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Maryland would allow local governments to grant property tax credits for = certain hotel and residential developments with the requirement that larger= developments include affordable housing under legislation introduced in th= e state House of Delegates.

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Md. Bill Seeks Property Tax Credits For R= esidential Projects

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By Sanjay Talwani

Maryland would allow local governm= ents to grant property tax credits for certain hotel and residential develo= pments with the requirement that larger developments include affordable hou= sing under legislation introduced in the state House of Delegates.

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Insurer Needn't Cover Contractor In Const= ruction Injury Suit

=09

By Hope Patti

Evanston Insurance Co. has no duty= to defend or indemnify a contractor in an underlying suit filed by a worke= r who was injured when he fell off a ladder at a construction site, a Washi= ngton federal court ruled Friday, saying the policy's residential construct= ion exclusion applies.

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Calif. Drywall Co. Again Short On Wages A= nd OT, Court Told

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By Irene Spezzamonte

A California drywall company conti= nues to underpay its workers and to prevent them from recording their overt= ime despite having faced several U.S. Department of Labor investigations on= those issues, the state's attorney general has said in state court.

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US Steel Owes Wages For Off-Clock Duties,= Worker Says

=09

By Abby Wargo

U.S. Steel has not been paying its= workers at a Pittsburgh-area plant for the time they spend preparing for a= nd wrapping up their shifts, shorting them on wages, a mechanic has alleged= in a complaint filed in Pennsylvania state court.

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Mich. Electric Co. Can't Put Upgrade Dela= y Cost On Customers

=09

By Carolyn Muyskens

An electric company cannot pass th= e extra costs of construction delays during a power plant upgrade onto cust= omers, an appellate panel said Thursday, affirming a Michigan regulator's d= ecision that the utility must eat the loss.

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Mich. Prevailing Wage Policy Gets Appella= te Court's Backing

=09

By Danielle Ferguson

A Michigan agency did not overstep= its authority when it required that workers on certain state-fun= ded construction projects be paid a prevailing wage, an appellate court pan= el has ruled, finding the Legislature's repeal of the Prevailing Wage Act d= id not remove the agency's ability to impose certain terms on state co= ntracts.

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Roundup

Real Estate Authority: Fannie, Freddie An= d Chevron Deference

=09

By Real Estate Authority Staff

Law360 Real Estate Authority cover= s the most important real estate deals, litigation, policies and trends. Ca= tch up on this week's key developments in California, Florida and New York = — and on how a U.S. Supreme Court rollback of Chevron deference could= affect Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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Clyde & Co. Hires Ex-Lewis Brisbois T= eam In Chicago

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By Matt Perez

Law firm Clyde & Co. LLP annou= nced Thursday that it had hired nine Chicago-based insurance law and genera= l liability attorneys from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, includi= ng that firm's former managing partner in the city.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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CFTC Moves May Boost Interest In Voluntar= y Carbon Markets

=09 =09

As companies try to reduce their n= et greenhouse gas emissions, many have been cautious about embracing volunt= ary carbon credit markets — but recent moves by the U.S. Commodity Fu= tures Trading Commission to regulate this sector may address some of its we= ll-known challenges, say Deborah North and Laura Daugherty at Cleary.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

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US Legal Sector Drops 4,400 Jobs In Janua= ry

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By Xiumei Dong

After two months of growth, the U.= S. legal sector saw a decline in job numbers in January, shedding 4,400 pos= itions, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Departmen= t of Labor.

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Proskauer Strikes Deal Ending Secrets Sui= t With Ex-Exec

=09

By Rose Krebs

A New York federal judge on Friday= dismissed a suit Proskauer Rose LLP filed against its former chief operati= ng officer accusing him of stealing firm trade secrets, after the parties t= old the court a confidential agreement was reached to resolve the case.

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Dechert Settles Mogul's UK Hacking Claim = For Millions

=09

By Christopher Crosby

Dechert has agreed to pay £3 = million ($3.8 million) to resolve claims that ex-partner Neil Gerrard orche= strated the hacking of Farhad Azima and misled the English courts, in a dea= l that the aviation tycoon estimates could be worth as much as $15 million = with costs.

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Major Lindsey Says Ex-Worker Wants 'Media= Splash' In Suit

=09

By Emily Sawicki

In a scathing brief, Major Lindsey= & Africa LLC has accused a former employee's bankruptcy trustee of wan= ting a "media splash" by filing an "unnecessary motion" in violation of pro= fessional courtesy, amid the trustee's pursuit of negligence claims in New = York state court that accuse the legal recruiter of "empowering" a colleagu= e to sexually assault the employee.

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Atlanta DA Admits To Romance With Trump P= rosecutor

=09

By Kelcey Caulder

Fulton County District Attorney Fa= ni Willis admitted Friday she is involved in a personal relationship with a= special prosecutor hired to work on the Georgia election interference case= against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants, but said the = "meritless" and "salacious" rumors raised by the defense do not justify dis= qualifying her from prosecuting the case.

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DC Judge Scraps Trump's March Trial Date<= /a>

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By Ali Sullivan

A D.C. federal judge on Friday nix= ed Donald Trump's March 4 trial date in the criminal case accusing him of e= lection interference as the D.C. Circuit continues to review whether the fo= rmer president is immune from prosecution.

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Ex-Trump Aide Peter Navarro Seeks Release= Amid Appeal

=09

By Rachel Riley

Former Trump White House adviser P= eter Navarro argued Friday for release from custody pending appeal of his f= our-month sentence for refusing to comply with congressional subpoenas rela= ted to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, citing "close question= s" about whether he should've been able to assert an executive privilege de= fense.

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Counsel To LeClairRyan Trustee Seeks $13M= In Final Fees

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By Jonathan Romeo

Quinn Emanuel is seeking approval = for more than $13 million in final fees and expenses for its role as specia= l counsel in the LeClairRyan PLLC bankruptcy case.

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Bipartisan Bill Would Add Judgeships In C= olorado And Idaho

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By Courtney Buble

A new bipartisan bill would add tw= o additional district judgeships in Colorado and one in Idaho in an attempt= to expedite cases in the growing states' increasingly burdened courts.

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Mass. Justices Affirm Time Limits In Tria= ls, For Some Cases

=09

By Julie Manganis

Massachusetts' highest court ruled= Friday that trial judges may consider flexible time limits for the present= ation of evidence and arguments, but only after what it characterized as an= "informed analysis" of the specifics of the case, with input from the part= ies.

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ABA Honors 3 Who Made Law A Safer Place = To Be LGBTQ

=09

By Aebra Coe

All three lawyers set to receive t= he American Bar Association's Stonewall Award on Saturday began their caree= rs in the closet at work, in a profession they say was not interested in ac= tively embracing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lawyers at the time= . Each recipient has since spent decades fighting to make sure the same isn= 't true for the next generation.

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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week

=09

By Kevin Penton

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Gr= ossmann LLP, Friedman Oster & Tejtel PLLC and Andrews & Springer LL= C lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, as Delaware's chancellor = struck down Elon Musk's proposed $55 billion Tesla pay package.

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The Top In-House Hires Of January =09

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the = first month of 2024 included high-profile appointments at Xerox and Kimberl= y-Clark. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements= from January.

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

=09

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk, ticked off that the Del= aware Chancery Court tossed out the Tesla CEO's proposed, multibillion-doll= ar pay package, wants to move Tesla's incorporation from Delaware to Texas.= And a new study finds that nearly 28% of women general counsel and chief l= egal officers are people of color — double the diversity of men in th= ose jobs.

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Up Next At High Court: Donald Trump's Di= squalification

=09

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will hold o= ral arguments in a special session Thursday to consider former President Do= nald Trump's bid to be reinstated to the Colorado primary election ballot.

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

=09

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen = Dentons sued by a former high-profile partner in Saudi Arabia, Jaguar Land = Rover rev its engine in the intellectual property court against automotive = company HaynesPro, and the Russian National Reinsurance Company tackle a se= ttlement with BOC Aviation over stranded aircraft. Here, Law360 looks at th= ese and other new claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And= Stories On Law360

=09 =09

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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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editor= ial Boards

=09 =09

Law360 is looking for avid re= aders of its publications to serve as members of its 2024 editorial advisor= y boards.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

Abu Dhabi National Insurance= Co. PSC

Ackerman McQueen Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Arbitration Associatio= n

American Bar Association

American Express Co.

American International Group In= c.

American Securities LLC

American Trucking Association= s Inc.

Association of Corporate Counse= l

Avolon Holdings Ltd.

BOC Aviation Ltd.

Barracuda Networks Inc.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedic= a Inc.

Brocade Communications System= s Inc.

Brown-Forman Corp.

Cargill Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC

Coinbase Global Inc.

Credit Suisse Group AG

DTE Energy Co.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps

Exterro Inc.

F5 Networks Inc.

FedEx Corp.

Federal National Mortgage= Association

Freddie Mac

Google LLC

HP Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Howard Hughes Corp.

Jack Daniel's Properties Inc.<= /a>

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

LexisNexis Group Inc.

Lucid Motors

Mackinac Center for Public Pol= icy

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

McAfee Inc.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

Midcontinent Indepe= ndent System Operator Inc.

Monsanto Co.

NASDAQ Inc.

National Association of Realtor= s

National Rifle Associatio= n of America

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Philadelphia Eagles

Prologis Inc.

RELX PLC

Securities Investor Protecti= on Corp.

Tupperware Brands Corp.

Twitter Inc.

UBS Group AG

United States Steel Corp.

W.R. Berkley Corp.

Walt Disney Parks & = Resorts Worldwide Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Werner Enterprises Inc.

Wilmington Trust Corp.

Xerox Holdings Corp.

iRobot Corporation


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GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Department of Justice=

Colorado Secretary of State

Colorado Supreme Court

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Union

Federal Acquisition Regul= atory Council

Judicial Conference of t= he United States

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Serious Fraud Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

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

U.S. Ba= nkruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

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

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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