CIT OKs 2nd Try At US Ruling Against Vietnamese Solar Cells

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce adequately explained, on its second try, its finding that solar cells imported from Vietnam circumvented U.S. countervailing and antidumping duties on Chinese products, the U.S. Court of International Trade found.

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Nippon Permanently Ducks Consumers' US Steel Merger Suit

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge has given Nippon Steel a permanent reprieve from consumers challenging its now-completed purchase of U.S. Steel Corp., concluding the lawsuit still hasn't made the connection from the merger's potential impacts on steel to the prices consumers spend buying steel-containing products and riding in steel-containing vehicles.

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Judge Tosses Sanctions Review For HK Electronics Co.

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Department of State's Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation lacked authority to deny a Hong Kong electronics company's bid for removal from its sanctions blacklist, sending the company's removal petition back for review by the proper official.

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ITC Orders $5M In Penalties For Illegal Chocolate Milk Imports

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. International Trade Commission has levied $5.3 million in penalties on four grocers that were found to have violated a ban on importing a chocolate malt drink mix.

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EU Slaps Triple-Digit Duty On Chinese Phosphorus Acid

By Dylan Moroses

The European Commission will impose an almost 123% antidumping duty on Chinese phosphorus acid entering the bloc, according to an announcement published Wednesday.

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Duty Evasion Probe Eyes Steel Wheels Via Vietnam, Thailand

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated investigations into steel wheels imported from Vietnam and Thailand to determine if they are circumventing U.S. countervailing and antidumping duties placed on those goods from China, according to a notice published Wednesday.

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Navy Contractor Will Pay $10.5M To Settle Overcharging Suit

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a submarine materials contractor agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle allegations that its entities knowingly overcharged the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy for materials and training.

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Temu Users Join Customer Push For IEEPA Tariff Refunds

By Jack McLoone

Online marketplace Temu must refund customers for passed-on costs related to the Trump administration's now-invalidated International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs, a consumer leading a proposed nationwide class action told an Illinois state court.

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Oil Field Co. Says Rivals Bought Parts Tied To Stolen Designs

By José Luis Martínez

Oil field equipment maker Liberty Lift Solutions LLC is accusing two rivals of selling pumping unit parts copied from its proprietary designs and sourced from some of its former China-based suppliers, less than a year after it settled with a different rival accused of the same conduct.

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Core Scientific Must Turn Over Pre-Ch. 11 IP Docs, Judge Says

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas federal judge has ruled that cryptocurrency mining company Core Scientific Inc. must turn over prebankruptcy documents in a suit accusing it of infringing cryptography patents, noting that although damages or causes of action are limited by bankruptcy, discovery is not.

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Panama Misses Deadline In Canal Ports Dispute

By Corey Rothauser

Panama was accused Monday of failing to respond on time in an international arbitration over the cancellation of a concession to operate major ports at the Panama Canal, escalating a dispute over control of key global shipping infrastructure.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: The Human Element

Law school teaches you to quickly apply intellect and logic when handling a legal issue, but every fact pattern also involves a person, making the ability to balance expertise with empathy critical to the growth of relationships with clients, colleagues and adversaries, says Rachel Adcox at Adcox Strategies.

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Texas Biz Court's Likely Role In Patent Fights Becoming Clear

By Dani Kass

The Texas Business Court has released its first opinion exploring when intellectual property can be used to create jurisdiction, and attorneys say the decision involving state trade secret law offers insight into when patent matters can be pursued there.

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Conn. Justices Won't Hear Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Ethics Case

By Andrea Keckley

The Connecticut Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the two-week suspension of Alex Jones' former lawyer, leaving intact an intermediate Appellate Court decision affirming the pared-down punishment surrounding his law firm's handling of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims' personal information.

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Calif. Bills Would Reform Litigation Funding, Client Recruiting

By Emily Sawicki

Two new bills introduced to the California Assembly this week seek to impose reforms on the state's legal industry, including adding mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — and blocking corporate litigation funders from influencing cases.

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Senator Unveils Draft AI Bill Intended To Wipe Out State Regs

By Hailey Konnath

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Wednesday released a draft of proposed legislation that would override a "patchwork" of state artificial intelligence regulations, touting the proposal as protecting "children, creators, conservatives and communities" and slamming the state regulations as hindering "AI innovation."

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Biotech Investor Blames Pierce Atwood For Messy Asset Sale

By Julie Manganis

A Ukrainian billionaire who was recently ordered to pay other investors in a failed genetic testing company more than $1.8 million in damages is blaming the Pierce Atwood LLP lawyers who advised him on what a court later found to be a "fundamentally unfair" forced asset sale.

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Powell Says He Won't Make Fed Exit While Facing DOJ Probe

By Jon Hill

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will stay on as a board member of the central bank if he remains under U.S. Department of Justice investigation when his term as Fed chairman runs out this spring.

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