Foreign Policy and National Security
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A coalition of companies on Thursday urged top U.S. lawmakers to ask the White House to delay plans for removing India and Turkey from a program that allows duty-free access to the U.S. market, arguing that the move would hurt American businesses and workers… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Afghan construction company urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to dump a U.S. contractor’s bid for nearly $92,000 in attorney fees, arguing the appeals court’s January decision overturning the Afghan company’s $1.07 million arbitral award isn’t the end of the case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The housing authority of Victoria, Texas, will reinstate a fired immigrant worker, in addition to paying nearly $9,000 and agreeing to special monitoring, to resolve claims that the local agency illegally asked the employee for unnecessary documentation of his legal status, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday… Read this piece in its entirety at…
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Vermont’s attorney general’s office announced Thursday that it will continue its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma for the company’s alleged role in fueling opioid addiction in the Green Mountain State, after a state judge ruled against the OxyContin maker’s bid to kill the case… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A resolution calling for the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller’s election interference probe to be made public stalled in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after passing the House of Representatives earlier in the day without opposition… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 