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Government Contracts - June, 2020

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• Coal Co. Snags $12M In Litigation Funds For Row With Poland
• Venezuela Tells 5th Circ. $138M Award Can't Be Enforced
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive $8.6M Suit Over Unpaid Air Base Work
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Huawei, ZTE Officially National Security Threats, FCC Says
• 7th Circ. Says Boy's $8.3M Birth Injury Award Is Reasonable
• Prison Phone Providers Accused Of Price-Fixing Inmate Calls
• Senate Kicks Off Debate On $741B Defense Bill For 2021
• NJ Justice Backs City's Insurer In Workers Comp Payout Fight
• Foreign Orgs Have No 1st Amendment Rights, Justices Say
• Corpus Christi Can't Duck Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• Surveillance Reformers Seize Moment Amid Protests, Virus
• Claims Court Denies 7 Protests Over $7.5B DOD Tech Deal
• Calif. Judge Orders Detained Migrant Kids Released
• JPMorgan Can't Beat DOL's Gender Pay Bias Suit
• Atlanta Hospital Co. To Pay $16M To End Overbilling Suit
• PE Deals Should Consider Gov't Contractors' Small Biz Status
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Home Health Care Nonprofit To Pay $57M In Record FCA Deal
• 9th Circ. Says Trump Can't Divert Funds For Border Wall
• 11th Circ. Partially Reinstates Whistleblower's $348M FCA Win
• Texas Doc Pleads Not Guilty In $6.7M Prescription Scam
• Fed. Circ. Inserso Ruling Brings Bid Protest Considerations
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Army Wants To Reconsider Disputed Medicine Dispenser Deal
• White & Case Adds Litigation Partner In DC Office
• NSO Group Says WhatsApp Can't Get Injunction Over Hacking
• Fla. City Wins Reversal Of Ruling Against Red-Light Cameras
• Boston Votes To Ban Gov't Use Of Facial Recognition
• GAO Demurs On Considering Army Subcontractor Protest
• Shipbuilder Targets Venezuela Citgo Assets For $138M Award
• Regeneron Paid Kickbacks To Boost Eye Drug, Feds Say
• Ga. Health Care Network Inks $2.6M Deal To End FCA Suit
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• McDermott Atty Faults Vets Home's 'Baffling' Virus Response
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Watchdog Finds Big Rise In COVID-19 Cases In ICE Facilities
• Omnicell Says DOD Bid Process Altered To Kill Competition
• Russian Telecom Didn't Aid DOJ Bribery Probe, Investors Say
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• What Ebola Crisis Can Teach Us About COVID-19 Compliance
• Asset Manager Says Nigeria Subpoenas Must Be Quashed
• House Panel Says Lockheed Falling Short On F-35 Part Supply
• Aveta Settles $1B Medicare Advantage FCA Suit
• 4th Circ. Says Qualified Immunity Not For Skirting FCA Claims
• OIG Says Afghanistan Contracting Officials Flubbed Oversight
• Marines Must Change Course On Audit Policy, GAO Rules
• Justices Won't Touch Conviction In $80M Fraud Case
• DOL Fights To End Oracle's Bid To Dismantle Bias Watchdog
• DC Circ. Says $2M Contract Fight Belongs In Saudi Arabia
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Employer Considerations For A Workforce Reduction Analysis
• Fluor Says There's No Jurisdiction For Afghan Bombing Suit
• NJ Atty Accused Of False Claims Over Political Donations
• $7.95M Deal Ends DOD Drivers' Overtime Suit
• Nigeria Can Argue Sovereign Immunity 1st In $9B Award Fight
• PrimeCare Seeks To Nix Ex-Inmate's Civil Rights Claims
• COVID Crimes: Feds Set To Boost White Collar Crisis Cases
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Clock On $2.1M Contractor Bond Fight Started By Ch. 7 Ruling
• New York City To Force NYPD To Reveal Surveillance Tools
• GAO Denies Protests Over $190M Nuclear Clean-Up Contract
• Agency Can't Claw Back Full $1.1B From Afghan Food Deal
• House Democrats Pitch Sprawling $1.5T Infrastructure Bill
• Senate Bill Seeks To Protect IGs After Ousters By Trump
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• Chicago Must Keep Cop Misconduct Records, Ill. Justices Say
• Former Mexican Gov. Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
• GAO Rejects 2nd Protest Over $7.7B Navy Network Deal
• State Dept. OKs $862M Canadian Jet Fighter Upgrade Deal
• Willkie Sues Defense Agencies For Info On Taliban Payments
• DOD Says $10B JEDI Correction May Be Delayed
• Ex-Staffer Says San Antonio Housing Misuses HUD Funds
• Don't Let IBM Off After Coercing IRS, Ex-Worker Tells DC Circ.
• How To Handle Congressional Queries On COVID-19 Relief
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• Olin Says Arbitrator Issued Own 'Industrial Justice' To Union
• Adapting JV Proposal Strategies After GAO Downgrade Ruling
• Airman Linked To 'Boogaloo' Charged In Oakland Court Killing
• Tricky Formatting Can't Sink Winning Bid On $301M DOD Deal
• 9th Circ. Seeks Input From Ore. High Court On Damages Cap
• GAO Says GSA Can Cut Deal Short, Find Flexible Replacement
• Federal COVID-19 'Prize' Opportunities Come With Pitfalls
• Army Contractors Pay $1.1M To End Unpaid Rest Breaks Suit
• Trends In State COVID-19 Liability Waivers For Care Centers
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• SK Case Illustrates DOJ Focus On Procurement Fraud
• Alaska Pays Up To End Trans Librarian's Health Coverage Suit
• Dems Unveil COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Bill
• House Dems' 'Green' Transpo Funding Bill Faces Uphill Battle
• Top Navy Supplier Pays $10.8M Over Low-Quality Steel Sales
• Trump Taps 2 For Federal Bench In Miss., Claims Court
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Split Fed. Circ. Rules Co. Waived $17.5B IT Contract Claims
• Navajo Nation Wins $15.7M Bid In Judicial Funding Row
• UK Gov't Sued For Giving £108M PPE Contract To Pest Co.
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• Ex-VA Employee Gets 16 Years For Home Health Care Fraud
• First Mortgage's Ginnie Mae Suit Undone By SEC Deal
• GAO Denies Protest Over $7.7B Navy Network Deal
• Safeway Escapes Whistleblower's Drug Price Suit
• Trump Will Appeal Emoluments Loss To Supreme Court
• Texas Justices Say Lottery Contractor Can't Duck Fraud Claim
• Clearview AI's Law Enforcement Use Faces Scrutiny In EU, US
• Army Fairly Examined Co.'s Corporate Experience, GAO Finds
• Ga. School District Cuts $117M Deal In Teacher Pension Saga
• Feds Want To 'Bludgeon' Insurers With FCA, DC Circ. Hears
• Ex-DEA Spokesman Admits Posing As CIA Agent In $4M Scam
• Senegal Engineering Firm Wins $8M In Guinea Contract Fight
• Congress Must Create More Private Rights Of Action
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• Northrop Must Pay $3.6M To Reseller Over Contract Breach
• Contractor To Pay $68.4M Over Korea Army Base Bribery Plot
• Insurer Denies Lewis Rice Conflict In $3.1M Coverage Row
• 8th Circ. Upends Jet Co. Workers' Win In Overtime Case
• Cigna Jumps Into Pharmaceutical Generics Price-Fixing Fight
• Feds Grilled Over JEDI Conflict Of Interest In Oracle Appeal
• FBI To Retain Outside Firm To Improve Warrant Protocols
• Potential Legal Land Mines For Colleges Opening This Fall
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• Tech, Media Cos. Must Watch DOJ's China Initiative
• Energy Dept.'s Facilities Upgrade Plan Criticized By Watchdog
• Gov't Contracts Pro Rejoins Jenner & Block As Team Co-Chair
• Raytheon Ducks ERISA Suit Over Denied Therapy Coverage
• Calif. Backs Patent Atty's Whistleblower Suit Against Allergan
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Feds Charge Biotech Exec, Investor In COVID-19 Test Scam
• GAO Says Outdated Inventory System Hurt VA Virus Response
• Fed Circ. Overturns 'Unreasonable' Claim Against Army Corps
• Texas Judge Trims Sprawling $7B Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Hawaii Telecom Wants $200M FCC Suit In Fed. Claims Court
• Behind The Scenes: How The Fed. Circ. Is Running Remotely
• Watchdog Finds Immigration Court Agency Bungled Budget
• Know The Red Flags Of Profiteering Before Buying PPE
• How The Gov't Is Cracking Down On PPP Fraud
• State Of Enviro Enforcement After Trump's Deregulatory Order
• Another COVID-19 Enforcement Tool: Money Laundering Law
• Texas Gas Co. Can't Pin Buyer's Remorse On DOI, Court Told
• DC Circ. Strikes Down FLRA's Narrowed Bargaining Rule
• Claims Court Backs Army Correction On $82B Logistics Deal
• Molina Healthcare Beats FCA Suit Over Medicaid Payments
• Fed. Circ. Absolves Army Of Extra Afghanistan Base Costs
• General Dynamics Unit Must Face $13M Contract Breach Suit
• Spirit Tells DC Circ. FAA Favoring United At Newark
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Urgency, Ownership, Timeliness
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• 5th Circ. Backs Jail Phone Firm's Win Over Inmates' Fee Suit
• Ex-Workers Say They Brought KBR's Fraud To Light
• Coronavirus Q&A: King & Spalding's Health Team Leader
• FCA Ruling Shows Importance Of Relator As Original Source
• Health Litigation Trends To Watch Now And After COVID-19
• Shipbuilder Gets $138M Final Judgment In Venezuela Dispute
• 7th Circ. Weighs Bid To Cut Damages In $8.3M Birth Injury Suit
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Detainees Fight Prison Co.'s Bid To Undo Cert. In Labor Suit
• Fed. Circ. Shut Down Friday Amid White House Protests
• $17M Philly Sewer Project Blocked Over Contract Dispute
• Contractor Renews Immunity Bid In Coal Worker Injury Suit
• Judge Weighs Israeli Contractor Execs' Bid To Skirt SEC Suit
• 3rd Circ. Cuts Strings From Ex-Body Armor GC's Fees Bid
• Ousted Watchdog Says Top Aides Knew Of Pompeo Probes
• Spanish Gas Co.'s $2B Award Bid Paused At Egypt's Request
• Novel Contract Defenses From Gov't May Not Sway Fed. Circ.
• Grassley Blocks Trump Picks Over Watchdog Firings
• Caremark Precedent Should Inform Boards' COVID-19 Duties
• Feds Take Charge Of False Claims Suit Over Hurricane Relief
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive FCA Suit Against ManorCare
• Calif. Sues DeVos For Public Service Loan Forgiveness Failure
• Siemens Beats Suit Over $90M Water Contract With Miss. City
• CTIA Sues Over Move To Divert Lifeline Funds To 911 Services
• 2nd Circ. Sends FCA Discount Case For 'Original Source' Look
• Faster Weapons Turnout Hampered By Lack Of Pre-Planning
• Dentons, DOJ Scolded For Silence On Ruling In $7M Fee Fight
• Prisoner Sues Health Contractor For Missed Cancer Diagnosis
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Okla. Builder Pays $2.8M To Settle Small Biz Contract Claims
• 4 Highlights As Senators Eye FDA Actions On COVID-19
• 6th Circ. Won't Make Exceptions For COVID-19 Release Bids
• White House Lawyer Confirmed As Virus Relief Watchdog
• Activists Block Land Swap Intended For Alaskan Refuge Road
• IT Co. Loses Challenge To $17B Defense Contract At Fed. Circ.
• ICE Tells Senate It Lacks Testing Policy For Deportations
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• DuPont Asks 7th Circ. To Keep Pollution Suit In Fed. Court
• What Ebola Ruling Means For Contractors' COVID-19 Losses
• Drug Co. Wants 'Free Pass' For Shady Opioid Sales, DOJ Says
• Dockworkers Union To Take $19M Post-Trial Loss To 9th Circ.
• Fluor Can't Ditch Case Over Afghanistan Suicide Bombing
• Benecard Not Covered For Settlement Of $75M Medicare Suit
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• DOD Bars Contractors From Using Russian Energy At Bases
• Feds Sue Contractor For False Claims On NJ Turnpike Project