Government Contracts Archive » April, 2020

Government Contracts - April, 2020

231 articles

• DOJ Opioid Indictment Unconstitutional, Drug Distributor Says
• NASA Supplier Covered By Trade Secret Rights, 3rd Circ. Says
• Bio-Fuel Execs Must Pay $69M In Whistleblower's FCA Suit
• Contractors Say No Basis For Taliban Terror Support Suit
• DOD Acquisition Head Says $17B Loan Program Underutilized
• Now Is Not The Time To Roll Back Anti-Fraud Laws
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• NY Court Reinstates $12M Coverage Verdict Against AIG
• Law Profs Say Calif. Detention Center Must Reduce Population
• Residential Lender Will Pay $15M To End FCA Claims
• Army Loses Bid To End Appeal Over $2.4M Afghan Contract
• 7th Circ. Revives FCA Suit So Judge Can Clarify Decision
• 4 Proposed Fed. Circ. Rule Changes Attorneys Should Know
• 7th Circ. Tosses $8M Jury Award Over Court Errors
• Report Finds Ransomware Crews Don't Leave After Being Paid
• Trump Will Try To Minimize Border Wall's Environmental Harm
• States Likely To Ramp Up FCA Enforcement Amid COVID-19
• Coronavirus Q&A: McDermott's Health Chair
• Full 5th Circ. Clarifies Sentencing Pronouncement Rules
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• Essential Worker Exceptions From State Stay-At-Home Orders
• Full DC Circ. Pushes Back At WH Over House's Ability To Sue
• BP Wins $1.3M Judgment From Royalty Interest Claim
• AECOM Kept $1.9B Deal Because Of War, Whistleblower Says
• Nigeria Queues Up Criminal Proceedings Over $10B Award
• GAO Finds Navy Properly Reassessed $50M Support Contract
• Managing FCA Risk Stemming From Virus Relief Funds
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• 3M Launches Latest Price-Gouging Trademark Suit
• Venezuela Opposes Huntington Ingalls $129M Award Entry
• Spinal Surgeon To Pay Gov. $1.75M To Settle Kickback Claims
• Navient Inks Deal To End Public Service Loan Relief Suit
• Exxon Resumes Fight With Feds Over WWII Pollution Cleanup
• Pakistani Co. Wins $4.4M In Fight With Iranian Steel Co.
• Gilead Says Feds Used Its Research To Patent HIV Treatment
• NC Test Lab To Pay Up To $43M To Settle FCA Claims
• DOD Seeks Bidders For $11B Interceptor Contract
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• Justices Won't Weigh Legality Of UPMC Surgeons' Bonus Pay
• 15 Minutes With OSI Systems' General Counsel
• Supreme Court Rules Congress Bilked ACA Insurers
• HHS Opens High-Stakes Medicare Pay Battle At DC Circ.
• No Early Release For Reality Winner Over COVID-19 Fears
• 4 Ways Contractors Can Get Federal Relief During COVID-19
• DHS Prevails Over Breach Claims In Docking Of Contractor
• Inside DOD Guidance On CARES Act Paid Leave Relief: Part 2
• Inside DOD Guidance On CARES Act Paid Leave Relief: Part 1
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• Small Biz Bankruptcy Rules Come Just In Time For Many
• GAO Tosses Protest Over Centerra's $69M Guard Award
• CVS Units Get Whistleblower's Rx FCA Suit Trimmed, For Now
• Small Defense Cos. Feel Pinch From Virus Crisis
• Georgia's Oil Co. Prevails In Contract Fight With Frontera
• Detainees Can't Get Gloves, Gowns For Virus Cleaning Duties
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• GAO Says Army Needs To Track Construction Projects Better
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Sales Rep's Sentence In Medicare Fraud
• 5 Highlights As HHS Earmarks $70B For Coronavirus Relief
• Navy Can Review Unlisted References For Contract Proposals
• 11th Circ. Pushed To Revive Red-Light Ticket Fees Case
• McConnell Signals Support For State Bankruptcy Protections
• Judge Says Army Corps Wrongly Nixed Stay In $990M Protest
• Health Providers Still Need Help Fighting Virus Kickback Risk
• ICE Can Take Objection To Detainees' Release To 3rd Circ.
• GAO Denies T-Mobile Challenge Of Bid Specs Naming AT&T
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• K&L Gates' Seattle Office Adds Gov. Contracts Partner
• House Dems Say GSA Can't Give Trump Hotel A Lease Break
• Hospitals, Docs Strike $9M Deal In Feds' Kickback Suit
• Claims Court Won't Halt $325M CBP IT Deal Pending Appeal
• Arbitration Over Soured Pakistani Mining JV Put On Hold
• Taronis Execs Sued Over 'Nonexistent' San Diego Contract
• Air Force Seeks Out Of 'Unlawful' Suit Over Fuel Cleanup
• Feds Say COVID-19 Fears No Reason To Release Leaker
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Unpacking GSA's Waiver Of Medical Supply Trade Restrictions
• Nursing Homes Must Prepare For Risk Of FCA Liability
• DOD Pumping Billions Into Contractors To Address COVID-19
• Trump Vies For Win In $3.8B Border Wall Fund Diversion Suit
• Army Corps Says Ark. Housing Project Raises Flood Risk
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• Coronavirus Q&A: Covington's Life Sciences Chair
• Avenues For Fast-Tracking Gov't Procurement In Emergency
• Defense Dept. Can Revisit Bids On $10B JEDI Cloud Deal
• Pulling Up Stakes: K&L Gates, Jones Day, Cooley
• Whistleblower Can Move Gilead FCA Suit To State Court
• GAO Backs One Protest, Rejects Another In DOJ IT Deal
• New DOL Directives Aim To Speed Up Contractor Bias Cases
• 9th Circ. Backs Trax Win On Ex-Employee's Disability Claims
• DOD Strikes Back At Amazon's Protest To $10B JEDI Review
• NCAI CEO Says Tribes 'Blindsided' In COVID-19 Funding Row
• Pa. Judge Rips Aventis' Last-Minute Subpoenas In FCA Fight
• Unpacking FEMA's Efforts To Secure Needed Medical Supplies
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• Retiree Ducks Prison For Role In $100M Siemens Bribe Plot
• Pa. Justices Decline Immigrant Families' COVID-19 Release
• Fla. Woman Seeks Fraud Restitution Pause During Pandemic
• White House Stonewall Claims Won't Aid Amazon JEDI Protest
• Under Legal Fire, ICE Releases Women With HIV From Center
• FERC Tosses San Francisco's PG&E Rate-Gouging Complaint
• GAO Says Army Used Unfair Criteria To Deny Tech Contract
• Pa. Judge Blocks Pipeline Bribery Suit's Move To Texas
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Rehear 'Objective Falsehood' Test Case
• Microsoft Can't Get Fed. Circ. Review Of PTAB Rejection
• Defense Industry Lessons From UTC-Raytheon Deal Review
• Sens. Say Work On 5G Standards Hampered By Huawei Regs
• IT Co. Must Pay Subcontractor $1.5M For Air Force Base Work
• Novartis Must Face Retaliation Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• Defense Co. Founder Can't Punt Qatar Dispute To Arbitration
• Litigation Support Firm Settles DOL's Hiring, Pay Bias Claims
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Nuke Lab Worker's ADA Suit
• Military Medevac Raises COVID Questions For Contractors
• 8th Circ. Backs Prison Phone Co.'s Win In Call Rate Suit
• Fla. Pain Clinic, Lab To Pay $41M To Settle FCA Claims
• Rice University Pays $3.7M To End Grant Misuse Claims
• Lessons From 1st Attys To Argue At The Fed. Circ. By Phone
• 6th Circ. Rejects Bias Case Against Military Contractor
• Anthem Wants Feds' Medicare Advantage Suit Sent To Ohio
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• Health Hires: Jones Day, Wilson Sonsini, King & Spalding
• DOD Watchdog Says Trump Did Not Influence $10B JEDI Deal
• Covington Picks Up Boies, Ex-DOJ Litigation Star
• ACLU Fights ICE Bid To Keep Vulnerable Immigrants Detained
• Watchdog Says DOD Unit Must Redo $44M IT Contract Award
• AECOM Beats Whistleblower Suit Over $1.9B Army Deal
• DHS Continues To Waive Laws To Speed Border Wall Build
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Builder Signs Deal To End Colo. AG's Bid-Rigging Probe
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• Reality Winner Seeks Home Confinement Due To COVID-19
• ICE Must Allow Detainees Private Atty Calls Amid COVID-19
• Faux Border Wall Payments Are On Insurer's Tab, Court Told
• IT Group Says $10B JEDI Deal Must Be Awarded To More Cos.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Toss Of FCA Case Over Las Vegas Airport
• Key Emergency Procurement Rules For Gov't Contractors
• Fed. Claims Court Rejects Protest Over $7M CBP Deal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Sidley Austin's Health Practice Chairs
• Dems Propose Bill To Release ICE Detainees During Pandemic
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Board Says Army Off Hook For Missing Co.'s Cable Mistake
• Army Contractor Can Press Fraud Claims Against AIG Unit
• Ga. Man Tried To Dupe VA In Coronavirus Scam, Feds Say
• CBP Overspent For Food In $66M Facility Deal, GAO Finds
• Esformes' Asthma Not Risky Enough For COVID-19 Release
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• GAO Dings Navy For Rejecting Wage Estimates In $42M Deal
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• 4 Key Developments As Coronavirus Nears Possible Peak
• GAO Finds Tech Co. Wasn't Left Out Of Navy Contract
• Senate Panel Postpones 'Paper Hearings' For Defense Bill
• NJ Panel Kills Enviro Business' Award In Asbestos Job Suit
• Claims Over News Release OK'd In Taronis Investor Suit
• High Court Inaction Paves Way For Increasing FCA Dismissals
• Coronavirus Stimulus Fraud May Be A Target For State AGs
• Civil Rights Groups Pan Virus Relief Waiver For Contractors
• Dems Want Border Wall Halted Over COVID-19 Concerns
• Troutman Sanders Fights For Partial Fee Award In FCA Suit
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• Mass. Judge Says Virus-Prone Detainees Meet Class Criteria
• GAO Says Software Co. Too Late To Protest IRS Contract
• South Korea Co. Will Pay $2M Under DOJ Antitrust Deal
• Pa. Accused Of Failing To Protect Detained Migrant Kids
• DOD Ties Progress Payments To Contract Performance
• Bid Rigging Harmed Business Deal, $44M Suit Claims
• GM, Philips Getting $1.1B For Coronavirus Ventilators
• Miss. Choctaws Claim Immunity In $1.4M Car Crash Suit
• Judge Says It's Unclear If ICE Detainees Are Employees
• Fed. Agencies Lagging On Telecom Contract Swap, GAO Says
• Can Cannabis Survive the Virus? Hemp Has A Leg Up
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• House Dems Urge DHS To Free Detainees Over COVID-19 Risk
• Gov't Says Army Tourniquet Suit Doesn't Belong In Va. Court
• Puerto Rico Board Says COVID-19 Test Kit Orders Broke Law
• Turkmenistan Beats $76M Industrial Projects Contract Claim
• $2T Relief Bill Carries Big Fraud Risks, White Collar Attys Say
• CMS Coronavirus Stark Law Waivers Need Corrections
• Energy Transfer, Investors Want Pipeline Bribery Suits Joined
• A Gov't Contractor's Guide To Excusable, Compensable Delay
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• 7 Ways COVID-19 Product Makers Can Mitigate IP Infringement
• Mylan Investors Get Cert. In EpiPen Securities Fraud Action
• Trump Unveils Deal With 3M To End Mask Production 'Saga'
• Mass. Mayor's Cannabis Corruption Trial Pushed Off
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• Dallas Transit Can't Avoid Builder's Suit Over Light Rail Costs
• ICE Detainees Denied Release Over COVID-19 Concerns
• Law360's 2020 Gov't Contracts Editorial Advisory Board
• 6 Things To Know About The COVID-19 Relief Watchdog
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• NASA Lab Inks $10M Deal To End EEOC Age Bias Suit
• High Court Won't Weigh DOJ Dismissal Power In FCA Cases
• Ex-Lawmakers Say Border Wall Emergency Status Was 'Sham'
• 4th Circ. Kicks PWC Consultant's Bias Case To Arbitration
• Employers See Strings Attached In $500B CARES Act Relief
• Coronavirus Q&A: O'Melveny's Health Practice Chair
• Ex-Employees Say $5.5M Deal Can't Stop Retaliation Suit
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Availability, Disparate Treatment, Codes
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• Surveillance Co. Says Facebook Wanted To Use Its Spy Tools
• 3M Hits Back After Trump's Call To Stop Exporting N95 Masks
• 2nd Circ. Dismissal Affirms The Limits Of Civil RICO Claims
• Pelosi Outlines Next COVID-19 Bill, Without Infrastructure
• What It's Like To Join A Law Firm In The COVID-19 Era
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Trump Escapes Border Wall Funding Suit As Claims Trimmed
• TracFone Wireless Faces $6M FCC Fine Over Fake Customers
• Trump Admin Escapes States' Suit Over '2-For-1' Order
• RICO Claim Rebutted In $500M Puerto Rico Bribe Suit
• US Uses Wartime Law To Get Ventilator Materials, Masks
• Detainees Win Partial Cert. In Labor Suit Against Prison Co.
• House Dems Pushing Forward On 4th COVID-19 Response Bill
• Calif. Regulator Seeks Student Loan Servicer's Records
• CMS Emergency Waivers Give Health Care Needed Flexibility
• 3M Can't Pin Defective Earplugs On Gov't, Military Users Say
• Emergency Laws Protect Cos. Enlisted In COVID-19 Fight
• Families Say Faulty Helicopter Part Led To Marines' Deaths
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• Merck, Takeda Unit Beat Off-Label FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover City's Conspiracy Claims
• 2nd Circ. Told DEA Testimony Dooms Iran Missile Dealing Trial
• Prison Says It Tested Just 2 More Inmates Despite Virus Cases
• Move To Speed Navajo Medicaid Entity Approvals Vetoed
• Gov't Interaction Ethics Rules Still Apply In COVID-19 Crisis
• Pa. Audit Backs Hospitals' RICO Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Huntington Ingalls Can Keep $129M Award, Judge Says
• Lender Ends HUD Mortgage Fraud Case With $2.5M Payout
• Sierra Pacific Escapes From Price-Fixing Kickback Suit
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation