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TOP NEWS
VW Can't Toss Claims Audi E-Tron Batteries Are 'Time Bombs'
By Craig Clough
A Georgia federal judge refused to dismiss a proposed class action Thursday accusing Volkswagen Group of America Inc. of concealing and failing to adequately repair an alleged defect in the high-voltage batteries of certain Audi electric vehicles, keeping alive claims the autos are "ticking time bombs" that can lose power, short-circuit and catch fire.
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EV-Maker SPAC Investors Reach $4M Chancery Settlement
By Jarek Rutz
Former stockholders of the special purpose acquisition company that took electric vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric public have agreed to a $4 million cash settlement with seven individuals who served as Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. directors, officers or alleged controllers to end Delaware Chancery Court claims over the 2021 deal.
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RISING STAR
Rising Star: Blank Rome's Lamiya Rahman
By Keith Goldberg
Blank Rome LLP's Lamiya Rahman helped several liquefied natural gas companies secure Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals for their multibillion-dollar projects and helped BP America broker a favorable settlement in a high-profile FERC enforcement case, earning her a spot among the energy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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RENEWABLES
EXPERT ANALYSIS
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Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Taekwondo has taught me to recognize when to fight for a position and when to focus on finding a solution, and that the best outcomes are often achieved by solving problems — all of which has improved my work as a bankruptcy lawyer, mediator and Subchapter V trustee, says Amy Denton Mayer at Berger Singerman.
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LEGAL INDUSTRY
Roundup
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
By Megan Norcott
The past week in London has seen shoe brand Crocs bring an appeal against the chief executive of the U.K.'s Intellectual Property Office, singer Alanis Morissette sued by the former head of operations at Live Nation Israel and the son of convicted fraudster Guo Wengui file an appeal against the Chapter 11 trustee controlling his father's bankruptcy estate.
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Roundup
GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week
By Michele Gorman
KKR will pay a $250 million civil penalty to end allegations that it hid key documentation and entire transactions for merger notification. In the meantime, Apple told an Illinois federal judge that a recent Seventh Circuit decision affirming Samsung's win in a biometric privacy suit means the tech giant should prevail over similar claims. These are among 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
WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal judge held that the U.S. Department of Defense's designation of Anthropic PBC as a supply chain risk to national security was retaliation for the company's public criticism of the Trump administration.
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