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Aerospace & Defense - March, 2015

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• Meggitt Sanctions Bid In IP Row A Diversion: Ex-Engineer
• Watchdog Group Sues FAA Over Lack Of Drone Privacy Rules
• Iran, Sudan Hit With $75M Judgment In USS Cole Bombing
• Obama Ends Arms Freeze Against Egypt After 18 Months
• KBR Wants FCA Suit Over 'Excess' War Zone Supplies Tossed
• ACLU Says Va. Gov. Gutting Police Drone Bills
• Navy Shipbuilder Slams Relators' Claims In FCA Row
• Ex-FBI Agent Gets 10 Years For Obstructing Kickback Probe
• Linguistics Co.'s Bid For $56M Contract Insufficient: Judge
• UK Agency Fined For Losing Sensitive Docs From BAE Case
• Unsecured Creditors On Short End In Altegrity's Ch. 11 Plan
• Huntington Ingalls Scores $600M Boost To Destroyer Contract
• Blackwater Guards Dispute 30-Year Minimum Sentence
• Vornado Files Suit Against Gov't For $1.2M In Rent
• KBR Whistleblower In Iraq FCA Case Sent To Arbitration
• Freshman Republicans Introduce DHS Reform Package
• DOD IG Finds Problems In Some Army Sole-Source Contracts
• Lockheed Nabs $485M Foreign Aircraft Sniper Equipment Deal
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• This Week In Congress: A Few Hearings Outside Of DC
• Ex-DHB Execs Must Pay $54M Restitution For Massive Fraud
• RBC Bearings Rolls Into $500M Deal For Dover Subsidiary
• CORRECTED: Troll Bill Threatens To Weaken All Patents, GCs Say
• CBP Contractor Accused Of Breaching $1.2M Camera Contract
• Software Co. Owner's $5M Gov't Contract Suit Nixed
• DOD Will Turn Over Prisoner Abuse Photos To ACLU
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Lockheed Martin Pays $2M To Settle Fuel Overbilling Claims
• 9th Circ. Says Averted Plane Crash Doesn't Clear Honeywell
• Senate Passes 2016 Budget After Marathon Debate Session
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• SpaceX Can't Jettison Mass Layoff Class Action
• VA Exec Retires Amid Investigation Of $1.7B Hospital Cost
• Bill Would Require Confirmation Of Secret Service Directors
• McGuireWoods Hires Ex-GC For Boeing, Other Defense Cos.
• Meggitt Slams Ex-Engineer's Docs Bid In Trade Secrets Suit
• Extradited Ex-Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribing
• DOD, Others Need Funding To Keep US Secure, Carter Says
• AgustaWestland Wins $860M Royal Navy Helicopter Contract
• Fed. Circ. Hands Win To Army In Contract Row With Engineer
• House Passes FY16 Budget As Senate Continues Debate
• BAE Settles Ex-Worker's FCA Suit Over Weapon Sights Testing
• ATF's $600K In Junked Drones Is 'Troubling,' Report Says
• DOD Issues Rule Extending Construction Steel Competition
• House Bill Encourages Cos. To Share Info On Cyberthreats
• State Dept. OKs $1.05B Boeing Copter Sale To Netherlands
• Honeywell Says Firm Ignoring DQ In $42M Enviro Fight
• Venable Blasts OLG's $6M Counterclaims In Fee Row
• Unmanned But Not Unarmed: State Dept.'s New Drone Policy
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• FTC Names Intelligence Vet As Inspector General
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive Goodyear $2M Cleanup Fee Bid
• Meggit Wants Ex-Engineer Sanctioned In Trade Secrets Suit
• KBR, Halliburton To Mediate Iraq Kickbacks FCA Action
• GAO Denies Booz Allen, Leidos Protests Over $193M DIA Deal
• Secret Service Stiffed Tech Specialists On OT, Suit Says
• Defunct Contractor Sues DOD Over Afghan Contract Changes
• Army Contractor Rebuffs $7.2M Chemical Cleanup Bill
• State Secrets Prompt Dismissal Of Iran Oil Defamation Suit
• 4th Circ. 'Nexus' Ruling Expands Deference To Army Corps
• US Says Phone Metadata Collection Will Lapse In June
• States Want High Court's Take On 9th Circ. CERCLA Case
• Northrop Can't Shake Worker's Sex Discrimination Suit
• Air Marshals Stiffed On OT Pay, Class Action Suit Says
• 2 Scientists Guilty Of $10M Gov't Research Grant Fraud
• Gov't Urges DC Circ. To Block Bid For Clinton Emails
• Oil Co. Urges Judge To Review $15M DHS Shipping Fine
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of DHL Jet Fuel Surcharge Claims
• GSA Plans New Rule For Commercial Supplier Contracts
• The Law360 400
• A Texas Court's Broad Reading Of FCA Public Disclosure Bar
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• This Week In Congress: Bicameral Coincidence, Vote-A-Rama
• Waste Contractor Sues Air Force For $1M Over Polluted Oil
• Boeing Wins Asbestos Case After Ex-Worker Misses Deadline
• Military Cleaning Contractor Beats False Claims Case
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Attack On US Hostage Negotiation Policy
• Europe Leaders Want Nat'l Security Whistleblowers Protected
• Northrop Secures Air Force Weapons Sustainment Partnership
• 3 Ways To Curb Insider Threats Without Alienating Employees
• Paul Bill Would Let DOD Move $50B Around If Budget Is Cut
• Army Grudge Cost Trainer $24M Contract, Suit Says
• Amazon Cleared To Test Delivery Drones Outdoors
• With Surveys, Gov't Aims To Improve Bidding Efficiency
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• Boeing-Lockheed JV Gets $389M For Solar Probe Mission
• Lower F-35 Costs Lead $9B Drop In Weapons Costs, DOD Says
• Raytheon Nabs $91.5M Modification To Missile Contract
• Architect Of DOD Afghan Insurgency Strategy To Retire
• Ukrainian PM Urges Support For Continued Russian Sanctions
• Raytheon Nabs Extra $212M To Upgrade Allied Missile Systems
• KBR Should Hand Over Witness List In FCA Suit, Relator Says
• Hyperion Can't Recoup Prep Costs From Lost IT Contract
• NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Expert Testimony Rule
• House Panel Advances Budget After Ending Defense Impasse
• Navy Brass Presses For Upgrades To Nuclear Warhead Fleet
• Lawmakers Rip VA For Cost Overruns At $1.7B Colo. Hospital
• House Looks To Tackle Contractor, Worker Tax Delinquencies
• Gilbane Building Co. Settles FCA Case With Feds For $1M
• Military Cleaning Contractor Goes For Quick FCA Trial Win
• Production In Sight For New 'Kill Vehicle,' MDA Says
• VA To Ignore Net Worth In Health Benefits Calculations
• Navy Pilot Says Cathay Illegally Fired Him Over Military Duties
• US Surveillance Court Needs Overhaul, Brennan Center Says
• ACLU Sues Gov't For Info On Targeted Killing Program
• US Asks DC Circ. To Affirm Atty Fees Ruling In FOIA Row
• Budget Caps Threaten US Tech Dominance, DOD Says
• Sikorsky Nabs $93M Modification For Tunisian Helicopters
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Judicial Advisory Panel OKs Change For E-Data Warrants
• AIG Says Exec's Work Emails With Atty Aren't Privileged
• Sens. Fear DOD Policy May Hurt Native American Contractors
• McDonnell Helicopter Crash Suit To Continue Under Ky. Law
• US Army Enlists With OASIS
• GOP FY16 Budget Plan Provides $613B For Defense
• Hughes Wants Willful Infringement Claims Tossed In IP Suit
• DOD Says Lockheed's F-35 Fighters May Be Unsafe
• DOD Can't Seize Former Military Planes, Judge Says
• General Atomics Gets $133M Modification To Drone Contract
• Raytheon Cut Loose From Ordnance's Trade Secrets Suit
• Sequestration's Devastating Impact On National Defense
• Judge, Not Plaintiff, To Review KBR Interviews In FCA Case
• Insurer Disavows Shipbuilder's $78M FCA Suit At 5th Circ.
• Altegrity Gets Nod For $90M DIP And Debt-Cutting Plan
• USS Cole Bombing Families Awarded $48M In Damages
• Taiwanese Man Gets 2 Years In WMD Proliferation Case
• Northrop Snags $113M Marines Radar System Contract Add-On
• Atty Says Glock Sparked Bogus Case To Discredit Probe
• US Dips Toe In FCA Suit Against Army Corps Contractor
• Boeing Scores $714M Army Deal For More CH-47 Chinooks
• Sick Atty Sanctioned In Raytheon Warhead Trade Secrets Case
• Navigating Joint CFIUS And DSS Jurisdiction
• This Week In Congress: Immigration And Net Neutrality
• Gawker Hits State Dept. With Suit Over Clinton Aide's Emails
• Kollsman Wins $73M Contract For Marine Corps Laser System
• Ex-Lockheed Employee Wins Verdict In National Original Suit
• 3rd Soldier Charged In Bribery Scheme On Afghan Base
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, Wachtell, S&C
• Gov't Defends Email Search In Helicopter Fraud Case
• United Tech Enters $2.65B Common Stock Buyback
• Troubled Gun Maker Colt Pulls Trigger On Restructuring Firm
• Obama Unveils New VA Advisory Council On Health Care
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Execs Name Top Industry Risks In 2015
• Lining Up To Protest: A Lesson From Universal Marine Case
• UK Surveillance Laws Need Major Overhaul, MPs Say
• BAE Systems Wins Additional $382M For Royal Navy Subs
• Army Staffer Pleads Guilty To $500K Contract Extortion
• Whistleblowers Spur Border Patrol Reform, $100M Savings
• 'Concerned' Judge Scolds KBR For Ignoring Discovery Proviso
• DOD Should Face Ex-Embed Reporter's Suit, DC Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Halliburton Retaliation Ruling
• NIST Plays Increasingly Prominent Role In Privacy Policy
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Averted Plane Crash Doesn't Clear Honeywell, 9th Circ. Told
• Sen. Calls For Belt-Tightening On Nuclear Projects
• DefensTech Settles Claims Ex-Exec Stole IP, Saudi Contract
• US Sanctions Russian Bank, Ukrainian Separatists
• Creditors Slam Altegrity's $700M Restructuring Agreement
• Exelis Subsidiary OK For $363M Contract Reserved For Danes
• Fla. Court Rules Privately Operated Navy Housing Tax-Exempt
• Ex-Air Force Capt. Forfeits House, Rugs To Avoid Prison
• Marine Corps Officials Defend Planned ACV As Upgrade
• AP Sues State Dept. For Access To Personal Clinton Emails
• 6 Questions About GSA's 'New Vision For Federal Purchasing'
• Wikipedia-Led Group Sues NSA Over Online Surveillance
• Blimp Maker Sues Navy For $65M In Hangar Roof Collapse
• Orbital ATK Wins $120M Army Artillery Fuse Contract
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Iraq Contractor's Appeal Of FCA Case
• Obama, Officials Slam GOP Letter To Iran On Nuke Talks
• Law360 Aerospace & Defense Editorial Advisory Board
• Senate Bill Would Expand VA's Agent Orange Benefits
• KBR Gets Judge's OK For Deposition In FCA Defense
• Marine Can't Bury Evidence In Helicopter Fraud Case: Gov't
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Greystar, Airbus
• Sikorsky, BAE May Nix Claims In Fatal Black Hawk Crash
• Sen. Schumer Calls On FAA To Make Cybersecurity Upgrades
• Sikorsky Nabs $163M Aircraft Spare Parts Contract
• Contractor Says Marines Made Up Flaws In $20M Welding Bid
• Lockheed Gets $107M With Navy Missile System Contract
• White House Wallops 7 Venezuelan Officials With Sanctions
• Jones Day, Wachtell Guide Alcoa's $1.5B Deal For RTI
• Former Mich. Sen. Levin Lands At Detroit's Honigman
• Northrop Wants Energy Co.'s Hands Off $11M LNG Fraud Suit
• Calif. Takes FAA Proposed Drone Restrictions A Step Further
• Freedom Watch Says Clinton, State Dept. Hid Private Emails
• Watt Tieder Urges End To $52M Malpractice Suit
• Boeing's Beef With $43M Verdict Reboot Heads To 10th Circ.
• British Man Arrested Over DOD Cyberattack
• State Dept. OKs $192M Lockheed Rocket Sale To Jordan
• Detention Sought For Alleged Chinese Hacker Upon Extradition
• Aerospace Co. Hit With Wage Class Action In Calif.
• Texas Court Remands $38M Jet Dispute Over Harsh Sanction
• CACI Nabs $43M Night Vision Research Army Contract
• NML Capital Loses Bid For Argentina Space Contracts
• Ex-Pratt & Whitney Engineer Denied Bail In Data Theft Suit
• VA Inspector General Says $92.5M Wrongly Diverted To IT
• SpaceX Gets PTAB To Review Blue Origin Rocket Patent
• Obama Nominates New Defense Deputy CFO, Deputy CMO
• Key DOL And DOJ Officials Immigration Attys Need To Know
• UK Calls For Limited Commercial Drone Regulations
• Air Force Officials Defend C-130 Overhaul Strategy
• 9 Defense Cos. To Vie For $99M Navy Strike System Contracts
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Navy Asks Judge To Toss Chaplains' Religious Bias Suit
• Top White House And DHS Officials Attys Need To Know
• DOD Can Nix Subsidy For $200M Produce Contract: Judge
• DRS, Boeing Win $55M Contracts For Networking System
• Honeywell Settles Chemical Cleanup Suit Over Ohio Site
• Jury Convicts Military Workers, Contractor In $37M Scheme
• State Farm Settles 'Machine Gun Fire' Suit With Army
• DOD Taps New Head For Defense Procurement Policy
• Dem. Lawmakers Float Drone Privacy Bill
• Soldiers' Families Sue Aircraft Parts Maker For Fatal Crash
• Rival Urges Court To Nix Sigmatech's Army Contract Suit
• New Defense Secretary Peddles $534B Budget To Congress
• KBR Fights New Bid For Rehearing Of Iraq FCA Suit
• GSA Proposes Rule To Reduce Contract Price Disparities
• Ex-Workers Say Navy Shipbuilder Faked Employee Records
• Japanese Buyers Surprise With Sharp Uptick In CFIUS Filings
• Zoltek Urges Fed. Circ. To Revive Aircraft Patent Row
• DOD Awards $430M Surgical Robotics Contract
• O'Melveny Lands Cybersecurity Expert For White Collar Group
• House Passes 'Clean' $40B DHS Funding Bill
• Sailors Fight GE's Bid To Nix $1B Fukushima Disaster Suit
• Sikorsky Scores $242M Mod To Army Helicopter Contract
• Petraeus To Plead Guilty To Giving Mistress Secret War Docs
• Refusal Of Fokker DPA Provides 3 Lessons For Counsel
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Rick McNeil
• Man Gets 9 Years For Defrauding Military SubContractors
• 9th Circ. Tackles How To Serve Foreign Cos. With Lawsuits
• House Passes VA Bonus Clawbacks, Private Long-Term Care
• Chamber Slams 9th Circ. TCPA Ruling In High Court Brief
• Former JAG Atty Protests Naval Suspension To High Court
• Senate Dems Refuse Bicameral Conference On $40B DHS Bill
• Chinese Buyers Appear Undaunted As CFIUS Toughens Up
• US Settles $723M FCA Whistleblower Suit With Shipping Cos.
• DOD Proposal Would Ban Buying Foreign-Made US Flags
• Computer Co. Loses Bid For Inclusion In $5B IT Contract
• Arnold & Porter, Latham Steer $790M SAIC-Scitor Merger Deal
• Lockheed Helicopter Venture Awarded $2B Navy Contract
• Report Highlights Continued Need For CFIUS Planning
• This Week In Congress: Netanyahu's Controversial Visit