ture of suppression of relevant evidence," ordering the attorney in charge = of Google's in-house legal department to appear in court ready for question= ing Thursday.

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Report Alleges Data Breach Of Texas Famil= y Law Nonprofit

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By Andrea Keckley

The co-founder of cyber risk solut= ions company Security Discovery said in a blog post Monday that a non-passw= ord-protected database containing nearly 400,000 PDF documents that appear = to be connected to the Texas nonprofit America Family Law Center had been e= xposed.

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Gibson Dunn Debuts Fintech And Digital As= sets Practice

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By Tracey Read

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP lau= nched a global fintech and digital assets practice group on Monday to advis= e traditional and emerging companies on the most complex investigations and= enforcement actions brought by regulators in critical markets in the Unite= d States, Europe and Asia.

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Wright Harassment Accusers Want His Defam= ation Suit Sunk

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By Jack Karp

Former George Mason University law= professor Joshua Wright can't win the $108 million he is seeking in a defa= mation suit against two women accusing him of sexual misconduct because the= ir accusations are protected by a state law shielding speech on matters of = public concern, according to the women.

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Eastern District Of Calif. Judge Confirme= d To 9th Circ.

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The U.S. Senate voted 48-43 o= n Monday evening to confirm U.S. District Judge Ana de Alba to the Ninth Ci= rcuit, marking her second Senate confirmation in as many years amid Republi= can scrutiny of her brief time on the federal bench.

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Don Jr. Showcases 'Sexy' Assets In Trump= 's Fraud Defense

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By Frank G. Runyeon

A New York judge on Monday allowed= Donald Trump Jr. to regale him with the history of his father's "spectacul= ar" real estate empire, leading off the defense case in the state attorney = general's civil fraud trial with a glittering portrayal of his father's vis= ionary "magic."

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Feds Say Broadcasting Trump Trial Would = Create A 'Spectacle'

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By Hailey Konnath

Federal prosecutors on Monday urge= d a D.C. federal judge to reject Donald Trump's request to televise his upc= oming election interference trial, arguing that the former president merely= wants to create a "carnival atmosphere" and a "spectacle" that could lead = to witness intimidation.

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Eastman Wants Jan. 6 Committee's Report = Out Of Bar Trial

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By Craig Clough

John Eastman's attorney argued on = Monday to keep the U.S. House Select Committee report on the Jan. 6 attack = out of evidence in his California disbarment trial, arguing the committee's= investigation was not an adversarial proceeding and lacked prope= r rules of evidence and hearsay.

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Trump Attys Ask Justices To Review Elect= ion Suit Sanctions

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By Aaron West

Attorneys who challenged president= ial election results in Michigan in 2020 and were penalized to the tune of = more than $100,000 pushed back last week against a Sixth Circuit decision t= hat mostly affirmed those sanctions, asking for a U.S. Supreme Court review= of the appeals court ruling.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alphabet Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Constitution Society

Apple Inc.

Associated Press

Cable-Satellite Public Af= fairs Network

Campaign Legal Center

Guangdong OPPO= Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.

International Business Ma= chines Corp.

J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

Lennar Corp.

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Match Group LLC

McDermott International

NBCUniversal Media LLC

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.

Quanta Services Inc.

State Bar of California

The Leadership C= onference on Civil & Human Rights

The Neiman Marcus Group LLC

The New York Times Co.

Trump Organization Inc.

Walmart Inc.

Washington Post Co.

Xiaomi Corp.


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Miller Law Associates APC

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Vasseghi Budd

Wheeler Trigg

White & Case

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Berry Creek = Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California

California Supreme Court

Colorado Supreme Court

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement= Network

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York City Police Department

New York Department of = Financial Services

North Carolina= Office of the Commissioner of Banks

Office of the Comptroll= er of the Currency

State of Michigan

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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

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

U.S. Department o= f Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

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

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

U.S. Distric= t Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United Nations

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