The estate of an emerging global health advocate who died in the Boeing jet crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 should receive substantial damages for her experience in the six minutes before impact and how her death has affected her family, Illinois federal jurors heard Wednesday.
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Boeing Crash 'Terror' Warrants Substantial Award, Jury Hears

By Lauraann Wood

The estate of an emerging global health advocate who died in the Boeing jet crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 should receive substantial damages for her experience in the six minutes before impact and how her death has affected her family, Illinois federal jurors heard Wednesday.

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Service Members Can't Sue Gov't Over Red Hill Fuel Leak

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Hawaii federal judge on Tuesday reluctantly dismissed service members' claims against the federal government in litigation over fuel leaks tied to a since-shuttered U.S. Navy storage facility, saying they can't sue the government for injuries connected to their military service.

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North Korea Victims Fight Crypto Co. Over $71M Frozen Funds

By Ganesh Setty

Individuals with $696 million in judgments against North Korea told a New York federal court that $71 million in crypto assets frozen following a hack they say was perpetrated by North Korea should remain frozen so they can collect on them.

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DHS Can Withhold Some Border Search Records, Judge Says

By Elaine Briseño

A federal judge in Washington has partially sided with immigration officials' decision not to provide some information about border searches of electronic devices that a First Amendment group at Columbia University requested, finding the documents contained privileged, decision-making details.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Mobile Industry's Pai Calls For More Exclusive Airwaves For AI

By Christopher Cole

Major wireless carriers are looking toward a future driven by artificial intelligence, but say its full potential can only be reached if policymakers give them more access to exclusive airwaves in the prime midband range.

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LITIGATION

Judge Questions OMB Justification For Voiding Grants

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday pushed back on arguments by the Trump administration that federal agency grants are subject to termination at any time based solely on a change in priorities — a situation, she suggested, that would essentially render any contracts with the government "illusory."

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Texas Co. Accused Of Stiffing Subcontractor On Navy Project

By Tom Lotshaw

A Wyoming company told a Texas federal judge that asset management company Shipcom Federal Solutions LLC owes it nearly $4.6 million for products and services delivered in support of a U.S. Navy contract and misappropriated its intellectual property.

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Brief

NJ Judge Says Honeywell Fee Bid Must Wait For Appeal

By Tom Lotshaw

A New Jersey federal judge has said a Honeywell request for nearly $81,000 in attorney fees must wait while a former worker appeals the dismissal of a proposed class action alleging that the company violated federal law by mismanaging 401(k) forfeitures.

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Security Co. Can't Garnish Assets In $15M Afghan Award Fight

By Caroline Simson

A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied an Emirati private security company's bid to garnish assets held by the International Air Transport Association to enforce part of a confirmed $15.2 million arbitral award against the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority, saying she lacks jurisdiction.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Womble Bond Atty's 'Draconian' Penalty Gives 4th Circ. Pause

By Hayley Fowler

A Fourth Circuit panel seemed to struggle Thursday with what one judge described as a "draconian" contempt order against a Womble Bond Dickinson partner, with the panel nudging counsel for both sides toward a simpler solution that wouldn't force the court's involvement.

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Ex-Jackson Walker Atty Seeks Breakup With Romance Suit

By Adrian Cruz

A former Jackson Walker LLP partner said Thursday that she should be dropped from a suit accusing her, a former Texas bankruptcy judge she had a secret relationship with and multiple law firms of fomenting "mass corruption" in Houston's bankruptcy court.

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Comey Retains NC Criminal Defense Pro For 2nd Indictment

By Rachel Rippetoe

Former FBI Director James Comey has added a North Carolina white collar defense pro to his legal team fighting an indictment by the Trump administration over a social media post last year that prosecutors characterized as a threat of violence against the president, according to a court filing on Thursday.

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Toss Of Ex-Shkreli Atty's Deal May Be Error, 2nd Circ. Hints

By Pete Brush

A Second Circuit judge hinted Thursday that a trial judge may have erred in rejecting a retirement-fund garnishment deal that would have protected Martin Shkreli's convicted former lawyer from a potential $1 million "punitive tax event."

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Analysis

How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases

By Ryan Davis

The U.S. International Trade Commission's proposed rule to require disclosure of litigation funding in intellectual property cases could bring more transparency to disputes and promote settlements, but it could also discourage some suits if it's not carefully tailored, attorneys say.

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NC Judge Tosses Atty's Suit Against State Bar Panel Member

By Andrea Keckley

A North Carolina federal judge dismissed a suspended attorney's lawsuit against a State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Commission member he accused of bias and due process violations, finding Thursday that the defendant is entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity.

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Analysis

Why Compliance Is Getting Complicated In Latin America

By Phillip Bantz

White collar compliance is getting trickier for companies that do business in Latin America, according to experts, who say they are seeing big shifts in the region connected to cartel crackdowns and efforts to strengthen corporate regulations, including relatively recent pushes for voluntary self-disclosure.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AT&T Inc.

American College of Trial Lawyers

CTIA

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Civil Aviation Authority

Constellis Group Inc.

Ethereum GmbH

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

Honeywell International Inc.

International Air Transport Association

International Legal Finance Association

Judicial Watch Inc.

Morgan Stanley

North Carolina State Bar

PGA TOUR Inc.

Purdue Pharma LP

T-Mobile US Inc.

The Boeing Co.

Travere Therapeutics Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

UBS Group AG

Verizon Communications Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bandas Law Firm

Blank Rome

Bracewell LLP

Brooks Pierce

Brown Rudnick

DLA Piper

Ellis & Winters

Finnegan

Fox Rothschild

Gerstein Harrow

Holtzman Vogel

Jackson Walker LLP

Jenner & Block

Just Well Law

Katten Muchin

Kirkland & Ellis

Kline & Specter

Law Office of Tom Kirkendall

Merchant & Gould

Miller & Chevalier

Mintz Levin

Morgan Lewis

Morrison Cohen

Motley Rice

Perkins Coie

Power Rogers

Skadden Arps

Sterne Kessler

The Berkman Law Office

Whiteford Taylor

Wiley Rein

Winston & Strawn

Womble Bond

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Government of Mexico

International Trade Commission

North Carolina Department of Justice

Permanent Court of Arbitration

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Navy

U.S. Supreme Court

UK Ministry of Justice

US Office of Management and Budget