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An "inefficient and inflexible" rule intended to facilitate settlements t= hat pay for environmental damage resulting from pollution would be streamli= ned under a new rule proposed Friday by the U.S. Department of the Interior= .

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Biden Admin Floats New Natural Resource D= amage Rule

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By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

An "inefficient and inflexible" ru= le intended to facilitate settlements that pay for environmental damage res= ulting from pollution would be streamlined under a new rule proposed Friday= by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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Caterpillar, Wirtgen Get Partial Wins In = IP Row After ITC Ruling

=09

By Adam Lidgett

A Delaware federal court has found= that Wirtgen and Caterpillar didn't infringe parts of each other's road-mi= lling machine patents, while noting that U.S. International Trade Commissio= n decisions weren't "factual evidence."

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NJ Panel Backs Bid Award For $37.5M Beach= Restoration Job

=09

By Carla Baranauckas

A New Jersey appellate panel backe= d on Friday the state Department of Environmental Protection's awarding of = a contract for a multimillion-dollar project to restore dunes and build pub= lic amenities at a Garden State beach, ruling the agency assessed bids obje= ctively and its decision was not arbitrary or capricious.

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Judge Trims $12M Toll Brothers Suit Again= st Security Co.

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By Ryan Harroff

The home security arm of Pennsylva= nia-based home building firm Toll Brothers saw three of its claims against = another security firm it sold $12 million worth of accounts to trimmed away= this week by a Connecticut judge but held on to the majority of its suit.

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Insurer Sued Over $3.5M Colo. Sewer Damag= e Award

=09

By Daniel Ducassi

A Colorado county water authority = has accused Gemini Insurance Co. of failing to defend a construction compan= y that was found liable for $3.5 million in damages related to a botched co= nstruction project that caused a sewage line failure.

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Engineers Can't Stop Review Of Collapsed = Bridge Info

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By Matthew Santoni

An engineering firm can't get an e= xception to a Pennsylvania state judge's order for a closed-door review of = records related to a Pittsburgh bridge's collapse, amid an ongoing dispute = over what victims of the collapse can get for their lawsuits and what's pri= vileged due to an ongoing federal investigation.

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Salt Lake City, Lumen Agree To End Remova= l Fee Row

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By Nadia Dreid

Salt Lake City has settled its dis= pute with Lumen Technologies more than two years after suing the telecom pr= ovider for $400,000, saying it had refused to pay up for the cost of moving= the company's communications infrastructure from public rights-of-way duri= ng a city construction project.

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NY AG Seeks $370M From Trump After Valuat= ion Fraud Trial

=09

By Frank G. Runyeon

New York Attorney General Letitia = James asked a state judge Friday to claw back $370 million, plus interest, = from former President Donald Trump for what she called an "outrageous" cons= piracy to defraud banks and insurers by inflating his wealth on financial s= tatements.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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How New Fla. Condo Law Will Affect Owners= ' Finances

=09 =09

As this December is the deadline f= or condominiums in Florida to be in compliance with legislation passed afte= r the Champlain Towers collapse, condo owners will need to prepare for both= the immediate and long-term financial implications, says Greg Main-Baillie= at Colliers.

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3 Power Rulings Change Outlook For Transm= ission Cos.

=09 =09

The cumulative effect of three Dec= ember power cases that halted state actions that gave preference to incumbe= nt transmission providers could level the playing field for independent dev= elopers, say Harvey Reiter and John McCaffrey at Stinson.

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4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The Ne= w Year

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As attorneys and clients reset for= a new year, now is a good time to take a step back and review some core et= hical issues that attorneys should keep front of mind in 2024, including ap= proaching generative artificial intelligence with caution and care, and avo= iding pitfalls in outside counsel guidelines, say attorneys at HWG.

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Legal Industry Added 4,500 Jobs In Decemb= er

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By Tracey Read

The U.S. legal services sector con= tinued to trend positive in the area of job growth, according to preliminar= y data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.

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Nelson Mullins' Leader Begins New Term Ey= eing More Growth

=09

By Rose Krebs

As he kicks off another three-year= term as Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's managing partner, Jam= es K. Lehman told Law360 on Friday he is focused on continuing to grow the = national firm as well as helping prepare its next generation of leadership.

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Haley Guiliano Co-Founder Exits Firm For = Role At Adeia

=09

By Christine DeRosa

One of the co-founders of Haley Gu= iliano LLP, a patent prosecution and intellectual property rights managemen= t spinoff from Ropes & Gray LLP, has left the firm for an executive pos= ition at intellectual property licensing business Adeia Inc.

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Wilson Sonsini Nabs Baker Botts Attys Wit= h FTC, DOJ Chops

=09

By Craig Clough

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosa= ti PC announced Friday that it recruited former Federal Trade Commission ac= ting Director Maureen Ohlhausen and former U.S. Department of Jus= tice antitrust official Taylor Owings from Baker Botts LLP to boost it= s antitrust team in New York and Washington, D.C.

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Girardi 'R= 03;Exaggerating His Symptoms,' Unsealed Order Says

=09

By Lauren Berg

A Los Angeles federal judge conclu= ded that disbarred lawyer Tom Girardi is "exaggerating his symptoms" to bac= k a claim that he has dementia, finding that he is competent to face trial = on charges that he stole millions of dollars from his clients, according to= an order unsealed Friday.

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Analysis

New Protections For Judges Turn A Year Ol= d; What's Next?

=09

By Courtney Bubl=E9

New Jersey U.S. District Judge Est= her Salas, whose 20-year-old son was fatally shot at her New Jersey home in= July 2020, calls a law enacted a year ago to enhance judicial security "a = solid step in the right direction," but says Congress should better fund pr= otections for judges and their families and states should pass similar laws= for their judicial personnel.

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NY Judge Faces Removal Over Contracting C= onflict Of Interest

=09

By Andrea Keckley

A New York judge accused of awardi= ng himself a state-funded contract and overbilling for his services should = be removed from office for misconduct, the state judicial ethics watchdog s= aid last week.

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Ex-Software Co. Atty Fired For Diversity = Probes, NJ Suit Says

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By George Woolston

A former employment attorney for a= cloud technology company has alleged she was fired in retaliation for inve= stigating and reporting complaints of discrimination and harassment made ag= ainst management-level employees, according to a lawsuit filed in New Jerse= y state court.

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Pair Of NC Judges Plead Guilty To Notary = Violations

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By Hayley Fowler

Two state court judges in North Ca= rolina pled guilty on Friday to misdemeanor charges stemming from notary la= w violations that occurred in 2022 while they were private practice attorne= ys in Charlotte, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office said.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

=09

By Aebra Coe

Covington & Burling LLP secure= d the top spot on this week's list of Legal Lions after a New York federal = judge permanently tossed a proposed class action Tuesday against its client= over a Tide laundry detergent label.

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Up Next At High Court: Court Notices, Fe= es & No Fly List

=09

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court returns Mon= day to kick off a new calendar year by hearing arguments over the proper wa= y to notify migrants of immigration court removal procedures, the constitut= ionality of state legislature-mandated general impact fees and whether pros= ecutors can present substitute expert witnesses at criminal trials.

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

=09

By Michele Gorman

A Wells Fargo pension fund stockho= lder hit the big bank with a derivative complaint against its board for not= having proper diversity, equity and inclusion monitoring systems, and a no= nprofit in North Carolina sued to take down a state law banning anyone but = a fully licensed attorney from offering legal advice. These are among the s= tories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the first week of the= new year.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You M= issed In London

=09

By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen L= ucasfilm use the force in a High Court appeal in a dispute over the use of = the late actor Peter Cushing's likeness, defunct crypto lender Celsius brin= g legal proceedings against cryptocurrency insurance startup Unslashed, and= the Kuwaiti pensions authority bring another lawsuit to the table in a $10= million bribery scandal involving the authority’s former boss. Here,= Law360 looks at these and other 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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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA XL Ltd.

Adeia Inc.

American Bar Association

Associated Press

Binance Holdings Ltd.

Colliers Internation= al Property Consultants

Deutsche Bank AG

Florida Power & Light Co.

Hatch Henderson Fivel LLC

LS Power Development LLC

Ladder Capital Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Lumen Technologies Inc.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Michael Baker International LLC<= /a>

Microsoft Corp.

Midcontinent Indepe= ndent System Operator Inc.

Mizuho Bank Ltd.

New Jersey State Bar Associatio= n

North Carolina State Bar

PJM Interconnection LLC

Philip Morris International Inc.=

Purdue Pharma LP

Safety-Kleen, Inc.

Sedgwick Claims Manageme= nt Services Inc.

Sotheby's

Standard Chartered PLC

The New York Times Co.

The Procter & Gamble Co.

Toll Brothers Inc.

Trump Organization Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

University of Virginia

W.R. Berkley Corp.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Wirtgen Group


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Attorney General's = Office

Bureau of Labor Statistics

California Supreme Court

Cape May County, New Jersey

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Energy Regulatory Co= mmission

Federal Trade Commission

International Trade Commission

Iowa Legislature

National Labor Relations Board

National Transportation Safe= ty Board

New Jersey Attorney General&= #39;s Office

New Jersey Depa= rtment of Environmental Protection

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

New York Attorney General'= s Office

New York State Comm= ission on Judicial Conduct

Pennsylvania Department= of Transportation

Pennsylvania Public Utili= ty Commission

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

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

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

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

U.S. Department of Homeland S= ecurity

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

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

U.S. D= istrict Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Government Accountabili= ty Office

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office<= /a>

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Tax Court

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

United Stat= es District Court for the District of Utah

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