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Another Oregon Wildfire Verdict Brings PacifiCorp's Total Damages to Over $220M

An Oregon jury on Tuesday awarded more than $29 million to nine individuals who survived three wildfires in 2020.
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Texas Lawyer

Winston, Vinson & Elkins, Chamberlain Hrdlicka Hire Partners in Hot Practices

Winston & Strawn and Vinson & Elkins hire partners working in energy and infrastructure, while Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry hired a former Internal Revenue Service commissioner.
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Texas Lawyer

Texas Detour: Federal Survey of Energy Use by Cryptocurrency Miners Halted

"The government mandated the collection of a wealth of proprietary and sensitive information, singling out one industry for political reasons," plaintiffs' co-chair Chris Davis said.
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Litigation Daily

Dorsey & Whitney Hits Back Against Complaint Claiming Firm Dragged Its Feet on Malpractice Suit Against Fellow Big Firm

Michael Reger claims his lawyers at Dorsey & Whitney admitted their reluctance to sue Faegre Drinker over a steakhouse lunch in September 2022.
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Corporate Counsel

ESG Thought Leaders Sort Out What Went Wrong, What's Worth Saving

"It's nebulous, and the more nebulous it gets, the more harm it's doing because it's not popular. And if you make it mean everything, then it means nothing," said Omeed Malik, president of the investment firm 1789 Partners.
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The Recorder

SoCalGas, Parent Company Hit With Toxic Tort Over 2015 Aliso Facility Natural Gas Leak

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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Daily Business Review

Fla. Records Show Big Law Rates Rising as High as 36% in Recent Years, With Labor and Employment at the Top

Receipts from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District show that labor and employment attorneys raised rates dramatically while increases in other practices were more muted. Firms billing the entity include FordHarrison, BakerHostelter and Greenberg Traurig. 
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Law.com

'Start at Zero': PacifiCorp Protests Wildfire Damages in 3rd Class Trial

A third trial opened on Tuesday involving a class action brought against PacifiCorp on behalf of 5,000 survivors of wildfires in Oregon over Labor Day 2020.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

A New Ruling From Connecticut Supreme Court Restricts Electricity Rates

"This was a strong decision affirming [the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's] broad regulatory authority to protect Connecticut consumers from excessive and unfair costs," Attorney General William Tong said. "This is a win for ratepayers."
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Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Lands Two Real Estate Shareholders With Niche Focuses, Growing Depth

Adam Seligman, based in West Palm Beach, arrived from local boutique Ward Damon. Paul Williams, splitting time between Austin and Los Angeles, comes from Morgan Lewis.
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