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A Los Angeles developer who admitted to lying on his tax returns and whil= e under oath in bankruptcy court was sentenced to 41 months in prison after= an investigation revealed he hid $9.1 million from creditors and the IRS, = the U.S. Justice Department said.

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Developer Gets 41 Months For Hiding $9M F= rom Creditors, IRS

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By Anna Scott Farrell

A Los Angeles developer who admitt= ed to lying on his tax returns and while under oath in bankruptcy court was= sentenced to 41 months in prison after an investigation revealed he hid $9= .1 million from creditors and the IRS, the U.S. Justice Department said.

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Army Had Reason To Nix $8M Afghanistan De= al, ASBCA Says

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By Rae Ann Varona

The Armed Services Board of Contra= ct Appeals backed the U.S. Army's decision to terminate an $8 million power= infrastructure construction contract it awarded to a Middle East-based com= pany, saying the company couldn't prove the Army was responsible for work d= elays.

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Miami-Dade Mayor Recommends Canceling Mia= mi Wilds Deal

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By Tom Lotshaw

Miami-Dade County's mayor is pushi= ng to undo a lease agreement for a controversial water park, retail and hot= el project near Zoo Miami, saying the developer is behind on its obligation= s, while a National Park Service land-use decision underpinning the deal se= ems likely to fall in a suit lodged by conservation groups.

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Judge Faults Thai Pipe Importer's Penalty= Duty As Speculative

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade criticized the U.S. Department of Commerce's penalty for a Thai pipe pr= oducer that withheld a purported affiliation with a customer, saying offici= als "speculated" the companies were affiliated to hike the tariffs.

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Commerce Must Rethink German Subsidies Fo= r 3rd Time

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Department of Commerce mu= st defend countervailing tariffs for German forged steel fluid end blocks f= or a third time after the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that a Ge= rman government program didn't necessarily provide countervailable subsidie= s by limiting access.

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FERC Rammed Through Unneeded Gas Project,= DC Circ. Told

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By Ali Sullivan

The Federal Energy Regulatory Comm= ission put its thumb on the scale in approving a Northeast pipeline expansi= on project despite clear evidence that the project wasn't needed, project c= hallengers told the D.C. Circuit.

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Watchdog Dubious That Gitmo Deal Terms Bi= ased Protester

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By Alyssa Aquino

The U.S. Government Accountability= Office has turned away a naval contractor's protest to the bidding terms f= or a task order seeking Guantanamo Bay construction workers, saying the ter= ms didn't place the bidder at a competitive disadvantage.

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Concrete Worker Sues Mix Supplier And Emp= loyee Over Burns

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By Collin Krabbe

A construction worker suffered che= mical burns on his leg after a watery mix of pouring concrete seeped into h= is skin because he wasn't warned that continuous contact could cause injury= , a suit in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas contends.

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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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PEOPLE

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Hinckley Allen Adds Construction Partner = In Boston

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By Jack Rodgers

Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP ha= s hired a Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA shareholder who focuses his p= ractice on construction, risk management and related litigation issues, the= firm has announced.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Preparing Law Students For A New, AI-Ass= isted Legal World

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As artificial intelligence rapidly= transforms the legal landscape, law schools must integrate technology and = curricula that address AI’s innate challenges — from ethics to = data security — to help students stay ahead of the curve, say Daniel = Garrie at Law & Forensics, Ryan Abbott at JAMS and Karen Silverman at C= antellus Group.=20

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Law Firms See Revenue Growth Amid Soaring= Billing Rates

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By Aebra Coe

As of the end of the third quarter= of 2023, U.S. law firms had increased their revenues, on average, by 4.6% = year-over-year as a result of "the highest growth in billing rates we've se= en," according to a new report from Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group.

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By Craig Clough

U.S. Copyright Office general coun= sel Suzanne Wilson told attendees at a Los Angeles conference on the inters= ection of technology and entertainment Wednesday that generative artificial= intelligence went from something "no one" is talking about to something ev= eryone is, which is why her office expects to issue a major AI report soon.

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Biden's Latest Picks Include Top Labor At= ty For 4th Circ.

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

President Joe Biden on Wednesday a= nnounced nominees for five seats on U.S. courts, including picks for the Th= ird and Fourth circuits that mark various firsts for diversity on the bench= .

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Former Cherokee Nation AG Pledges Imparti= ality

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By Courtney Buble

Sara Hill, nominee to be a distric= t judge in the Northern District of Oklahoma, testified on Wednesday that h= er experience with the Cherokee Nation, including serving as its attorney g= eneral, would help her if she's confirmed for the federal bench, but she ac= knowledged that the role of a judge is very different from that of an = advocate.

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Sen. Judiciary Panel Scraps Votes On GOP = Donor Subpoenas

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By Courtney Bubl=E9

The Senate Judiciary Committee scr= apped Thursday morning's possible vote on authorizing subpoenas for tw= o individuals as part of their U.S. Supreme Court ethics probe, the committ= ee said Wednesday night.

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Jackson Lewis Hospital Probe Is Privilege= d, 2nd Circ. Hints

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By Aaron Keller

A Second Circuit panel hinted Wedn= esday that a law firm likely did not defame a Connecticut doctor when it fo= rwarded an investigation report to hospital employees who needed to review = it, suggesting the contents were probably protected by qualified privilege.

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Analysis

Outspoken NY Judge Could Help Trump More = Than Hurt Him

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By Phillip Bantz

A Manhattan judge's unusually cand= id critiques of Donald Trump's civil fraud defense could risk giving the ex= -president and his legal team exactly what they want — footing to arg= ue on appeal that the deck was stacked against them from the beginning, acc= ording to experts.

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Trump Seeks Mistrial In NY Fraud Case, Cl= aiming Judicial Bias

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Former President Donald Trump aske= d the New York judge presiding over the attorney general's civil fraud case= against him to declare a mistrial, arguing that there was "tangible and ov= erwhelming" evidence the judge and his clerk were biased against him, his f= amily and his companies.

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Defense Atty Admits To Leaking Videos In = Ga. Election Case

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By Kelcey Caulder

An attorney for one of former Pres= ident Donald Trump's co-defendants in their Georgia election interference c= ase admitted during a hearing Wednesday that he shared videos with the medi= a made by defendants who'd taken plea deals, saying he believed the public = had a "right to know" what was in them.

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Trump Ditches 2nd Circ. Appeal Of Hush-Mo= ney Case Remand

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By Ryan Harroff

Former President Donald Trump told= the Second Circuit he will not pursue his appeal of a New York federal jud= ge's decision that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's charges regard= ing his hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels should rem= ain in state court.

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Ex-US Soccer CLO Named President Of Chic= ago Red Stars

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By Henrik Nilsson

The U.S. Soccer Federation's forme= r chief legal officer, Karen Leetzow, has joined the Chicago Red Stars as i= ts new president, the National Women's Soccer League club announced We= dnesday.

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Slain Fla. Law Professor's Ex-Mother-In-= Law Arrested

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By Lauren Berg

The former mother-in-law of slain = Florida law professor Dan Markel has been arrested on charges she helped or= chestrate his murder, just a week after her son was convicted of hiring hit= men to shoot Markel to death in July 2014.

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Ex-PetIQ GC Gets Suspended Sentence For = Domestic Abuse

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By Chart Riggall

The former general counsel and exe= cutive vice president of PetIQ LLC received a suspended jail sentence = in an Idaho court this week, after he pled guilty to a misdemeanor domestic= violence charge that followed his arrest near Boise this summer.

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Pennsylvania Court Says Atty's CBD Oil I= s Covered Med Supply

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By Ryan Harroff

Employment and personal injury law= firm Schmidt Kirifides and Rassias PC has to cover the cost of cannabidiol= oil used to treat one of its attorneys' back pain from a work injury becau= se, even if federally illegal, the substance is a "medical supply," a split= Pennsylvania state appeals court ruled.

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New Design Patent Bar Aims To Even The P= laying Field

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By Dani Kass

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Offi= ce said Wednesday that it had created a separate bar for design patent prac= titioners, meaning that those focused on ornamental designs don't have to m= eet the rigorous engineering and scientific requirements long used for util= ity patent practitioners.

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Ohio Justice Drops AG From Partisan Labe= l Rule Challenge

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By Ryan Harroff

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennife= r Brunner voluntarily dismissed the Buckeye State's attorney general, Dave = Yost, from her suit challenging a new law requiring her to be listed as a D= emocrat on general election ballots, but kept up her claims against other s= tate officials.

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Mich. Panel Grants Judges' Request To Ha= lt Court Closure

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By Carolyn Muyskens

A Wolverine State county must not = cancel a courthouse's lease at the end of this month as planned, a group of= Michigan appellate judges ruled Wednesday, granting a restraining order to= district court judges who oppose the county's move to consolidate judicial= operations in Flint.

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Black Ex-Worker Says Bronx DA's Office D= enied Promotion

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By Abby Wargo

The Bronx District Attorney's offi= ce discriminated against a Black worker for trying to take federally protec= ted medical leave to treat her chronic skin condition and denied her a prom= otion due to her race, the ex-worker said in a complaint filed in New York = federal court.

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American= Federation of State County & Municipal Employees

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American Systems

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedic= a Inc.

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Chicago Cubs Baseball Club LLC

Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Los Angeles Unified School D= istrict

Mazars LLP

Nascar Digital Media LLC

National Education Association

New Jersey League of Co= nservation Voters

Northern Mariana Island= s Retirement Fund

PetIQ LLC

Planned Parenthood Federation

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Service Employees Interna= tional Union

Sierra Club

The Atlanta Journal-Constitutio= n

The District of Columbia Bar

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

United States Soccer Federat= ion Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Yale University


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Armed Services Board of = Contract Appeals

Cherokee Nation

City of New York

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians=

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Food and Drug Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Miami International Airport

National Labor Relations Board

National Park Service

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Ohio Supreme Court

Oklahoma Court of Criminal App= eals

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S= . Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Copyright Office

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

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

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Navy

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U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United Keetoowah Band o= f Cherokee Indians

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

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