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April 16, 2025
Judge Pauses Md. Depositions In Bridge Collapse Suit
A federal judge has paused an order forcing witnesses associated with Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, which owned the cargo ship that struck Francis Scott Key Bridge, to be deposed in Maryland, finding it unclear whether they're employees who can't be forced to come to the United States and must be subpoenaed.
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April 16, 2025
Fed Circ. Affirms Greek Air Force Suit Was Untimely
A Federal Circuit panel issued a one-word judgment upholding a Court of Federal Claims ruling that a $22 million suit the Greece air force brought over faulty reconnaissance cameras bought through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program was untimely.
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April 16, 2025
Auto Supply Chain Tariffs Chart Tricky Compliance Landscape
The compliance landmines created by the Trump administration's sweeping new tariffs have sparked a scramble among the automotive supply chain to renegotiate contracts and stockpile inventory to blunt the financial impacts in the short term, but long-term strategies are still being ironed out, experts say.
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April 16, 2025
Orgs. Sue DOL Over Termination Of Int'l Labor Rights Projects
Three nonprofits have filed suit in D.C. federal court to have the U.S. Department of Labor reinstate cooperative agreements aimed at supporting workers' rights programs abroad, claiming that the department, at the direction of the Department of Government Efficiency, terminated the agreements based on "policy disagreement."
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April 16, 2025
Exxon Urges Justices To Resolve Seized Cuba Property Claim
Exxon Mobil Corp. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize a ruling frustrating its attempts to collect damages from Cuban property confiscated decades ago, arguing the Trump and Biden administrations' opposing stances on such lawsuits present a chance for the court to settle the political debate.
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April 16, 2025
Mexico's Vista Buys Stake In Argentine Oil Project For $1.5B
Mexico-based oil and gas company Vista Energy said Wednesday it has acquired a 50% stake in La Amarga Chica, a large shale oil project in the Neuquina Basin of Argentina's vast Vaca Muerta shale formation, for about $1.5 billion.
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April 16, 2025
China's Long-Term Prospects Unfazed By Tariffs, Official Says
China's long-term prospects are unfazed by U.S. tariffs because of its industrial resilience, diversified trade and shift toward domestic consumption, a Chinese government official said Wednesday as the country posted 5.4% year-on-year growth in gross domestic product during the first quarter of 2025.
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April 16, 2025
California Challenges Trump's Economic Emergency Tariffs
The California state government filed suit Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump's recent use of a law that has allowed him to unilaterally impose broad and aggressive tariffs on imports entering the U.S.
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April 15, 2025
Trump Cites U.S. Security To Investigate Critical Minerals Tax
President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued an executive order launching a so-called Section 232 national security tariff investigation into the United States' reliance on imported processed critical minerals, citing his belief that "an overreliance ... could jeopardize U.S. defense capabilities."
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April 15, 2025
Judge Ends 'China Initiative' Prosecution Of Ex-Ga. Tech Prof
A federal judge has dismissed the last remaining criminal charges against a former Georgia Tech professor who was indicted more than four years ago over allegations he was helping Chinese tech workers come to the U.S. under the guise of being university-affiliated researchers.
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April 15, 2025
Expeditors' IT Shutdown Suit Nudged Toward Mediation
A Washington federal judge said Tuesday a sporting gear company's cybersecurity claims against a logistics contractor will likely survive, but suggested the parties try mediation instead of going straight to trial because it will be "next to impossible" for jurors to set aside their preconceived notions about the internet.
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April 15, 2025
DC Circ. Again Nixes Challenge To $44B Alaska LNG Project
The D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge by conservation groups against the U.S. Department of Energy's reapproval of a $44 billion liquefied natural gas project in Alaska, ruling Tuesday the department's conclusion regarding uncertainty over the project's effects on greenhouse gases was supported by "overwhelming evidence" in its environmental impact statements.
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April 15, 2025
Journalists, Unions Fight VOA Shutdown In DC Federal Court
A coalition of journalists, unions and a reporter advocacy group asked a D.C. federal judge not to disturb a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from dismantling the agency that oversees Voice of America, arguing the district court has jurisdiction to weigh in on the case.
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April 15, 2025
7 Arrested In France In €3.4M Cross-Border VAT Fraud Case
The European Public Prosecutor's Office arrested seven people suspected of carrying out a value-added tax fraud scheme involving what it called valuable vehicles that resulted in at least €3.4 million ($3.8 million) in tax losses, the EPPO said Tuesday.
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April 15, 2025
Trump Wants Tariffs Suit In Court Of International Trade
The Trump administration asked Tuesday to transfer a lawsuit challenging tariffs on Chinese imports from a Florida federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade, arguing that the trade court has exclusive jurisdiction over the dispute.
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April 15, 2025
Trump's Tariff Reprieves Buy Lawyers Time To Strategize
President Donald Trump's expanded tariff exclusion for electronic goods from China and the pause on higher rates for all countries except China gives lawyers an opportunity to seek mitigation solutions for importers, but the moves do little to create long-term business certainty.
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April 15, 2025
EU Still Open To Zero-Tariff US Deal, Trade Chief Says
The European Union remains open to a trade deal with the United States to reach zero tariffs on all goods between the country and the trade bloc, the EU trade commissioner said.
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April 14, 2025
Expedia Defends Cuban Island Bookings In Helms-Burton Trial
The former manager of Expedia's Cuba group took the stand Monday to defend the travel company's actions offering reservations for resorts on an island off the coast of Cuba that a Cuban-American man says was stolen from his family by Fidel Castro's government, telling jurors the company worked to comply with constantly changing regulations related to travel to Cuba.
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April 14, 2025
Musk Supports Deleting IP Law, Attorneys Say Let's Not
Elon Musk's endorsement of a terse social media post from tech executive Jack Dorsey saying "delete all IP law" drew scorn from the intellectual property community and was followed by posts from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart extolling the virtues of trademark, patent and copyright protections.
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April 14, 2025
Chinese Fintech Says Investors' IPO Suit Still Misses The Mark
Chinese fintech 9F Inc. pushed back on the third version of a complaint filed by its investors, saying the shareholders still fail to address their lack of standing for its claims that 9F violated securities laws by not disclosing an "illegal arrangement" it allegedly had with an insurance firm.
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April 14, 2025
Chiquita Wants New Trial In $38M Paramilitary Case
Chiquita has told the Eleventh Circuit that the landmark $38 million verdict in a bellwether case in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of paying Colombian right-wing paramilitaries was the product of numerous errors by the district court, including an instruction that improperly gave jurors a "watered-down causation standard."
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April 14, 2025
Telescope Buyers Get Final OK On $32M Antitrust Deal
Celestron and several other rival telescope makers have convinced a California federal court to give their $32 million settlement to end claims that they had been working together to hike up the price of the stargazing devices its final seal of approval, after nearly five years of litigation.
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April 14, 2025
US Cuts Tariffs On Chinese Electronics But Vows New Levies
The U.S. scaled back tariffs on Chinese semiconductors and related products like computers and smartphones, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said those goods and pharmaceuticals would face sector-specific tariffs in one to two months.
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April 14, 2025
EU Not 'Sitting Back' With US Tariffs, German Official Says
"Simply sitting back" isn't an option for the European Union in response to wide-ranging tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump's administration, Germany's finance minister said Monday in defense of the bloc's countermeasures.
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April 11, 2025
DOJ Issues Compliance Tips for New Data Security Program
The U.S. Department of Justice published tips Friday on complying with the new national data security program — which was created under the Biden administration and took effect April 8 — to prevent China, Russia, Iran and other foreign entities from exploiting Americans' sensitive personal data through commercial transactions.
Expert Analysis
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End-Of-Year FCPA Enforcement Surge Holds Clues For 2025
The last three months of 2024 saw more Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions than any quarter in the previous four years, providing lessons for companies — even as a new administration raises doubts about whether this momentum will continue, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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What Nearshoring Growth In Americas Means For Patents
With the new U.S. administration potentially focused on implementing draconian trade restrictions, nearshoring in the Americas is expected to grow, and patent prosecution attorneys will be kept on their toes as the patent landscape from country to country continues to evolve, says Ernest Huang at Procopio.
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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Key Risk Takeaways
While there are a few limitations on the scope of a new final rule restricting certain foreign adversary products and technologies, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security retains sweeping authority to regulate an array of risk areas, says Peter Jeydel at Troutman.
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Series
Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA
The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Proactively Managing Tariff Impacts On Megaprojects
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs may compound the complexity, duration and risks associated with financing and building large-scale infrastructure projects — so owners and contractors should plan to take possible tariff-related cost and schedule overruns into account when drafting contracts, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty
With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.
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Series
Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
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Nippon, US Steel Face Long Odds On Merger Challenge
Following the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review of Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the companies face a formidable uphill battle in challenging the president's exercise of authority to block the deal on national security grounds, say attorneys at Kirkland.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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Patent Policy Changes To Track Under New Gov't Leadership
The new federal government will likely bring pivotal shifts in U.S. patent policy through legislation and initiatives that reflect a renewed focus on strengthening intellectual property rights, fostering innovation and enhancing the nation's competitive edge, says PK Chakrabarti at Butzel Long.