A 17-year-old restitution order still falls within the jurisdiction of the court that originally imposed the sentence, even if it had been converted to a "judgment" years ago, a Pennsylvania appellate court found.
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Pa. Panel Revives Challenge To 17-Year-Old Restitution Order

By Matthew Santoni

A 17-year-old restitution order still falls within the jurisdiction of the court that originally imposed the sentence, even if it had been converted to a "judgment" years ago, a Pennsylvania appellate court found.

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Pa. Court Nixes Gun Shop Rules In Town's Zoning Code

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania town's "conditional use" zoning requirements that restrict gun shops operating in certain parts of town are preempted by laws that say only the state Legislature can regulate guns, a split state appellate court found Thursday.

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Jenn Mascott Of WH Counsel's Office Confirmed To 3rd Circ.

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 50-47 on Thursday to confirm Jenn Mascott, currently serving in the White House Counsel's Office, to the Delaware seat on the Third Circuit.

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POLICY & REGULATION

2 NLRB Picks Advance, 1 Member Nom Stalls

By Braden Campbell

The U.S. Senate labor committee on Thursday cleared two of the president's nominees to the National Labor Relations Board — including the general counsel pick whose nomination appeared stalled — but withheld a third whose ties to Boeing drew criticism at his confirmation hearing last week.

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LITIGATION

Nissan, Drivers Reach Deal To End Faulty Brake Claims

By Emily Field

Nissan North America Inc. and drivers on Thursday reached a settlement in principle in Tennessee federal court that would end multistate claims alleging the automatic braking systems in certain Nissan vehicles would sometimes trigger and cause the cars to stop suddenly, creating an unpredictable hazard.

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THIRD CIRCUIT

ADA Doesn't Stop At Prison Gates, 3rd Circ. Says In Reversal

By Parker Quinlan

The Third Circuit ordered a lower court to accept an incarcerated man's amended Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit against a Pennsylvania prison that he says denied him proper medical treatment when a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed in his cell.

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DEALS

Choate-Led PE Shop Clinches $400M Environmental Fund

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Environment-focused private equity shop Ecosystem Investment Partners, advised by Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, on Thursday announced that it wrapped its fifth fund with over $400 million of commitments, bringing the firm's total capital raised to nearly $1.5 billion since its 2006 founding.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Brief

Ohio Judge OKs Trimmed Norfolk Southern Derailment Suit

By Isaac Monterose

An Ohio federal judge approved on Thursday a joint dismissal motion filed by two kennel owners and Norfolk Southern that will permanently toss the kennel owners' property claims from their derailment suit against the railroad company.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

What 2 Recent Rulings Mean For Trafficking Liability Coverage

Two recent federal district court decisions add to a growing number of courts concluding that Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act claims may trigger coverage under commercial general liability policies, rejecting insurer arguments regarding public policy and exclusion defenses, says Joe Cole at Shumaker.

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Series

Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Up Next At High Court: Voting Rights & Warrantless Entries

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court will return Tuesday to hear oral arguments in four cases, including a dispute over the constitutionality of the last remaining provision of the Voting Right Act and whether federal prisoners seeking postconviction relief are subject to the same rules as state inmates.

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Atty's Due Process Claims Challenging Disbarments Trimmed

By Emily Sawicki

A former attorney has had most of a due process suit fighting his disbarment in Florida and reciprocal discipline in Massachusetts and New York thrown out, with a Manhattan federal judge finding that New York lacks personal jurisdiction over out-of-state disciplinary officials.

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CFTC Crypto Task Force Head Returns To Akin

By Aislinn Keely

The former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Digital Asset Task Force has left the agency to return to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as senior counsel in its white collar defense and government investigations practice.

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9th Circ. Flouting 'Imperial Judiciary' Warning, Judges Assert

By Jeff Overley

A large contingent of Ninth Circuit judges accused colleagues Friday of ignoring recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions limiting legal remedies in politically charged disputes, adding fresh fuel to a heated debate over the judiciary's handling of suits against the Trump administration.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Paddington Bear's creators and Studio Canal sue the company behind Spitting Image, Blackpool Football Club's former owner Owen Oyston bring a fresh claim against the club, and Mishcon de Reya sue a Saudi investment group.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the full Ninth Circuit held that denials of California anti-SLAPP motions can no longer be appealed in the midst of litigation.

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NJ Senate President Calls For Monitor Of State AG Unit

By Madison Arnold

New Jersey Senate President Nicholas Scutari on Friday called for the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the state's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, saying it has been troubled with failed prosecutions, botched investigations and misconduct.

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Ga. Judge Charged With DUI At Florida Strip Club

By Chart Riggall

The Georgia judge who heads up the state's council of superior court jurists was arrested for driving under the influence outside a Jacksonville, Florida, strip club this week after hitting another vehicle with his Mercedes, according to arrest records.

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Brief

Bill Would Let Judges, Prosecutors Carry Concealed Guns

By Courtney Bublé

Two Republicans have introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow current and retired federal judges and state, local and federal prosecutors to carry concealed firearms in response to increasing concerns about judicial security.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

It is of little solace to general counsel that most big law firms hiked their billing rates this year just slightly less than last year's increase. And it looks like Elon Musk is settling with the former chief legal officer and the general counsel of Twitter, along with two other executives, over their suit to obtain millions in promised severance pay. These are some of the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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Retribution, Intent Claims May Defuse Bombshell James Case

By Phillip Bantz

The Trump administration's indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is tightly crafted and offers a straightforward presentation of the government's case, but experts say James appears to have a strong argument that she did not intend to break the law and is being unfairly targeted for what amounts to a minor offense.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A&O Shearman

Akin Gump

Arnold & Porter

Bailey & Glasser

Baker Donelson

Beasley Allen

Bird & Bird

Blake Morgan LLP

Boyden Gray

Brown & Crouppen

Bryan Cave

CMS Cameron McKenna

Choate Hall

Clifford Chance

Constantine Law Ltd

Cory Watson Attorneys

Creed & Gowdy

DLA Piper

Dean Omar

DiCello Levitt

Dickie McCamey

Edwin Coe

Faegre Drinker

Fried Frank

Frost Brown

Gibbons PC

Gibson Dunn

Gouchev Law

Gowling WLG

Graves Garrett

Greenberg Traurig

High Swartz

Hill Dickinson

Holland & Knight

Howard Kennedy LLP

Hunters Law

Jones Day

Keystone Law

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lowell & Associates

Mishcon de Reya

Morgan Lewis

Nabarro LLP

Norton Rose

Pinsent Masons

Prince Law Offices

Quinn Emanuel

Shakespeare Martineau

Shoosmiths LLP

Shumaker Loop

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Smith Krivoshey

Solomon Ward

Stranch Jennings

Sullivan & Cromwell

TLT LLP

Taylor Duma

Taylor Wessing

Wachtell Lipton

Walker Morris LLP

Weber Gallagher

Weightmans LLP

Wiggin LLP

Williams & Connolly

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AXA SA

AXA XL Ltd.

Akin's

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

Association of Corporate Counsel

Big Lots Inc.

Bryn Mawr Trust

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

Comerica Inc.

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto

Court of Arbitration for Sport

DePuy Synthes Cos.

Deutsche Bank AG

DraftKings Inc.

EE Ltd.

Ecosystem Investment Partners

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

Eventbrite Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

Federation Internationale de Football Association

Fifth Third Bancorp

Fitch Ratings Ltd.

Fort Point Capital

Google LLC

Hill International Inc.

International Finance Corp.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Johnson & Johnson

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

LinkedIn Corp.

MasterCard Inc.

Micron Technology Inc.

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

New York State Bar Association

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Norfolk Southern Corp.

Ohio State University

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Prison Policy Initiative

Red Roof Inns Inc.

S&P Global Inc.

Salesforce.com Inc.

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd.

Signature Resolution LLC

Sky PLC

Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd.

The Catholic University of America

The Florida Bar

Twitter Inc.

Universal Music Group NV

Virgin Media Inc.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Wellpath

X Corp.

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. Ltd.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Reserve System

Financial Conduct Authority

Florida Supreme Court

Government of the United States Virgin Islands

National Institutes of Health

National Labor Relations Board

New Jersey Legislature

New York Attorney General's Office

Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

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

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

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

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

UK High Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio