4 Questions After US, China Announce Tariff Shield

By Dylan Moroses

The U.S. and China's recent announcement that they will shield a subset of goods from tariff actions and extend a trade truce is welcome by importers and advisers, though those stakeholders recognize more substantive policy outcomes between the world's two largest economies continue to face obstacles. Here, Law360 looks at four questions on the subject.

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Trade Court Spares Attys Sanctions Over 'Outlandish' Errors

By Jack McLoone

A U.S. Court of International Trade judge said Wednesday that he won't hit a trio of attorneys with sanctions after they convinced him their "outlandish" errors were editing mistakes, not artificial intelligence hallucinations, chastising them for overall "sloppiness" in their brief.

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Trade Court Can Order Refunds Without Suits, Fed. Circ. Told

By Dylan Moroses

A subset of importers shouldn't be required to file suits at the U.S. Court of International Trade to receive refunds for tariffs paid that were deemed unlawful by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a technology trade organization told the Federal Circuit.

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Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review Brick Duty Definition Holding

By Jack McLoone

The Federal Circuit said Wednesday that it won't reconsider its determination that the U.S. Court of International Trade properly found duty orders on certain heat-resistant bricks lack specific chemical makeup parameters, despite a claim the ruling ran afoul of precedent and will cause "devastating harm."

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DOJ To Drop Foreign Agent Case Against Ex-CIA Analyst

By Phillip Bantz

The U.S. Department of Justice has halted the prosecution of an ex-Central Intelligence Agency analyst accused of secretly aiding the South Korean government in exchange for pricey gifts, according to an agreement filed in New York federal court Tuesday.

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Canadian Mining Co., Mexico Move To Settle $1.3B Tax Feud

By Kevin Pinner

A Canadian mining company reached an agreement in principle with Mexico to settle a dispute over the validity of transfer pricing arrangements for offshore silver dealings by the company's subsidiary that have led to nearly $1.3 billion in assessments of taxes, penalties and interest.

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Havana Docks Wants $440M Cruise Cos. Judgment Revived

By Joyce Hanson

The Eleventh Circuit is taking up a case on remand from the U.S. Supreme Court related to a $440 million judgment against four cruise companies for trafficking in property seized by Cuba, with ex-concessionaire Havana Docks Corp. arguing a lower court decision should be reinstated.

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Sidley Hires Treasury Official As Litigation Partner In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Sidley Austin LLP has hired a former U.S. Department of the Treasury official who has more than a decade of federal government experience with agencies such as the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the firm announced Wednesday.

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What Lawyers Should Know Before Accepting Crypto Payment

As clients increasingly request to pay legal fees, retainers and escrow funds using cryptocurrency, lawyers should consider how only a handful of state bar authorities have addressed the issue with varying ethics opinions, as well as the related questions that no authority has yet answered, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.

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Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim

By Jack Karp

A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute

By Caroline Simson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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DLA Piper Accused Of Malpractice In Investor's Soccer Deals

By Bonnie Eslinger

American businessman John Textor has filed a legal malpractice suit in Florida against DLA Piper over the firm's representation in connection with an investment vehicle he created to acquire soccer clubs in the United Kingdom and other countries, claiming his damages could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.

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