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February 20, 2025
Steel Co. Reaches $1.5M Deal In 401(k) Mismanagement Suit
A steel manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.5 million to shutter a class action in Florida federal court claiming it failed to trim high-cost investment funds from its $655 million retirement plan while also neglecting to tamp down on pricey management fees.
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February 20, 2025
EV Maker Nikola Aims For Quick Ch. 11 Sale
Counsel for Nikola Corp., which makes electric and hydrogen-powered trucks, told the Delaware bankruptcy court on Thursday the company hopes to hold a bankruptcy auction by the end of March and find a buyer before its cash runs out in mid-April.
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February 20, 2025
Boies Schiller Hires Ex-Dechert International Arbitrator In NY
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced Thursday the hiring of a former Dechert LLP associate for its international arbitration practice, the second addition to the group so far this year.
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February 20, 2025
Musk's X Seeks Cash At $44B Valuation, Plus More Rumors
Elon Musk is seeking to raise money for his social media platform X at a $44 billion valuation — the same price he paid to buy the site in 2022 — while BP is considering selling its Castrol lubricants unit for $10 billion and KKR could inject $5 billion into ailing British utility Thames Water. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week.
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February 20, 2025
BakerHostetler Environmental Pro Jumps To Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has hired the former national co-chair of BakerHostetler's environmental team as a partner in its environmental litigation practice, the firm said Thursday.
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February 19, 2025
Eaton Fire Class Action Blames SoCal Edison Power Lines
Southern California Edison was hit with a proposed class action Tuesday alleging that its failure to maintain its electrical grid and shut down power lines during fire weather conditions sparked the Eaton Fire that killed 17 people and destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena, California.
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February 19, 2025
Trump Is Defying Order To Unfreeze Foreign Aid, Groups Say
The Trump administration is "brazenly" defying an order to restore foreign assistance funding, a pair of aid organizations told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday, asking the court to enforce its temporary restraining order and to sanction the government officials until they comply.
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February 19, 2025
Solar Co. Says Investors Seek To 'Punish' It Over Wire Issues
Solar energy equipment maker Shoals Technologies Group Inc. and its underwriters have asked a Tennessee federal judge to toss a consolidated proposed investor class action taking aim at the company's disclosures about certain product wiring issues, arguing Tuesday that it had timely shared information about the developing situation.
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February 19, 2025
MDL Plaintiffs Misread Blackout Protocols, Texas Justices Told
Transmission and distribution utility providers told Texas justices Wednesday that the thousands of plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation stemming from a crippling winter storm in 2021 "misunderstand" how load-shedding protocols work as it pushed the court to free it of the final two claims in the MDL.
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February 19, 2025
10th Circ. Says ARCO Superfund Suit Wasn't Too Late
A Tenth Circuit panel on Wednesday determined ARCO's lawsuit to force a smelter to contribute to environmental cleanup costs at an old Colorado mine wasn't time-barred because a district court mischaracterized the claim.
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February 19, 2025
FERC Watchers Seek Clarity As Trump Curbs Agency Powers
Energy industry representatives hope to get some clarity from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members at the agency's monthly open meeting on Thursday, as uncertainty over the commission's future swells in the wake of President Donald Trump's moves to curb independent agencies' powers.
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February 19, 2025
Energy Credit Market Still Robust Amid Uncertainty, Attys Say
Companies continue to buy and sell valuable tax credits earned from large-scale clean energy tax development projects despite President Donald Trump's active efforts to undermine renewable energy and cut the federal workforce administering the incentives, practitioners said Wednesday.
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February 19, 2025
Groups Say Trump Can't Reopen Areas To Offshore Drilling
President Donald Trump may have promised to "drill, baby, drill," but should know he can't undo a prior administration's decision to withdraw vast swaths of outer continental shelf from oil and gas leasing, conservation groups told an Alaska federal judge.
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February 19, 2025
Senators Aim To Update Permitting, But Roadblocks Loom
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday appeared united in a desire to address infrastructure project permitting delays and costs, but a top Democrat insisted that legislation can only come after the Trump administration has unfrozen federal funds.
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February 19, 2025
BP Must Face Contract Claim In Bayer's $12M Benzene Suit
BP can't escape claims that it breached its contract with a chemical supplier currently defending a $12 million lawsuit from Bayer over alleged benzene contamination in two antifungal sprays, an Illinois federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
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February 19, 2025
Suit Targets USFS Approval For Stibnite Gold Project
Conservation groups asked an Idaho federal judge Tuesday to block a U.S. Forest Service approval for the Stibnite Gold Project on the Boise and Payette national forests, alleging that the agency failed to consider the project's impacts and ways to minimize harms.
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February 19, 2025
Energy Group Of The Year: Jenner & Block
Jenner & Block LLP's recent work on behalf of power industry players has resulted in cutting-edge courtroom wins and boardroom deals, earning the firm a spot among the 2024 Law360 Energy Groups of the Year.
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February 19, 2025
Fired Watchdogs 'Must Be Reinstated,' Senate Democrats Say
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 28 other Senate Democrats have filed an amicus brief to support a lawsuit by eight of the inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump.
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February 19, 2025
Orrick Brings On 3-Atty A&O Shearman Energy Team
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced Wednesday that the firm has bulked up its energy platform with three former Allen Overy Shearman Sterling attorneys who have come aboard as partners in California, Washington state and Texas.
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February 19, 2025
Insurer Must Cover Trucking Co. In Fatal Fire Row, Judge Says
A trucking company's insurer cannot rely on a hydrofracking exclusion to avoid covering an underlying suit over a fire at a saltwater disposal facility that killed one of the company's employees, a Texas federal court ruled, rejecting the insurer's request for a new trial.
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February 19, 2025
Jenner & Block Lands Former EPA Senior Counsel In DC Shop
Jenner & Block LLP announced Tuesday it has hired a former senior counsel from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a partner in Washington, D.C.
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February 19, 2025
Mayer Brown Adds Ex-Kirkland Energy Regulatory Pro In DC
Mayer Brown LLP has added an energy regulatory partner with a decade of BigLaw experience to its growing Washington, D.C., office.
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February 19, 2025
EV Maker Nikola Hits Bankruptcy After Battery Recall
Nikola Corp., maker of electric and hydrogen-powered trucks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday in Delaware, listing about $98 million of funded debt and blaming a sprawling battery pack recall for its financial troubles.
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February 18, 2025
Trump Exec Order Expands Control Over Independent Agencies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to limit the autonomy of independent agencies such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Communications Commission by requiring them to submit draft regulations for presidential review.
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February 18, 2025
Reed Smith Removed In $102M Shipping Group Award Fight
A New York federal judge granted a request by the purported new owners of Eletson Holdings Inc. and removed Reed Smith LLP as counsel in a $102 million breach of contract suit the firm brought on behalf of the international shipping group in 2023.
Expert Analysis
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What Fed. Circ. Ruling Means For Patent Case Dismissals
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in UTTO v. Metrotech is significant because it specifically authorizes district courts to dismiss patent infringement lawsuits without a separate Markman hearing, but only when the meaning of a claim term is clear and case-dispositive, says Peter Gergely at Merchant & Gould.
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How Boards And Officers Should Prep For New Trump Admin
In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportation campaign, company officers and board members should pursue proactive, comprehensive contingency planning to not only advance the best interests of the companies they serve, but to also properly exercise their fiduciary duty of care, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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DC Circ. Decision Opens Door To NEPA Regulation Litigation
A recent D.C. Circuit decision in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration could open the door to more litigation over the White House Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act regulations, and could affect how many agencies conduct and interpret environmental assessments, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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Service Providers Must Mitigate 'Secondary Target' Risks
A lawsuit recently filed in an Illinois federal court against marketing agency Publicis over its work for opioid manufacturers highlights an uptick in litigation against professional service providers hired by clients that engaged in alleged misconduct — so potential targets of such suits should be sure to conduct proper risk analysis and mitigation, say attorneys at Dechert.
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Opinion
FTC Actions In Oil Cases Go Against Its Own Rulemaking
Two recent Federal Trade Commission actions concerning the oil and gas industry appear to defy its own merger guidelines, with allegations that fall far short of the commission's own standard — raising serious questions about the agency's current approach, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.
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How Global Data Center Regs May Influence US Policies
As regulators around the world react to the growth of data centers, and their increasing consumption of energy, water and land, international policies in this area may influence how the incoming U.S. administration regulates data centers in this country, say attorneys at HWG.
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Series
Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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Key Points From New Maritime Oil Price Cap Advisory
The Price Cap Coalition's updated advisory regarding the maritime oil industry's compliance with the Russian oil price cap highlights the role of governmental authorities, additional areas warranting due diligence and the need for training programs, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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Post-Election Implications For The EPA's Methane Rules
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of requests to halt implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methane rule in two suits, and given the outcome of the election, a complete reversal of the methane rule is expected, but state-level policymaking and enforcement will continue, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.
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Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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What Trump Presidency May Mean For Climate Reporting
While the Trump administration will likely take a hands-off approach to climate-related disclosures and rescind regulations promulgated under the Biden administration, state and international ESG laws mean the private sector may not reverse course on such disclosures, say attorneys at Seyfarth.
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Expect Surging Oil And Gas Industry Under New Trump Admin
Throughout his recent campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised increased oil and natural gas production and reduced reliance on renewables — and his administration will likely bring more oil and gas dealmaking, faster federal permitting and attempts to roll back incentives for green energy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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FERC's Reactive Power Compensation Cutoff Is No Shock
While the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's recent final rule ending compensation for reactive power provided within the standard power factor range will mean less revenue for some generators, it should not come as a surprise, since FERC has long signaled its interest in this shift, says Linda Walsh at Husch Blackwell.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.