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The states of Oregon and Washington, as well as a coalition of green grou= ps and Native American tribes, have entered into a joint agreement with the= federal government to pause their lawsuit over hydropower practices on the= Columbia River until 2029, as the parties begin restoring salmon habitats.

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Parties Want To Revisit Ore. Dam Review I= n 5 Years

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By Quinn Wilson

The states of Oregon and Washingto= n, as well as a coalition of green groups and Native American tribes, have = entered into a joint agreement with the federal government to pause their l= awsuit over hydropower practices on the Columbia River until 2029, as the p= arties begin restoring salmon habitats.

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Senators Call For White House To Curb Mex= ican Steel Influx

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By Micah Danney

A bipartisan group of senators has= written a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan ca= lling on the government to halt rising steel imports from Mexico, a surge t= he group said violates the terms of a 2019 agreement.

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Chancery Mulls Toss Of Pipeline Co. Merge= r Side-Deal Suit

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By Jeff Montgomery

An attorney for current and former= natural gas pipeline company directors and officers sued by ETC Northeast = Field Services LLC for fiduciary duty breaches told a Delaware vice chancel= lor Friday that the suit should be tossed as a prohibited collateral attack= on an arbitration award.

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Calif. Issues Emergency Silicosis Rules A= mid Surge In Cases

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By Henrik Nilsson

California's Occupational Safety a= nd Health Administration introduced new emergency safety standards to prote= ct workers who cut artificial stone countertops from silicosis, an incurabl= e lung disease that California authorities have described as an epidemic.

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CIT Approves Gov't Bid For Plywood Duty E= vasion Remand

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By Rae Ann Varona

The U.S. Court of International Tr= ade granted the U.S. government's request to let it reconsider whether seve= ral plywood importers were evading duties imposed on imports from China, sa= ying an evasion finding relied on information later found to be wrong.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

Kramer Levin, Katten Join Pay Hike And Bo= nus Bandwagon

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By Xiumei Dong

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Franke= l LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP are the latest law firms announcing ye= ar-end bonuses for associates and 2024 raises that are in line with the pre= vailing scales set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP.

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Giuliani Must Pay Ga. Poll Workers $148M,= Jury Says

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By Ali Sullivan

A D.C. federal jury on Friday orde= red Rudy Giuliani to pay roughly $148 million to two Georgia poll work= ers whom the former New York City mayor falsely accused of committing ballo= t fraud during the 2020 presidential election.

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Giuliani's Lawyers Call Bid To Toss $1.36= M Fee Suit Lacking

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By Bonnie Eslinger

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP = urged a Manhattan state court Wednesday to reject Rudy Giuliani's attempt t= o toss its lawsuit claiming the former New York City mayor racked up $1.36 = million in unpaid legal bills, calling the bid "a stalling tactic that lack= s any rational basis in law or fact."

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After Girardi: Three Years Of Reforms And= Counting

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By Brandon Lowrey

It's been three years since former= Los Angeles celebrity trial lawyer Tom Girardi admitted to stealing at lea= st $2 million from clients' settlement funds, unraveling a much larger web = of theft enabled by conflicts of interest and failures in the systems long = relied upon to catch attorney misconduct.

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Allstate Retirees Lose Appeal Despite Jud= ge's Stock Holding

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By Hailey Konnath

The Eleventh Circuit refused to re= surrect a pair of proposed ERISA class actions claiming Allstate wrongly te= rminated lifetime insurance benefits for some retirees Friday, rejecting th= eir argument that they should get another shot because the federal judge wh= o oversaw the case owned stock in the company.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Seeks 'Last Word' In TikTo= k Defamation Case

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By Jake Maher

A former Greenberg Traurig LLP att= orney suing a social media influencer for defamation urged a Florida federa= l court Friday to reject the influencer's attempt to make additional argume= nts as they battle over who will have the final say on a motion to dis= miss the case.

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MSU Reverses Stance, Agrees To Release Na= ssar Documents

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By David Steele

The Michigan State University Boar= d of Trustees voted Friday to release to the state attorney general thousan= ds of documents related to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal that it ha= d previously withheld while claiming attorney-client privilege.

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Atty's Remarks On $50M Case Stay In Malpr= actice Suit

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By Danielle Ferguson

An attorney who calls himself "Ame= rica's most famous trial lawyer" can't stop a jury from hearing statements = he made at a press conference about a case he thought was worth $50 million= , after a Michigan appellate panel sided with his former clients who say he= botched their claims.

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Illinois Atty Sues US Over Denied Return = To Immigration Court

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By Rae Ann Varona

An Illinois attorney sued the U.S.= government for refusing to reinstate her to practice before federal immigr= ation courts, saying the decision was unlawful because she met the needed r= equirement of being a member in good standing of the bar of Illinois' highe= st court.

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LA Deputy City Atty's Gender Bias Suit On= The Ropes

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By Craig Clough

A California judge indicated on Fr= iday that she might dismiss a gender discrimination suit brought by a deput= y city attorney in the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, saying there's n= o evidence of any bias toward women in the office.

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Surveys, Awards & More: Law360's 202= 4 Editorial Calendar

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Law360 publishes several award ser= ies throughout the year, including ones that highlight top-performing attor= neys and practice groups. Here, find all you need to know about our awards = and surveys, including due dates, FAQs, and the questions we'll ask so you = can prepare ahead of time.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

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By Kevin Penton

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath = LLP, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, Hueston Hennigan LLP and Wiggin and Da= na LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a California fe= deral jury ruled that Google illegally restrained trade in the market for A= ndroid app distribution and billing services.

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

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By Sue Reisinger

Most legal leaders who took part i= n a recent survey ranked the quick adoption of generative artificial intell= igence as their top concern over the next two years. And antitrust experts = say the jury verdict against Google in its fight with Epic Games over its a= pp market could have significant implications for other antitrust cases tar= geting large tech companies.

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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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Pro Say: Google's Antitrust Woes Linger = With An Epic Defeat

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Epic Games prevailed in its closel= y watched antitrust trial against Google this week, convincing a California= federal jury that Google's app store functions as an illegal monopoly that= jacks up prices for app developers and smothers competition.

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AlixPartners LLP

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Pacific Corp.

Apple Inc.

Boston University

CVS Health Corp.

California Bankers Association

Executive Health Resources Inc.

Michigan State University

National Wildlife Federation

Nestle SA

PennEnergy Resources LLC

RealPage Inc.

Spencer Stuart Inc.

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

The Cigna Group

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Walt Disney Co.

Thomas Jefferson Unive= rsity Hospitals Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

USA Gymnastics

Wells Fargo & Co.


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Shegerian & Associates

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Attorney Regist= ration and Disciplinary Commission

Bureau of Reclamation

California Supreme Court

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Commission

European Union

Executive Office for Immi= gration Review

Fish and Wildlife Service

Food and Drug Administration

Illinois Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

Los Angeles Superior Court

National Marine Fisheries Servi= ce

Nez Perce Tribe

Occupational Safety= and Health Administration

U.S. Army

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of He= alth and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

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

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Northern District of Florida

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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