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Government Contracts

  • June 24, 2025

    Honeywell, DuPont Say Firefighters' PFAS Suit Falls Short

    Honeywell, DuPont and other companies on Monday asked a Connecticut federal judge to toss a group of firefighters' lawsuit over alleged exposure to dangerous levels of forever chemicals, saying there's no legal support for the claims.

  • June 24, 2025

    GAO Denies Challenge To $11.4M NOAA Website Support Deal

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office affirmed an $11.4 million task order the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded for website support, holding it was not obligated to engage in exchanges with another company that challenged its decision.

  • June 24, 2025

    Trump Admin Must Release NIH Funds Amid Appeal

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday denied the Trump administration's request to stay a recent order that it resume processing National Institutes of Health grant applications and releasing funds, warning that even one more day of delay would lead to irreparable harm.

  • June 24, 2025

    GSA Chooses Site For New Conn. Federal Courthouse

    The U.S. General Services Administration selected a 2.19-acre parking lot in Hartford, Connecticut, as the home for a new federal courthouse, which it says will be operational by 2030.

  • June 24, 2025

    Job Search Site Monster Hits Ch. 11 With 3 Initial Bidders

    The company behind job search website Monster.com filed for bankruptcy Tuesday, listing over $100 million in liabilities and saying in a news release that it has three stalking horse bidders for various assets lined up.

  • June 23, 2025

    Florida Judge Denies Bid To DQ Boies Schiller In Fee Suit

    A Florida state court judge on Monday denied a bid to disqualify Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in a lawsuit brought by pharmaceutical mass tort companies to block their former counsel from collecting fees after he was dismissed for alleged insufficient representation.

  • June 23, 2025

    Palantir Reaches Deal With Ex-Employees In AI Secrets Case

    Palantir Technologies Inc. has reached a settlement with former employees it accused of stealing trade secrets to launch a competing artificial intelligence business, according to a notice asking a New York federal judge to let Palantir permanently dismiss its claims.

  • June 23, 2025

    Guatemala Fights $38M Award Enforcement In US Court

    Guatemala has asked a D.C. federal court to toss litigation seeking to enforce a nearly $38 million arbitral award issued to a construction and engineering firm in the parties' dispute over highway construction contracts, saying the case has no connection to the United States.

  • June 23, 2025

    DC Judge Wants More Details On Voice Of America Cuts

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday signaled doubt that the Trump administration was obeying his order to keep Voice of America up and running while a coalition of journalists, unions and a reporter advocacy group sue to keep the news agency intact.

  • June 23, 2025

    Lima Can't Get $200M Award Enforcement Paused

    A D.C. federal judge refused the Peruvian city of Lima's bid to pause enforcement of some $200 million in arbitral awards issued to a highway contractor during an ongoing appeal, saying Friday that the city's mayor has stated publicly that he has no intention of ever paying up.

  • June 23, 2025

    9th Circ. Backs $26M Fraud Penalty Against Importer

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a $26 million tripled fraud verdict against a pipe importer over allegations it made false statements on customs forms to avoid paying tariffs on some imports from China, rejecting the company's argument that the Tariff Act leaves no room to invoke the False Claims Act.

  • June 23, 2025

    GAO Says Army Should Revisit Conflicts Under $225M IT Deal

    The U.S. Army failed to reasonably evaluate the potential for an impaired objectivity conflict before opting to award a $225 million task order for cybersecurity support services for its Global Cyber Center, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

  • June 23, 2025

    Michigan Must Face Christian Refugee Aid Provider's Bias Suit

    A federal judge said a Christian refugee resettlement agency may move ahead with claims that Michigan sought to force the agency to agree to hire non-Christians to be eligible for contracts.

  • June 23, 2025

    Paxton, Airline Co. Ask To Take Biz Doc Case Out Of 5th Circ.

    The Texas attorney general's office and an airline parts manufacturer have agreed to remove a dispute over a state law allowing the office to examine business records from the Fifth Circuit back to district court.

  • June 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Revives Helium Refiner's Contract Dispute With Feds

    A Federal Circuit panel on Monday revived a helium refiner's suit alleging the U.S. Bureau of Land Management supplied it with out-of-specification helium gas mixtures, ruling the Court of Federal Claims botched a breach of contract analysis when it dismissed the case.

  • June 23, 2025

    Texas Authorizes Tax Break For Border Safety Infrastructure

    Texas authorized a property tax exemption for real property used to install border security infrastructure in counties that border Mexico, pending voter approval of a proposed amendment to the state constitution, under a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

  • June 23, 2025

    High Court Won't Revisit 'Right-To-Control' Fraud Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take a second look at the landmark case that disposed of the "right-to-control" theory of fraud, rejecting a petition that argued the Second Circuit had wrongly remanded the action for retrial before resolving the appeal at hand.

  • June 20, 2025

    Science Research Funding Cuts Blocked By Mass. Judge

    A Massachusetts federal judge Friday prohibited the Trump administration from cutting certain National Science Foundation research funding associated with facilities and administrative costs, ruling that the policy runs afoul of multiple laws and the government hasn't adequately explained its reasoning.

  • June 20, 2025

    Space Force Award Isn't For New Tech, Contractor Claims

    Colorado-based York Space Systems LLC asked a Federal Claims judge to halt performance on a $46 million U.S. Space Force award, claiming the agency sidestepped competitive contracting requirements in a push to develop satellite tech already available from it and others.

  • June 20, 2025

    Ga. County Seeks Extension Of Feds' Sewer Update Deadline

    Georgia's DeKalb County has again asked a federal judge for more time to come into compliance with a federal consent decree requiring it to upgrade its sewer systems, arguing that recent assessments of the project have made the decree's timeline "substantially more onerous."

  • June 20, 2025

    Texas Judge Clears Lockheed Of Worker's Retaliation Claims

    Lockheed Martin escaped retaliation and discrimination allegations from a fired mechanical inspector, a Texas federal judge ruled Friday, concluding the worker had not proved that race bias or whistleblowing led to his termination two years ago.

  • June 20, 2025

    NJ Tech Co. Brass Face Suit Over NASA Partnership Claims

    Executives and directors of Quantum Computing Inc. have been hit with a shareholder's derivative lawsuit accusing them of misleading investors on the company's dealings with NASA, its revenues and its progress on building a chip foundry.

  • June 20, 2025

    Texas Panel Blocks San Antonio's Abortion Travel Funding

    A Texas appellate court blocked the city of San Antonio from going forward with a program that included funding for out-of-state travel for abortions, finding that the state has the right to challenge the program even though the funding has not yet been spent.

  • June 20, 2025

    Judge Denies Challenges To Army Fort Campbell Procurement

    A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge dismissed an Oklahoma company's challenges to a procurement for logistics support services at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, ruling that the Army reasonably amended its solicitation and engaged in discussions.

  • June 20, 2025

    Boies Schiller Fights DQ Bid In Law Firms' Fee Dispute

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP pushed back on a bid to disqualify the firm in a Florida state court case between pharmaceutical mass tort firms and their former counsel, in which Boies Schiller is both representing itself as a defendant and its co-defendants, arguing there is no conflict because all their defenses are the same.

Expert Analysis

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    Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Q&As, Gov't Claims, Pleading

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    Attorneys at Seyfarth examine decisions from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims covering matters including superior knowledge, government claims and pleading standards.

  • Self-Disclosure Calculus Remains Complex Under Trump DOJ

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    Shifting policy focus under the Trump administration's Justice Department has created uncertainty for individuals considering voluntarily self-disclosing crimes that are no longer considered an enforcement priority, but there has been no indication that the administration intends on dialing back self-disclosure programs, say attorneys at Fox Rothschild.

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    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • 11 Tips For Contractors Dealing With DOD Staff Reductions

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    Defense contractors should prepare for a wide range of disruptions related to procurement and contract administration that are likely amid federal workforce reductions, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Pay Cos. That Adapt Can Benefit As Gov't Ends Paper Checks

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    Recent executive orders, instructing the government to cease issuing paper checks and to modernize and fraud-proof federal payments, will likely benefit financial services providers that facilitate government disbursements — provided they can manage the challenges and risks of transitioning to fully digital payments, say attorneys at Davis Wright.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • Learning From COVID-19 Enforcement Against Nursing Homes

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    Five years after the COVID-19 outbreak caused a high number of deaths in nursing homes, an examination of enforcement actions against nursing homes in New York and elsewhere in the country highlights obstacles that may arise when bringing cases of this type, and ways to overcome them, says Kenneth Levine at Stone & Magnanini.

  • Reviving A Dormant Criminal Statute In Antitrust Prosecution

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    The U.S. Department of Justice is poised to revive a dormant misdemeanor statute to resolve bid-rigging charges against a foreign national, providing important context to a recent effort to entice foreign defendants to take responsibility for pending charges or face the risk of extradition, say attorneys at Axinn.

  • End May Be In Sight For Small Biz Set-Aside Programs

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    A Jan. 21 executive order largely disarming the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, along with recent court rulings, suggests that the administration may soon attempt to eliminate set-asides intended to level the award playing field for small business contractors that qualify under socioeconomic programs, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

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    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • What The Minimum Wage Shift Means For Gov't Contractors

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    While President Donald Trump's recent executive order rescinding a 2021 increase to the federal contractor minimum wage is welcome relief to some federal contractors and settles continued disagreement about its legality, there remains significant uncertainty and pitfalls over contractor wage obligations, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

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