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  • May 19, 2025

    Interior Dept. Lifts Freeze On Empire Wind Project

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has lifted its stop-work order, allowing construction to resume on the Empire Wind offshore wind energy project south of New York's Long Island, according to an announcement made Monday.

  • May 19, 2025

    Co. Topples IP Dispute By Having Crane Patent Nixed

    A Washington federal judge has dismissed an inventor's patent infringement case against a heavy lifting and transport company, finding that claims in the patent covering a crane system are invalid as indefinite.

  • May 19, 2025

    Port Co. Slams 'Sham' Arbitration Bid In Panama Canal Project

    A Hong Kong company claiming that its interest in a $1 billion port project near the Panama Canal is being stolen by an investment firm and related entities has urged the Third Circuit not to send the dispute to a "sham" arbitration proposed by the investor.

  • May 19, 2025

    Justices Punt On Tribe Leader's Extortion Immunity Claim

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition from the former head of a Native American tribe who argued that the First Circuit was wrong to reinstate his convictions tied to the development of a casino project after it concluded that federal extortion law applies to tribal leaders.

  • May 19, 2025

    NC Gov. Tacks On $891M To Hurricane Recovery Plan

    North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Monday recommended adding $891 million to the funds earmarked for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in the western region of the state, the largest chunk of which would go toward rebuilding the economy with small business loans and tourism promotion.

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