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Government Contracts - January, 2015

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• Fla. Logistics Firm Accuses Felon Arms Dealer Of Shakedown
• Fla. Nursing Home Seeks To Nix US Appeal Of Ch. 11 Plan
• CMS Extends Bans On New Providers In 6 States
• Mass. Gov. Cleared In NJ Investment Controversy
• KeyPoint Misclassified Investigators To Deny OT, Suit Says
• Aveta Demands Whistleblower Fork Over Docs In Fraud Row
• L-3 Unit Scores $367M NSA Support Contracts
• Air Force Contractor Pays Up To Settle FCA Suit
• 'Whac-A-Mole' Health Fraud Plagues Fla., US Atty Says
• New Chrysler Not Liable For Old Fraud Claims, Judge Says
• Size-Status Lessons From JGB V. Beta
• Allstate, Fidelity Beat FCA Suit Over Inflated Katrina Claims
• DuPont Wins Jury Verdict In FCA Suit Over Chemical Leaks
• Sigmatech Slams DOD For Terminating Missile Contract
• Mass. Town Breached Waste-Disposal Contract, Court Says
• NJ Pols Move Contract Ban Bill Forward To Limit Inversions
• The Day Government Contractor Compliance Changed
• False DaVita Testimony Jeopardizing Privilege In FCA Suit
• Boeing 747-8 Selected As Next Air Force One
• Air Force Amends Boeing-Lockheed Contract By $383M
• USAF Suspends FedBid After Scandal Over Improper VA Ties
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• McGuireWoods Lures Bush Recount Atty From Morgan Lewis
• Trafficking Rule Raises Subcontractor Monitoring Concerns
• Texas Agencies Fall Short In Contracting Process, Report Says
• 2 Health Care Whistleblowers Can't Hide IDs, Court Rules
• Neustar Escapes Securities Suit Over Fumbled Gov't Contract
• Anti-Trafficking Rule Sets New Contractor Compliance Regs
• DOL To Modernize 1970 Sex Discrimination Regulations
• LA Coliseum's Bribery Suit Against Rave Promoters Is Revived
• Contractor Funds Can't Be Withheld In Price Rows: Calif. Court
• DOD Accused Of Infringing Humvee Patent
• Ex-COO Of Fla. Psychiatric Hospital Gets 6 Years For Fraud
• J&J, Bristol-Myers Get AWP Claims Nixed In Pa. Court
• Wis. AG, Novartis Settle Wholesale Drug Pricing Dispute
• Army Corps Contractor Loses 2nd Bid To Nix FCA Suit
• DynCorp Wins $93.3M Navy Contract To Service 44 Aircraft
• US Gets $2M In FCA Settlement With Drone Manufacturer
• Ahntech Protests $71M Spanish Naval Station Contract
• Boeing Must Fork Over Docs In $1.1B Air Force Contract Row
• 4th Circ. Endorses FCA 'Implied Certification' Theory
• BAE Snags $146M Navy Contract For Combat Systems Work
• US Enrichment Sues Feds For $43M In Pension Costs
• Army Corps Contractor Dealt Blow In FCA Discovery Fight
• Dynetics Lands $172M Contract To Support US Missile Agency
• Contractor Hit With Sanctions In Construction Project Suit
• Investors Reject KBR Claims In Earnings Fraud Class Action
• Navy Ad Co. Asks Justices For Immunity From TCPA Suit
• SpaceX, Air Force Settle Satellite Launch Contract Suit
• GAO Sustains Fluor Bid Protest Over $532M Navy Contract
• Convicted Exec Says DC's Medicaid Scheme Wrecked His Biz
• Military Partners With Southern Co. On Fla. Solar Project
• DHS Technologies Scoffs At Attys' Fee Request In FCA Row
• Anchorage's Suit Over $302M Port Project Gets Green Light
• Lawmaker Questions IRS Use Of HealthCare.gov Contractor
• Whistleblower Says Health Fraud Convictions Seal FCA Claims
• Guidance On Statistical FCA Damages Model From Gosselin
• Ex-Contractor For NJ Watershed Agency Cops To Bribery
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Whistleblower In Humana FCA Suit Fights Sanctions Bid
• Mount Sinai Whistleblowers Deny Stealing Patient Info
• GAO Denies IBM's Bid Protest Over DOD Payroll Contract
• Lockheed Off The Hook In Age Bias Suit, 6th Circ. Rules
• OLG Hits Venable With $6M Counterclaim In Fee Fight
• Florida Can Deny Health License Despite Ch. 11, Judge Says
• GAO Rips Sierra Nevada Protest Over $5B NASA Contract
• DOD, Sikorsky Appeal Ruling In FOIA Data Fight
• US Urges High Court Not To Review Oil Lease Dispute
• OSC Rule Would Shield Whistleblowing Gov't Contractors
• Gosselin Whistleblowers To Fight For $101M FCA Award
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Botts' Alex Bourelly
• Baker Botts Sued By Would-Be Client Over Email Disclosure
• FCPA Trends From The Last 6 Months
• Raytheon Lands Agrifood Giant's Ex-GC
• High Court Refuses To Hear KBR 'Burn Pit' Suit
• Tobacco Co. Owner Says Philip Morris Hid Military Ripoff
• Justices Nix KBR Whistleblower's Bid For Docs In FCA Row
• CMS Fumbled HealthCare.gov Contracts, Watchdog Says
• Your Energy Tax Credit May Not Be Safe
• Boeing Botched Discovery, Russian Satellite Partner Says
• 11th Circ. Bumps Off Humana FCA Suit Over Patient Perks
• Elbit Wins $117M In Contracts For Israeli Digital Defense
• Student Loan Agencies Win 3rd Dismissal In FCA Suit
• CMS Moves To Stop Fla. Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Plan
• US Urges DC Circ. To Put MWI On $15M Hook In FCA Suit
• Ex-Blackwater Contractor Drops Retaliation Claim
• Calif. Appeals Court Frees Donors In $162M UCLA Hotel Suit
• Don't Tell The Gov't 'It Wasn't Me' — A Reminder From ASBCA
• Key Contractor, Navy Officer Admit Guilt In Bribery Scandal
• San Antonio Not Immune In Fee Fight, Texas High Court Told
• PharmAthene Gets $195M In Final Judgment On SIGA Fight
• Texas Court Says Ex-Provost & Umphrey Atty Didn't Steal Suit
• Xe Can Arbitrate Worker Misclassification Claims, Judge Says
• Sanctions Sought Over 'Frivolous' Bid To Ax FCA Suit
• Moniz Says DOE Reforms Will Focus On Cleanups, Funding
• Northrop Lands $963M Air Force Missile Contract
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein
• Payer-Provider Consolidation Comes With New Risks
• NJ Court DQs Overbooked Contractor's $16M Construction Bid
• DCAA Wrongly Withheld Research Costs, Contractor Says
• DOD Cloud Security Rules Ease Shift To Commercial Vendors
• Express Scripts Using FCA Deal To Destroy Rival, Suit Says
• UK Zeroes In On New Suspect In Alstom Bribery Probe
• A Shift In Discoverability Of Litigation Hold Notices?
• USPS Can't Ax Trade Secrets Suit In Fed. Claims Court
• HHS Appeals OK Of Nursing Home's Preventative Ch. 11 Plan
• Boeing-Lockheed JV Can't Ax Protest To Satellite Contract
• Clearford Water Nabs $100M Funding For Ontario System
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: McKenna
• HUD Seeks High Court Review Of Housing Projects Dispute
• CMS Eyes New Anti-Fraud Steps Against Hospices
• 2014 Health Care Enforcement Year In Review: Part 2
• Wells Fargo Ruling Does Little To Deter Relator Misconduct
• Justices Address Boundaries Of 2 FCA Defenses In KBR Case
• Government Contracts Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Ex-Chicago Official Wants Bribery Case Moved To Nevada
• Justices Focus On Fraud Claim Expiration In KBR FCA Case
• MicroTech Protests $5B Army Contract In Fed. Claims Court
• Calif. Judge Enforces Oral Settlement In Medicaid FCA Suit
• Fed. Claims Axes Biomass Plant's $1.8M ARRA Suit
• CVS Balks At Discovery Docs In Novartis Kickbacks Suit
• War-Zone Workers Ask DC Circ. To Revive $2B Insurance Suit
• Clinic Involved In Joan Rivers' Death Loses Federal Funding
• 2014 Health Care Enforcement Year In Review: Part 1
• Father-Son Execs Plead Guilty In $42M Military Flare Case
• Lance Armstrong Wins Access To Some Docs In FCA Suit
• High Court KBR Fight Could Lead To Endless FCA Litigation
• Criminal Probe Sought Of Christie's Cowboys Trip
• KBR Can't Stall FCA Kickback Suit Over Iraq Subcontracts
• Fed. Circ. Says Patent Suit Against Northrop Is Time-Barred
• AIDS Nonprofit Ducks LA County's $5.2M Overbilling Claim
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Dickstein Shapiro
• US Denies Discovery Claims in Wells Fargo Fraud Suit
• Honeywell Hit With Chemical Cleanup Suit Over Ohio Site
• A Growing List Of Nonassignable Contracts In Bankruptcy
• US Army Awards $185M For Radioactive Waste Mitigation
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• Calif. AG Says BP Treated State As Golden Goose
• SF City Atty Sued By Ex-Deputy Over Alleged Retaliation
• Fed. Claims Court Ditches Forestry Co.'s Contract Suit
• Pentagon Moves To Slash War Funding In $51B Request
• Fla. Judge Dismisses FCA Complaint Against OneWest, Soros
• Ex-US Contractor Looks To Ditch Prison In Transplant Fight
• Daiichi Sankyo Pays $39M To Settle FCA Suit With Feds
• Inside EEOC's Stealth Efforts To Curb Pay Law Violations
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Zurich Denied Quick Appeal In Eisai Coverage Fight
• Triple Canopy Back On Hook For Phony Air Base Guard Tests
• Lockheed's Protest Of $516M Army Corps IT Contract Denied
• Wis. For-Profit College Defrauded Gov't, 7th Circ. Told
• Army Sued Over Clothing License For 1st Infantry Logo
• India Seeks Bids For 300MW Of Solar Power On Military Land
• Gilead Wins Dismissal Of Defective Drug Fraud Suit
• Calif. Fixes Timing Problem For Post-Trial Motions
• Criminal Prosecutions Of Gov't Contractors On The Rise
• 5 Issues Gov't Contractors Need To Know About In 2015
• Insurer Accused Of Defrauding Miami Airport With Premiums
• Texas Bills Target Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation Bias
• Whistleblower Urges Court To Revisit KBR Iraq Billing Suit
• DOD Releases Updated Guidance For Acquisitions System
• CVS Gets FCA Claims Of Novartis Kickbacks Trimmed
• Air Force May Certify SpaceX For Competition By Mid-2015
• PharmAthene Gets $113M Lost Profits Award In SIGA Spat
• Navy Officer Pleads Guilty In Bribery-Prostitution Scandal
• Lockheed Settles Whistleblower Suit Over F-22 Work
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: WilmerHale's Danielle Conley
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• A Few IT Considerations For Gov't Contractors This Year
• Rep. Grills KeyPoint On Breach Of 50K Fed. Workers' Info
• Hospital Manager Inks $6M FCA Deal Over Drug Abuse Care
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Force US To Produce Docs In Fraud Suit
• Unisys Settles $13M Army Global-Radio FCA Spat
• Northrop Patent Row's Timing Defended To Fed. Circ.
• SG Urges High Court to Deny KBR War Zone Injury Cases
• Fla. Developer Chosen For Boston Mixed-Use Transit Project
• Houston Freeze Stifling Health Care Fraud, DOJ Atty Says
• BAE Slams Doc Request In Ex-Worker's Suit
• Relator Fights Fee Award In 'Frivolous' Medicare FCA Suit
• Boston Rail Project Receives $996M Boost From Federal Gov't
• 8 Antitrust Considerations For Defense Industry M&A
• McDermott Lands Former HHS Atty For Health Group In NY
• Sierra Nevada Loses Bid Protest To $4.76B NASA Contract
• NJDOT Engineer Cops To Bribery Scheme Over Bridge Rehab
• Relators Hit With $1.6M Sanction In Wells Fargo FCA Suit
• NJ Boardwalk Owner Seeks To Stop Army Corps Dune Project
• Whistleblower Slams KBR Discovery Stay Bid In Kickback Suit
• DOJ Joins FCA Medicare Billing and Kickback Suits
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Elliott Laws
• Army Mistakes Cost Iraq Contractor $40M, Fed. Circ. Told
• ArmorWorks Slams Houlihan Lokey's $1M Fees Request
• Bayer Asks 8th Circ. To Revisit FCA Retaliation Award
• A Warning To SBA Mentor-Protege Joint Ventures
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• Entergy Hits DOE With New Nuclear Waste Disposal Suit
• Shipyard Must Face $78M FCA Suit Over Flawed Hulls
• Fla. Medicaid Care For Children Inadequate, Judge Says
• DOD Rule Expands Tricare To Reserve Members Under 60
• Contractors Sued Over Flood-Prone NJ Convention Center
• Skin Grafting Co. Sues Rival Over Pulled VA Contracts
• Gosselin's $101M FCA Verdict Set Aside
• Arent Fox Steers VSE In $184M Deal For 4 Killick Units
• Walgreen Beats FCA Claims Over Prescription Refills
• BAE Wins $1.2B Army Deal For New Troop Carriers
• Government Contracts Cases To Watch In 2015
• US Dings China's Procurement, Auto Policies In WTO Report
• Ariz. High Court Allows GOP Suit Over Medicaid Expansion
• NY Mortgage Co. Shells Out $36M To Settle FCA Fraud Suit
• Gov't Contracts Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• HHS Watchdog Seeks Ideas On New Health Fraud Safe Harbors
• Fla. Nursing Home's Bold Ch. 11 Play Pays Off
• GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contracting: Lessons From 2014
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice