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Martin Marietta Paying $2B For Blue Water= Raw Materials Ops

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By Al Barbarino

Cravath-advised building materials= supplier Martin Marietta Materials Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy 2= 0 active aggregate operations across five states from Blue Water Indus= tries LLC, represented by Wachtell Lipton, for $2.05 billion in cash.

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China Tariff Expansion Not Duty 'Modifica= tion,' Fed. Circ. Told

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By Jennifer Doherty

The Trump administration knowingly= disregarded statutory language allowing tariff "modifications" when it enl= arged duties covering Chinese goods from $50 billion to over $300 billion, = importers challenging the program said in a Federal Circuit brief Monday.

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Utah Defends Standing In Monument Cases B= efore 10th Circ.

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By Madeline Lyskawa

The state of Utah has doubled down= in urging the Tenth Circuit to reverse a Utah federal judge's decision dis= missing the state's challenge of the Biden administration's redesignation o= f large swaths of land as part of two national monuments, saying its case s= hould have readily survived the motions to dismiss that led to its downfall= .

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7th Circ. Says Plaintiffs' Strategy Doome= d Lead Paint Appeal

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By Celeste Bott

The Seventh Circuit has largely re= jected a bid to revive toxic tort cases brought by roughly 170 plaintiffs a= llegedly harmed by lead paint pigment, saying a trial ruling dashing some m= embers' claims applied broadly to almost the entire group.

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Construction Co. Gets Sanctions Nixed, De= ath Claims Tossed

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By Mike Curley

A Michigan appeals court has given= a construction company a win in a suit alleging one of its drivers was lia= ble for a man's death in a car accident, finding the trial court went too f= ar in both levying sanctions for failing to preserve evidence and refusing = to grant the company summary judgment.

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Law Firms Prioritized Nonequity Partner G= rowth In 2023

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By Aebra Coe

Even as demand lagged and expenses= went up last year, law firms took an aggressive approach to expanding thei= r non-equity partner headcounts, according to the results of a survey by Ci= ti Global's Wealth at Work Law Firm Group.

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Fani Willis' DQ From Trump Case 'Possible= ,' Ga. Judge Says

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By Chart Riggall

The Georgia state judge presiding = over the election interference case against former President Donald Trump s= aid Monday that "it's possible" Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Wil= lis' admitted relationship with a top prosecutor on the case could end in h= er disqualification, and is allowing a hearing on the issue planned for thi= s week to go forward.

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Paul Hastings Adds Corporate Trio From Ak= in Gump In Texas

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By Lynn LaRowe

Paul Hastings LLP announced Monday= that it has brought on a three-member team of corporate lawyers in Houston= from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP who boast more than 70 combine= d years of mergers and acquisitions and securities experience between them.

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Ventura County Office Extends GRSM50's Go= lden State Reach

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By Tracey Read

San Francisco-founded Gordon Rees = Scully Mansukhani LLP has opened an office in Ventura County, California &#= 8212; its 10th physical presence in the Golden State and its 78th locale ov= erall, the firm said Monday.

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Newman Cleared To Fight Law In DC, But No= t Suspension

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By Dani Kass

U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman = may challenge the law she has been suspended under, but she cannot get an i= njunction that would allow her to hear cases on the Federal Circuit again, = nor fight how the law has been directly applied to her, a D.C. federal judg= e said Monday.

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BigLaw Slams Hochul Plan To Divert Client= Trust Interest Cash

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By Hailey Konnath

A long list of BigLaw attorneys, f= irm leaders and legal groups have urged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to recon= sider her plan to divert $100 million in interest earned on lawyer trust ac= counts that typically goes toward legal aid for low-income New Yorkers, cal= ling the move "misguided" and cautioning that it could create "an existenti= al threat" to civil legal services.

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Illinois Supreme Court Forms Generative A= I Task Force

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By Matt Perez

The Illinois Supreme Court launche= d a task force investigating uses of generative artificial intelligence, wi= th a roster that includes judges, administrators and attorneys, a spokesper= son at the courts has confirmed to Law360 Pulse.

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USPTO Says AI-Assisted Invention Patents = Hinge On Humans

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By Ryan Davis

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Offi= ce on Monday issued guidance on how it will determine whether inventions de= veloped with the assistance of artificial intelligence can be patented, exp= laining that a human must have made a "significant contribution."

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Colo. Public Defender's Office Hit By Com= puter Hack

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By Daniel Ducassi

The Office of the Colorado St= ate Public Defender said Monday it has shut down its computer network follo= wing a cybersecurity breach.

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Trump Turns To Supreme Court In DC Crimin= al Case

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By Katie Buehler

Former President Donald Trump aske= d the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to stay a D.C. Circuit panel's ruling th= at he is not immune from federal charges of interfering in the 2020 preside= ntial election, arguing the D.C. Circuit needs more time to properly review= his bid to escape prosecution.

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Ex-Melick & Porter Partner Says Coll= eague Forced Him Out

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By Julie Manganis

A former Melick & Porter LLP p= artner claimed in a Massachusetts state court lawsuit that he was pushed ou= t of the firm by another partner who undermined him and stole clients.

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Cordell & Cordell Seeks Early Win In= Suit By Fired Paralegal

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By MJ Koo

A family law firm has asked a Kans= as federal judge to grant it a win in a former paralegal employee's lawsuit= claiming she was mistreated and fired after reporting sexual harassment, s= aying her termination was because of performance issues.

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US Chamber Asks 2nd Circ. To Back Deloit= te's ERISA Win

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By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged= the Second Circuit to uphold the dismissal of a proposed class action alle= ging excessive recordkeeping fees in a Deloitte retirement plan, arguing th= at if the barebones allegations are allowed to stand it could negatively im= pact many businesses.

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Court Reporters Deemed Exempt Contractor= s In Benefits Case

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By Rose Krebs

A New Jersey appellate court on Mo= nday partially undid orders requiring two legal transcription services comp= anies to reimburse the state for unpaid unemployment and disability benefit= s, ruling that court reporters are exempt independent contractors under sta= te law.

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Albert Frei & Sons Inc.

Association of Corporate Counse= l

Center for Biological Divers= ity Inc.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Earthjustice

FTI Consulting Inc.

Getty Images Inc.

Halstead International Inc.

Illinois Legal Aid Online

Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

National Parks Conservat= ion Association

Native American Rights Fund Inc.=

Natural Resources Defense Coun= cil

New Civil Liberties Alliance

New York City Bar Association

Sierra Club

Southern Utah Wilderness Allia= nce

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce


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Colorado Supreme Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Hopi Tribe

Illinois Supreme Court

Navajo Nation

New Jers= ey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Office of the U.S. Trade = Representative

Pueblo of Zuni

State of Michigan

U.S. Court of Appeal= s for the Federal Circuit

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

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protect= ion

U.S. Department of Justice

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Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Ventura County, California

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