Trade Court Sustains Harsher Steel Duties For Japan Steel Co.

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce properly justified an enforcement mechanism for insufficient compliance to trigger higher antidumping duty rates against Nippon Steel Corp. on its second try, according to an opinion published Wednesday by the U.S. Court of International Trade.

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US Producers Harmed By Silicon Metal Imports, ITC Finds

By Jack McLoone

Silicon metal from Laos and Angola imported into the U.S. is facing duty orders after the U.S. International Trade Commission found Wednesday that they are harming the domestic industry.

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Binance, Ex-CEO Seek End To $1.8B FTX Clawback Suit

By Rick Archer

Binance and its founder told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday there are no grounds on which to claw back a $1.76 billion payment to the cryptocurrency platform from its defunct competitor FTX, saying it was a fair deal reached outside her jurisdiction.

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FinCEN, OFAC Propose AML Rules For Stablecoin Issuers

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a joint proposed rule Wednesday to implement the anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance program requirements of the federal stablecoin framework known as the Genius Act.

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Boeing, Bell Textron Get Fatal Osprey Crash Suit Tossed

By Mike Curley

A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed without prejudice a suit from the families of eight U.S. service members killed in a V-22 Osprey crash in November 2023, saying their claims against The Boeing Co., Bell Textron Inc. and Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. have to proceed under the Death on the High Seas Act, not through state law.

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DOJ Backs Patent Rights In Samsung Case Against Netlist

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Department of Justice told a Delaware federal court that having a patent included in a standard does not necessarily give the patentholder market power, while weighing in on Samsung's case accusing Netlist of exploiting the standard-setting process.

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Trade Court Halts Solar Cell Dispute Until Fed Circ. Ruling

By Jack McLoone

A buyer of imported solar cells won't get a ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade on its challenge of the assessment of antidumping and countervailing duties until the Federal Circuit rules on the validity of a pause on those duties, the CIT said Wednesday.

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Mandelbaum Barrett Hires Ex-DLA Piper Atty For NY Office

By Joyce Hanson

American law firm Mandelbaum Barrett PC has hired a former DLA Piper attorney to join it as counsel in its New York office, saying he will help launch its international arbitration practice and will also launch and lead the firm's new India desk.

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Fair Housing Takeaways From Colony Ridge Settlement

The recent settlement agreement between Colony Ridge Developments, the U.S. government and the state of Texas — perhaps the first settlement involving unfair lending and housing practices during the second Trump administration — reflects current enforcement priorities and sheds light on shifting compliance risks, say attorneys at Weiner Brodsky.

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The 2026 Law360 Pulse Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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Lewis Brisbois Accused Of Ignoring Racism, Unethical Billing

By Aebra Coe

A former national billing director of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP filed a lawsuit in California state court this week accusing the firm of ignoring racist conduct and sexual harassment by partners, and alleging unethical billing practices and even embezzlement.

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Trump Picks Ohio Ex-Solicitor General For 6th Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that he is tapping Benjamin Flowers, former solicitor general of Ohio, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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DOJ Calls Immigrant Legal Aid Wasteful In Budget Push

By Courtney Bublé

Tucked into the Trump administration's budget request for fiscal 2027, the U.S. Department of Justice is trying once again to take an ax to a program that provides legal assistance to noncitizens.

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Calif. AI Guardrails Split From Feds, Other States May Follow

By Madeline Lyskawa

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent executive order directing state agencies to implement guardrails for contracting with artificial intelligence companies marks a rift with the Trump administration's deregulatory approach that could proliferate across other states.

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Trade Secrets Suit Is A 'Far-Flung Conspiracy,' Law Firm Says

By Adam Lidgett

A Georgia law firm wants a Nevada federal court to throw out a lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets from litigation lead generator Archetype Capital Partners, calling the whole case "a far-flung conspiracy."

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MMA Law Accuses Lawyer, Insurance Co. Of RICO Scheme

By Emily Sawicki

Embattled Texas firm MMA Law has filed nearly a score of complaints amid an ongoing bankruptcy action, including accusing a Louisiana attorney, his wife and an insurer of working together to "target, dismantle and destroy" the Texas law firm in an effort to avoid sharing a cut of legal fees stemming from storm damage claims.

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