Three attorneys defended the errors they made in a brief to the U.S. Court of International Trade as simple mistakes and not the product of artificial intelligence hallucinations, arguing they shouldn't be subject to sanctions.
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'Outlandish' Errors Not AI Hallucinations, Attys Tell CIT

By Jack McLoone

Three attorneys defended the errors they made in a brief to the U.S. Court of International Trade as simple mistakes and not the product of artificial intelligence hallucinations, arguing they shouldn't be subject to sanctions.

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US, 14 Allies Pledge Coordination On EV, Chip Overproduction

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. and 14 trading partners, including some that are subject to a pending and related tariff investigation, have pledged to address global excess manufacturing production and capacity across key sectors, according to a statement published Wednesday by the U.S. Trade Representative.

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USTR Probes EU Carbon Tax's Impact On US Trade

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. is considering whether the European Union's carbon import tax and proposals to expand its scope harm American producers, the U.S. Trade Representative's Office said.

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Ex-Bank Chair Gets 5 Years For $23.6M Wire Fraud Scheme

By Rae Ann Varona

The former board chair and co-owner of the Puerto Rico-based Nodus International Bank was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in federal prison for leading a scheme to fraudulently steal nearly $24 million from the now-collapsed bank, federal prosecutors announced.

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Analysis

Uncertainty Surrounds Judge Newman's 11th Circ. Transfer

By Dani Kass

Chief Justice John Roberts' order to transfer the Federal Circuit Judicial Council's disability investigation of a suspended 99-year-old judge to another court offers the neutral evaluation the judge has long been asking for, but attorneys are concerned about the transparency of the proceeding.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Brief

Commerce Finalizes Indian, Turkish Chromium Duty Rates

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. Department of Commerce finalized duty rates for a compound used primarily in wood preservation, metal finishing and plating imported from India and Turkey, according to notices published Wednesday. 

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Brief

Commerce Orders Duties On Indian Paprika Oil Extract

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders Wednesday on imports of a paprika-derived coloring additive from India after finding the goods were being sold at unfair prices.

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LITIGATION

Milk Producers Accused Of Using Exports To Raise Prices

By Matthew Perlman

Consumers have filed a proposed class action accusing major dairy producers and their trade association of violating antitrust law by using an export assistance program to divert sales abroad, allegedly resulting in higher domestic prices for milk and dairy products.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Why And How To Build A Neurodiversity-Informed Practice

By better understanding neurodiversity and implementing simple accommodations for clients with autism, ADHD or learning differences, attorneys can build stronger relationships with those who may otherwise struggle to obtain and benefit from legal services, while developing good habits that will benefit everyone they represent, says Ting Cheung at Sanford Heisler.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Sheppard Mullin Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach

By Jake Maher

A former Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP paralegal launched a proposed class action against the firm in California federal court on Wednesday over a cyberattack it had in August, in which she says at least 1,000 people's names and Social Security numbers were stolen.

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IP Rights Group Urges Against Litigation Funding Disclosure

By Elliot Weld

An inventor rights advocacy group has told a federal courts rules committee that requiring the disclosure of who is funding civil litigation would put independent inventors at a disadvantage when trying to enforce patents against a larger company.

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Analysis

New Fraud Division Flexes Might In Latest Enforcement Policy

By Phillip Bantz

The National Fraud Enforcement Division's new corporate enforcement policy emphasizes the quick pursuit of certain types of fraud through data analysis and staff resources, expands the target list beyond traditional healthcare providers and highlights the division's growing dominance within the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say.

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Cornell Defendant Seeks To Nix James As Special Prosecutor

By Andrea Keckley

One of the seven men accused of drugging and raping a fellow Cornell University student at a fraternity home has asked a New York state court to void Gov. Kathy Hochul's appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case.

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Gov't Attys Could Face Sanctions Over AI Use Omissions

By Madeline Lyskawa

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has ordered four government attorneys to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for making factual misrepresentations about the U.S. Army's use of artificial intelligence to evaluate contract proposals.

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Split Congress Could Spur Competing Probes, Cleary Finds

By Courtney Bublé

If the new year brings an era of divided Congress, then "dueling investigations" into the same topics should be expected, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP said in a report it released Thursday.

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Fla. Judge Says Oct. 7 Attack Was 'Inflection Point' For U.S.

By David Minsky

U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman addressed a small group of attorneys in a Florida law office to speak on his book about the October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, saying public debate over facts surrounding the event and underlying feud has reached an "inflection point" in America.

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Buzbee Faces $970K Fee Bid In Dismissed Conspiracy Cases

By Lynn LaRowe

A Mississippi lawyer is asking a Texas state court to award her more than $970,000 in fees after defeating claims that she and her law firm conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to retaliate against prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee and two of his former clients.

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Dems Says GOP Broke Senate Rules In Jack Smith Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have accused Republicans of violating committee rules during a hearing last week with former special counsel Jack Smith.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Bracewell LLP

Bradley Arant

Buzbee Law Firm

Cleary Gottlieb

Fox Rothschild

Gibson Dunn

Glasser & Glasser

Grunfeld Desiderio

Hagens Berman

LS Law Firm

MJ Legal PA

McDermott Will & Schulte

Miller & Chevalier

Morgan Lewis

Nesenoff & Miltenberg

Paul Hastings

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Sanford Heisler

Sheppard Mullin

Strauss Borrelli

Tripp Scott

Wiley Rein

WilmerHale

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AOL

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

Anthropic PBC

Atlanta Hawks

Cornell University

Dairy Farmers of America Inc.

Dean Foods Co.

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

National Milk Producers Federation

New Civil Liberties Alliance

ROC Nation LLC

STR Holdings, Inc.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

Toyota Motor Corp.

UCLA Health System

United Nations Children's Fund

Yale University

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Council of the EU

European Commission

European Parliament

European Union

Executive Office of the President

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

International Trade Commission

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Supreme Court

Texas Tenth Court of Appeals

U.S. Army

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

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 Eastern District of Virginia

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

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

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

World Trade Organization