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A New Jersey attorney won't have to face an additional $9.5 million in da= mages in a suit over a mishandled escrow agreement related to the developme= nt of a luxury New Mexico hotel, a federal judge has ruled.

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NJ Atty Beats Greater Damages Bid Over Ho= tel Project Loan

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By George Woolston

A New Jersey attorney won't have t= o face an additional $9.5 million in damages in a suit over a mishandled es= crow agreement related to the development of a luxury New Mexico hotel, a f= ederal judge has ruled.

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DOI Inks Klamath Basin Agreement With Tri= bes, Water Users

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By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of the Interio= r said it has struck an agreement that will see water users and tribes work= together in a push to improve the environment and water supplies in the dr= ought-prone Klamath River Basin of southern Oregon and northern California,= pledging $72 million for projects.

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La. Co. Fails To Prove Army Misled In $14= M Canal Fix Deal

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By Rae Ann Varona

A New Orleans contractor can't get= cost adjustments on a $14.6 million deal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engin= eers to remediate canal erosion, after a dispute resolution board found no = difference between the contract's description of the site and actual site c= onditions.

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Home Depot, Google Sued Over AI Customer = Call Monitoring

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By Gina Kim

Home Depot and Google were hit wit= h a proposed class action in California federal court Wednesday, accusing t= hem of deploying artificial intelligence technology to surreptitiously "eav= esdrop" on calls between customers and Home Depot's representatives without= permission, in violation of Golden State privacy laws.

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New York Says Thruway Doesn't Cut Through= Cayuga Land

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By Crystal Owens

New York state officials are askin= g a federal district court to dismiss litigation by the Cayuga Nation that = seeks a cut of the tolls collected on the New York State Thruway, arguing t= hat the tribe can't prove it had possession of the land over which the high= way was being built.

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Fla. Couple Get 57 Mos. For Evading $42M = In Plywood Duties

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By Alyssa Aquino

A Florida couple were sentenced to= nearly five years in prison each after confessing to disguising the Chines= e origin of millions of dollars' worth of plywood imports to avoid paying $= 42 million in import tariffs.

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Greenberg Traurig Adds 2 Real Estate Expe= rts From DLA Piper

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By Emily Sawicki

Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought = on two seasoned DLA Piper construction law experts as its newest shareholde= rs, adding them to the firm's Atlanta office in what Greenberg Traurig call= ed a "strategic move to enhance its full-service, industry-leading real est= ate capabilities."

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Vaughan Baio Adds 3 Partners And 2 Office= s In NY, NJ

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By James Boyle

Philadelphia-based midsized firm V= aughan Baio & Partners expanded its footprint and resources this month = with the addition of three partners and the opening of two offices in New Y= ork and New Jersey.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Assessing The Future Of Colorado's Econom= ic Loss Rule

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The Colorado Supreme Court's decis= ion to review a state appellate court's ruling in Mid-Century Insurance Co.= v. HIVE Construction will significantly influence the future of Colorado's= economic loss rule, with high stakes for the cost of doing business in the= state, says David Holman at Crisham & Holman.=20

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Challenges Remain In Financing Energy Tra= nsition Minerals

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COP28, the latest U.N. climate con= ference, reached a consensus on a just and equitable transition from fossil= fuels to renewable energy, but more action and funding will be needed to e= nsure that developed countries responsibly source the minerals that will be= critical for this process, say attorneys at Watson Farley.

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USCIS Fee Increases May Have Unintended = Consequences

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S= ervices’ new fee schedule, intended to provide the agency with needed= funds while minimizing the impact of higher fees on individual immigrants = and their families, shifts too much of the burden onto employers, say Juan = Steevens and William Coffman at Mintz.=20

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

Perkins Coie Matches Cravath On Associate= Salaries

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By Tracey Read

Perkins Coie LLP confirmed on Thur= sday that it will meet the scale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP for = associate salary increases this year, but there is a caveat for midlevel an= d senior associates.

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Kirkland Fights Uphill To Get Atty's= Info From 2 BigLaw Firms

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By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal magistrate ju= dge appeared skeptical Thursday of Kirkland & Ellis' bid to subpoena co= nfidential personnel information from a former IP associate's prior employe= rs Paul Hastings LLP and Fish & Richardson PC in Kirkland's defense aga= inst her discrimination suit, telling counsel the requests seem overbroad a= nd "at best marginally relevant."

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Ex-McElroy Deutsch CFO Charged With $1.5M= Theft From Firm

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By Jake Maher

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Car= penter LLP's former chief financial officer has been hit with criminal char= ges in New Jersey state court alleging he embezzled more than $1.5 million = from the firm over a five-year period in unauthorized compensation and= company credit card charges for personal expenses, prosecutors said Thursd= ay.

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Fla. High Court Gives Law School Grads Mo= re Time To Practice

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By Madison Arnold

Law school graduates participating= in a practice program will now be able to stay in the program for longer a= nd have another chance to pass the Florida Bar before their certification e= xpires, according to a rule change published by the Supreme Court of Florid= a Thursday.

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State Dept. Offers $5M For Info On 'Black= Cat' Ransomware Group

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By Jared Foretek

The State Department is offering m= illions for information on the "BlackCat" ransomware, claiming that the Alp= hV cybercrime group has compromised over 1,000 entities globally.

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4E Agent Floats Plan To Hand Disputed Att= y Fees To Creditors

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By Alex Wittenberg

The Chapter 11 agent for hand sani= tizer maker 4E Brands Northamerica LLC has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge t= o approve a modified reorganization plan that would allow unsecured credito= rs to recover fees that Jackson Walker LLP may be forced to disgorge over a= n ethics scandal involving a former partner.

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Trump Gets March 25 Trial Date In NY Hush= Money Case

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By Frank G. Runyeon

The Manhattan district attorney's = hush money case against Donald Trump is on track to be the first of the for= mer president's four criminal matters to go to trial, after a state judge o= n Thursday denied his motion to dismiss the charges and confirmed a March 2= 5 date for jury selection.

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Trump Asks Justices To Give Time For DC I= mmunity Appeal

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By Lauren Berg

Donald Trump made a final plea Thu= rsday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a D.C. Circuit panel's ruling t= hat he is not immune from federal charges of interfering in the 2020 presid= ential election, slamming special counsel Jack Smith's bid to get on with t= he former president's trial.

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Ex-ArentFox Client Tentatively Denied Con= flict Case Discovery

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By Bonnie Eslinger

A California state judge tentative= ly ruled on Thursday that government contractor Peraton Corp. cannot get di= scovery for ArentFox Schiff's work for a business rival around the time it = represented Peraton, saying since the discovery bid relates to an arbitrati= on provision in Peraton's retainer, what happened after it was inked isn't = irrelevant.

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Chancery Caseload Concerns Persist, Del. = Chief Justice Says

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By Rose Krebs

As the Delaware Chancery Court pre= pares for the departure of another one of its longest-serving judges, the F= irst State's chief justice told state legislators Thursday that more help i= s needed to address ongoing concerns about burnout on the bench.

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Stanford Prof Must Pay Atty Fees In Drop= ped Defamation Suit

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By Ali Sullivan

A Stanford University professor wh= o sued critics of his renewable energy research must pay more than $500,000= in attorney fees despite dropping the litigation, the D.C. Court of Appeal= s ruled Thursday.

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1st Circ. Says Atty's Absence No Reason = To Toss RICO Case

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By Brian Dowling

The First Circuit has said a Bosto= n federal judge's decision to dismiss a civil racketeering lawsuit after th= e plaintiff's counsel missed a hearing was an unwarranted rush to the "drac= onian sanction," which should be reserved for more extreme misconduct.

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3rd Circ. Says Rutgers Can Mandate COVID= -19 Vaccines

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By Gina Kim

The Third Circuit on Thursday= upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by Rutgers University students who chall= enged the school's COVID-19 vaccine policy, with the majority finding that,= under the U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, there= is no fundamental right to refuse vaccinations.

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Law Foundation of Silicon Valle= y

LinkedIn Corp.

Loyola University New Orleans

National Academy of Sciences

Trump Organization Inc.

Twitter Inc.

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Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Fish and Wildlife Service

Florida Supreme Court

Karuk Tribe

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New Jersey Attorney General&= #39;s Office

New York Attorney General'= s Office

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. A= ttorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Citizenship and Imm= igration Services

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

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

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U.S. D= istrict Court for the Northern District of California

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

U.S. Dist= rict Court for the Western District of New York

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

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