EPA Denies 'Sitting On Its Hands' On Pesticide Ban Request

By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday asked the Ninth Circuit to reject green groups' effort to force it to respond to their petition to ban organophosphate pesticides, saying it "has not unreasonably delayed action."

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Amazon Bags Toss Of Grocery Delivery Fee Disclosure Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

A Washington federal judge on Wednesday threw out a proposed class action that alleged the Amazon Fresh website waited too late in the checkout process to disclose delivery fees, saying the conditions of use on Amazon.com Inc.'s websites prevented a woman from lodging claims under California law.

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Tyson Foods Sued In Del. For Docs On Poultry Care, Deaths

By Jeff Montgomery

A Tyson Foods Inc. stockholder on Thursday sued the company — which is the largest among the nation's chicken producers — for a Delaware Court of Chancery ruling compelling release of records on alleged child labor violations and failures by Tyson to assure proper feeding and treatment of poultry grown on contract farms.

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Steakhouse Again Asks To Decertify Class In Conn. Wage Suit

By Irene Spezzamonte

A Connecticut state court's findings that a steakhouse at the Foxwoods Resort Casino was not liable for untipped work should have dismantled a class of tipped servers claiming unpaid wages, the steakhouse argued.

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Houston Urges Texas Justices To Reject Pappas Contract Row

By Catherine Marfin

A lower appellate court got it right when it ruled that the city of Houston was shielded from a lawsuit over an airport concessions contract under the state's government code, the city told the Texas Supreme Court.

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Ore. Whiskey Distillery Asks To Add $500K To Ch. 11 Loan

By Jeff Montgomery

Portland, Oregon-based whiskey producer House Spirits has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to borrow an additional $500,000 in cash to finance its Chapter 11 case, raising the amount of its debtor-in-possession loan to more than $2 million.

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Mitigating Employer Liability Risk Under Sex Assault Rule

The American Law Institute's newly approved rule expands vicarious liability to employers for certain sexual assaults that employees commit, which could materially increase employers' exposure unless they strengthen safeguards around high-risk roles, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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Series

Quilting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham.

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Trump Admin To Appeal Susman Godfrey Exec Order Ruling

By Adrian Cruz

The Trump administration announced Friday its intention to appeal a June ruling that struck down as unconstitutional an executive order targeting Susman Godfrey LLP, after the court said the order was issued in retaliation for its representation of clients and causes the president opposes.

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State Solicitors General Become A Trump Judge Pipeline

By Courtney Bublé

Seven months into his presidency, more than a third of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees hailed from a pool not tapped nearly as much as his predecessors: state solicitors general.

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Analysis

Habba Ruling Could Put Tighter Limits On 'Acting' Officials

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling disqualifying Alina Habba from acting as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey has the potential to end a long-standing means of filling government posts without going through the U.S. Senate.

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Trump Names 4 Nominees For North Carolina Bench

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced on Friday night four judicial nominees in North Carolina.

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DOJ Investigation Of NY AG Condemned By AGs Of 21 States

By Bonnie Eslinger

A coalition of 21 attorneys general Friday issued an open letter saying the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James and condemning the probe as political payback for the financial fraud claims she pursued against President Donald Trump and his New York-based businesses.

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Ex-Calif. Judge Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Court Staffer

By Jack Karp

A former California Superior Court judge has been charged with sexually assaulting a court employee and seeking to cover up that purported incident and another alleged assault, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

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Newman Given Potential Lifeline In Suspension Appeal Loss

By Ryan Davis

While the D.C. Circuit on Friday declined to revive Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's lawsuit challenging her suspension, experts said the court provided an opening for her to seek further review, by suggesting that the precedent limiting the arguments available to her may be flawed.

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Analysis

Under Trump, White Collar Crypto Defense Gets New Playbook

By Phillip Bantz

White collar lawyers are crafting new blueprints for crypto-related civil and criminal defense amid the Trump administration's embrace of the industry and the financial world’s growing acceptance of cryptocurrency as a legitimate asset.

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Ex-Mother-In-Law Painted As Mastermind In FSU Prof's Death

By David Minsky

A Florida prosecutor on Friday described the former mother-in-law of a Florida State University law professor killed by hired assassins in 2014 as the mastermind behind his murder, telling jurors that she was motivated by the desire to have her grandchildren closer to Miami after her daughter's divorce. 

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Ohio Panel Says Med Mal Damages Cap Is Unconstitutional

By Y. Peter Kang

An Ohio appeals court has declared that the state's statutory limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional because it violated the right to due process to a patient who suffered a severe brain disorder.

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Ex-Morgan & Morgan Client Says Arbitration Ruling Was Error

By Emily Sawicki

A former Morgan & Morgan client is pushing back on an order sending his proposed class action malpractice claims into arbitration and denying a motion to remand the suit to state court, arguing that a Savannah, Georgia, federal judge erred in her ruling by misapplying the law and failing to take all facts into account.

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Probation Granted In Chandra Levy Prosecutor's Ethics Case

By Alison Knezevich

A D.C. Court of Appeals panel has sanctioned the lead prosecutor in the Chandra Levy murder case for failing to disclose evidence, but said she should not be suspended because "her misconduct was the result of a seemingly honest mistake."

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Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Weil, Fried Frank

By Zak Kostro

In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys human resources software provider Dayforce Inc. in a take-private deal, Lowe's buys Foundation Building Materials, Nexstar Media Group Inc. acquires fellow media company Tegna Inc., and Soho House & Co. Inc. inks a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR.

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Roundup

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

By Max Austin

This past week in London has seen football manager Bruno Lage sue the owner of Olympique Lyonnais and Botafogo football clubs, luxury fashion brand Christian Dior Couture target a jewelry business trading under the same name, and a Russian motorsports promoter take action against Formula One after it canceled its Russian Grand Prix in 2022.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Large-company general counsel in a survey picked lawyers at Littler, Greenberg Traurig and McGuireWoods at the top of their all-star list for exceptional service. While talks continue, the EU and U.S. have agreed to new trade agreement terms that end EU tariffs on industrial products from the U.S.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Jackson Lewis PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit upheld injunctions barring the National Labor Relations Board from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other companies.

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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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