A coalition of 24 states sued President Donald Trump's administration Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block global tariffs that the White House imposed shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an earlier round of tariffs.
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Two Dozen States Sue Trump To Halt New Global Tariffs

By Natalie Olivo

A coalition of 24 states sued President Donald Trump's administration Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block global tariffs that the White House imposed shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down an earlier round of tariffs.

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Spain Faces $48M Asset Hunt In NY Over Energy Dispute

By Joyce Hanson

An award assignee owed about $48 million by Spain following a dispute over revoked renewable energy subsidies has pressed a D.C. federal court to let it seek "substantial" assets the country likely holds in New York, saying there are no attachable assets in the District of Columbia.

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Third Spin The Charm On Chinese Truck Tire Duties, CIT Says

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce has, on its third try, correctly resolved the granting of separate duty rates in an "unusual case" involving a review of antidumping duties on Chinese tires, the U.S. Court of International Trade said.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

Animal Feed Additive From China Facing Large US Duties

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday said imports of an animal feed-grade additive from China into the U.S. could be subject to duties of up to triple digits after finding it is being sold at less than fair value.

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Brief

Algerian Rebar Faces Triple-Digit Antidumping Duty

By Kevin Pinner

Steel concrete-reinforcing bars imported from Algeria to the U.S. could be hit with a triple-digit duty after the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday that they're being sold at less than fair value.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

Brief

ITC To Probe Whether ATV Imports Infringe Polaris Patents

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission will open an investigation into whether imports of multiple-occupant ATVs known as side-by-sides infringe five patents held by Polaris.

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LITIGATION

BAT Sued By Investors Over North Korean Sanctions Breach

By Christopher Crosby

Investors have sued British American Tobacco in England over the cigarette company's failure to disclose information about its activities in North Korea, which led to it paying U.S. authorities hundreds of millions of dollars for violating sanctions.

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Fla. Court Allows Chubb's Salvage Claim On Stolen Planes

By Mark Payne

Chubb European Group SE can move forward with a counterclaim against an aircraft leasing company that alleges the insurer can claim 23 Boeing and Airbus aircraft stolen by Russia at the start of the Ukraine war as salvaged, a Florida state court ruled.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How Banks Can Apply FinCEN Beneficial Ownership Relief

A recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Unit order limiting the circumstances under which banks should identify and verify beneficial owners may allow banks to tailor their approach to verification compliance, but only after reviewing customer due diligence policies and evaluating alignment with their risk profiles, say attorneys at Cleary.

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Series

Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Serving as an assistant scoutmaster for my son’s troop reaffirmed several skills and principles crucial to lawyering — from the importance of disconnecting to the value of morality, says Michael Warren at McManis Faulkner.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

OpenAI Practices Law Without A License, Insurer Alleges

By Lauren Berg

OpenAI is practicing law without a license, according to an insurer's lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court that alleges artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT provided faulty legal advice to a woman seeking disability benefits that led to a breached settlement and a flurry of frivolous court filings.

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Analysis

UK Law Sector's Private Equity Boom Offers Lessons For US

By Ryan Boysen

Private equity money is pouring into the U.K. legal sector, fueling a wave of consolidation in consumer-facing practices and offering a glimpse of what it could look like if outside investment in the U.S. legal industry takes off.

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Criminal Contempt Of DOJ Attys Unlikely For Violating Orders

By Jack Karp

Federal judges have been floating the possibility of holding government attorneys in criminal contempt of court for violating immigration-related court orders, a potentially shocking move that scholars say is unlikely and probably less effective than civil contempt orders.

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Lindsey Halligan Faces Fla. Bar Investigation, Watchdog Says

By Lauren Berg

The Florida Bar is investigating Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who pursued controversial indictments against President Donald Trump's political opponents, according to a letter the Campaign for Accountability made public Thursday.

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Troutman And Former Atty Push To Limit Scope Of Bias Trial

By Jake Maher

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP and a former associate suing the firm for racial discrimination and retaliation this week fought over the role that charged language and calculations of financial damages should play in an upcoming trial.

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Atty's Scheduling Error Dooms Appeal In AT&T Forfeiture Suit

By Patrick Hoff

An AT&T worker can't ask the Ninth Circuit to review the dismissal of his proposed class action claiming the telecommunications company misused forfeited 401(k) funds, with a California federal judge saying his attorney's busy schedule was "one of the least compelling excuses" for filing a late appeal.

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Analysis

A Look At Four States' Tort Reform Legislation Fights

By Y. Peter Kang

There are currently four states debating whether to install business-friendly tort reform legislation or medical malpractice guardrails. The issues include a potentially brutal showdown in California over auto collision litigation and efforts in Florida to expand wrongful death liability for healthcare providers.

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Ex-Judge In Wis. Says ICE Prosecution Theory Has No Limits

By Britain Eakin

A former Wisconsin judge has said the government's case against her for obstructing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no limiting principle and wrongly turned her authority to manage her courtroom into a federal felony for impeding ICE.

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Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana Judicial Nominees Advance

By Courtney Bublé

Four judicial nominees advanced out of committee Thursday along party lines, which included two for Texas.

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