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January 31, 2025
Honeywell Handed Win In Aircraft-Brake Parts Duty Dispute
Honeywell International Inc. has won its dispute with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over imported parts used to make aircraft brake discs, with the U.S. Court of International Trade agreeing the parts were incorrectly classified and should be duty-free.
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January 31, 2025
Tribes Back Bid At 4th Circ. To Undo Army Burial Order
Two South Dakota tribes that successfully repatriated the remains of their children from a U.S. Army Indian boarding school cemetery in Pennsylvania told the Fourth Circuit that it's problematic that a lower court ruled that a law designed to protect Native American graves doesn't apply to the site.
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January 31, 2025
Explosives Biz Plugs €200M Into Finland TNT Facility
Comprehensive explosives service company Forcit unveiled plans Friday to invest over €200 million ($207.4 million) into the construction of a new TNT facility in Finland, with state-owned private equity shop Tesi helping to negotiate investments in the production plant project.
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February 11, 2025
Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Funding Freeze Blocked As Court Doubts Reversal
A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday issued a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing spending on federal grant and aid programs, calling the move illegal and saying the issue was not mooted by a White House memo claiming the directive had been rescinded.
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January 30, 2025
AA Jet And Army Helicopter Crash: What We Know So Far
The midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River will spark multiple inquiries and regulatory actions on air traffic control procedures and flight paths that may raise sticky questions about the scope of the federal government's liability in future litigation, experts say.
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January 30, 2025
Advocates Warn Of Abuses In Detaining Migrants At Guantánamo
Civil and immigrant rights advocates said Thursday that the Trump administration's proposed use of Naval Station Guantánamo Bay to detain unauthorized immigrants raises a host of legal concerns, including the potential for due process and human rights violations.
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January 30, 2025
DC Circ. Weighs Mootness In DOD's Time-In-Service Appeal
A D.C. Circuit panel on Thursday wrestled with mootness in the federal government's appeal of a ruling that blocked the U.S. Department of Defense from setting service duration requirements for noncitizen soldiers to become citizens, questioning whether the 2021 recission of the policy leaves anything to rule on.
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January 30, 2025
Buddhist Temple Urges Halt To Army Corps' Everglades Plan
A Buddhist temple on Thursday urged a Florida federal court to temporarily halt a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' restoration project in the Everglades set to begin next week, saying the impacts of construction will deter visitors to the temple and disrupt its First Amendment right to religious freedom.
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January 30, 2025
Canadian Pot Equipment CEO Says CBP Illegally Booted Him
The Canadian CEO of a company that makes cannabis agricultural equipment has sued the U.S. Homeland Security Department and Customs and Border Protection, saying they detained him at the U.S.-Canada border and ordered his removal for allegedly abetting the spread of narcotics despite a prior U.S. Court of International Trade finding that his company was operating legally.
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January 30, 2025
Ligado Creditor Pans 'Exorbitant' Fees For $115M DIP Loan
Satellite communications company Ligado Networks LLC's largest unsecured creditor asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the company's proposed $115 million Chapter 11 financing package, saying Ligado's secured lenders were seeking to help themselves to $100 million in fees as part of the deal.
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January 30, 2025
Rumors Fly As Trump Seeks Deal To Keep TikTok Alive
President Donald Trump seems to be getting exactly the "bidding war" he wanted as multiple entities fight for a role in keeping TikTok available in the U.S. Here, Law360 provides a rundown of the latest rumors and developments in the TikTok saga, along with other notable rumors from the past week.
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January 30, 2025
Nelson Mullins-Led Serco Unit To Buy Defense Biz For $327M
Serco Group PLC said Thursday that a subsidiary has agreed to buy a defense software business from U.S. aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp. for $327 million, allowing it to tap into the "huge" sector as geopolitical tensions threaten to boil over.
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January 29, 2025
Trump Orders Guantánamo Prep For 30K 'Criminal' Migrants
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to prepare Naval Station Guantánamo Bay to detain tens of thousands of "high-priority criminal" undocumented migrants, a move he previewed before signing an anticipated law aimed at detaining migrants charged with certain offenses.
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January 29, 2025
4th Circ. Mulls If Tossing No-Poach Suit Rewards Bad Behavior
As the Fourth Circuit mulled the idea of reviving a proposed class action accusing military shipbuilding contractors of agreeing not to poach each other's engineers, one judge rebuffed the idea that the suit had no legs because there were no specific allegations of fraudulent concealment.
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January 29, 2025
USPTO Backlog 'Unacceptable,' Trump's Commerce Pick Says
Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick said at his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's backlog of unexamined patent applications is "unacceptable," and pledged to work to reduce it so that patents are issued more quickly.
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January 29, 2025
Families Of Slain Urge Justices To Uphold Terror Victim Law
Relatives of U.S. nationals killed in terrorist attacks in Israel told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that the Second Circuit was wrong to invalidate a federal law that broadened jurisdiction for Anti-Terrorism Act cases against the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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January 29, 2025
6th Circ. Doubts Free Speech Flouted By Deer Hunt Drone Ban
Sixth Circuit judges sounded skeptical on Wednesday that a drone company can challenge a Michigan law barring drone use to hunt deer by claiming the law violates their free-speech ability to use the devices to locate and communicate about fallen game, with the judges suggesting the statute seems to regulate conduct rather than speech.
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January 29, 2025
Chinese Co. Execs Convicted Over Fentanyl Chemical Imports
Two former executives of a Chinese chemical company were convicted Wednesday of charges related to a purported scheme to import fentanyl precursor chemicals in order to manufacture large quantities of the drug, as well as laundering funds.
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January 29, 2025
Exail Escapes Suit Challenging Award In Aerospace Feud
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by two units of French aerospace firm Safran hoping to nix an arbitral award to Exail Technologies, saying the latter company was right that it had not been given proper notice of the case.
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January 29, 2025
Ex-Sen. Menendez Gets 11 Years For Bribes, Abuse Of Power
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Robert Menendez to 11 years in prison on Wednesday after a jury convicted the former U.S. senator from New Jersey of engaging in a lengthy, million-dollar course of bribery and corruption, saying his crimes merit "serious consequences."
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January 29, 2025
India Asks High Court To Nix $1.3B Telecom Award
The Republic of India urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Ninth Circuit order that refused to enforce a $1.3 billion arbitral award against the commercial arm of its space agency, arguing that a lower court had baselessly said that India held control over the division.
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January 29, 2025
Trump's Commerce Nominee Backs Maximalist Tariff Approach
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce voiced support for an expansive use of tariffs Wednesday, repeatedly telling lawmakers that new levies should be imposed to correct the "disrespect" U.S. businesses face in overseas markets.
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January 29, 2025
White House Rescinds Trump's Spending Freeze
The White House on Wednesday rescinded a directive freezing federal funding, saying it wants to end litigation and confusion, but said the move will not end a review of spending to ensure compliance with a series of executive orders by the president.
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January 29, 2025
Defense Department's Top Atty To Join Hilton As GC
The former general counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense, who was the first woman confirmed by the Senate as CIA general counsel, is joining Hilton in March as its top attorney, the global hospitality company has announced.
Expert Analysis
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How 2025 NDAA May Affect DOD Procurement Protests
A bid protest pilot program included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act shifts litigation costs onto unsuccessful bid protesters and raises claim-filing thresholds, which could increase risks to U.S. Department of Defense contractors who file protests, and reduce oversight of DOD procurement awards, say attorneys at Venable.
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Nippon, US Steel Face Long Odds On Merger Challenge
Following the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review of Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the companies face a formidable uphill battle in challenging the president's exercise of authority to block the deal on national security grounds, say attorneys at Kirkland.
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Opinion
No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.
A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
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5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond
In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.
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Preparing For Mexican Drug Cartels' Terrorist Designation
In the event President-elect Donald Trump designates Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, businesses will need to consider how their particular industry is affected and evaluate previously legitimate practices given the cartels' involvement so many sectors of the economy, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025
There are 12 cyber policy questions to keep an eye on as the new administration and Republican control of Congress present an opportunity to advance less regulatory approaches and revisit some choices from the prior administration, say attorneys at Wiley.
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Republican Trifecta Amplifies Risks For Cos. In 3 Key Areas
Expected coordination between a Republican Congress and presidential administration may expose companies to simultaneous criminal, civil and congressional investigations, particularly with regard to supply chain risks in certain industries, government contracting and cross-border investment, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Bid Protest Spotlight: Certification, Lateness, SBA Eligibility
In this month's bid protest roundup, Cody Fisher at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that address the treatment of a proposal that was timely submitted but received late, and highlight nuances of certification and small business eligibility requirements.
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Anticipating The Maritime Sector's Future Under Trump 2.0
With the Republicans taking control of a governance trifecta, the maritime sector should brace for both familiar leadership and new change that could significantly shift shipping and defense priorities, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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6 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2025
This year is likely to bring with it some thorny and expensive cyber challenges, including increased ransomware activity, more data breach class actions and continued efforts to define business interruption loss calculations, say attorneys at Wiley.
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7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.
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How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America
Companies in Latin America should expect to face more trade restrictions, tighter economic sanctions and enhanced corruption risks, as the incoming administration shifts focus to certain non-U.S. actors, most notably China, says Matteson Ellis at Miller & Chevalier.
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E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection
Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.
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The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025
Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.
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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.