Canada Defends Retaliatory Tariffs Against US As Necessary

By Jack McLoone

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. as they went into effect Tuesday, saying they are needed to protect Canadian workers and industries from President Donald Trump's latest trade war action.

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ITC Seeks Input On Long-Dormant Trade Bias Program

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission is working to redevelop a practice for identifying potentially discriminatory trade actions against the U.S. as required under the dormant Great Depression-era statute President Donald Trump used to launch recent tariffs against Canada, the commission said.

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HMRC Issues Post-Brexit Duty-Free Changes For Alcohol

By Josh White

Britain's tax authority said Tuesday that it's changing duty-free allowances on alcohol for travelers entering the U.K. starting in October as part of post-Brexit measures to simplify rules.

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Asian Plywood Imports Harming US Industry, ITC Finds

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission said Tuesday that hardwood and decorative plywood imports from China, Indonesia and Vietnam determined by the Commerce Department to be sold at unfair prices are harming domestic industry, setting up Commerce to issue duty orders against the products.

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Apple Fights Masimo Bid To Add $243M To $634M Patent Win

By Ryan Davis

Apple has pressed a California federal judge to reject Masimo's request for nearly $243 million in interest atop a $634 million patent jury verdict on the Apple Watch's heart rate feature, saying the "staggering" damages are so large that adding more would be an "enormous windfall."

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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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CIT Approves Redo Of Voluntary Chinese Rack Duty Review

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce will voluntarily revisit antidumping duty calculations for a Chinese exporter of certain steel racks imported into the U.S. after the company subject to the administrative review raised concerns about the findings, according to an opinion issued by the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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ABA Law School Accrediting Arm Repeals Diversity Standard

By Emma Cueto and Andrea Keckley

The American Bar Association council responsible for law school accreditation voted Tuesday to eliminate its diversity and inclusion standard, the final step in a process that the council hopes will ensure it remains an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Ex-DLA Piper Partner Must Face Claim He Raped Associate

By Lynn LaRowe

A Massachusetts state court has ruled it has jurisdiction over an assault and battery claim alleging a former DLA Piper partner raped a former Boston-based associate in Delaware, finding that purported incident was part of "a larger course of conduct encompassing multiple torts across several states, all circling around plaintiff's residence and work in Massachusetts."

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5th Circ. Backs Ax Of $125M Judgment Over Judge Friendship

By Mike Curley

A split Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed the vacatur of a trial by a magistrate judge that resulted in a $125 million judgment against Port of Lake Charles, finding the district court correctly found that the magistrate judge didn't fully disclose her 40-year, "close, multifaceted, and personal friendship" with IFG Port Holdings LLC's attorney.

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AG Blanche To Speak At GOP Midterm Convention

By Courtney Bublé

Attorney General Todd Blanche will speak at the Republican midterm convention this week in his "personal capacity."

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week saw disputes involving a former NFL star and a $2.5 million solar venture, Morgan Stanley's role in Fox Corp.'s planned $22 billion acquisition of Roku Inc., and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s effort to pause more than $20 million in legal-fee payments to former Frank executives.

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