President Donald Trump's temporary global 10% tariffs are unlawful because the narrow set of economic conditions required for the measure to be imposed were not met, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Thursday in a divided opinion.
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Trump's Temporary Global Tariffs Illegal, Trade Court Rules

By Dylan Moroses

President Donald Trump's temporary global 10% tariffs are unlawful because the narrow set of economic conditions required for the measure to be imposed were not met, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Thursday in a divided opinion.

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Agency Improperly Restrained In Duty Review, Fed. Circ. Told

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Court of International Trade improperly restrained the Commerce Department's discretion to determine countervailable subsidies during a South Korean exporter's administrative review, U.S. steel giant Nucor Corp. told the Federal Circuit on Thursday.

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Trade Court Says Pencil Co. Lacked Standing In Duty Fight

By Jack McLoone

A pencil company challenging the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to rescind a duty review of Chinese pencils because the company didn't qualify as a domestic producer continually failed to prove its standing, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled in a dismissal.

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Analysis

How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases

By Ryan Davis

The U.S. International Trade Commission's proposed rule to require disclosure of litigation funding in intellectual property cases could bring more transparency to disputes and promote settlements, but it could also discourage some suits if it's not carefully tailored, attorneys say.

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Analysis

Why Compliance Is Getting Complicated In Latin America

By Phillip Bantz

White collar compliance is getting trickier for companies that do business in Latin America, according to experts, who say they are seeing big shifts in the region connected to cartel crackdowns and efforts to strengthen corporate regulations, including relatively recent pushes for voluntary self-disclosure.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

US Open To WTO Consultations On 10% Global Tariff Rate

By Jack McLoone

While a World Trade Organization committee said it "welcomed the transparency" of the U.S. for submitting official notice of President Donald Trump's temporary 10% global ad valorem tariff, some members have expressed concerns about the effects it could have on global trade.

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Iran War Risks £8B Annual Tax Hit To UK, Report Warns

By Josh White

The Iran war could cost the U.K. government up to £8 billion ($10.9 billion) a year through lost tax revenue and higher debt interest payments, a progressive think tank warned Thursday.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

Brief

Chinese Exporter Faces 200% Duty Rate After Leaving Review

By Jack McLoone

A Chinese wood molding exporter is facing a preliminary 200% countervailing duty rate on its imports after removing itself from an administrative review, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday.

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ENFORCEMENT

Sanctions Sought For Trader Accused Of Using Frozen Funds

By Carolina Bolado

The receiver overseeing The Traders Domain, a brokerage accused by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of orchestrating a $283 million scheme, pushed Thursday for sanctions against a commodities trader accused of funding a lavish lifestyle with $3.4 million from an entity that is supposed to be part of the receivership.

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Netlist Backs DOJ Stance On Essential IP In Samsung Case

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. Department of Justice is correct that having a patent included in a standard does not necessarily give the patentholder market power, Netlist said in defending itself against Samsung's lawsuit accusing it of exploiting a standard-setting process.

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CONGRESS

Wyden Probes Wall Street Firms For Tariff Refund Stakes' Info

By Dylan Moroses

The top Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee sent letters to major Wall Street firms Thursday about their activity in buying the rights to importers' tariff refund interests at a discount following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in February striking down President Donald Trump's emergency tariff regime. 

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

FinCEN Rule Could Reshape AML Priorities Across Finance

Financial institutions should prepare for a proposed Financial Crimes Enforcement Network rule that would heighten scrutiny of anti-money laundering requirements and encourage responsible use of technology, potentially reorienting compliance, governance decisions and enforcement exposure for organizations across the financial sector, not just banks, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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Series

Speed Jigsaw Puzzling Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My passion for speed puzzling — I can complete a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in under 50 minutes — has sharpened my legal skills in more ways than one, with both disciplines requiring patience, precision and the ability to keep the bigger picture in mind while working through the details, says Tazia Statucki at Proskauer.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen Morrisons sued by a former logistics partner, EDF and Cripps LLP face a claim brought by a family estate near Hinkley Point C and a former BBC broadcaster file a defamation claim against a Welsh news site over articles linking her to Russian state media and conspiracy theories. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Morgan Lewis Hires 2 More Hunton Litigators

By Andrea Keckley

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced on Friday that it has hired two more attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to build up its litigation bench.

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Legal Industry Bounces Back, Gaining 2,400 Jobs In April

By Tracey Read

The legal sector is once again on a positive trajectory, gaining 2,400 jobs last month, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Paul Weiss Says Atty Cuts Were Part Of Performance Reviews

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP told Law360 on Friday that the firm has parted ways with some attorneys following an annual review process.

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Top Atty In DOJ Appeal Over Law Firm Exec Orders To Depart

By Jake Maher

The lead federal prosecutor on the Trump administration's appeal to reinstate executive orders targeting four law firms is stepping down from his government role at the end of May, he publicly announced this week.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

The National Immigrant Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a split Seventh Circuit panel rejected the Trump administration's argument that immigrants unlawfully in the United States have no due process rights.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

The head of the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits section said agency investigations will focus on benefit plan managers' loyalty conflicts, including pursuit of socially conscious goals. Meanwhile, Dell became the latest company to consider Texas as its new legal home. These are among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Prosecutor Faces Probe Into Withheld Immigration Case Info

By Bonnie Eslinger

The lead assistant federal prosecutor for Rhode Island's civil division is under investigation for allegedly withholding information in an immigration case, according to an order from the Ocean State's top federal judge.

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DLA Piper Accused Of 'Frivolous' Suit To Please Chipotle GC

By Gina Kim

DLA Piper aggressively litigated a "frivolous" computer fraud lawsuit against a nonprofit volunteer in order to appease the then-general counsel of Chipotle, a client, who referred the case to the firm, according to a malicious-prosecution complaint filed Thursday in California state court. 

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

By Adam LoBelia

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

A&O Shearman

Akerman LLP

Bevan Brittan

Bracewell LLP

Browne Jacobson LLP

Buchalter LLP

Burges Salmon

Clement & Murphy

Clyde & Co

Covington & Burling

Cripps LLP

DLA Piper

Davis & Leiman

Davis Polk

Finnegan

Gibson Dunn

Gowling WLG

Grunfeld Desiderio

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Hunton Andrews

Husch Blackwell

Irell & Manella

JMW Solicitors LLP

Jenner & Block

Julander Brown

K&L Gates

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Krevolin & Horst

Latham & Watkins

Law Office of Melanie Shapiro

Lester Aldridge

Lowenstein Sandler

McDermott Will & Schulte

Merchant & Gould

Milbank LLP

Miller & Chevalier

Mintz Levin

Morgan Lewis

Morris Nichols

Morrison & Foerster

Norton Rose

Osborne Clarke

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Pillsbury Winthrop

Pinsent Masons

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Schwabe Williamson

Shaw Keller

Shoosmiths LLP

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Stephenson Harwood

Steptoe LLP

Sterne Kessler

Sullivan & Cromwell

Susman Godfrey

TLT LLP

Taft Stettinius

Thomas Coon Newton & Frost

Wiley Rein

WilmerHale

Winston & Strawn

Withersworldwide

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

A.P. Moller-Maersk

AT&T Inc.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Express Global Business Travel

Apollo Global Management LLC

Basic Fun Inc.

Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc.

Boston University

Bridge Investment Group LLC

British Broadcasting Corp.

Burke Inc.

Cargill Inc.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.

Columbia Sportswear Co.

Comerica Inc.

Dell Technologies Inc.

Dongbu Steel

Duke University

Google LLC

Hatch Henderson Fivel LLC

International Business Machines Corp.

International Legal Finance Association

International Trademark Association

Investments Ltd.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Legoland Discovery Centre Us LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Nasdaq Inc.

Netlist Inc.

Nucor Corp

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.

Samba Financial Group

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

Sopra Steria Group

Stifel Financial Corp.

Super Micro Computer Inc.

The University of Alabama System

The Whitlock Co.

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

UBS Group AG

Vinci SA

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Companies House

Department for Work & Pensions

Employee Benefits Security Administration

European Union

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Food and Drug Administration

Government of Mexico

International Trade Commission

National Labor Relations Board

National Security Council

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Interior

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

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

UK Ministry of Justice

World Bank Group

World Trade Organization