The ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sought more information about the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.'s plan to provide up to $20 billion in maritime reinsurance in the Persian Gulf region, expressing concern that China could be the proposal's "greatest direct beneficiary."
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Gulf Reinsurance Plan Could Help China, Lawmaker Says

By Gianna Ferrarin

The ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sought more information about the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.'s plan to provide up to $20 billion in maritime reinsurance in the Persian Gulf region, expressing concern that China could be the proposal's "greatest direct beneficiary."

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Tenant's Insurer Must Defend NY Property Owner In Injury Suit

By Hope Patti

The owner of a Manhattan property is an additional insured under its tenant's policy and entitled to a defense in an underlying slip-and-fall suit, a New York federal court ruled Tuesday, saying the tenant's failure to add its current landlord to the policy was clearly a mistake.

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Court Rules Insurers Not Liable For Nitrous Oxide Injuries

By Sam Reisman

A Louisiana federal judge has released two insurance companies from having to defend a nitrous oxide seller in a personal injury suit after the court found that injuries stemming from the use of psychotropic substances were excluded from coverage.

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LITIGATION

11th Circ. 'Looking For Boundaries' In Ponzi Probe Appeal

By Chart Riggall

The Eleventh Circuit appeared conflicted Tuesday over a former CEO's claims that he was wrongly hit with more than $800,000 in penalties after a civil securities complaint into an alleged Ponzi scheme, weighing whether he was properly dinged for three violations over one enterprise.

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Wash. Store Owner, Insurer Say Tool Co. Owes $8.7M For Fire

By Hope Patti

A defective Stanley Black & Decker Inc. battery pack caused a fire that destroyed a Washington Ace Hardware store, the store owner and its insurer said Tuesday in a suit against the toolmaker in Washington federal court, seeking to recover more than $8.7 million in damages.

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Biz Services Co. Faces ERISA Suit Over 'Tobacco Surcharge'

By Zak Kostro

Business services company Conduent unlawfully imposes health insurance surcharges on employees who use tobacco products, forcing them to pay more for coverage the company provides, a former employee and plan participant said in a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Witness AI Usage Is The Next Privilege Battle In Civil Litigation

Fact and expert witnesses now have immediate access to artificial intelligence systems capable of simulating deposition questioning, recommending answers and more, but this preparation occurs privately, invisibly and frequently under the mistaken assumption that it is harmless, says Bill Kanasky at Courtroom Sciences and Billy Davis at Taylor Nelson.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

DOJ Says Gov't Attys Can't Be Punished Over ICE's Actions

By Ryan Boysen

The Trump administration says a Minnesota federal judge erred by holding a government attorney in contempt after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flouted a court order, claiming the lawyer was "wrongfully held captive to induce ICE's compliance."

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Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension

By Jack Karp

The federal judiciary on Tuesday upheld the latest extension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension and the decision not to transfer her case to another circuit, finding neither to be unconstitutional.

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Goldstein Seeks New Trial, Citing 'A Series Of Legal Errors'

By Emily Sawicki

SCOTUSblog founder and appellate icon Thomas Goldstein has filed a lengthy motion for a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on a dozen criminal charges related to tax evasion, alleging his trial was marred by improper jury instructions, improper exclusion of evidence and inadequate evidence, among other things.

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Analysis

Fraud Task Force May Boost White Collar Defense Work

By Phillip Bantz

A new federal anti-fraud task force involving at least a dozen federal agencies could soon expose more state and local governments, contractors, companies and others to compliance risks, particularly in healthcare fraud and False Claims Act cases, experts say.

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Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Remark About Shooting Attys

By David Minsky

A Florida state judge is facing a public reprimand after admitting to becoming frustrated with attorneys in an estate dispute and saying that he "would like to tell the deputy to pull his gun and shoot all three of you," according to records filed Tuesday in the state's high court.

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Senate Confirms Chief Of New DOJ Fraud Division

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 52-47, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Colin McDonald to the newly created assistant attorney general for fraud role.

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Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says

By Jake Maher

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after her last deposition date.

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Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'

By George Woolston

Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."

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Farber Brocks

Foley Hoag

Hogan Lovells

Huber Thomas

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Munger Tolles

Nelson Mullins

O'Melveny & Myers

Phelps Dunbar

Pierce Davis

Pipes Miles

Reed Smith

Sills Cummis

Taylor Nelson Slattery Bernard

Thompson Brody

Thompson Hine

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ace Hardware Corp.

American Bar Association

Anthropic PBC

Boston University

Conduent Inc.

Google LLC

Johnson & Johnson

McDonald's Corp.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Stanford University

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

The University of Alabama System

Utica First Insurance Co. Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Supreme Court

Judicial Conference of the United States

New Jersey Supreme Court

Small Business Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. International Development Finance Corp.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget