FERC Aims For June To Act On DOE Data Center Grid Plan

By Keith Goldberg

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday said it will act by the end of June on a controversial U.S. Department of Energy proposal to standardize grid hookup procedures for data centers and other electricity-hungry facilities, two months later than the DOE had requested.

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Feds Can't Block Hawaii's Suit Against Oil, Gas Companies

By Mike Curley

A Hawaii federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a suit from the U.S. government aiming to block the state from suing oil and gas companies on climate change-related claims, finding the government's complaint fails to establish any of the elements of standing.

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DC Circ. Ponders If FERC Mistakenly Rejected PJM Deal

By Nadia Dreid

PJM transmission owners faced a skeptical D.C. Circuit Thursday, as aside from saying their arguments were properly preserved in an appeal of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejecting a plan they worked out with regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, they also had to defend the arguments themselves.

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BCLP-Advised Esco Inks $2.35B Deal For Megger Group

By Al Barbarino

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is advising Esco Technologies Inc. on an agreement to acquire the Megger Group Ltd. business of TBG AG, advised by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, for about $2.35 billion. 

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Higher Ed Group Seeks Fees After Beating DOE Research Cap

By Julie Manganis

An organization of public and private research universities has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to award attorney fees and costs in a successful challenge to a U.S. Department of Energy limit on reimbursements for indirect costs of grant-funded research, the third such request since last fall.

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Russia Pushes Justices To Hear $242M Crimea Award Fight

By Joyce Hanson

The Russian Federation has continued to press the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve what it says is a circuit split on foreign sovereign immunity as it looks to avoid paying more than $242 million in arbitral awards owed to Ukrainian power and gas companies.

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Texas Biz Court Questions Scope Of Oil Terminal Judgment

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas business court judge on Thursday contemplated how to interpret deals tied to a proposed oil export terminal, with one investor's requested declaratory and injunctive relief disputed by three defendants.

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Del. River Regulator Says It Lawfully Extended LNG Permit

By Gautama Mehta

The Delaware River Basin Commission and the developer of a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal asked a New Jersey federal court to toss a suit alleging the commission wrongly renewed a construction permit for a second time, saying the dispute rests on differing grammatical interpretations.

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Latham-Led Nuclear Power Supplier X-Energy Eyes $750M IPO

By Rae Ann Varona

X-Energy Inc., which develops advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology, is looking to raise $750 million in an upcoming initial public offering guided by Latham & Watkins LLP, the company has announced.

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Ga. Appeals Court Weighs Safety Duty In Lineman's Burn Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A power lineman told a Georgia appeals court Thursday that an engineering company he says caused him injury by failing to ensure a worksite feeder line was de-energized should face his lawsuit alleging the company had an obligation to keep him safe.

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Power Plant Contractor Seeks To Enforce $20M Iraq Award

By Tom Lotshaw

A Lebanese company asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to confirm and enforce a $20 million arbitral award, plus interest, it secured against Iraq after it was cut out of a deal for a power plant project in Baghdad.

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Vineyard Wind Seeks Order For GE To Finish Offshore Project

By Carolyn Muyskens

An attorney for Vineyard Wind urged a Boston judge on Thursday to force a GE Vernova subsidiary to finish work on a massive offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, saying only GE can do the work that would bring the wind farm to full power.

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9th Circ. Says Security Officer's Firing OK For Court Review

By Grace Elletson

The Ninth Circuit found Thursday that it was fair game for a jury to consider whether a nuclear facility manager illegally fired a security officer due to his prescription opioid use, ruling the revocation of his fitness-for-duty certification didn't amount to a security clearance decision blocked from judicial review.

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What FMC's Rejection Of War Surcharges Means For Shipping

The Federal Maritime Commission's rejection of multiple common carriers' requests last month to implement emergency shipping surcharges in response to conflict in the Mideast signals a decisive shift in the agency's regulatory posture toward stronger protections for shippers — with important implications for all supply chain participants, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

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Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My involvement in martial arts, specifically Isshin-ryu, which has principles rooted in the eight codes of karate, has been one of the most foundational in the development of my personality, and particularly my approach to challenges — including in my practice of law, says Kaitlyn Stone at Barnes & Thornburg.

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Another Record-Breaking Year For NY Lobbying: Watchdog

By Andrea Keckley

The amount of money spent on lobbying in New York state reached a new high — again — in 2025 despite lower dollar amounts from that year's top spenders, a state ethics and lobbying watchdog said Thursday.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen Aston Martin file an appeal in a row with Chinese carmaker Geely over its winged logo for London black cabs, Ineos sue Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team for a £180 million ($244 million) boat, White & Case face a claim from two energy storage companies, and a golf tour company bring a claim against Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund after the fund invested in its rival.

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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Judge Mulls DQ Over O'Melveny Ties

By Craig Clough

The parties in a consumer lawsuit challenging Alaska Airlines' 2024 acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines have been notified that the federal judge recently assigned to the case intends to disqualify himself unless they sign a waiver over one of his retirement accounts being tied to O'Melveny & Myers LLP, which is representing Alaska Airlines.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

New data found that some companies are being wary during the 2026 proxy season by negotiating deals behind closed doors rather than allowing shareholders to vote on issues. In the meantime, a report showed that the higher annual rate growth for outside counsel fees that began in 2022 has become the new normal. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Winston & Strawn LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary harmed competition in the live entertainment sector by willfully monopolizing ticketing services.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Balancing The Scales: Juror Bias, First For Revenge Porn Law

By Orlando Lorenzo

The California Supreme Court tossed the conviction and death sentence in a double slaying over the trial court's failures to investigate claims of juror bias, and an Ohio man is believed to be the first person in the nation convicted under a federal law intended to battle revenge porn.

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