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Aerospace & Defense

  • May 06, 2025

    Army Base Teachers' Unions Sue Trump Over Executive Order

    Unions representing schoolteachers on military bases have sued President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management over a March executive order aimed at stripping them of their bargaining rights, asking a Washington, D.C., federal judge to invalidate the directive.

  • May 06, 2025

    National Security Atty Who Lost Clearance Sues Trump Admin

    National security whistleblower lawyer Mark S. Zaid alleged in a suit this week that Donald Trump's administration stripped his security clearance as an act of political retaliation, and Zaid is backed by a big legal team that includes a new law firm that specializes in defending people in similar situations.

  • May 06, 2025

    McCarter & English Pushes To End Ex-Atty's Firing Suit

    McCarter & English LLP has urged a New Jersey state court to toss an anti-veteran discrimination suit from a former firm attorney and Navy SEAL this week, arguing the lawyer is unsuccessfully trying to pivot off failed claims from his original complaint in later filings.

  • May 06, 2025

    Meta Wins $168M Verdict Against NSO Over WhatsApp Hack

    A California federal jury found Tuesday that Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes Meta Platforms Inc. $444,719 in compensatory damages and a staggering $167.25 million in punitive damages for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices.

  • May 06, 2025

    High Court Lets Transgender Troop Ban Take Effect

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a Washington federal judge's nationwide order barring implementation of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, allowing the controversial policy to take effect while its constitutionality is challenged.

  • May 05, 2025

    4th Circ. Seems Split On Fight Over DOGE's Data Access

    The Fourth Circuit on Monday seemed poised for another split on letting the government share citizens' personally identifiable information with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, with a line of questioning that parroted their earlier division over pausing the trial court's injunction blocking DOGE from accessing that data.

  • May 05, 2025

    Are Circuits Suddenly Split 11-1 Over Forum Selection Fights?

    Holy split! That exclamation would be a reasonable reaction to a new and lopsided divide described by industrial giant Honeywell, which contends that the Seventh Circuit abruptly and erroneously broke with all its sister circuits regarding enforcement of forum selection clauses.

  • May 05, 2025

    'Punish' NSO For WhatsApp Hack, Meta Tells Jury In Closings

    Meta's counsel urged a California federal jury during trial closings Monday to "punish" Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group by awarding "significant" punitive damages, plus $445,000 in compensatory damages, for "vile" conduct hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices, while NSO's counsel argued Meta never lost money and its demands are a PR stunt.

  • May 05, 2025

    GAO Backs FBI Price Evaluation For IT Support Deal Award

    A West Virginia company challenging a $93 million FBI award for information technology services failed to show that the agency erred by rejecting its own proposal for carrying an unrealistically low price tag, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

  • May 05, 2025

    National Guard Worker Challenges Trump Order On Gender

    The National Guard Bureau violated federal civil rights law when it barred transgender employees from using bathrooms and exercise facilities that align with their gender identity, according to a complaint Monday challenging the Trump administration's policy recognizing only two "immutable" sexes.

  • May 05, 2025

    Ex-NY Gov. Aide Can't Ax Foreign Agent Charges

    A Brooklyn federal judge said Monday that a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul can't ditch charges of money laundering and acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government, saying prosecutors sufficiently alleged she knowingly used her position to advance that nation's interests.

  • May 05, 2025

    High Court Won't Touch $44M Award In Deadly Navy Crash

    The U.S. Supreme Court has dashed Energetic Tank Inc.'s hopes of its own payout from the U.S. Navy over a deadly 2017 tanker ship collision that it says was the government's fault, after the Second Circuit declared the Navy immune from the company's counterclaims and left it on the hook for $44.5 million in damages.

  • May 05, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Affirms Coverage Denial Over Pre-Service Surgery

    A lower court did not err when it upheld the denial of a Navy veteran's shoulder disability claim based on a surgery that he had before entering the service, a Federal Circuit panel ruled.

  • May 05, 2025

    NJ AG Seeks Public Office Ban For Menendez Over Conviction

    Former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez should be banned from running for, applying for or holding any public office or employment in state or municipal government because of his corruption conviction in federal court last year, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin told a New Jersey state court Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Veterans Look To Bar Firm's Contacts With Potential Class

    Veterans urged a North Carolina federal judge to bar a consulting firm from contacting potential class members about litigation accusing the firm of charging illegal fees, saying it has emailed tens of thousands of them asking to help with the firm's defense.

  • May 02, 2025

    RTX Cos., Workers Nab Initial OK Of $19.9M Break, Wage Deal

    A California federal judge Thursday preliminarily blessed a $19.9 million deal between companies affiliated with aerospace and defense giant RTX Corp. and workers who accused the company in a putative class action of failing to provide proper wages and breaks, saying the deal was likely fair, reasonable and adequate.

  • May 02, 2025

    Spyware Maker NSO Can't Cite Zuck In WhatsApp Hack Trial

    The California federal judge overseeing the damages trial to determine how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices on Friday beefed up many jury instructions in Meta Platforms Inc.'s favor, and also barred NSO from invoking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and ex-Meta executive Sheryl Sandberg to defend itself.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ex-Fla. VA Center Exec Promoted App By Son's Co., OIG Says

    A retired Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center executive violated ethics rules by trying to get the center to procure a contract for a wayfinding application developed by a company that employed her son, who stood to receive a bonus, the Office of Inspector General has said. 

  • May 02, 2025

    American Airlines Seeks To Disband Military Leave Suit Class

    American Airlines urged a Pennsylvania federal court to revoke class certification in a lawsuit claiming the company unlawfully denied pilots pay for time spent on military leave, arguing the case involves too many individual inquiries about whether workers can control when they take time off.

  • May 02, 2025

    Groups Seek Order Halting Trump's Restructuring Of Gov't

    A California district court must stop federal agencies from moving ahead with President Donald Trump's directive to reorganize and terminate government workers, unions and other groups argued, calling for a temporary restraining order based on alleged harms from the administration's "radical restructuring."

  • May 02, 2025

    No Basis For $62M Sub Maintenance Award Protest, GAO Says

    An incumbent contractor challenging the Navy's decision to award a $62 million task order for nuclear submarine maintenance support services to another company failed to show that its proposal was not reasonably considered, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

  • May 01, 2025

    Troops Urge High Court To Keep Transgender Ban On Ice

    Several transgender service members and recruits told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to reject the Trump administration's bid to lift a federal judge's order prohibiting implementation of the Pentagon's ban on transgender military service, claiming the policy is so deeply rooted in animosity that it won't survive judicial inspection.

  • May 01, 2025

    WhatsApp Trial Judge Bars NSO's 'Outlandish' IP Theft Claim

    A California federal judge presiding over a damages trial over how much Israeli spyware-maker NSO Group owes for hacking 1,400 WhatsApp users' devices ruled Thursday NSO's counsel violated multiple pretrial orders, finding corrective instructions are warranted and barring counsel from making the "outlandish" claim Meta Platforms' spyware-attack remediation was trade secret theft.

  • May 01, 2025

    Board Denies Corps Bid To Trim Some Hangar Project Claims

    The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals refused to toss some claims that a company seeking over $6 million in damages from the Army Corps of Engineers lodged over delays and cost increases on a hangar reconstruction project at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.

  • May 01, 2025

    Army Contractor Seeks $1.3M Over Undelivered Cable Sets

    A U.S. Army contractor sued a custom cable manufacturer in Texas federal court Thursday, alleging that it is owed more than $1.3 million for specialized cable sets that were never delivered.

Expert Analysis

  • Scope And Nature Of Judicial Relief Will Affect Loper's Impact

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    The practical result of post-Loper Bright rulings against regulatory actions will depend on the relief courts grant — and there has been controversy in these types of cases over whether the ruling is applied just to the parties or nationwide, and whether the action can be left in place while it's corrected, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.

  • Trump's Day 1 Orders Augur Disruptions In Travel To US

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    While the orders President Donald Trump issued his first day in office didn't impose immediate entry bans as some speculated, they authorized greatly increased scrutiny of foreign nationals at U.S. consulates and ports of entry, and laid the groundwork for future actions that could significantly disrupt international travel, says Jennifer Kim at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Series

    Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.

  • FAR Update Harmonizes Suspension And Debarment Rules

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    Although the newly finalized rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation's suspension and debarment system does not bring it into complete alignment with the same processes under the nonprocurement common rule, it is still a welcome update that makes many needed changes, says Kara Sacilotto at Wiley.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2024

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    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Politicized OIGs Could Target Federal Employees, Contractors

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    After President Donald Trump fired nearly 20 inspectors general last week, it’s worth exploring how the administration could use Offices of Inspectors General to target federal employees and contractors, why it would be difficult to fight this effort, and one possible bulwark against the politicization of these watchdogs, says Sara Kropf at Kropf Moseley.

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • Trump Likely To Prioritize Trade, Customs Fraud Enforcement

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    With the evasion of tariffs and duties a probable focus for the U.S. Department of Justice and its partners under President Donald Trump, businesses should carefully monitor supply chains to avoid enforcement targeting, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Overseas Investment Rule Calls For Compliance Caution

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    Investors should be leery of who and what they are investing in now that the federal outbound investment regime, effective Jan. 2, has extended the governement's regulatory reach to businesses and parties not previously subject to trade restrictions, says Thaddeus McBride at Bass Berry.

  • Takeaways From DOJ Fraud Section's 2024 Year In Review

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    Attorneys at Paul Weiss highlight notable developments in the U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section’s recently released annual report, and discuss what the second Trump administration could mean for enforcement in the year to come.

  • 'Key Personnel' Defense Is Trending In GAO Bid Protests

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    A trio of recent cases before the U.S. Government Accountability Office demonstrate that both the government and intervenors are increasingly defending bid protests by arguing that a protester's key personnel became unavailable after a proposal submission, but prior to an award, says Joshua Duvall at Maynard Nexsen.

  • Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies

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    Given the breadth of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s authority under new restrictions on foreign adversary products and technologies, companies should assess their risk of falling in the agency's crosshairs and, if so, engage with BIS ahead of any enforcement action, says Peter Jeydel at Troutman Pepper Locke.

  • What's Next For Accounting Enforcement After SEC's Big 2024

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Trump administration will likely continue to focus enforcement efforts on many of the same accounting and auditing issues that it pursued over the past year — but other areas, such as ESG, internal controls and cryptocurrency cases, may fall out of focus, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2025

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    The critical policy milestones for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances expected in 2025 will not only shape the trajectory of PFAS regulation, but also set key precedents for environmental accountability, potentially reshaping the corporate approach to these "forever chemicals" for decades to come, say attorneys at MG+M.

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