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April 03, 2025
Tribes, Great Lakes Group Seek Appeal Of Enbridge Decision
Four tribes and a Great Lakes water protection group have asked the Michigan Supreme Court for leave to challenge a state public service commission decision as well as a subsequent appeals panel ruling that both favor Enbridge Energy's Line 5 tunnel project.
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April 03, 2025
Fulton Bank Keeps $7.7M Win In Pa. Development Loan Fight
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a $7.7 million judgment in favor of Fulton Bank in legal battle with developers over construction loans used to build a manufactured home community, reasoning the companies' arguments that they were entitled to a jury trial didn't move the needle in their favor.
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April 03, 2025
Newark Says New ICE Facility Lacks Proper Permits
The city of Newark has sued the company behind a new immigrant detention center in New Jersey state court, claiming it failed to obtain construction permits and refused to submit to local inspections in violation of city and state laws.
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April 03, 2025
Judge OKs Toss Of FCPA Case Against Ex-Cognizant Execs
A New Jersey federal judge on Thursday granted the federal government's bid to end the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., ending a legal battle that was beset by delays throughout its six-year run. Â
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April 03, 2025
Ky. Allows Special Property Tax In Development Project Areas
Kentucky authorized taxing districts organized as part of regional economic development projects to impose a special tax on property located within their boundaries under a bill signed by Gov. Andy Beshear.
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April 03, 2025
Adams Case Threatens NY Southern District's 'Supremacy'
The controversial end to New York City Mayor Eric Adams' historic criminal corruption prosecution could threaten the Southern District of New York's privileged status within the Justice Department and its leverage over other districts when it comes to vying for the lead on high-profile cases, experts say.
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April 02, 2025
Pa. Coal Plant To Become $10B Gas-Powered Data Campus
A developer and construction firm announced plans Wednesday to turn what was once the country's largest coal-fired power plant, located in Homer City, Pennsylvania, into a natural gas power plant and adjoining data center campus.
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April 02, 2025
Insurer Cites Exclusion To Avoid Covering Co.'s Silica Suits
An insurance company has sued in California federal court to avoid covering any legal fees or potential settlements a Georgia-based countertop manufacturer might face from the more than 100 lawsuits filed by workers who claim to have suffered lung scarring and cancer due to exposure to dust.
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April 02, 2025
Calif. Tribe Sues After DOI Rescinds $700M Casino Eligibility
The U.S. Department of the Interior's sudden decision to rescind gambling eligibility for a $700 million tribal casino-resort project violates the California tribe's due process rights and is an overreach of the agency's authority, the tribe told a D.C. federal judge in a new lawsuit.
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April 02, 2025
Judge Clears Path For $200M Boston Soccer Stadium Project
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday rejected the final surviving claims by an advocacy group challenging the construction of a professional women's soccer stadium inside a historic Boston park, paving the way for the $200 million project to move forward.
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April 02, 2025
Feds Drop FCPA Case Against Ex-Cognizant Execs
The federal government on Wednesday moved to dismiss its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case against two former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executives, ending a long-running case that had been stalled by President Donald Trump's executive order curtailing bribery prosecutions and another now-rescinded presidential decree targeting Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, which had been representing one of the defendants.
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April 02, 2025
Eric Adams Case Dismissed As Judge Rebukes DOJ 'Bargain'
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, heeding advice from court-appointed counsel Paul Clement even as he gave credence to district prosecutors' claims of a quid pro quo between Adams and Trump administration officials in the Justice Department.
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April 01, 2025
Berkshire Unit Denied Reimbursement For Asbestos Coverage
Two excess insurers for a drywall company have no duty to reimburse another excess insurer for payments it made to settle two asbestos injury lawsuits, a Texas federal court ruled, finding those lawsuits didn't allege an occurrence within the two excess insurers' policy periods.
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April 01, 2025
InterCement Gets Ch. 15 Recognition Of Brazil Restructuring
A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday recognized cement supplier InterCement's reorganization efforts in Brazil, overruling an objection from an ad hoc group of New York noteholders that said a subsidiary's restructuring belonged in the Netherlands.
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April 01, 2025
Wireless Industry Asks FCC To Loosen NEPA Rules
A major wireless trade association is urging the Federal Communications Commission to drop National Environmental Policy Act requirements on certain wireless infrastructure deployments, saying that the "burdensome" "red tape" is hindering future wireless expansion, rather than facilitating it.
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April 01, 2025
Ariz. Developer, Son Charged In $280M Sports Park Fraud
An Arizona developer and his son tricked bondholders into investing $280 million in a Phoenix-area youth sports park by falsely promising "100% occupancy prior to breaking ground" in part via the use of forged documents, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Tuesday.
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March 31, 2025
Ex-FDNY Official Gets 20 Months For Safety Review Kickbacks
A Manhattan federal judge on Monday sentenced a former high-ranking New York City fire department official to 20 months in prison for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for expediting building safety checks.
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March 31, 2025
Caterpillar Escapes $100M Contract Breach Verdict
A Delaware federal court on Monday vacated $100 million in damages awarded to a defunct equipment importer that accused Caterpillar of interfering with a contract, and also refused to order a new trial for antitrust claims against the manufacturer.
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March 31, 2025
DOI Rescinds Gaming Eligibility In $700M Calif. Casino Project
The Department of the Interior has temporarily suspended a gaming eligibility determination for a California tribe's $700 million casino and gaming resort project, saying Secretary Doug Burgum is concerned that the agency didn't consider additional evidence regarding the 160-acre parcel's restored lands exception.
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March 31, 2025
Eric Adams Urges Speedy Dismissal As NYC Primaries Loom
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday urged a Manhattan federal judge to promptly throw out his bribery and corruption charges, pointing to an upcoming mayoral election filing deadline and the court's previous vows to rule quickly.
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March 28, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Train Domain, FinCEN, Atlanta Data Centers
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including an insider's view of the Union Station takeover in Washington, D.C., the latest game-changing development at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and a BigLaw dealmaker's take on Atlanta's data center boom.
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March 28, 2025
DC Circ. Tosses Green Groups' Challenge To La. Gas Pipelines
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday rejected an environmental challenge to a Tellurian subsidiary's $1.5 billion plan to construct parallel, roughly 30-mile gas pipelines in Louisiana, ruling that federal energy regulators reasonably weighed greenhouse gas impacts and market demand in approving the project.
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March 28, 2025
Judge Sides With Ga. County In DOJ's Racial Slur Suit
A Georgia federal judge has ended federal prosecutors' suit against a Georgia county claiming it fired two Black employees after they complained of racist treatment from co-workers, finding there was nothing pretextual about their termination for stealing time with bogus reports.
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March 28, 2025
Class Deal Doesn't Free Shell Contractor From Fed. Wage Suit
A class action settlement in Pennsylvania state court over unpaid time spent shuttling to and from the construction of Shell's Beaver County petrochemical plant was distinct enough from a proposed federal class action that the contractor defendant can't dismiss the latter suit, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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March 28, 2025
NYC Margaritaville Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Buffett Hit Played
A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday confirmed the Chapter 11 plan of the developer of the Margaritaville resort in Times Square, as he played the resort's namesake song during a hearing.
Expert Analysis
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How To Manage During A Trade Dispute With USMCA Partners
Companies can try to minimize the potential impacts of future tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, and uncertainty about future trade relations, by evaluating supply chains, considering how they may be modified, and engaging with the new administration over exemptions and the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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Expect Continued Momentum For Nuclear Power In 2025
With increasing electricity demand, growing interest in carbon-free energy and recent policy initiatives favoring atomic power, the future is looking bright for the U.S. nuclear energy industry — and the imminent switch of administrations in Washington is unlikely to change that, say attorneys at Venable.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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Series
Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.
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Adapting Force Majeure To A Predictably Unpredictable World
As the climate and political landscapes get more complicated, force majeure provisions will likely be triggered increasingly often, demanding an evolving understanding of when events and their impacts are truly unforeseeable, say attorneys at Nossaman.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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How Trump's Tariff Promises May Play Out In 2nd Term
While it is unclear which of President-elect Donald Trump's promised tariffs he intends to actually implement in January, lessons from his first administration, laws governing executive action and U.S. trade agreements together paint a picture of what may be possible, say attorneys at Butzel.
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Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.