The Federal Circuit halted a U.S. Court of International Trade ruling prohibiting the government from collecting temporary global tariffs on two retailers and the state of Washington while it considers whether those duties are lawful, according to an order Thursday.
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Fed. Circ. Pauses Trade Court's Limited Block Of Global Tariffs

By Dylan Moroses

The Federal Circuit halted a U.S. Court of International Trade ruling prohibiting the government from collecting temporary global tariffs on two retailers and the state of Washington while it considers whether those duties are lawful, according to an order Thursday.

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RJ Reynolds-Led ITC Vape Probe To Continue, Fed. Circ. Says

By Jack McLoone

A U.S. International Trade Commission investigation into R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s claims that importers are skirting restrictions on vapes will continue after a Federal Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a petition to kill the probe, finding it lacked appropriate backing.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Bank, Crypto Groups Seek Limits In Stablecoin AML Regs

By Sarah Jarvis

Industry groups and firms in the financial and crypto sectors have called for further clarification, flexibility and safe harbors in rules recently proposed by regulators with the U.S. Department of the Treasury for implementing the anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance program requirements of the federal stablecoin framework known as the Genius Act.

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LITIGATION

Altria Can't Halt ITC Patent Case It Calls Unconstitutional

By Ryan Davis

A Virginia federal judge on Thursday denied Altria's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking a U.S. International Trade Commission vaping patent suit against it by Juul, ruling that Altria is unlikely to succeed in its arguments that ITC patent proceedings are unconstitutional.

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Auto Parts Biz Says Freight Co. Duped It Into Container Fraud

By Jack McLoone

A Michigan-based importer and seller of aftermarket auto parts that was stuck with added costs from U.S. Customs and Border Protection related to empty shipping containers has sued its freight-forwarding contractor, claiming it was tricked into facilitating a fraud scheme.

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Brief

Fed. Circ. Changes Process For Some Full-Panel Reviews

By Elaine Briseño

The Federal Circuit now requires the authoring judge to notify all panel members about nonprocedural motions, including motions for extensions of time and withdrawal of counsel, according to internal documents.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

USTR Forced Labor Tariff Plan Pushes Trade Recourse Limits

Tariffs recently proposed by the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, which determined that 60 countries failed to implement adequate forced labor protections, expand the use of existing trade remedies to address global supply chain labor standards, potentially inviting both practical adjustments by businesses and careful legal scrutiny, says attorney Sohan Dasgupta.

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How FCA, FCPA Risks Are Shifting As Feds Pull Back

As the federal government continues its retreat from white collar enforcement, companies should expect False Claims Act risk to grow through private whistleblower suits and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act scrutiny to shift toward foreign prosecutors, requiring more adaptability as accountability becomes less centralized, says Temidayo Aganga-Williams at Selendy Gay.

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Tips For Litigating Life Sciences Investigations At The ITC

The International Trade Commission may soon become a significant battleground for life sciences companies as global intellectual property and trade disputes continue, increasing the importance of learning the ITC's unique considerations and litigation strategies, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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Trump Admin's Agency Records Purge Tests Judicial Notice

While courts commonly take judicial notice of data in government websites and reports, the Trump administration's recent modification or wholesale deletion of these sources means that litigants must look elsewhere to support trial admission of this information, says Jon Gryskiewicz at Lewis Baach.

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Series

Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at least for me, a surprisingly effective training ground for litigation — both demand focus, preparation over rigid planning and the willingness to act despite fear, says Ashley Zitrin at Glenn Agre.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

More BigLaw Raises Predicted Despite Silence After Milbank

By Alison Knezevich

While boutiques make up many of the law firms that have quickly matched Milbank LLP's recently announced associate raises, recruiters told Law360 Pulse this week that they predict more BigLaw firms will eventually reveal their own salary hikes.

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Analysis

Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

By Chris Villani

After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.

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Q&A

JAMS Chief Executive Says Mass Arbitrations On The Rise

By Kellie Mejdrich

Mediation giant JAMS says it has seen a major upswing in mass arbitrations in employment and other contexts, as plaintiff-side firms develop new ways of responding to language requiring out-of-court dispute resolution by companies. CEO Kimberly Taylor and veteran JAMS mediator Robert Meyer spoke to Law360 about mediation trends, with a specific focus on employee benefits disputes.

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Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney could be sanctioned for including fake case quotes and misrepresentations of the law in court filings that seek dismissal of a trademark case against a taco restaurant, a federal judge said Friday in questioning whether the documents were sullied by artificial intelligence.

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Analysis

3 Things To Know As Judge Stares Down Impeachment Push

By Kelcey Caulder

The scandal that could cost U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross her job also threatens to cause courthouse chaos in the form of recusal motions, bids to reopen suits and uncertainty for clerks. Here, Law360 looks at three things to know about the calls to impeach the judge and their potential fallout.

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Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive

By Adrian Cruz

In multiple filings, EJS Investment Holdings LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject attempts by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and other parties to dismiss its proposed class action over his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner.

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'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.

By Jeff Overley

Amid warnings of a chilling effect on plaintiffs counsel, a Ninth Circuit panel Friday scrutinized six-figure sanctions against attorneys whose false advertising suit targeting Walmart Inc. collapsed because of crucial fine print in an avocado oil receipt.

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No Amici In Comey Seashell Threat Case, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday said she will not allow any amici to weigh in on former FBI Director James Comey's criminal charges alleging he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post, finding the parties are "ably represented" by counsel and public input is not needed.

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Ill. Judge Decries Grand Jury 'Turmoil,' Tosses Fraud Charges

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss fraud charges against two men ahead of an evidentiary hearing probing recent grand jury misconduct claims, but cautioned that "getting rid" of the case may not have prosecutors' desired effect, as such allegations continue causing "turmoil" throughout the district court.

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Deluge Of Video Evidence Overwhelms Criminal Cases

By Brandon Lowrey

Surveillance cameras and police body cameras are creating a flood of video evidence that can help prosecutors and defense attorneys build strong cases. But many have been struggling with the technical and logistical challenges that come with the sheer volume of footage.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk and SpaceX's legal team blasted off with the largest IPO in history, with shares priced at $150 each at opening before briefly topping $176. And a new study shows investors have approved 11 of 17 companies' requests to move their incorporation from Delaware to Texas so far this proxy season.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Los Angeles jury in a bellwether trial cleared Johnson & Johnson of any liability in the deaths of three women from ovarian cancer.

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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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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aaron Katz Law

Anderson & Kreiger

Ashfords LLP

Ashurst LLP

Ballard Spahr

Bandas Law Firm

Barker Martin

Berchem Moses

Bird & Bird

Boies Schiller

Brown Rudnick

Clark Hill

Clifford & Harris

Clyde & Co

Cravath Swaine

Crowell & Moring

DAC Beachcroft

Davis Polk

Davis Wright Tremaine

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dovel & Luner

Durkin & Roberts

EIP Europe

Eversheds Sutherland

Gibson Dunn

Glaser Weil

Glenn Agre

Goodwin Procter

Gordon Rees

Greenberg Traurig

HSF Kramer

Hawkins Parnell

Henning Strategies

Higgs LLP

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Honigman LLP

Hueston Hennigan

Husch Blackwell

Irwin Mitchell

Jackson Walker LLP

K&L Gates

Katten Muchin

Kellogg Hansen

Kennedys Law LLP

Keoghs LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kopecky Schumacher

Latham & Watkins

Law Office of Tom Kirkendall

Lewis Baach

Lewis Silkin

Loeb & Loeb

MH Sub I LLC

Macfarlanes LLP

Mahdavi Bacon

Mancini Shenk

McDermott Will & Schulte

McGuireWoods

Merchant & Gould

Milbank LLP

Mills & Reeve

Moore Barlow

Morgan Lewis

Quinn Emanuel

Reichman Jorgensen

Reynolds Porter

Rusty Hardin

Saul Ewing

Selendy Gay

Seward & Kissel

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Sterne Kessler

Susman Godfrey

Trowers & Hamlins

Wachtell Lipton

Walker Jones

Wallace LLP

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Williams Mullen

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

Yetter Coleman

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AECOM

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

American Bankers Association

American Conference Institute

Amgen Inc.

Apple Inc.

Ascot Underwriting Ltd.

Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.

Bank of India

Basic Fun Inc.

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.

Boston Scientific Corp.

Bouygues

Bouygues Construction SA

Broadcom Inc.

CITGO Petroleum Corp.

CVS Health Corp.

Centene Corp.

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Coinbase Global Inc.

Connecticut Bar Association

Consilio LLC

CooperSurgical Inc.

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium

Daybreak Express Inc.

Deere & Co.

ESPN Inc.

Eli Lilly & Co.

Exceed Company Ltd.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.

Federal Bar Association

Flowers Foods Inc.

Found

Fox Corp.

Fun

Georgia State University

Google LLC

Graduate Management Admission Council

Griswold

Hannaford Brothers Co.

Illumina Inc.

Instagram Inc.

Intrado Inc.

JAMS Inc.

JUUL Labs Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Laing O'Rourke

Learning Resources Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.

Meta Platforms Inc.

NJOY Inc.

NVIDIA Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

Novartis AG

QUALCOMM Inc.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Inc.

Ripple Labs Inc.

S&P Global Inc.

SIFMA

STR Holdings, Inc.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

SolarWinds Corp.

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Springer Nature Ltd.

Starz LLC

Target Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The New York Times Co.

The Walt Disney Co.

TikTok Inc.

Tommy Hilfiger Corp.

Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd.

Twitter Inc.

United Parcel Service Inc.

Venture Global LNG

Walmart Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Central Intelligence Agency

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Denver District Attorney's Office

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Food and Drug Administration

International Trade Commission

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

Los Angeles Superior Court

Millennium Challenge Corp.

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Oregon Department of Justice

Parquet National Financier

Serious Fraud Office

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

World Trade Organization