Tamarack, Headwater To Merge In $7.2B Canadian Energy Deal

By Al Barbarino

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. and Headwater Exploration Inc. said Tuesday they have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at CA$10 billion, or about $7.2 billion, with Stikeman Elliott LLP and Burnet Duckworth & Palmer LLP advising, respectively. 

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Fed. Circ. Backs Nuke Plants' Win In DOE Breach Case

By Keith Goldberg

The Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling that the owners of three shuttered nuclear power plants were entitled to $145 million due to the U.S. Department of Energy's continued failure to accept spent nuclear fuel for disposal.

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W.Va. AG Calls Pa. Alternative Energy Laws Unconstitutional

By Matthew Santoni

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has filed a federal lawsuit over Pennsylvania laws that limit most of the Keystone State's "alternative energy credits" to in-state power producers, arguing that shutting out sources from other states violates the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.

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ConocoPhillips Exits Wash. Tribes' Suits Over Climate Harm

By Rachel Riley

A Washington state judge has granted ConocoPhillips' bid to exit two Native American tribes' revised lawsuits accusing the oil corporation of downplaying the risks of burning fossil fuels, concluding that the tribes haven't pointed to deception that was aimed at Washington state.

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Mass. Gov. Orders Community Deals For New AI Data Centers

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday signed an executive order blocking any new artificial intelligence data centers in the state unless they have the backing of their host communities.

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8th Circ. Backs Tribal Court In Energy Co.'s Easement Fight

By Joyce Hanson

The Eighth Circuit has agreed with a tribal judge and thrown out a federal court's preliminary injunction barring him from hearing a suit brought by members of the Three Affiliated Tribes against an energy company over an easement agreement.

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Philips North America Can't Shake 401(k) Fund, Forfeiture Suit

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Massachusetts federal judge opened discovery on allegations that Philips North America mismanaged its $5.7 billion employee 401(k) plan by offering an underperforming stable value fund and by misallocating forfeitures, ruling workers sufficiently backed up claims that the health technology and lighting giant violated federal benefits law.

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Ga. Power Line Tree Trimmer Didn't Pay Full OT, Worker Says

By Emily Brill

A company that trims trees near power lines did not pay a former employee overtime, the worker has alleged in Georgia federal court, accusing W.A. Kendall & Co. LLC of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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CIT Backs Commerce's Reworked Korean Wind Tower Rate

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce properly justified revised antidumping duty rate calculations for certain Korean wind tower imports, according to a U.S. Court of International Trade opinion that blessed a new rate for the products over stakeholder objections.

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Gibson Dunn-Led Holtec Nuclear Readies $825M IPO

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Nuclear power plant equipment and services company Holtec Nuclear on Tuesday unveiled plans for an estimated $825 million initial public offering advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, kicking off the IPO market's post-Labor Day pipeline.

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Baker Botts Names New Energy, Infrastructure Leaders

By Lynn LaRowe

Baker Botts LLP announced Tuesday that it has appointed a group of longtime partners to leadership roles across practices central to the firm's energy and infrastructure work.

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EPA Guidance May Simplify On-Site Power For Data Centers

At a moment when wait times to connect large loads to the electric grid can stretch into years, two recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance documents seek to make it easier for data center developers to set up on-site power generation — but much will depend on how quickly states and localities update their own rules, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

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Virginia Law Prof Says He'll Take USPTO General Counsel Job

By Jack Rodgers

A University of Virginia School of Law professor who has taught tort, administrative, patent and international intellectual property law there for more than 15 years recently said he plans to become the new general counsel of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Labaton Reboots Whistleblower Practice With Ex-SEC Chair

By Jessica Corso

Investor-side firm Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP has tapped two former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission veterans to lead a new practice representing whistleblowers before the SEC and other federal regulators, reviving a service that the firm provided five years ago.

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Fennemore Craig To Combine With 50-Atty Southwest Firm

By Adrian Cruz

Fennemore Craig PC announced Wednesday the firm will merge with Arizona business firm Gallagher & Kennedy at the start of December, adding 50 attorneys across Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Fennemore Craig's hometown of Phoenix.

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Hogan Lovells Partner Tapped For Mass. Judgeship

By Julie Manganis

A Hogan Lovells Cadwalader senior partner has been nominated to a seat as an associate justice on the Massachusetts Superior Court, the governor's office announced Wednesday.

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Denver Firm Challenges Ex-Counsel's 90% Settlement Fee

By Zach Dupont

A Denver law firm asked a Colorado state court judge Tuesday to distribute the attorney fees portion of a motor vehicle collision settlement with a law firm that previously represented its client and contends it is owed 90% of the more than $140,000.

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DOJ Says Berkeley Law Is Racially Biased In Admissions

By Craig Clough

The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday that the University of California, Berkeley School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its 2024 and 2025 admissions cycles by preferring Black applicants because of their race, violating federal civil rights law and recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

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