A Federal Circuit panel affirmed three U.S. International Trade Court rulings that collectively rejected a Turkish company's attempts to escape a duty on Turkish steel, finding on Monday that the company's appeals were broadly unsupported by the statutes it cited.
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TOP NEWS

Fed. Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Turkish Steel Duty Challenges

By Jack McLoone

A Federal Circuit panel affirmed three U.S. International Trade Court rulings that collectively rejected a Turkish company's attempts to escape a duty on Turkish steel, finding on Monday that the company's appeals were broadly unsupported by the statutes it cited.

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US Trade Officials Open IP Probe Into Vietnam

By Adam Lidgett

U.S. trade officials have launched an investigation into Vietnam over what they said were concerns about how the country is allegedly not effectively protecting the rights of intellectual property owners.

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ITC To Review Ruling That Ended Juul Vape Patent For Njoy

By Jonathan Capriel

The U.S. International Trade Commission will take a second look at a ruling that threw out a Juul nicotine patent and dismissed the company's complaint accusing Altria and its Njoy brand of selling infringing vaporizer products, asking both sides to clarify how a key phrase in the patent should be understood.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

Brief

Commerce Probing Chinese Chemical Used To Make Tires

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce said Monday that it is opening twin investigations into whether a chemical imported from China and used in tire rubber production is being sold at unfair prices, joining a probe by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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LITIGATION

Md. Judge Pauses Shipowner's Baltimore Bridge Civil Trial

By Linda Chiem

A Maryland federal judge has pressed pause on a civil trial that was expected to start Monday to address sweeping liability and damages claims against the owner and the manager of the cargo carrier that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and triggered its collapse.

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Cold Storage Co. Says Investors Can't Claim Misleading IPO

By Emilie Ruscoe

Investors in temperature-controlled warehouse giant Lineage Inc. can't show they were misled about the company's prospects ahead of its $4.4 billion initial public offering in 2024, the company has argued in Michigan federal court, arguing it plainly disclosed at the time that it was debuting amid a "soft" market for cold storage.

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ADMINISTRATION

Brief

ITC Launches Digital Transmission Of Confidential Docs

By Jack McLoone

Lead counsel in investigations conducted by the U.S. International Trade Commission will be able to receive confidential documents through the commission's online portal starting Monday, the ITC announced. 

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PEOPLE

Trump Unveils 3 Picks For International Trade Commission

By Hailey Konnath

President Donald Trump on Monday announced three more nominees to be members of the U.S. International Trade Commission, including the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary's intellectual property policy director, a deputy assistant U.S. trade representative and a consumer group's government affairs director.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ill. Passes Bill To Restrict Outside Investment In Legal Sector

By Emma Cueto

The Illinois state Legislature has passed a bill that aims to stop attorneys from fee sharing with non-lawyer-owned firms in other states and from accepting outside investment via a managed service organization structure.

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Bonus Spotlight

Hueston Hennigan To Pay Summer Bonuses Up To $35K

By Tracey Read

Trial firm Hueston Hennigan is the second boutique to announce it will dole out midyear bonuses to associates.

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As Judicial AI Use Gains Steam, Training Lags

By Emily Sawicki

Court systems around the country are emerging bullish on the use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers, but implementation, training, resources and overall regulations remain scattershot, giving rise to concerns that a learning gap could lead to missteps.

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Roundup

The Top In-House Hires Of May

By Michele Gorman

Legal department hires during the past month included high-profile appointments at Chevron, Barclays and Topgolf. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the last full month of spring.

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Plaintiffs' Counsel In Tylenol MDL Agree To $50K Donation

By Gianna Ferrarin

A plaintiffs' attorney and law firm sanctioned in multidistrict litigation alleging prenatal exposure to acetaminophen can cause autism agreed to donate $50,000 to maternal health organization March of Dimes in lieu of paying attorney fees, according to a letter filed Monday in New York federal court. 

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DOJ Will Obey Order Freezing $1.8B 'Slush Fund'

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday it will abide by a federal judge's decision to temporarily pause the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund, adding that it disagreed with the ruling.

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Kia, Hyundai Workers' Attys Get $3.45M Fee Award In Visa Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A Georgia federal court on Monday awarded $3.45 million in attorney fees and costs to lawyers for workers who reached an $11.5 million settlement over claims that a Hyundai supplier, a Kia plant and staffing agencies recruited skilled Mexican engineers for production work and underpaid them.

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Roundup

Hub Hires: Foley Hoag, Holland & Knight, Paul Hastings

By Julie Manganis

The rapidly expanding gaming and sports betting industry brought more legal industry players to the table in Massachusetts in May, with two firms beefing up their bench in that area, while other local attorneys made midcareer leaps into new roles.

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Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Labaton Keller's Michael Canty

By Allison Grande

When Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP partner and general counsel Michael Canty decided to pursue a legal career, he had no doubt about what type of lawyer he wanted to be. 

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Asher Kelly

Baker Botts

Baker McKenzie

Barnes & Thornburg

Beal Sutherland

Blank Rome

Bush Seyferth

Cassidy Levy

Constangy Brooks

Dentons

DiCello Levitt

Dickinson Wright

Duane Morris

Eckert Seamans

Edwards Wildman

Foley Hoag

Gilbert & Renton

Goodwin Procter

HSF Kramer

Hall & Lampros

Holland & Knight

Hueston Hennigan

Jackson Lewis PC

Keller Postman

King & Spalding

Kreindler & Kreindler

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Lehotsky Keller

Lochner Law Firm

Mintz Levin

Nelson Mullins

Norton Rose

Ogletree Deakins

Paul Hastings

Perkins Coie

Pillsbury Winthrop

Prince Lobel

Radford Scott LLP

Ropes & Gray

Saxena White

Schagrin Associates

Selendy Gay

Skadden Arps

Troutman

Wiley Rein

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Above the Law

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

Boston College

Chevron Corp.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Consumer Technology Association

Dean Foods Co.

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

Frito-Lay Inc.

George Washington University

Google LLC

Harvard University

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JUUL Labs Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Kia Georgia Inc.

Lanxess AG

Leonard Green & Partners LP

Lineage Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

March of Dimes Foundation

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority

Media General Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Nexstar Media Group Inc.

Northland Investment Corp.

Nucor Corp

PG&E Corp.

PepsiCo Inc.

Princeton University

Purdue Pharma LP

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

Steel Dynamics Inc.

Talen Energy Corp.

The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

Tools for Humanity

Toyota Motor Corp.

Twitter Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

United States Steel Corp.

University of Rhode Island

Vistra Corp.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Worldpay LLC

Yum Brands Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Executive Office of the President

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

National Labor Relations Board

National Transportation Safety Board

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado