CIT Judge Threatens Sanctions Over Possible Hallucinations

By Jack McLoone

A U.S. Court of International Trade judge ordered a Chinese company and its counsel to explain, under threat of sanctions, the inclusion of "outlandish" and possibly hallucinated claims in its challenge of an antidumping duty on boom lifts and other mobile access equipment.

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France Calls For Harmonized Customs Intermediary Process

By Eleanor Butler

French delegates at the Council of the European Union are pushing for more streamlined treatment of customs intermediaries across member states to fight value-added tax fraud and unfair business competition, according to a policy note seen by Law360 on Thursday.

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CIT OKs No Redo With New Rates For Chinese Wood Imports

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce was right to determine that even though it changed the duty rates for two Chinese companies' wood millwork exports to the U.S., it and the U.S. Court of International Trade can't order reliquidation, a judge found.

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Roundup

ITC Takes On Patents, Trade Secrets In Large Decision Drop

By Dani Kass

The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a flood of decisions this week on investigations in which imports are being evaluated to see if they infringe patents or misappropriate secrets, including three cases where it will reconsider holdings from administrative law judges.

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Maryland Judge Sends CarMax Investor's Tariff Suit to Virginia

By Katryna Perera

An investor suit accusing CarMax Inc. of mischaracterizing a sales bump prior to the Trump administration's tariffs as a sign of sustainable growth has been transferred to Virginia by a Maryland federal judge.

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RICO Suit Claims CH Robinson, TQL Are Using Illegal Carriers

By Linda Chiem

Family-owned trucking companies have accused two of North America's largest freight brokers, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. and Total Quality Logistics LLC, of steering long-haul shipments to illegal "fly-by-night" or "chameleon" carriers, muscling out legitimate trucking firms, according to a suit filed in Texas federal court.

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Pipeline Groups Say Enbridge Ruling Weakens Tribal Deals

By Corey Rothauser

Two oil and gas industry groups have urged the Seventh Circuit to reconsider part of its ruling that Enbridge Energy is trespassing on Wisconsin tribal lands, arguing that the decision could make long-term pipeline agreements with tribes less reliable.

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Iraq's $1.5B Arbitration Win Should Be Upheld, DC Judge Says

By Gina Kim

A D.C. federal magistrate judge has recommended granting Iraq's Ministry of Oil's petition seeking to enforce a $1.47 billion arbitral award it won against Turkey after the country violated a pipeline agreement, but the magistrate judge held off on endorsing a specific number Turkey must pay to Iraq.

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UK Tightens Sanctions Licensing Criteria For Iranian Banks

By Tom Fish

The U.K. government has said it will refuse license applications from five Iran-based banks operating domestically, amid a wider campaign led by the U.S. to apply economic pressure on Iran as the war rumbles on.

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Holland & Knight Hires Defense Lobbyist As Partner In DC

By Jack Rodgers

A former U.S. Department of Defense senior official, who has more than 15 years of national security, economic security and government affairs experience as an attorney, lobbyist, regulator and diplomat, has joined Holland & Knight LLP, the firm recently announced.

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AML Takes Center Stage In Financial Crime Enforcement

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network actions, including its recent anti-money-laundering penalty against UBS, signal that companies should align sanctions and anti-corruption controls with documented risk assessments, quickly escalate and investigate red flags, and test remediation as enforcement intensifies, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

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Wireless Patent Suits Offer Lessons For Data Center Industry

As the data center patent litigation wave begins to crest, the industry can gain insight into what's to come by looking to the wireless and telecommunications industries, giving operators and suppliers concrete reasons to revisit their agreements and establish clear allocations of patent risk, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

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Series

Playing Bid Whist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

As a child, I viewed bid whist as a family tradition and a source of friendly card game competition, but as a lawyer, I see it as a tool that has helped me cultivate skills like communication, teamwork, risk assessment and composure, says Keyonn Pope at Riley Safer.

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Litigation Spending To Keep Climbing While Biz Risks Mount

By Ryan Boysen

Big companies will increase their litigation budgets yet again next year, as navigating legal risk is now an essential element of achieving strategic business goals, according to a new report.

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Seyfarth Failed To Guard Client Data From Hack, Suit Alleges

By Lauren Berg

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action in Illinois federal court accusing it of failing to protect its current and former clients' personal information after the Chicago-based law firm this month disclosed a recent data breach.

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PACER Experiences Outages Of Some Court Dockets

By Matt Perez

PACER, the online public repository of federal court documents, experienced technical errors on Wednesday and Thursday preventing some users from accessing certain court dockets.

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New Eastern La. Judge's 5th Circ. Bid Goes To Full Senate

By Courtney Bublé

U.S. District Judge Anna St. John of the Eastern District of Louisiana, who was confirmed to her current post in March, is one step closer to being elevated to the federal appeals bench.

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Fla. Judge To Get Reprimand For Remark On Shooting Attys

By Madison Arnold

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a public reprimand of a state district court judge for "intemperate and caustic" comments about shooting attorneys during a hearing.

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Congressional Probes Raise Legal, 'Reputational' Risks

By Phillip Bantz

An array of companies and executives may face investigations over their dealings with the Trump administration if Democrats take control of Congress, raising the possibility that some may refuse to comply. But experts say holding out hope for a mass pardon or expecting the Justice Department not to pursue contempt charges is a risky bet.

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Analysis

5 Circuit Splits To Watch At The High Court

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court has been deciding fewer and fewer cases over the past three decades, with its caseload reaching a historic low just last term. While attorneys believe several factors have contributed to that trend, they say one of the most consequential is the court's apparent declining interest in resolving circuit splits. 

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Trump's Antitrust Pick Advances Amid Independence Worries

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the antitrust division at the U.S. Department of Justice advanced to the Senate floor on Thursday, despite Democratic concerns about agency independence.

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Sen. Hyde-Smith's Opponent Seeks Blue-Slip Transparency

By Courtney Bublé

Four years ago, Scott Colom — the son of the first African American elected to the chancery bench in her region of Mississippi — was nominated for a federal judgeship. Now he's running for Senate against the senator who blocked his confirmation.

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Ed. Dept. Committee Sidesteps ABA Accreditation Issue

By Ryan Boysen

A key U.S. Department of Education committee on Thursday declined to weigh in on whether an American Bar Association council should remain a federally recognized accreditor of law schools, a day after the panel deadlocked on different proposals over the hot-button issue.

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