Feds Seek To Lift Power Line Injunction After Further Review

By Ganesh Setty

The federal government has urged a Colorado federal court to lift a preliminary injunction partially blocking a utility's construction of a transmission line in the Nebraska Sandhills, arguing that the issues the court identified in an "incidental take" permit have been fixed.

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Feds Swiped State Power For Calif. Pipeline, 9th Circ. Told

By Hailey Konnath

Environmental groups and the state of California have asked the Ninth Circuit to block the federal government's approval of a Texas company's restart plan for an oil pipeline system near Santa Barbara, arguing that regulation of the pipeline lies with the Golden State. 

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No 3rd Circ. Redo For Green Group Over Pa. Pipeline Permits

By Matthew Santoni

The Third Circuit won't grant an en banc rehearing to an environmental group's challenge to a pair of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. pipeline projects in Pennsylvania, after ruling in October that the state's permitting process wasn't deficient.

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House Dem Tells Agencies, Cos. To Preserve Trump Records

By Lauren Berg

A Democratic representative warned federal agencies and private companies, including The Boeing Co., Chevron Corp. and TikTok, that they must preserve all documents related to the House Committee on Natural Resources' investigations of the Trump administration, following whistleblower reports that materials have already been illegally destroyed.

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CIT Can't Order Universal Tariff Refunds, Gov't Tells Fed. Circ.

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade's order requiring refunds for all importers who paid illegal tariffs should be deemed unlawful, the government told the Federal Circuit, saying U.S. Supreme Court precedent bars such universal relief.

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Utility Co. Settles EEOC Suit Over Telework Accommodation

By Patrick Hoff

An electric utilities company will pay $25,000 to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging it unlawfully refused to let a former employee work remotely following a stroke, according to a Tuesday filing in Georgia federal court.

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Renewables Investors Defend $400M Of Awards Against Spain

By Joyce Hanson

Renewable energy investors have asked the D.C. Circuit to affirm decisions enforcing their arbitral awards against Spain that are collectively worth hundreds of millions of euros, arguing that nearly every court outside of Europe to consider the awards has rejected the country's attempts to undermine them.

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Simpson Thacher Hires Energy Regulatory Atty In DC

By Christine DeRosa

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has grown its energy regulatory capabilities in the nation's capital with the addition of a longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP attorney.

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Steptoe & Johnson Grows In Western Pa. With Energy Atty

By James Boyle

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has recently expanded its natural resources practice in western Pennsylvania with the addition of an attorney who advises clients in the energy industry on transactional and regulatory matters.

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Planning Personal Phone Collections Before Discovery Begins

For counsel planning a personal phone collection as part of the litigation discovery process, it's important to take early steps to ensure that necessary information will be obtained without exposing unrelated information or running into access issues, says Jeremy Horowitz at MARA Forensics.

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How A Child Of Immigrants Defends Abrego Garcia

By Corey Rothauser

Hecker Fink attorney Jeffrey Then grew up translating English-language letters for customers at his Dominican immigrant family’s Bronx business. Decades later, he drew on that experience while defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal human smuggling charges, becoming a lifeline for Abrego Garcia during his detention.

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John Morgan On Why Luck Matters More Than Most Admit

By Y. Peter Kang

John Morgan, founder of personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, built the largest personal injury firm in the U.S., with 1,110 attorneys in 140 locations. In his new memoir, "Life Is Luck," the attorney who Forbes estimates has a net worth of $1.5 billion argues that success is about more than talent, intelligence or determination. It is also about recognizing opportunities, taking risks and capitalizing on fortunate breaks when they appear.

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Wachtell To Probe Nvidia CEO's Affair With Alleged China Spy

By Anna Scott Farrell and Sue Reisinger

Nvidia has hired Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into allegations that its founder and CEO had an affair with a business executive who U.S. intelligence believes is a Chinese spy, the artificial intelligence chipmaker said Tuesday.

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Grassley Defends Rush To Confirm Trump Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday defended how quickly the committee is moving to confirm President Donald Trump's judicial picks before Democrats control the Senate.

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Trump Swaps Out Blocked 8th Circ. Nominee With Ark. Justice

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew his pick for the Eighth Circuit and replaced him with a different nominee amid apparent opposition from Arkansas' senators. 

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Girardi Estate's $54M Claim Put Behind Other Creditors

By Craig Clough

The trustees overseeing Tom Girardi's and his former law firm's bankruptcies struck a deal to put their claims against each other behind other approved general unsecured claims, according to a California bankruptcy court filing, with the firm's trustee saying neither estate is expected to collect on those claims.

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