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Aerospace & Defense - April, 2018

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• Trump Blinks, Holds Off Metal Tariffs For Close Allies
• Trump, Netanyahu Rail Against Iran Deal Before Deadline
• Panasonic, In-Flight Unit To Pay $280M To End FCPA Probe
• Vets Sue To Remove Acting VA Secretary Wilkie
• Slew Of Defense Acquisition Rules On Chopping Block
• Iranian Execs Exported Goods Despite Sanctions, Gov't Says
• Fed. Circ. Says Bid To Revisit VA Contract Ruling Too Late
• Girardi Beats Ex-Client's Deal-Skimming Suit At 9th Circ.
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Reining In Abusive Alien Tort Statute Cases
• Orbital Must Share Internal Probe Docs, Pensioners Say
• Russia Sanctions Hurt US Arms Sales, Defense Chief Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Boeing, Ping An
• Passenger Sues Southwest, CFM Over Fatal Engine Failure
• Microsemi Sued Over Missing Info On $8.35B Microchip Deal
• Manafort Loses Civil Challenge To Mueller Probe
• Sens. Move To Block Sending F-35s To Turkey
• No Trump Collusion With Russia, House Intel GOP Says
• GAO Tells DOD To Do Better At Sharing F-35 Lessons Learned
• House Military Panels Push More Ships, Better Cybersecurity
• Corporations Must Help Fight Cyber Threats, Deputy AG Says
• Sen. Slams Alleged DOD Mismanagement Of Afghan Program
• Medical Care Bid Won't Affect Superfund Plan, 3rd Circ. Told
• GE, Tepco Seek Dismissal Of $1B Fukushima Radiation Suit
• Israeli Gov't Contractor Agrees To $3M Deal In Securities Suit
• Ex-Nuke Lab Officer Gets 3 Years For $2.3M Contract Fraud
• Rivals Airbus, Dassault To Collaborate On New Jet Fighter
• Cities Lack Standing In DOD Gun Database Suit, Judge Says
• Defying Trump, Macron Calls For Scaling Back Trade Blitz
• Bill Would Let Feds Quickly Ban Software From Gov't Use
• Wash. Tribe Says Army Corps Permit Threatens Aquatic Life
• DHS Must Improve Cybersecurity Protections, GAO Says
• 11th Circ. Decision Deepens An FCA Circuit Split
• Justices' Arab Bank Ruling To Force Alien Tort Suit Rethink
• 11th Circ. Backs Sentences In $37M Gov't Contracts Scheme
• Judge Doubts 'Severe' Sentence For Russia-Hired Hacker
• House Passes Space, Tech Development Rule Changes
• White House Steeling For Trade Talks With China
• Israeli Defense Co. Tacks $5.8M More Onto $21M IP Verdict
• Royal Jordanian Airlines Sues Man Over Facebook Posts
• New United Video Suits Show Stubborn Power Of Viral Media
• Justices Curb Civil Suits Against Foreign Companies
• Call Center Workers Tell DOL General Dynamics Stole Wages
• Defense Agency's $124M Contract Properly Awarded: GAO
• Russia-Hired Hacker Seeks Too-Light Sentence, Gov't Says
• Army Reservists Fight Bid To Narrow Naturalization Class
• BuzzFeed Seeks Hague's Help In Tech Exec's Libel Suit
• Fired FBI Deputy McCabe Getting Legal Defense Fund
• Orbital ATK Ordered To Fork Over Docs In Securities Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, Xerox, Cosco Shipping
• Navy Sec. Seeks Way To Keep Adversaries Out Of DOD Deals
• US Appeals After 'Enemy Combatant' Transfer Blocked
• GAO Says Challenge To Bid Process On $17B IT Deal Too Late
• DOD Stresses Contentious JEDI Deal Not Locked For Decade
• Will High Court Ever End Circuit Split Over FCA Pleading?
• Rare Southwest Engine Failure Prompts Liability Questions
• Aviation Watch: The Rise Of The Dreamliner
• Microsoft Customer Data Demands Drop To Record Low
• Senate Finance Leaders Want Tariff Exclusions Smoothed Out
• Trump Atty Drops Libel Suit Against BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS
• Lockheed Wins $928M DOD Hypersonic Weapon Deal
• Northrop Wins Final Toss Of Water Pollution Row At 2nd Circ.
• Senate Confirms Trump's NASA Administrator Pick
• White House Releases New Arms, Drone Export Policy
• Russia Joins WTO Fray Over US Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• When To Accept ADR For Defense Contractor Reprisal Cases
• Hacker Who Conspired With Russian Agents Faces 8 Years
• A Flood Of Tariff Exemption Bids Is Giving Attorneys Fits
• Senate Dems Block Coast Guard Bill Over Water Issues
• Boeing To Get $51M From Gov't For Enviro Cleanup Costs
• Pharmacy, PE Fund Owner Want Tricare FCA Suit Trashed
• Man Gets 3 Years For $3.7M Series Of Online Frauds
• Senators Seek Info On Mystery Cell Surveillance In DC
• India Eyes Spot In China-US Trade Standoff
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Air Force To Shake Up Space Center, Speed Up Acquisition
• Coast Guard Chief Pushes Back Against Transgender Ban
• NASCAR Drone Countermeasures May Be Illegal
• VA Sets Aside $685M For Construction, Renovation Projects
• Ex-FBI Agent Admits Leaking Defense Info To Reporter
• Textron Bid To Stifle Deposition 'Just Too Broad,' Judge Says
• VA Chief Nominee Won't Privatize Agency, Senator Says
• DOD OIG Finds Europe Telecom Contracts Properly Awarded
• Tech Firms Vow Not To Aid Governments In Cyberattacks
• FCC Advances National Security Plan With Assurances
• Pence Launches New Space Traffic Management Policy
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Armed Services Chair Seeks To Shake Up DOD Agencies
• A Setback For FCPA-Based Securities Class Actions
• US Questions China's WTO Moves, But Will Sit For Talks
• Ex-OneWorld Worker Cops To $2.2M Company Card Abuse
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• DOD Sticks With Single Cloud Vendor In New Deal Draft
• House Members Press FBI On Shooter IPhone Unlock Case
• US Backpedals On Russia Sanctions Over Syria Chem Attack
• AAI Fights Boeing's Bid To Stall Sanctions In $100M Suit
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• ASBCA Rightly Spurned $128M Iraq Claims Row: Fed. Circ.
• Injunction Remains On Pentagon's New Transgender Ban
• Orbital Investors Demand More Info In Securities Suit
• Despite Exemption, EU Pushes Back Against US Steel Duty
• ZTE Takes Another Sanctions Hit For Lying To US Gov't
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Lawmakers Seek To Bolster DOD Supply Chain Cybersecurity
• Top DOD Official Cites 'Sloppiness' In Lockheed's F-35 Work
• House Leaders Introduce 5-Year FAA Reauthorization Bill
• Afghan Fuel Contracts Lack Oversight, Watchdog Says
• Turkish Banker Visited US Often Before Arrest, Judge Told
• More Than Half Of GAO Protests Resolved In Under 30 Days
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• DOD To Set Up New Artificial Intelligence Office
• Deals Rumor Mill: PAG Asia, Mylan, SpaceX
• Gov't Subcontractor's Breach Row Was Tardy, 4th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Clarifies Statue Of Limitations In FCA Cases
• GAO Denies IBM Protest Over $48M TSA IT Support Deal
• Chicago Airport Officers Seek To Regain Police Status
• DOD Stops F-35 Deliveries Over Repair-Cost Dispute
• Dems Want Bank CEO Info On 'Quid Pro Quo' Army Sec. Deal
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• DHS, VA Must Boost Cybersecurity Controls, Watchdogs Say
• 3 Indicted In Navy Exchange Bribery, Alcohol Resale Scheme
• Calif. Authorizes Deployment Of National Guard Statewide
• Iranian Banker's Bail Bid Iffy In $115M Sanctions-Dodging Row
• Foreign-Born US Soldiers Get A Win In DOD Bias Suit
• Operator Gets Korean Satellite Dispute Award OK'd
• Air Force To Review Non-Fatal Aviation Incidents
• Ban On Cos. Could Undercut Global Trade, Nokia Tells FCC
• Ala.'s Shelby To Take Over Senate Appropriations Committee
• Subcontractor Allowed To Intervene In Military Patent Case
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Muslim Advocates Sue To Quash Trump's Terrorism Report
• FCC Issues Updates To Embattled Emergency Alert System
• Coast Guard Will Join DOD Electronic Health Record Deal
• DOD Reveals US Tech Targeted Most By Foreign Intelligence
• Federal Defense Spending Varies From State To State: Report
• Claims Court Judge Suggests Hands Tied In TSA Deal Protest
• CFIUS Casts Wider Net, With Eye On Consumer Data Access
• State Dept. OKs Proposed $300M Weapons Sale To Qatar
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• China Tees Up WTO Clash Over Security-Based Duties
• New Russian Oligarch Sanctions Will Require Prompt Action
• 4 Things To Watch As Facebook CEO Heads To Congress
• Org Says FCC Security Proposal Could Hurt Small Businesses
• Claims Court Backs Air Force Non-Promotion Separations
• L3, Boeing Nab DOD Contracts Worth Millions
• DOD Outlines New 2-Step Test For Cyber Vulnerabilities
• Monster Rival's Antitrust Suit 'Defective': 9th Circ. Judge
• Congressional Forecast: April
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• GAO Bid Protest Overhaul Brings Welcome Changes
• GAO Rejects Protest Over $362M Army Support Services Deal
• Relator In FCA 1st-To-File Suit Has Died, Justices Told
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• China Not Backing Down After Latest US Tariff Threat
• Why DC Circ. Said Airport Noise Critics Are Out Of Luck
• White House Sanctions Russian Billionaires, Putin Officials
• Trump Floats New Tariffs As US-China IP Scrap Intensifies
• FCC Regimen Could Help Prevent False Alerts, Official Says
• State Dept. Approves $4B In Foreign Military Sale Deals
• California Is Missing Piece In Trump's National Guard Plan
• White House Says Trump Won't Interfere With DOD Cloud Deal
• DOD Transgender Policy Not 'Medically Valid,' AMA Says
• Valero Must Redo Suit Over WWII Waste Cleanup, Judge Says
• Jailer Charged In Zarrab's $45K Contraband-For-Cash Play
• Airline Lobby Says Mass. Sick Leave Law Is Unconstitutional
• Hogan Lovells Adds Former Acting DOD General Counsel
• Korean Satellite Co. Seeks To Halt Interest On $1M Award
• Trump To Send National Guard To Southwest Border
• Gov't Says Civil Suit Can't Kill Manafort's Criminal Charges
• DOD Estimates Major Acquisition Programs Will Cost $1.9T
• Turkish Banker Should Serve More Than 15 Years, DOJ Says
• Lockheed Nabs $248M Contract For Quiet Supersonic Plane
• DOD Will Hand F-35 Program Management To Services
• From Rocket Launchers To Soybeans: US, China At The Brink
• Raytheon, Peraton Settle Trade Secrets Dispute
• Chinese Investment In The US After The Section 301 Report
• Microsoft Joins DOJ In Urging High Court To Nix Warrant Row
• Trump In Talks To Send Military To US-Mexico Border
• USTR Targeting Chinese Goods In Clash Over IP Rules
• Vets Group Urges Trump To Swap Out Acting VA Secretary
• Lobbyist Can't Nix Fraud Claims As Untimely, Gov't Says
• Fed. Circ. Says Pain Alone Can Support VA Disability Benefits
• Drone Cases & Rulings To Watch
• DOJ Sues Calif. Over Federal Land Protection Bill
• Boeing Numbers Among Winners Of Sizable DOD Contracts
• Embraer Wins Dismissal In FCPA-Related Class Action Case
• Ice Miller Adds Jenner & Block Partner To Privacy Group
• Air Force To Trim Airmen Rules, Improve Acquisition Process
• Defense Firm's Arbitral Award Over Floating Armory Upheld
• Fed. Circ. Backs Sony, Samsung Win On Raytheon Patent
• Shulkin's VA Exit Opens Up Privatization, Legal Fights
• High Court Turns Away 3 Employment Cases
• Google, Facebook, Twitter Beat Suit Over Pulse Shooting
• China Whacks $3B Of US Goods With New Tariffs