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April 20, 2026
W.Va. Trucking Co.'s Facility Counts As A 'Mine,' DC Circ. Says
A split D.C. Circuit panel ruled that a trucking company's West Virginia facility counted as a "mine" under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act because it's within a mile of a coal plant owned by one of the trucking company's clients and is used to support the client's operations.
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April 20, 2026
3rd Circ. Probes Whether Hazard 'Obvious' In Catwalk Fall Suit
A Third Circuit panel on Monday probed whether the condition of a catwalk on a demolition site was open and obvious to a worker who fell to his death after it collapsed, and if an allegation that the catwalk catastrophically failed is enough to survive a dismissal motion.
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April 20, 2026
Tariff Refund Rollout Well Received, But Concerns Persist
The first phase of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system has largely held up against the influx of importers' initial claims, though some businesses have already identified issues in complying with the process, according to trade lawyers.
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April 20, 2026
Ex-Budget Official's Plea Hearing Fizzles In 2nd Bribery Case
A change of plea hearing scheduled Monday afternoon in the second federal corruption trial of former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos M. Diamantis never materialized, with the parties emerging from chambers and leaving a Bridgeport courthouse without a judge entering the courtroom or going on the record.
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April 20, 2026
Mich. AG Fights Approval Of DTE-Oracle Data Center Plan
The Michigan attorney general has filed two claims of appeal challenging orders from the Michigan Public Service Commission approving energy supply contracts between DTE Energy and a subsidiary of cloud-computing platform Oracle Corp. tied to a massive 1.4 gigawatt AI data center project, alleging regulators unlawfully bypassed a contested case process.
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