Government Contracts Archive » July, 2019

Government Contracts - July, 2019

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• Norcross Can't Kill NJ's Tax Break Probe, Judge Says
• Cisco Inks $8.6M Deal To End Surveillance-Tech FCA Claims
• Construction Co. Pays $2.4M For Vet-Owned Contract Fraud
• DOD 'Flaws' Open Door For JEDI Appeal
• Drug Distributor's Ex-CEO Faces May Trial Over Opioid Sales
• DOD Ignoring Off-Shelf IT Products' Cyber Risks, Report Says
• 9th Circ. Asked To Help Restore Block On $2.5B Wall Funds
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Indian Health Service Names New Navajo Area Director
• DC Circ. Gives Labs New Shot At Fighting Big Medicare Cuts
• 'Are You My Mother?': Judge Laments Med Mal 'Odyssey'
• Mylan Nears $30M Deal In SEC EpiPen Probe; CEO To Retire
• Utah, NM Say EPA Contractor Can't Recoup Gold King Costs
• Micronesian Transportation Official Gets 1½ Years For Bribery
• Army Corps Can't Block Student Housing, Landowner Says
• WageWorks Says Gov't Contract Dispute Lets It Slip Stock Suit
• Army's DQ Of Bidder For Part Of $37.4B Contract Is Upheld
• Senate Won't Override Veto On $8.1B Saudi Arms Sale Block
• 3rd Circ. Grounds Antitrust Dispute Over Helicopter Helmets
• ManTech Persuades Judge To Flip $1.5M Firing Verdict
• Crystallex Can Seize Citgo Parent Shares For $1.2B Award
• Claims Court Clears Cobwebs For Fee Shifting In Patent Cases
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• 3M Probing Its China Business Groups For FCPA Violations
• Oracle's JEDI Bid Not Tainted By DOD Mistakes, Judge Says
• High Court Greenlights $2.5B To Fund Trump's Border Wall
• Eye Product Co. Says Feds' Attys Breached No-Contact Rule
• Senate Poised To Pass 2-Year Budget Deal, Lift Debt Cap
• Raytheon, United Tech. Face Investor Suit Over Merger Deal
• DOD Contractors Leaving Gov't Info At Risk, Watchdog Says
• Agency Protest Pros And Cons For Gov't Contractors
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Health Hires: Epstein Becker, Morgan Lewis, Polsinelli
• Energy Co. Wants 2nd Chance On Romania Contract Claim
• AIG Can't Escape $236M Texas Medicaid Fraud Settlement
• Boeing Won't Bid For Air Force's Allegedly Unfair ICBM Deal
• Hospital Co. Reaches Tentative $127M FCA Deal With DOJ
• 2 Colombians Charged, Sanctioned Over Venezuela Corruption
• Rolls-Royce Defendant Skips $9M Bail, Goes On The Lam
• BLM Seeks To Ax Tribe's Suit Over Geothermal Leases
• State Farm Slams Cert. Bid In Medicare Reimbursement Suit
• BIA Not On Hook In Tribal Lease Suit, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Senior Republican Urges Support For $738B Defense Budget
• Energy Co.'s Bid To Enforce $846M Pakistan Award Paused
• Iran Can't Collect Interest In $159M Tank Supply Fight
• OIG Says GSA Should Cancel McKinsey Contracts
• Calif. Contractor's Appeal Over Navy Contracts Can Proceed
• Pa. Addiction Treatment Facility Inks $2.85M False Billing Deal
• 6 Contractors Land $2.5B Navy Deal For Systems Installation
• 2 Sensible Resolutions To CDA Jurisdictional Challenges
• Med Mal Patient Hits Va. Damages Cap With $2.2M Verdict
• Army Corps Didn't Vet Contractors On $289M In Afghan Deals
• Senate Confirms Esper To Lead DOD
• Tribunal In Rwandan Mining Case To Tackle Jurisdiction First
• HUD Can't Confine Utah Tribe's Mortgage Biz, Judge Says
• Feds Win Toss Of Hawaii Telecom Co.'s Claim In $129M Fight
• GAO Denies Booz Allen Protest Over $922.5M Air Force Deal
• DOI And Foes Duel Over Coal Moratorium Ruling
• White House, Congress Reach Bipartisan Budget Deal
• DOJ Errors Doom Suboxone Film Fraud Case, Indivior Says
• Claims Court Grants Injunction In $655M Air Force Dispute
• Contractors Get Say In Bias Audits, DOL Watchdog Says
• Top Gov't Contracts Policies Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Lockheed Adds $1.5B To Saudi Deal Amid Arms Sale Debate
• Pain Clinic, Tenn. State Senator Accused Of $25M Fraud
• Feds Must Hand Over Info In Eye Product Kickback Suit
• Parsons Pays $215M For PE-Backed Radio Frequency Biz
• Microsoft Pays $25M To End Gov't's Foreign Bribery Claims
• A Midyear Look At DOD Gov't Contract Law Changes
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• 7 Steps To Complying With New EEOC Pay Data Rules
• New Rubio Bill Would Ban Huawei From Buying US Patents
• 'Mr. Lithuania' Told To Pay Up Over Alstom Bribery Plot
• Ex-Credit Suisse Director Cops To Role In $2B Loan Fraud
• 'Everybody In The Crosshairs' As DOJ Opioid Blitz Gets Real
• Ex-NSA Contractor Gets 9 Years For Classified Doc Theft
• Oakland Faces Skeptical Judge In NFL Suit Over Raiders Move
• Fraud Ring Posing As Gov't Officials, DHS Watchdog Warns
• 4 Arrested Over $10M Medicaid Fraud Via NYC Pharmacy
• Fed. Circ. Limits Gov't Contractors' Litigation Cost Claims
• Trump Wants Review Of $10B JEDI Defense Cloud Deal
• GAO Rejects Protests Over $13.4B Air Force IT Deal
• DOL Contract Watchdog Gets $6.6M Bias Win Over Enterprise
• Jury Convicts Doctor, Nurse For $7.8M Health Care Fraud
• Acacia Units Will Pause Mining Arbitration Against Tanzania
• Fed. Circ. Revives Army Corps Contracting Row
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• The Latest Executive Order On Buying American Has Teeth
• DOJ Indicts Opioid Distributor, Execs Over Painkiller Sales
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Kuwaiti Contractor Seeks Fed Circ. Reversal Of $17.2M Offset
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Huntington Ingalls Says $129M Award Holds
• Paint Makers To Pay $305M To End 19-Year Calif. Lead Case
• Tiversa Slams LabMD Exec's 'Late' Jury Trial Bid In FCA Suit
• Nursing Home Mogul Esformes To Face Sentencing In Sept.
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• Serco Denied 4th Circ. Redo Of L-3 Subcontract Dispute
• GAO Rejects Protest Over VA Erectile Dysfunction Drug Deal
• Trump Says No F-35s For Turkey After Russian System Buy
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Boston City Hall Extortion Case Headed For Trial
• Yosemite Hotels Get Names Back In $12M Trademark Deal
• Contractor Strikes $11M Deal In Whistleblower Electrical Suit
• DOD Chief Nominee Clashes With Warren Over Raytheon Ties
• Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Right To Deny Payment For Bias Suits
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• Inside A Closely Watched FCA And FIRREA Decision
• Reckitt Hit With Stock Drop Suit Over $1.4B Opioid Probe Deal
• 9th Circ. Says DOJ Can Tie Police Funds To Immigration
• GAO Backs Protest Over $44.3M Space Tech Deal
• SpaceX Asks Court To Allow Suit Disputing Defense Contracts
• Ex-Navy Official Sentenced To 70 Mos. For Kickback Plot
• Trump Keeps Up 'Buy American' Efforts With New Rules
• China Threatens To Sanction US Cos. In Taiwan Arms Sale
• Huawei Says L3Harris Radios, Mapping Tech Infringe Patents
• Boston City Aides Make 11th-Hour Bid To Toss Extortion Case
• Raytheon To Build $110M Cybersecurity Center In Middle East
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Feds Press To End Whistleblower Suit Over Tribal Firing
• Trump Seeks High Court Stay Of Border Wall Fund Injunction
• How A Doc's FCA Suit Turned Into $1.4B Opioid Deal
• Q&A: A Chat With The Congressional Watchdog's Space Pro
• Security, Trade Priorities Clash As Trump Wavers On Huawei
• Fattah's Sentence Stands Despite 3rd Circ. Axing Convictions
• House Passes $733B Defense Bill, Without GOP Support
• Ex-Corps Employee Admits Lying About Outside Work
• Claims Court Rejects Oracle Protest Over $10B JEDI Contract
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• BIA 'Inadequate' On Tribal Infrastructure, House Panel Told
• Defense Secretary Nominee To Get Expedited Consideration
• Nationwide Must Be On Side Of Pa. Whistleblower, Court Says
• Gov't Can't Escape Contractor's Claims Over $40M Contract
• Venezuela Ministry Says $129M Award Issued In Wrong Venue
• House Panel To Probe Private Immigrant Detention Deals
• Ill. Atty Gets $500K FIRREA Fine For Lying To Housing Agency
• Reckitt To Pay $1.4B To End US Opioid Probe
• Ex-Puerto Rico Officials Charged In $15.5M Contracts Scheme
• DOD Contracts Include Small Biz Awardees On $7.5B Deal
• Indian Space Co. Need Not Post Security In $1.1B Award Fight
• State Dept. Official Defends 'Emergency' Arms Sale
• NJ Court Sets Aside $3.5M Verdict Against Contractor
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink VA Contract Cancellation Ruling
• How High Court FOIA Ruling Will Help Gov't Contractors
• 4th Circ. Tosses Emoluments Case Against Trump
• Fed Circ. Backs $44M KBR Award In Iraq War Contract Dispute
• Watchdog To Look Deeper Into DOD Contractor's Pricing
• NY Judge Won't Recuse Herself Over Impartiality Concerns
• Lobbying Doesn't Violate Antitrust Laws, Texas Judge Says
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Timing, RFP Criteria, Award Calculation
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Navient Nearly Dodges Public Service Loan Forgiveness Suit
• Massachusetts Accountants Liable If They Miss Client Fraud
• Feds, Alaska Tribal Health Co. Reach Deal In Funding Suit
• Navy Sued Over $70M Engine Repair Contract
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• SunTrust Latest Bank To Cut Ties With Private Prisons
• US Asks Court To Toss Huawei's Sales Ban Suit
• Pa. Court Shouldn't Have Frozen $1.4M Loan Fund, Panel Says
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• DC Circ. Blocks Kasowitz's Unreported Chemical Risk Suit
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Ex-Insys Bosses Still Aiding 8 Kickback Probes, Feds Say
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half of 2019
• DOJ Internal Watchdog Investigates Abandoned FBI HQ Plans
• Trump Wants Border Wall Funds Freed Amid Appeal
• Law Firm Says Malpractice Claims Over Union Deal Too Late
• Prison Health Contractor Shorted Therapists' OT, Suit Says
• Feds Say Ex-Native Corp. Employee Can't Escape Bribery Suit
• High Court FOIA Ruling Has Trade Secrets Implications
• Biggest Gov't Contracts Decisions Of 2019: Midyear Report
• 4th Circ. Lifts Ban On Abortion 'Gag Rule'
• States Reach $6M Deal With LexisNexis Over Withheld Fees
• Ecuadorian Real Estate Arm Slips $15M Bribery Award Suit
• Esformes Can't Get Forfeiture Verdicts Tossed
• Defense Contractor Will Pay $4.2M To Settle FCA Suit
• GAO Recommends New Data Rules For Contract Changes
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• Limits Of DOJ's Qui Tam Dismissal Authority Are Unsettled
• Drug Return Co. Must Pay $94M Restitution In Fraud Case
• Pa. Mayor To Plead Guilty To Bribery Scheme, Resign
• Ex-Contractor Pleads Guilty To Faking Training Creds
• Pharmacy, PE Fund Near Deal To End Feds' FCA Kickback Suit
• Feds Owe $7.4 Million In Fees After Losing Navy Patent Case
• Texas Justices To Review Contractor Immunity In Lottery Suits
• Trump Can't Divert $2.5B To Build Border Wall, Judge Says
• No Prison For Ex-Penn Coach Who Helped Convict Esformes
• Defeating A State Tax False Claims Act Case