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Government Contracts - March, 2016

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• AseraCare Triumphs Over DOJ In $200M FCA Suit
• FCC Expands Lifeline As Commish Alleges Reneging On Deal
• OPM To Draw Breach Reporting Lines For Health Insurers
• Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Nab $1.2B For Navy Ships
• Hospices Overbilled Medicare By $268M, Watchdog Finds
• 9th Circ. Says Navy Widow Can't Show Asbestos Exposure
• Hospitals' Medicare Calculation Suit Dealt Final Blow
• Remington Wins Review Of Army Rifle Contract To Colt
• GAO Sides With Army On $10B Linguist Contract's Bid Terms
• Irish Court Tosses Suit To Enforce $493M Albanian Judgment
• Doctor Cops To Medicare Fraud Scheme That Netted Millions
• GAO Says Co. Can't Contest Fellow Contractor's $3.5B Award
• Tyson Provides Road Map For Use Of Sampling In FCA Cases
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• New DOJ Task Forces Signal Nursing Fraud Crackdown
• Calif. Cities Lose Appeal On Public Works Wage Law
• Feds Fight Tribe Member Bid To Enter Arapaho-Shoshone Row
• NJ Men Get Prison In Landfill Extortion Scheme
• DOD Enviro Review Of Terror Attack Sufficient, 9th Circ. Says
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Chicago Transit FCA Suit
• HHS Can't Duck NYC Hospital's $15M Medicare Cap Suit
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• SSAI Nabs $253M NASA Atmospheric Research Extension
• Florida Installs Uniform Process For P3 Projects
• Quicken Loans FCA Suit Over Loans Properly Pled, Gov't Says
• DOD Pushes Back Deadline For $17.5B Global IT Contract
• Rep. Fattah Co-Defendant Ducks Money Laundering Charge
• SEC Says More Input Needed On FINRA Pay-To-Play Proposal
• Tesoro Loses Bid To Toss $9M Suit Over Military Base Work
• Man Pleads Guilty In $1.5M Plot To Fake DOD Purchases
• High Court Determines 'Untainted' Assets Can't Be Frozen
• New Clarity On FCA Public Disclosure Bar For Whistleblowers
• 9th Circ. Backs Ariz. Tribe On Gaming Compact, Fraud Claims
• Venezuelan Surety's $12M Personal Liability Suit Tossed
• Texas Court Keeps Injunction In Health Co. Secrets Row
• Feds Slam Bid To Overturn Contract Steering Conviction
• States, Groups Rip $663M Trinity FCA Judgment At 5th Circ.
• Ex-Navy Officer Gets 2 Years For Afghanistan Bribes
• 2nd Circ. Revives Leidos Investor Suit Over Fraud Probe
• GAO Upholds Cancellation Of $30M Navy Support Contract
• Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Can't Appeal $113M ASBCA Ruling
• Senate Dems Laud FCC Lifeline Plan But Request Tweaks
• 3rd Alstom Director Hit With Corruption Charges In UK
• IRS Says It Found Hard Drive In Quinn Emanuel FOIA Case
• GAO Declines To Rethink $17M Combat Shirt Contract Awards
• Security Co. Refund Of $4M Use Tax Nixed By Wash. Court
• FCA Allegations Based On Public Info, Gov. Supplier Says
• City Says Tribe's Race Bias Claims In Casino Sewer Row Fail
• FCC Urged To Address Lifeline Cost Inefficiencies
• Navy Denies Blame For Big Blimp Damage In Hangar Collapse
• FCA Suit Alleges Anesthesia Kickback Schemes In Florida
• Rep. Fattah, Others Lose Bid To Toss Wire Fraud Charge
• UK Gives $530M In Training Jet Work To BAE, Rolls-Royce
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Nuke Plant Whistleblower's Claim
• Contractors Pay $8M To Close FCA Claims Over Army Flares
• DIA Beats Bid Protests Over IT Contract Program
• State Dept. OKs $3.2B Boeing Military Plane Sale To UK
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Feds Say Guilty Verdict In $14M Medicare Fraud Proper
• 8th Circ Axes South Dakota Ranchers' Rails-To-Trails Suit
• Miami Man Gets 5 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud
• DOD Finalizes Tweak In 'Buy American' Acquisition Language
• Top-Ranking Navy Officer In Fraud Scheme Gets 4 Years
• Ex-Worker's Atty Fees Bid A State Law Issue, Justices Told
• Abbott Whistleblower Defends $219M FCA Claim To Jury
• NLRB Must Rethink Severance In Pay Dispute, 5th Circ. Rules
• FCC Lifeline Proposals Get Mixed Feedback As Vote Nears
• Water Pump Co. Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive FCA Damages
• Florida Medical Supply Co. Settles Ex-Workers' FCA Suit
• Kellogg Balks At $2M Suit Over 'Out Of The Blue' Bill
• Putting Teeth Back Into The Buy Indian Act
• Ala. Software Co. Loses $24M Bid Protest On Army Contract
• Calif.'s Hard Line On Disgorgement For Conflict Of Interest
• 7th Circ. May Be Willing To End FCA Circuit Split
• FCC Inmate Call Rate Order Again Halted At DC Circ.
• NY State Contractor Will Pay $3.1M For Illegal Outsourcing
• Ambulance Co. Too Slow To Challenge VA Deal, Judge Says
• DOJ Aims Torpedo At FCA Sampling Suit In 4th Circ.
• FCA Sampling Gets New Ammo In High Court's Tyson Ruling
• GAO Urges More Cost Oversight On DOD's F-35 Upgrade
• DOD Watchdog Probing Ex-ULA Exec's Comments on Bid Bias
• NC Transgender 'Bathroom' Law Bars Local Wage, Bias Laws
• Gunmaker Wants Designer's Suit Paused, Moved Or Tossed
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• GAO Upholds $43.9M Army Contract Award As Reasonable
• Why The Wash. Medicaid FCA Must Be Renewed
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Trinity Asks 5th Circ. To Nix $663M FCA Guardrail Judgment
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• DOJ, Siemens Ask Judge To Shield FCPA Compliance Work
• 5th Circ. Sides With Northrop In Attorney's FCA Case
• Top FCC Staffer Refutes Lifeline Expansion Concerns
• Sanctions Denied For Both Sides In Ariz. FCA Suit
• 5 Projects Reshaping The P3 Landscape
• 2nd Circ. Rules Relator Must Pay Costs In Failed FCA Suit
• Italian Antitrust Agency Probes Deloitte, PwC Over Public Bids
• Pa. Accounting Firm Blocking Deal With PwC, Insurer Says
• Novartis Pays $25M To SEC In Chinese FCPA Case
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Philips Unit Pays $35M To Settle Sleep Mask Kickback Claims
• Venezuelan Oilman Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Fraud
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Contractor's Bid To Nix $16M Ruling
• Relator Nets Another $66M Payday In Novartis Kickback Suit
• IBM Broke $1.3B Welfare Contract, Indiana High Court Finds
• Abbott Faces $219M FCA Trial Over Off-Label Stent Marketing
• Hospice Chain Wins Initial OK For DIP Loan, Sale Plan
• Fuel Delivery Co. Has DOD Iraq Contract Claims Cut Back
• Health Care Co. Owner Gets 5 Years For $7M Medicaid Scam
• FCC Tells DC Circ. New Inmate Call Rates Aren't Sneaky
• Contractor Doubles Down On Fee Bid In Congo Appeal
• Security Co. To Pay Feds $1.65M Over Fake Invoicing Scheme
• Sparring Wyo. Tribes Stand United On Border Challenge
• FCC Bureau Chiefs Defend Lifeline Minimum Service Standards
• Defense Chief Urges Congress To Avoid Another Sequester
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banco Popolare, Sequoia, Abry Partners
• Ill. AG Fears Peabody Can't Afford $92M Mine Cleanup
• Arnold & Porter, Kobre Deny Conflict In Menendez Pal Case
• New Tech, Old Rules: 6 Tips For Tech Cos. Managing FCA Risk
• Judge Won't Enforce Subpoena In $1B Boeing Contract Row
• Shoshone Leaders Say Arapaho Suit Threatens BIA Contracts
• Updated Exelon-Pepco Deal Offer Not Good Enough, GSA Says
• Fla. Audiologist Gets 8 Years For Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Hospice Chain Hits Ch. 11 Amid Post-FCA Settlement Troubles
• $49M DOD Contract Award To Aid Military Families Challenged
• Feds Hit With Bid Protest Over United Airlines Cargo Deal
• Rep. Fattah Co-Defendants Can't Ax RICO Conspiracy Charge
• Tech Co. Must Pay $7.4M To Worker Choked At Office
• Johnson Controls Accused Of $15M Army Shelter Botch Job
• Ex-Contractor Gets 63 Months For $34M Navy Fraud Scheme
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Olympus: Another Life Sciences Company Gets Hit Hard
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Justices Asked To Take Up Air Force Software Contract Fight
• Court Says NJ Took Too Long For Subpoenas In FCA Claim
• Texas Anesthesiologist Seeks Acquittal From Fraud Verdict
• La. Jury Convicts 2 In $34M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Ill. County Says Kellogg Owes $2M In Unpaid Heating Bills
• Insurer Wants Coverage Row Halted Until FCA Suit Ends
• Sen. Bill Aims To Boost Tribal Dam Maintenance, Flood Safety
• Texas County Can't Sue For More State Road Money
• Ark. Planned Parenthood Seeks Order For Medicaid Funding
• Telecom Trade Groups Question FCC Lifeline Proposals
• Raytheon Nabs $573M Option On Air-To-Air Missile Program
• Miami Clinic Owner Gets Nearly 7 Years For Medicare Fraud
• Trial Pros: Davis Wright's Lisa Marchese
• Feds Can't Shake $1.9M Navy Construction Contract Suit
• DC Circ. Told FCC's Inmate Call Rate Caps Flout Court Order
• Chadbourne Continues Push To End Congo Representation
• Gov't Breached VA Hospital Loan Deal, Judge Says
• Swiss Release $70M To Victims Of Petrobras Bribery Scandal
• Calif., DC Officials Tell FCC States Have Key Lifeline Role
• McCain Wants Newly Resigned ULA Exec's Comments Probed
• Senate Torture Report Not Exempt From FOIA, DC Circ. Hears
• What An 8-Justice Court Could Mean For White Collar Cases
• Boeing Wins Order Compelling Testimony In $1B Contract Row
• New Caps On Inmate Call Charges Kick In Now, FCC Says
• Glock Must Face Atty's Malicious Prosecution Claims
• Trial Pros: Goodwin Procter's Rich Strassberg
• BAE, General Dynamics Units Win Up To $1.3B In Navy Work
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Firm Says It Deserves All Fees From Pfizer's $785M Settlement
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Sallyport Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear $16M Judgment On Sale
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• NJ Superfund Subcontractor Convicted In Bid-Rigging Case
• Military Brass Defend 'Tough Choices' In 2017 Budget
• NY Pols Ask Schneiderman Why He Skipped $2.4B Citi Suit
• DynCorp Suit Over Iraq Security Worker's Death Trimmed
• Arapaho-Shoshone Row Threatens Tribal Cases, Members Say
• Senior Living Co. Asks 6th Circ. to Affirm End To FCA Suit
• KBR Says It Lacks NY Ties For Iraq Co.'s $3M Contract Suit
• Fattah Not Immune From Bribery Charges, Pa. Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Asked To Rethink Stance On FCA's Disclosure Rule
• Contractors Must Deal With Integrity Issues In Proposals
• GAO Upholds $121.5M USMC Test Vehicle Contact
• Contractor Can't Appeal Rescinded DOD Ruling, Panel Says
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• DynCorp Loses Air Force Bid Protest In Fed. Claims Court
• DOD Reforms Would Bring More Competition, House Rep. Says
• Tech Exec Can't Dodge Conviction In FBI Corruption Case
• Prison Co. Says Fla. City Can't Deny Water Hookup To Site
• DC Judge OKs $1.8M Penalty For Small Business Fraudster
• Ex-NJ Political Boss Denied Bail Pending Racketeering Appeal
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over $50M Army Research Contract
• AT&T, Sprint Outline Objections To FCC's Lifeline Proposal
• DOD Personnel Chief Carson Resigns Amid Hill Opposition
• FCC Sticks To Deadline To Halt Deposits For Inmate Calls
• Navajo, DOI Granted Stay In Suit Over $16M Funding Shortfall
• 6th Circ. Upholds US Bank Win In $2.3B FCA Mortgage Suit
• Q&A With Norton Rose Fulbright's Mark Baker
• GAO Says VA Didn't Improperly Test Co. On $22.3B IT Project
• Trial Pros: Quinn Emanuel's William Price
• DOD Acquisition Reform Bill Would Tweak Gov't IP Rights
• Email Isn't Legal Lack-Of-Pay Notice In Contract: Mass. Court
• Fattah's 'Unpaid' Attys Bow Out As Schnader Steps In
• Santa Monica Airport Land Title Row Is Timely, 9th Circ. Told
• Federal Claims Judge Finds Louis Berger Hid Corruption
• NJ Doc Who Billed $280K For Fake Appointments Gets 3 Years
• Ex-Workers Take FCA Suit On DOD Copter Part To High Court
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• LAX Contractors Drop 9th Circ. Insurance Arbitration Appeal
• Microcap Co. CEO Charged For Lying About $1.9B In Contracts
• Air Force Spent Billions Without Fair Price Info, IG Says
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• DOJ Scorns Nursing Chain's FCA Defense In Overbilling Fight
• Gov't Contractor COO Gets 3 Years' Probation For $1.6M Fraud
• Hayner Hoyt Pays $5M To Settle Veteran Small-Biz FCA Suit
• Community Health Tells 6th Circ. It Can Fight Atty Fees
• Hospice Says Bad Experts Warrant FCA Suit's Dismissal
• Bell Nabs $461M Navy Helicopter Contract Extension
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's George Ruttinger
• 3 Bid Protest Arguments That Won't Win Over The GAO
• CORRECTED: Albanian Power Co.'s $481M Plant Suit Sent To State Court
• Judge Asks If Rep.'s Motion To Dismiss Is Just Bid To Delay
• FRA Taking Bids For High-Speed Rail Corridor Projects
• Senators Call On CMS To Investigate $3B Excess Drug Costs
• Phoenix Management Can't Protest Air Force Contract Award
• DOD Dropping Ball On Improper Travel Pay, Watchdog Says
• Fla. Ambulance Co. Says FCA Suit Still Lacks Detail
• Kickbacks For Rare Drug Billing Lands Doc 9-Month Sentence
• Senate Nixes Effort To Stop $699M F-16 Sale To Pakistan
• Four Winning Bid Protest Arguments At The GAO
• Rule 68 Offers Can Still Stunt Class Actions — For Now
• Helicopter Crash Case Highlights Gov't Contractor Defense
• Fla. Firm Loses Suit Against Ex-Partner Over $90M Contract
• DOJ Attys Dish On Pharma, Device Fraud Landscape
• Chicago School System Sues Convicted Ex-Chief For $65M
• Military Blimp That Broke Free In '15 Still Useful, Senate Told
• Sheppard Mullin's Bid To Buy Waiver Emerges In Fee Row
• Turkmenistan Beats Turkish Co.'s $567M Arbitration Claim
• 5th Circ. Revives JROTC Instructor's Retaliation Claim
• US Fines Shipping Contractors $3.7M For Fake Weight Docs
• Contractor Urges DC Circ. To Toss SBA's Minority Biz Program
• Navy Contractor Defends Jury's $5M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Pentagon Lacking Key Data On Satellite Launches, GAO Says
• Compliance Concerns After CMS 60-Day Overpayment Rule
• Laos Wins Round In $56M Mining Arbitration Award Fight
• Sheppard Mullin Continues To Fight $3.8M Fee Refund Order
• Former Exec Fights Sanctions With Sanctions In Ariz. FCA Suit
• Obama Backs FCC Lifeline Expansion, Sets Broadband Goal
• Hospice Aide Found Guilty In $9.5M Health Care Fraud
• Fed. Circ. Probes Exelis' DQ From Air Base Contract
• DHS Head Stumps For More Cybersecurity, Anti-Terror Cash
• BAE Can't Duck FCA Suit On $3.6B Army Truck Contract
• Sikorsky Wins $387M Contract Mod For More Black Hawks
• Quicken Asks Court To Flush 'Kitchen Sink' FCA Suit
• 5 Important Lessons From AseraCare's FCA Case
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Oracle Sues Feds To Derail Oregon's ACA Exchange Suit
• Florida Doctor Accused Of Bilking Medicare Acquitted
• IT Contractor Drops Second Try At Protesting $196M Program
• Texas Suburb Fights $9M Ruling In Land-Option Suit
• Level 3 To Pay $8M To Settle Mass. Unpaid Rent Allegations
• Fed. Claims Court Upholds $1.5B Air Force Engineering Award
• Odebrecht Ex-CEO, Others Sentenced Over Petrobras Scheme
• CACI International Unit Nabs $180M Specials Ops Contact
• National Cancer Chain To Pay $35M In Latest FCA Deal
• FCC Floats Lifeline Update To Include Broadband
• Making Agencies Revisit Regs Saved $28B, White House Says
• Contractor Pays $3M To End Substandard Army Helmet Suit
• The Regulatory Impact Of President Obama's Final Year
• Afghan Subcontractor Gets $6.5M Arbitration Award OK'd
• Gov't Contractors Must Disclose Related Cos. Under New Rule
• FAA Seeks Help Gauging Cyberthreats To Airplane Systems
• Hospital Dodges FCA Suit Over Medical Info Breaches
• 9th Circ. Revives Raytheon $1B Satellite Sensor FCA Suit
• DC Circ. Grants Partial Halt To FCC Prison Call Reform
• Arapaho Look To Block Shoshone Control Of Joint Programs
• Entergy Tells Fed. Circ. Gov't Must Pay Spent Fuel-Rod Costs
• Lockheed Nabs $117M Cruise Missile Contract With Air Force
• Pa. Gov. Raises Minimum Wage For State Workers, Contractors
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• President Trump's Impact On Employment Law
• DOJ Puts Companies With Venezuelan Ties In Its Crosshairs
• Dallas Anesthesiologist Found Guilty Of Health Care Fraud
• Health Net, Tenet Fined Over Medicare Coverage Slip-Ups
• Women-Owned Small Biz To Get Legal, Telecom Set-Asides
• Tribe Accused Of Playing 'Race Card' In Casino Sewer Row
• Drug Cos. Say False Claims Suit Hinges On High Court Case
• GAO Backs VA On Excluding Two Cos. From $22.3B IT Project
• Fattah Denied Bid To Have FBI Agent Held In Contempt
• FCA Doesn't Require Explicit Falsity, DOJ Tells High Court
• Chinese Fabric Import Case Clears 1st ITC Hurdle
• FCC Gives Sign Language Relay Providers Some Rate Relief
• FCC Commish Says Lifeline Reform Needs Firm Budget
• Navy Contractors Profit Fixing Defects They Caused: GAO
• High Court's FCA Decision Will Reach Far
• Body Armor Fiber Issues Not Hidden From Gov't, Court Told
• Trial Pros: Gibson Dunn's Marcellus McRae
• Brazil's Ex-Prez Decries Detainment In Anti-Bribery Sweep
• Troubling Language In GAO Ruling On Translator Contract
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• DOD Seeks Bids On $17.5B Contract For Global IT Services
• Ill. Senate OKs Union Arbitration Bill Despite Likely Veto
• NC To Review I-77 Contract After Cintra Unit's Ch. 11 Filing
• Sedgwick Snags Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Litigation Pro In DC
• US Pays Boeing $32M To Cover Superfund Cleanup Costs
• Feds Expand Medicaid For Children, Pregnant Women In Flint
• Nursing Homes Fight To Keep Evidence In $300M FCA Suit
• BIA Can Nix Job After Sole Bid Missed Mark, GAO Says
• Maryland Awards Consortium $2B Deal To Build Purple Line
• Fattah Associates Lose Fight To Dismiss Indictments
• FCA Claims Against Walgreens Nixed For Echoing Prior Suits
• KBR Tells 5th Circ. Kickback Penalty 'Fundamentally Flawed'
• UK, France Launch $2.2B Project To Develop New Drone Type
• Boeing Wants US To Cough Up Costs For Superfund Cleanup
• Health Co. Wants To Curb Rival's Deal In Trade Secret Row
• Ex-Owner Of Fla. Health Cos. Settles FCA Row For $1.75M
• House Approves Bill To Prevent Cross-State Medicaid Fraud
• AT&T, Comcast, Advocacy Groups Push For Lifeline Reform
• US Dodges Bid Protest Over Consolidated DOD IT Contract
• Pfizer Can't Escape Narrowed Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Naval Power Plant Contract Row Teed Up For Trial
• No Relief For Oil Tanker Co. That Cried Foul On $55M Deal
• Methods For Asserting Objections Under Amended Rule 34
• Navy Official Cautions Against Overhaul Of Bid Protests
• AT&T Wants $1.4B FCA Suit Tossed For Good After Third Try
• Gunmaker Says Contract Breach Claims Are Phony
• Rubin And Rudman Adds Int'l Gov't Contracts Partner In DC
• Fluor Says PAE Shorted It $2.67M On Air Force Subcontract
• DOD Agency Accused Of Not Preferring US Cargo Carriers
• Sheppard Fee Loss Ups Ante For Consent In BigLaw Waivers
• 6th Circ. Frees Insurer From Covering Needless-Surgery Suit
• Contractor Stuck With Severance Costs After Army Contract
• Ex-Defense Co. Owner Owed Sale Proceeds, 2nd Circ. Says
• DOD To Pay Lockheed $770M More For F-35 Upkeep In 2016
• Prison Term Cut For Contractor In $136M DOT Scheme
• DOE's Moniz Backs Plan To Kill SC Nuke Waste Site
• NJ Judge Axes Suit Over Flood-Prone Convention Center
• Olympus To Pay $646M To Settle Kickback, FCPA Probes
• KBR Can't Appeal Judge's Refusal To Dismiss FCA Suit
• Gov't Contractor Tips For Avoiding Gender Stereotype Claims