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Texas Judge Wasn't the First to Dress Down Washington Lawyers

The Texas judge who ordered ethics training for a Washington class of U.S. Justice Department lawyers on Thursday joined a small group of judges who have expressly blasted D.C.-based Main Justice attorneys. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen spent the bulk of his 28-page ruling excoriating Main Justice attorneys for perceived shortcomings in Texas' immigration case. On the last page, he expressly noted his ire was only directed to Main Justice, not the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Rejects Application for 9/11 Retirement Benefits

The Third Department ruled Thursday that former officer Michael Del Peschio failed to present medical evidence definitively linking the respiratory problems that forced his retirement in 2011 to his assignment to the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Law.com

Obama's Justice Dept. Defends Bush DOJ in Post-9/11 Supreme Court Case

The Obama administration is defending former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and his FBI director Robert Mueller III in the U.S. Supreme Court over claims they are liable for their roles in the post-Sept. 11 roundup and detention of Muslim, Arab and South Asian men.
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Daily Business Review

Court: Florida Ratepayers Don't Owe for Oklahoma Drilling

The Florida Supreme Court rejects a state Public Service Commission decision putting Florida Power & Light customers on the hook for Oklahoma natural gas drilling.
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Daily Business Review

Rising Stars: Alicia Lewis

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National Law Journal

Texas Judge Blasts Justice Department Lawyers for Conduct in Immigration Case

A federal district judge on Thursday excoriated U.S. Department of Justice lawyers who are defending the Obama administration's immigration plan, issuing an extraordinary order that questioned the department's policing of attorney ethics and ordered certain government lawyers to take an annual ethics class.
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National Law Journal

Justices Allow Attorney Fee Awards Without Victory on Merits

In a ruling that could mean more attorney fee awards for employers in workplace discrimination cases, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said defendants don't have to win on the merits to be counted as the “prevailing party.”
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Daily Business Review

Fallout Coming from Florida Supreme Court Workers' Comp Fee Case

A Florida Supreme Court decision on workers' compensation attorney fees is expected to generate higher awards and more claims, writes attorney Beth J. Leahy.
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New York Law Journal

Ruling Bars Fendi From Collecting $34M From Insurer

A retailer that knocked off the fashion company's goods had insurance policies covering any advertising-based injury it inflicted on its rivals, but the Second Circuit said that merely using the Fendi trademark on goods the retailer sold, and nothing more, doesn't amount to "advertising."
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National Law Journal

Trump Names 11 SCOTUS Picks, Bypassing Big Law

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's list for potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees is heavy on federal appellate judges and former clerks for conservative justices but light on big names in politics and private practice.
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