The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a D.C. Circuit opinion ordering Venezuela's state-owned oil company to face long-pending allegations of unlawfully seizing an Oklahoma-based oil drilling company's rigs.
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Supreme Court Won't Hear Venezuela Rig Seizure Case

By Caroline Simson

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a D.C. Circuit opinion ordering Venezuela's state-owned oil company to face long-pending allegations of unlawfully seizing an Oklahoma-based oil drilling company's rigs.

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High Court Won't Consider $30M Argentine Bondholder Claim

By Jack McLoone

Argentine bondholders claiming the Second Circuit wrongly upheld a block of over $30 million in contractual claims against Argentina won't get a chance to argue their stance at the U.S. Supreme Court, as the justices declined on Monday to review the case.

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Justices Want SG's View On 3 Antitrust Cases

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday called for the solicitor general's view in antitrust cases involving hard drive component prices, allergy testing and treatment, and insulin products sold through a drug discount program.

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No Consensus On Forced Labor Statement At G20 Meeting

By Jack McLoone

The Group of 20 nations failed to reach a consensus on a statement highlighting the need to eliminate imports of goods created with forced labor, with solely the U.S., Argentina and Mexico backing a document calling forced labor both a human rights and economic threat.

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Analysis

Judge Clevenger's Intellect Defined His Time On Fed. Circ.

By Dani Kass

Newly retired Federal Circuit Judge Raymond Clevenger has an "exceptionally keen intellect" that allowed him to spot holes or new paths in cases that the parties or fellow panel members hadn't explored, his former colleagues told Law360.

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LITIGATION

Masimo's $634M Apple IP Win Boosted By $184M In Interest

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge on Monday ordered Apple Inc. to pay Masimo Corp. $184 million in prejudgment interest on top of a $634 million damages award for infringing a Masimo pulse oximetry patent through an Apple Watch feature, rejecting Apple's contention that such interest was not warranted.

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Convicted Ex-Coal Exec Flags New Claim Against Key Witness

By Phillip Bantz

A former coal executive convicted in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to delay his upcoming sentencing hearing, arguing he recently learned of allegations that a key government witness in the case "continues to pay bribes."

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Why Importers Should Assess IEEPA Refund Claims Now

Businesses that wait for direction from U.S. Customs and Border Protection or the courts before seeking refunds of their finally liquidated International Economic Emergency Procedure Act duties in court may find them out of reach as the earliest potential limitation deadlines are approaching, says Samuel Finkelstein at LMD Trade Law.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ex-FBI Analyst Says Bove Ordered Illegal Protester Probe

By Courtney Bublé

A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters.

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3rd Circ. Judge Faces Ethics Complaint For Managing PR Firm

By Adrian Cruz

A pair of U.S. senators from Delaware have filed an ethics complaint with the Third Circuit raising concerns over U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Mascott's purported operation of a public affairs agency, months after she was officially confirmed to the appellate court.

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Cornell Hires Ex-Deputy AG Yates To Lead Internal Review

By Christine DeRosa

Following widespread public outrage over how a former student's rape allegations were handled, Cornell University has hired former deputy U.S. attorney general and King & Spalding LLP partner Sally Yates to lead an internal review of its policies and procedures.

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Judge Newman Gets Suspension Fight Moved To 11th Circ.

By Dani Kass

Chief Justice John Roberts has transferred the Federal Circuit's investigation of suspended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman to the Eleventh Circuit, the latter court said Tuesday.

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Texas Justices Leery Of Banning AI Deposition Transcripts

By Spencer Brewer

Texas Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant to bar attorneys outright from using artificial intelligence voice transcription software during depositions, pointing out Tuesday that multiple safeguards exist to ensure accuracy.

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DOJ Says 12-Juror Rule Would Cause Unwarranted 'Upheaval'

By Brandon Lowrey

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to uphold precedent allowing states to use juries of fewer than 12 people in serious criminal cases, saying overruling it could unsettle thousands of convictions and force many states to change their criminal procedure laws.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Panter On Mediating Vs. Judging

By Cara Bayles and Kelley Marcano

When attorneys come before retired Judge Michael Panter, a former circuit court judge in Cook County, Illinois, they sometimes forget that he is not there to decide their cases, but to resolve them.

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UVA Law Prof Takes On Role Of USPTO General Counsel

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said University of Virginia School of Law professor John F. Duffy has joined the agency as its general counsel and acting solicitor.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Aurelian Law PLLC

Bays Firm

Boies Schiller

Butler Snow LLP

Cafferty Clobes

Cleary Gottlieb

Clement & Murphy

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

Fish & Richardson

Gibson Dunn

Hogan Lovells

Jones Day

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Knobbe Martens

Kramer Rayson

LMD Trade Law

Latham & Watkins

Milberg PLLC

Morrison & Foerster

Paul Hastings

Pillsbury Winthrop

R. McConnell Group PLLC

Sidley Austin

Vinson & Elkins

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Wright Close Barger & Guzman

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ADR Systems

Amerigroup Corp.

Apple Inc.

AstraZeneca PLC

CVS Health Corp.

Canon Inc.

Central Virginia Health Services

Cornell University

Eli Lilly & Co.

FTI Consulting Inc.

George Washington University

Government Accountability Project

Harvard University

Helmerich & Payne Inc.

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated

Learning Resources Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Masimo Corp.

Mosaic

NHK Spring

National Women's Soccer League LLC

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Novo Nordisk A S

Percipient.ai Inc.

Sanofi

Seagate Technology LLC

Spotify Technology SA

TDK Corp.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

TikTok Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United Allergy Services

United States Soccer Federation Inc.

University of Iowa

University of Virginia

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Florida Supreme Court

Internal Revenue Service

International Trade Commission

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportation

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

World Trade Organization