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  • August 19, 2026

    NM Judge Tosses Insurer's Asbestos Coverage Dispute

    A New Mexico federal court tossed an insurer's lawsuit seeking to avoid coverage for personal injury suits alleging asbestos exposure at a health facility renovation project commissioned by the city of Albuquerque, saying the coverage questions would be best addressed by the state court presiding over the underlying actions.

  • August 19, 2026

    Marshall Fire Victims Say Attys Doomed $1.6M Contractor Suit

    Four people who sued a contractor for botching the rebuilding of the homes they lost in Colorado's Marshall Fire in 2021 are now claiming their attorneys engaged in malpractice when they failed to pursue claims against the contractor that would have been subject to $1.6 million in liability insurance, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in Colorado state court.

  • August 19, 2026

    Trinseo Defends Debt Deals As Ch. 11 Plan Trial Wraps

    Plastics maker Trinseo on Wednesday closed a trial in Texas bankruptcy court on its bid to trim about $2 billion in debt in Chapter 11, contesting an objecting creditor's claims that its prebankruptcy refinancings set it up for failure and defending a reorganization plan it said would save jobs and give new life to its business.

  • August 19, 2026

    Mining Project Beats Suit, But Species Harm Estimate Flagged

    The federal government won dismissal of most claims from environmental groups challenging a gold mining project, but the presiding federal Idaho judge did order the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise a statement estimating harm to wolverine and bull trout.

  • August 19, 2026

    Rising Star: Smith Currie's Allison Geewax

    Allison G. Geewax of Smith Currie Oles LLP represented a small business that successfully protested the federal government excluding it from the award pool for a contract she said was estimated to be worth up to $8 billion, and helped a human services organization develop complex construction agreements for a $10 million project to house homeless people — earning her a spot among the real estate law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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