Aerospace & Defense

  • May 19, 2026

    Chinese Testing Lab Urges FCC Caution On 'Reciprocal' Rule

    A Chinese equipment testing lab says the Federal Communications Commission needs to tread carefully in crafting new rules demanding "reciprocal" agreements to test communications gear, or risk disrupting U.S. supply chains.

  • May 19, 2026

    General Dynamics Seeks Pause In No-Poach High Court Bid

    General Dynamics Corp. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily pause its petition after the plaintiffs dismissed the company from their suit that accused shipbuilders of conspiring to suppress wages and reached settlements with the remaining defendants.

  • May 19, 2026

    Anthropic Says Defense Dept. Smeared It Over AI Red Lines

    Potential splits emerged Tuesday between D.C. Circuit judges questioning the legality of the U.S. Department of Defense's move to bar Anthropic from government contracting, with the AI company claiming it had been targeted and smeared as a national security threat for nothing more than a contract dispute.

  • May 19, 2026

    GAO Denies Protest Of Alleged Sole-Source IRS Procurement

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said the IRS did not unreasonably restrict competition in its search for a company to help the agency migrate to a new platform, finding the listed requirements were justified.

  • May 19, 2026

    GAO Backs NASA In Protest Over IT Contract Line Items

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said NASA was justified in terminating a company from competition to provide agency-wide IT services, finding the company provided conflicting information over its outside designated providers, thereby failing to satisfy contract line item requirements.

  • May 18, 2026

    Boeing Owed Duty To Worker's Future Kid, Wash. Panel Says

    Boeing must face claims that a factory worker's on-the-job chemical exposure caused birth defects in his child, a Washington Court of Appeals panel said in a published ruling Monday, finding that an employer "may be liable for negligence towards an employee's not-yet-conceived offspring."

  • May 18, 2026

    DeMayo Says Marketers Owe Coverage In Camp Lejeune Suit

    A North Carolina plaintiffs firm facing a proposed class action over unwanted robocalls related to Camp Lejeune water contamination litigation is now suing its marketing company, telling a Charlotte federal court the company should cover any potential damages and legal fees.

  • May 18, 2026

    NYT Attacks Pentagon's Media Escort Policy In New Suit

    The New York Times filed a second lawsuit in D.C. federal court on Monday challenging the Department of Defense's interim policy requiring reporters to be accompanied by an official escort while on Pentagon premises, arguing that it revives vacated prohibitions on newsgathering that were already found to be unconstitutional.

  • May 18, 2026

    1st Circ. Keeps Union's Contract With VA Intact During Appeal

    The First Circuit denied a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs request to shelve its contract with a union representing government workers during an appeal, while also pausing a lower court's order that the VA must abide by grievance procedures in the contract. 

  • May 18, 2026

    DOD Says Chipmaker Belongs On Chinese Military List

    The U.S. Department of Defense has said it has "substantial" evidence to back labeling Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. a Chinese military company because its products have military applications, urging a D.C. federal judge to reject the chipmaker's lawsuit challenging the label.

  • May 18, 2026

    AT&T Seeks FCC's OK To Change Covered Routers

    AT&T is asking the Federal Communications Commission to greenlight hardware changes to foreign-made routers, which the agency recently placed on the covered list, arguing the artificial intelligence boom has created a shortage that makes getting replacements difficult.

  • May 18, 2026

    FCC Commish Focuses On Spectrum In Trips Around Globe

    Commissioner Olivia Trusty of the Federal Communications Commission has kept global spectrum policy at top of mind, and her travel schedule shows it.

  • May 18, 2026

    Holland & Knight Taps Wiley Leader As Telecom Chair

    Holland & Knight LLP announced Monday it has hired the former co-chair of Wiley's wireless practice in Washington to take the reins of the Tampa, Florida-headquartered firm's telecommunications, media and technology team as chair.

  • May 18, 2026

    CACI Says Army Contract Partner Broke Deals, Poached Staff

    A CACI Inc. unit has accused Maryland-based T2S LLC of breaching a series of contract agreements between the companies and unlawfully poaching at least 20 of its employees for a U.S. Army cybersecurity initiative.

  • May 15, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Urges Justices To Reject Newman Suspension Case

    The Federal Circuit has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Judge Pauline Newman's appeal targeting a suspension imposed on her by the court's other judges, arguing that a lower court correctly held that her challenges to the order are not subject to judicial review.

  • May 15, 2026

    Claims Court Tosses Wireless Co.'s 'Rip And Replace' Suit

    A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has thrown out an SI Wireless LLC suit claiming the Federal Communications Commission owed it more than $157 million for removing Chinese-made equipment from its network, ruling that the suit was brought in the wrong court.

  • May 15, 2026

    GAO Nixes Re-Bid Recommendation After Army Deadline Flub

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office granted the U.S. Army's request to modify its recommendation to reopen competition for an appliance replacement contract after determining the Army gave offerors unreasonable deadlines, given that the contract has already been substantially completed.

  • May 15, 2026

    How US Policy, Capital Flows Are Reshaping Defense M&A

    Defense dealmaking is showing signs of broadening in 2026, with government-backed investment and expanded participation from smaller technology-focused players accelerating transactions even as headline deal values moderate from last year's highs.

  • May 15, 2026

    Buddhists' Fla. Temple Suit Is Moot, Army Corps Says

    The Army Corps of Engineers asked a Florida federal court Friday to either pause or dismiss Buddhists' lawsuit alleging environmental and religious violations, arguing that an Everglades restoration project surrounding a temple was paused because of funding reallocation and because relief isn't possible since some construction was already completed.

  • May 15, 2026

    Rosen Law Owes $286K After Failed Aviation Co. Investor Suit

    The Rosen Law Firm will pay over $286,000 to partially cover the litigation fees and costs of an aerospace company it unsuccessfully targeted with a purportedly "abusive" proposed investor class action, though a Wisconsin federal judge declined to grant the company's entire fee request after holding that it reflected "excessive billing."

  • May 14, 2026

    AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Join Forces To End 'Dead Zones'

    AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon have reached an agreement in principle to form a new joint venture aimed at ending wireless dead zones in the U.S. by pooling resources to increase capacity, according to an announcement made Thursday.

  • May 14, 2026

    Pension Fund Seeks To Enforce $16.2M BAE Systems Bill

    The Machinists union's pension fund asked a D.C. federal court to approve an arbitrator's rejection of BAE Systems Inc.'s claims that the fund improperly calculated its roughly $16.2 million withdrawal liability.

  • May 14, 2026

    Fla. Property Manager To Pay Evicted Sailor $60K In DOJ Deal

    A Florida property management company will pay $60,000 to a U.S. Navy sailor to settle allegations by federal prosecutors that the company used a false affidavit to win an eviction that forced the sailor to live apart from his wife — at times on a Navy ship with no heat.

  • May 14, 2026

    4th Circ. Says Tribe Can Reclaim Boarding School Remains

    The U.S. Army must repatriate the remains of two Indigenous children from a former Indian boarding school cemetery in Pennsylvania, a split Fourth Circuit panel determined Thursday, saying the site qualifies as a holding or collection under a federal law designed to protect Native American burial sites.

  • May 14, 2026

    3 Firms Steer Iridium, Aireon On $367M Aviation Satellite Deal

    Iridium Communications Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the remaining stake in Aireon LLC for nearly $367 million, consolidating full ownership of the space-based aircraft surveillance provider in a deal steered by three law firms.

Expert Analysis

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Navigating The New Patchwork Of Foreign-Influence Laws

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    On top of existing federal regulations, an expanding wave of state legislation — placing new limits on foreign-funded political spending and new registration requirements for foreign agents — creates a confusing compliance backdrop for corporations that demands careful preplanning, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Terrorist Label For Maduro Poses New Risks For US Firms

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    The State Department's recent designation of President Nicolás Maduro, and other Venezuelan government and military officials, as members of a foreign terrorist organization drastically increases the level of caution companies must exercise when doing business in the region to mitigate potential civil, criminal and regulatory risk, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • Key Takeaways From Armed Services Board's FY 2025 Report

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    The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals an increase in new cases filed, but a decrease in cases resolved, and fewer parties choosing alternative dispute resolution, despite the likely reduction in time and expenses incurred during a prolonged appeal process, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • Categorical Exclusions Bring New NEPA Litigation Risks

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    With recent court rulings and executive actions shifting regulatory frameworks around the National Environmental Policy Act — especially regarding the establishment, adoption and use of categorical exclusions to expedite projects — developers must carefully evaluate the risks presented by this altered and uncertain legal landscape, says Stacey Bosshardt at Greenberg Traurig.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

  • What Trump's Scientific Discovery AI Order Will Mean For Cos.

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    Although private organizations will not see an immediate change in their compliance obligations from President Trump's recent executive order establishing a government effort to use artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery, large enterprises and critical infrastructure operators will face pressure to demonstrate that their AI practices are comparable, says Shawn Tuma at Spencer Fane.

  • Series

    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

  • What To Expect From DOD's Acquisitions Revamp

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    The U.S. Department of Defense’s recently announced reshuffling of offices and changes to approval processes aimed at streamlining acquisitions and foreign military sales could materially reshape how contractors position themselves, structure bids and manage compliance, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit

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    Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison.

  • Suspension And Debarment: FY 2025 By The Numbers

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    With the multiyear, downward trend in suspensions and debarments of government contractors continuing in fiscal year 2025, questions about the future of suspension and debarment practices, such as what may necessitate an immediate exclusion, and why we're not seeing a corresponding drop in activity levels across all federal agencies, come to mind, say David Robbins at Jenner and Duc Nguyen at Fluet. 

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