The government's appeal of an order requiring immediate refunds for tariffs that were deemed illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year is the latest obstacle for importers forced to stall investments in new products and brace for a longer wait for their refunds in response.
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Analysis

4 Questions As Gov't Appeals Illegal Tariff Refund Suit

By Dylan Moroses

The government's appeal of an order requiring immediate refunds for tariffs that were deemed illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year is the latest obstacle for importers forced to stall investments in new products and brace for a longer wait for their refunds in response.

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Trade Court Revives Chinese Paper Plate Duty Probe

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce must give a Chinese paper plate manufacturer a chance to rectify issues with information it submitted during a duty investigation, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled, saying the department didn't properly notify the company of the deficiency.

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Sleep Number Hits Chapter 11 With $415M Sale Offer

By Clara Geoghegan

Personalized mattress retailer Sleep Number Corp. filed for Chapter 11 protection Friday in New York to quickly sell its assets, citing macroeconomic challenges and a chaotic tariff landscape over the last year.

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Chinese National Gets 1 Year In AI Chip Export Scheme

By Craig Clough

A Chinese national was sentenced in California federal court Friday to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to China computer chips used in artificial intelligence applications, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

Brief

Chinese Vans Facing Possible 130% Antidumping Duty

By Jack McLoone

Van-type trailers and their assemblies imported from China could be hit with an over 130% antidumping duty after the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found on Friday that they are being sold at unfair prices.

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Brief

Chinese Fiberglass Panels Facing Triple-Digit Duties

By Jack McLoone

Fiberglass door panels from China face steep antidumping and countervailing duties after the U.S. Department of Commerce made final determinations Friday that they are being sold at unfair prices.

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LITIGATION

Wis. Tribe Seeks Quick Win In Pipeline Relocation Dispute

By Joyce Hanson

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has asked a D.C. federal judge to vacate a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit letting an energy company reroute 41 miles of a crude oil pipeline around the tribe's reservation.

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Roundup

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

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Direct Fed Payment Access Finally In Sight For Fintechs

A recent executive order and a Federal Reserve proposal could finally allow direct payment system access for fintechs and other nonbanks, potentially reducing reliance on sponsor banks and reshaping competition, as well as prompting organizations to reassess partnership strategies as litigation and rulemaking unfold, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

More BigLaw Raises Predicted Despite Silence After Milbank

By Alison Knezevich

While boutiques make up many of the law firms that have quickly matched Milbank LLP's recently announced associate raises, recruiters told Law360 Pulse this week that they predict more BigLaw firms will eventually reveal their own salary hikes.

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Analysis

Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

By Chris Villani

After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.

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Q&A

JAMS Chief Executive Says Mass Arbitrations On The Rise

By Kellie Mejdrich

Mediation giant JAMS says it has seen a major upswing in mass arbitrations in employment and other contexts, as plaintiff-side firms develop new ways of responding to language requiring out-of-court dispute resolution by companies. CEO Kimberly Taylor and veteran JAMS mediator Robert Meyer spoke to Law360 about mediation trends, with a specific focus on employee benefits disputes.

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Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

By Brian Steele

A Connecticut attorney could be sanctioned for including fake case quotes and misrepresentations of the law in court filings that seek dismissal of a trademark case against a taco restaurant, a federal judge said Friday in questioning whether the documents were sullied by artificial intelligence.

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Analysis

3 Things To Know As Judge Stares Down Impeachment Push

By Kelcey Caulder

The scandal that could cost U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross her job also threatens to cause courthouse chaos in the form of recusal motions, bids to reopen suits and uncertainty for clerks. Here, Law360 looks at three things to know about the calls to impeach the judge and their potential fallout.

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Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive

By Adrian Cruz

In multiple filings, EJS Investment Holdings LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject attempts by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and other parties to dismiss its proposed class action over his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner.

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'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.

By Jeff Overley

Amid warnings of a chilling effect on plaintiffs counsel, a Ninth Circuit panel Friday scrutinized six-figure sanctions against attorneys whose false advertising suit targeting Walmart Inc. collapsed because of crucial fine print in an avocado oil receipt.

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No Amici In Comey Seashell Threat Case, Judge Says

By Craig Clough

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday said she will not allow any amici to weigh in on former FBI Director James Comey's criminal charges alleging he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post, finding the parties are "ably represented" by counsel and public input is not needed.

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Ill. Judge Decries Grand Jury 'Turmoil,' Tosses Fraud Charges

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge agreed Friday to dismiss fraud charges against two men ahead of an evidentiary hearing probing recent grand jury misconduct claims, but cautioned that "getting rid" of the case may not have prosecutors' desired effect, as such allegations continue causing "turmoil" throughout the district court.

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Deluge Of Video Evidence Overwhelms Criminal Cases

By Brandon Lowrey

Surveillance cameras and police body cameras are creating a flood of video evidence that can help prosecutors and defense attorneys build strong cases. But many have been struggling with the technical and logistical challenges that come with the sheer volume of footage.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Elon Musk and SpaceX's legal team blasted off with the largest IPO in history, with shares priced at $150 each at opening before briefly topping $176. And a new study shows investors have approved 11 of 17 companies' requests to move their incorporation from Delaware to Texas so far this proxy season.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Kirkland & Ellis LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Los Angeles jury in a bellwether trial cleared Johnson & Johnson of any liability in the deaths of three women from ovarian cancer.

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

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

Aaron Katz Law

Anderson & Kreiger

Ashfords LLP

Ashurst LLP

Ballard Spahr

Bandas Law Firm

Barker Martin

Berchem Moses

Bird & Bird

Boies Schiller

Brown Rudnick

Chernis Law Group

Clark Hill

Clifford & Harris

Clyde & Co

Cravath Swaine

DAC Beachcroft

Davis Polk

Davis Wright Tremaine

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dovel & Luner

Durkin & Roberts

EIP Europe

Eversheds Sutherland

Freshfields

Gibson Dunn

Glaser Weil

Goodwin Procter

Gordon Rees

Greenberg Traurig

HSF Kramer

Hawkins Parnell

Henning Strategies

Higgs LLP

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Hueston Hennigan

Hunton Andrews

Husch Blackwell

Irwin Mitchell

Jackson Walker LLP

K&L Gates

Katten Muchin

Kellogg Hansen

Kennedys Law LLP

Keoghs LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kopecky Schumacher

Latham & Watkins

Law Office of Tom Kirkendall

Lewis Silkin

Loeb & Loeb

Macfarlanes LLP

Mahdavi Bacon

Mancini Shenk

McDermott Will & Schulte

Merchant & Gould

Milbank LLP

Mills & Reeve

Moore Barlow

Morgan Lewis

Norton Rose

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Reichman Jorgensen

Reynolds Porter

Rusty Hardin

Saul Ewing

Selendy Gay

Seward & Kissel

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Steptoe LLP

Sterne Kessler

Susman Godfrey

Taft Stettinius

The Bristol Group PLLC

Trowers & Hamlins

Wachtell Lipton

Walker Jones

Wallace LLP

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

Willkie Farr

WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

Yetter Coleman

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AECOM

Albertsons Cos. Inc.

Apple Inc.

Banco San Juan Internacional Inc.

Bank of India

Big Lots Inc.

Boston Scientific Corp.

Bouygues

Bouygues Construction SA

Broadcom Inc.

Centene Corp.

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Conn's Inc.

Connecticut Bar Association

Consilio LLC

Corporate Legal Operations Consortium

Daybreak Express Inc.

Deere & Co.

ESPN Inc.

Earthjustice

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

Ennis Inc.

Flowers Foods Inc.

Fox Corp.

Georgia State University

Google LLC

Graduate Management Admission Council

Griswold

Hannaford Brothers Co.

Instagram Inc.

Intrado Inc.

JAMS Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Kansas City Chiefs

Laing O'Rourke

Line 5 LLC

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Meta Platforms Inc.

NFL Enterprises LLC

NVIDIA Corp.

Nasdaq Inc.

Novartis AG

Numisma Bank

QUALCOMM Inc.

S&P Global Inc.

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.

Sleep Number Corp.

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Starz LLC

Target Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Walt Disney Co.

TikTok Inc.

Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd.

Twitter Inc.

United Parcel Service Inc.

Venture Global LNG

Walmart Inc.

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe

Bureau of Industry and Security

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Denver District Attorney's Office

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Conduct Authority

International Trade Administration

International Trade Commission

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

Los Angeles Superior Court

National Credit Union Administration

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois

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

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

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

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

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

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

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

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

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin