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Government Contracts - July, 2020

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• House Panel Says Gov't Overpaid $500M For Ventilators
• Freight Co. Slams Judge In False Claims Suit Over Shipments
• 11th Circ. Won't Grant Menendez-Linked Doc New Fraud Trial
• Grassley Aims To Curb Justice Department's FCA Dismissals
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccines, Jets And Sanctions
• NJ Agency Must Face Energy Co.'s Suit Over $26M Tax Credit
• High Court Refuses To Halt Border Wall Construction
• Texas Court Told $2.2B Pipeline Will Ruin Endangered Habitats
• Armed Vehicle Ruling Offers IP Lessons For Gov't Contractors
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• 3 Developments As New Virus Deaths Continue Summer Spike
• House Keeps Border Wall Restrictions In $695B Defense Bill
• Nuke Modernization's $15B Price Hike Risks Defense Cuts
• IT Co. Loses Fee Bid For Air Force Contract Protest
• Gov't Urges High Court Not To Block Border Wall Construction
• Watchdog Tosses Prison Co.'s Protest To $2.6B ICE Contract
• Patent Co. Targets General Dynamics's $883M Army Contract
• Lessons From OIG Relief Funding Oversight Report
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• OIG Criticizes Oversight Of $1B In Puerto Rico Power Deals
• GAO Says Most Of $17.8B In COVID-19 Deals Not Competitive
• SC Judge Won't Dismiss Soldier's Bombing Suit Against Fluor
• Feds Say NJ Marine Equipment Co. Sent Wrong Ship Parts
• OSHA Looks To Ax Pa. Meatpackers' Suit Over Virus Safety
• How Contractors Can Reduce Antitrust Risk Amid COVID-19
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• 6th Circ. Questions Opioid Negotiation Class 'Inventiveness'
• Fraud 'Rampant' In DOD Commissary Program, Suit Says
• Claims Court Says HUD Can't Exit City's Housing Funding Suit
• J-M Fights 'Unjust' Civil Penalties In Bad Pipes Case
• Sen. Graham Pushes Tax Break Bill For PPE Repatriation
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• GOP Virus Relief Package Includes $29B For Defense
• Whistleblower, Feds Object To Sanctions In Kickback Row
• 3rd-Party Funding Ruling Opens Door For FCA Case Flood
• Senate GOP Unveils $1T Virus Relief Package
• Feds Move Migrant Children From Hotel To Refugee Agency
• ICE Held In Contempt For Re-Detaining Vietnamese Immigrant
• Builders Seek $226M Award From Mexico's Electric Co.
• DOD Rapped For Overlooking Climate's Impact On Contracting
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• 3M Can't Duck Earplug Suit With Gov't Contract Preemption
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Pa. AG's Navient Claims Paralleling CFPB's
• Trump's 'Sweeping' Drug Pricing Orders Draw Fury, Doubts
• Parsons Corp. Gets Another Shot At Arbitrating Job Bias Suit
• Leidos Unit Missed Targets In $4B Nuke Site Cleanup, IG Says
• COVID-19 Vaccine Hacking May Prompt Data Security Rethink
• GAO Unconvinced By State Dept.'s $36M Pivot From Small Biz
• Trump Admin. Eases Restrictions On Large Drone Exports
• Why A Surge In Drug Pricing Litigation Is Unlikely
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• CFIUS Mitigation Agreements May Soon Be Commonplace
• Indivior To Pay $600M To Settle Suboxone Charges
• Roc Nation, Quinn Emanuel Shake Subpoena In Chancery Row
• GOP Virus Aid Plan Stalls Despite Deal On PPP, Taxes, Checks
• Judges Skeptical Of Warriors' Argument That Arbitrator Erred
• KBR Argues Judge Wrongly Saved Whistleblowers' Fraud Suit
• Pa. Meatpackers Sue OSHA To Compel COVID-19 Safety
• Carlton Fields Nabs Baker Donelson Trial Vet In Atlanta
• Ex-Raytheon Worker Gets 18 Months For Keeping Military Info
• Senators Demand Info On $10.2M Deal For COVID-19 Database
• 3rd Circ. Revives RICO Suit Over Pa. Hospital's Expenses
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Lockheed Problems Call For F-35 Program Change, GAO Says
• Fla. Panel Scraps $6M Award Against Airport Taxiway Builders
• DC Judge Refuses To Empty Family Detention Centers
• Sierra Club Urges Justices To Halt Border Wall Amid Suit
• Disbarred Ga. Atty Sent To Prison Over Theft, Lying In Court
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Novartis Whistleblower Scores $109M For Flagging Kickbacks
• Coronavirus Q&A: Baker Donelson Health Care Chairs
• Pfizer Inks $1.95B Deal To Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
• Panel To Probe $700M National Security Loan To Freight Co.
• House Passes $741B Defense Policy Bill For 2021
• Disclosing Compliance Lessons To DOJ Presents Catch-22
• No Double Dipping For Back Wages, Mass. High Court Says
• Lockheed Unit Settles Suit That Said Drones Were Defective
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Raydon, Ex-Worker Reach Deal In Suit Over $60.5M ESOP Buy
• 2 Chinese Nationals Accused Of Hacking COVID-19 Research
• Claims Court Won't Rethink Implied License Ruling For TSA
• House Considers $741B 2021 Defense Policy Bill
• Judge Says DOD Freight False Claims Suit Should Proceed
• Federal Coal Lease Ban Should Be Reinstated, AGs Say
• GAO Says Navy Botched Award Of $15M Maintenance Deal
• Calif. Cities Want 9th. Circ. To Rehear Coal Ban Suit
• EPA's Pass On Perchlorate Regulation Reduces Lawsuit Risk
• Gov't Contracts Ruling Validates New Claim Theory
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• Defense Co. Can't Make DOD Testify In $13B Contract Row
• Congress Returns To DC To Forge Virus Relief Deal — Quickly
• Watchdog Calls Out Cracks In $1B London Embassy Project
• Under-The-Radar 2020 Gov't Contract Cases: Midyear Report
• 3M Can't Get Unredacted Info From DOD In Earplug MDL
• Navient Trashes CFPB's Bid To Win Student Loan Suit
• DHS Waives Rules To Speed SW Border Road Construction
• Union Defends Move To Stop Olin From Firing Employee
• Facebook Beats NSO's Bid To Toss WhatsApp Hacking Suit
• 11th Circ. Turned FCA Into 'Mercenary Tool,' Nursing Co. Says
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• PPP Data Could Lead To Trouble For Loan Recipients
• House Panel Asks Agencies To Explain COVID-19 Contracts
• CORRECTED: Judge Says Calif. Prison Ban Can't Block Marshals Service
• GAO Finds Army Didn't Mislead Co. On $30.5M Analytics Deal
• Watchdog Says CMS Chief Broke Contracting Rules
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Conviction Of Man Who Faked Gov't Docs
• 9th Circ. Judge Mulls Asking Calif. Top Court About T&C Links
• CoreCivic Says Asylee's Miscarriage Case Doesn't Apply To It
• Whistleblower Suit Alleging Contractor Fraud Back In Court
• Tribes Claim DOI's Riverbed Giveaway Cost Them $200M
• Russia Accused Of Hacks On COVID-19 Vaccine Research
• Invoicing Tips To Help Gov't Contractors Avoid FCA Liability
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• Mass. Mayor's Cannabis Extortion Trial Delayed Until 2021
• Moving Cos. Protest $7.2B Military Services Contract Again
• Soros Says $10B Guinea Mining Row Should Stay On Hold
• Ex-Biz Partners Clash Over Trial Evidence In $100M Army Deal
• GAO Won't Revisit Late Protest Despite SBA Importance Claim
• GAO Says CBP Lacks Consistent Medical Care For Detainees
• Ex-DOJ Civil Division Chief Joins Alston & Bird
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Prepare For DOJ's Pandemic-Related Enforcement Priorities
• CFPB Says Justices' Seila Ruling Irrelevant To Navient Suit
• Tetra Tech Sues Rivals Over Review Of Navy Cleanup Work
• Calif. City Barred From Using Prisons To Detain Immigrants
• Nev. County, Airport Want $283K In Atty Fees For FCA Win
• Israeli Court Halts Bid To Revoke NSO Group's Export License
• The Biggest Texas Supreme Court Rulings This Term
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• Watchdog Concerned Over Repeated DOJ Contracting Issues
• Verizon Loses Protest Over DOD Wi-Fi Provider Selection
• 6 Recent Insurance Decisions You May Have Overlooked
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• Boeing Inks $23B Air Force F-15 Deal
• China Sanctions Lockheed Over $620M Arms Sale To Taiwan
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• ICE Detention Partner Balks At Ending 'Bloody' Chemical Use
• Pot Tracking Service Says It Can Charge Mo. Stores Fees
• Huawei Ban's Scope Spares Few Contractors From Headaches
• 6th Circ. Won't Overturn Pill Mill Operator's Conviction
• Fla. University To Pay $890K After DOL Finds Wage Gaps
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Nigeria Says Treaty With US Doesn't Bar $10B Award Fight
• 9th Circ. Says Vietnam War Claims Didn't Need Exact Review
• Exec's Family Can't Get US To Force Tanzania To Pay $50M
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Mallinckrodt Aims To Nix Medicaid FCA Suit Over Acthar Gel
• Feds And Eye Product Co. Sanctioned In Kickback Suit
• Army Corps Says $2.2B Texas Pipeline Work Should Continue
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• DACA Ruling Raises Bar For Assertions Of Agency Deference
• Claims Court Backs Correction On $1.4B DOD Food Deal
• Tribe Slams Calif. County's 'Unlawful' Casino Tax Plan
• Mental Health Care Giant Inks $122M Deal To End FCA Suits
• Navient Cites Supreme Court Ruling In Bid To End CFPB Suit
• Nev. Pot Co. Can't Get Temp Worker Phones In Licensing Suit
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• 7 Gov't Contracting Policies To Watch In 2020: Midyear Report
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• School District Axed Contract Over Anti-BLM Post, Suit Says
• Dallas Transit Says Light Rail Costs Suit Was Filed Too Late
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• Miss. Businessman Pleads Guilty To $288M Tricare Fraud
• Contractor Billed Gov't For Disney World Trips, Feds Say
• 4th Circ. Grants Trump's Bid To Pause Emoluments Case
• Military Food Supplier Escapes Rival's Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Coronavirus Q&A: Holland & Knight Health Team Leader
• KBR Must Face Ex-Workers' Defense Equipment Fraud Suit
• Dems Tell Trump To Revisit LGBT Policies After Title VII Ruling
• House Budget Bill Has $60B For Broadband Amid Pandemic
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• HHS Urges DC Circ. To Nix Tribe's $1.1M Funding Award
• Watchdog Says Ex-VA Official Steered $5M Deal To Friend
• Tenet Unit, DOJ Ink $72M Deal To End FCA Kickback Suit
• DOD Acquisition Chief Wants Industrial Capacity 'Reshored'
• OFCCP Secures $820K In Settlements Over Race Bias Claims
• Ministry Wants Venezuela Oil Assets Shielded In $138M Fight
• GAO Says Virus Lockdown Can't Excuse Sysco Filing Failure
• K&L Gates Nabs Health Care Partner From Morgan Lewis
• 11th Circ. FCA Ruling Takes Practical Approach To Materiality
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• Miles & Stockbridge, Tech Co. Seek To Duck Conspiracy Row
• Calif., Mich. Lead Challenge To DeVos' COVID-19 Aid Rule
• Top Gov't Contract Policies Of 2020: Midyear Report
• House Appropriators Reveal $695B 2021 Defense Funding Bill
• Sens. Urge DOD To Speed Up Turkey Removal From F-35 Work
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Limitations, Timeliness, Cost-Realism
• RPM Internal Probe Case Brings Privilege Lessons For Attys
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Novavax Wins $1.6B From Feds To Make COVID-19 Vaccine
• Akin Gump Lands Ex-SDNY Task Force Chief From Milbank
• Gov't Releases Borrower Details For PPP Loans Over $150K
• GSA Opens Bids For $50B Small-Biz IT Deal
• ERISA Suit Over Stock Deal Led By Felon Gets Pared Down
• Texas Justices Asked To Revive Navy Helicopter Crash Suit
• Mich. Sens. Demand Answers On Unusable COVID-19 Tests
• GAO Says Security Clearance Issue Negates $105M NSA Deal
• Taylor English Expands Into Pa. With Two New Partners
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2020: Midyear Report
• House Dems Float Cuts To ICE, Block Of Border Wall Funding
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• NY Judge Axes Standard Chartered FCA Suit At Feds' Request
• DOI Watchdog Warns Tribal COVID-19 Funds At Risk Of Abuse
• 4th Circ. Grounds Challenge To Baltimore Airport Construction
• 3M Wants DOD Employees, Data In Defective Earplug MDL
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Vaccine, Radars, Submarines
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• Novartis To Pay $729M To End 2 FCA Kickback Accusations
• Agendia Pays $8.25M In FCA Suit Over Delayed Cancer Tests
• Gov't Contracts Cases Of 2020: Midyear Report
• OFCCP Curbs Affirmative Action Scrutiny Of Tricare Providers
• House Passes $1.5T Infrastructure Funding Bill
• DOD Needs To Improve AI Standards, Cybersecurity, OIG Says
• Unión Fenosa Wins Round In $2B Award Fight Against Egypt
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• A Midyear Look At Key US Sanctions Developments