Government Contracts Archive » January, 2023

Government Contracts - January, 2023

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• DEA Faulted Controls At Opioid Distributors, Ga. Jury Hears
• DC Circ. Revives FOIA Suit Seeking Execution Drug Info
• DOD Overhauls COVID Policy After Vaccine Mandate's Repeal
• Fisheries Ask Court To Reject Defense Of Mass. Wind Project
• Vitamin Biz Agrees To $22.8M Deal To End Customs Fraud Suit
• Riding Circuit: February's Notable Oral Arguments
• Venezuela Escapes Drilling Co. Asset Seizure Suit
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Green Planes And Army Trucks
• Fitness Co. Says Ex-Worker Sabotaged Its Air Force Contract
• Addressing The Perils Of Contractor Teaming Arrangements
• Great Lakes Group Says Mich. Tribe Can't Ditch Fishing Pact
• Florida Doctors Convicted In $31M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• AI Firm Sues Carlyle Group, Tech Firms For IP Infringement
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Quinn Emanuel's $185M Fee In ACA Cases
• Opioid Victim Families Go To Trial Against Distributors In Ga.
• 'Many Legal Challenges' Loom As HHS Inks $4.7B Audit Rule
• DOD Tweaks Rules On Novel Procurements, R&D, PPE Deals
• Libya Blames Civil War For $22M Award To Construction Co.
• Jury Says Navy Contractor Not Liable For Damage To Wharf
• Ga. Judge Tosses Samaritan's Suit Over USPS Vehicle Injury
• Walgreens To Pay $7M In FCA Suit Over Hepatitis C Drugs
• DOE Told To Reassess $18.6M System Modernization Deal
• Ex-Hunter Prof Owes US For Scuba Trips Billed As HIV Work
• Seychelles Co. Fights To Keep $22M Award Alive
• GAO Says Secret Service Didn't Justify Poor AT&T Bid Rating
• Mich. Doctor Gets 16 Years For $100M Opioid Pill Scheme
• Feds Urge Against Ex-Ga. Official's Extortion Acquittal Bid
• Pa. Software Co. Loses Third Challenge To $190M Naval Deal
• Calif. Tribes Score Wins In State Gaming Compact Suits
• Navajo Say Bid To Drop CERCLA Costs From Trial Too Late
• Warren Wants FTC To Block $4.7B L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• Esformes Asks 11th Circ. To Rehear Case, Toss Indictment
• Northrop Faces Criminal Probe Over Pension Accounting
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• GAO Rejects Protest Of $80M CMS IT Support Deal
• GAO OKs Army Rating Bid Using Report Unknown To Bidder
• Mass. Cop, Brother Hit With New Charges In Kickback Case
• 3M Earplug Unit's Bankruptcy Contrived, 7th Circ. Told
• Feds Say Importer Skirted 'Hundreds Of Thousands' In Duties
• Radiation Co. Escapes Suit Over Collapse Of $3.5M Saudi Deal
• Teva Can't Get HHS Docs For Kickback Defense
• Ex-Army Reservist Gets 8 Years For Acting As Chinese Agent
• Nichols Liu Adds Career Corporate Ethics Officer To DC Group
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• Wash. Irrigation Districts Sue Feds Over Power Charges
• Practicalities Loom Larger Than Policy For Aussie Sub Deal
• NC Trans Care Exclusion Draws Tough Questions At 4th Circ.
• 2nd Circ. Postpones Ruling On Standard Chartered FCA Suit
• Corps Accused Of Illegally Blocking Alaskan Gold Extraction
• Bipartisan Senators Call For Report On Firms' Work For China
• Texas Appeals Court Dismisses DHL Express' Airport Dispute
• Contractors Think DOE Award Process Unfair, GAO Reports
• IP Case Shows Even Uncle Sam Must Abide By License Terms
• GAO Nixes $52M IT Award Over 'Unsupported Assumptions'
• Contractor's Epidemics Clause Fails To Shift Costs To Feds
• Ex-DOJ Prosecutor, FCA Expert Rejoins Crowell & Moring
• Gilead Wants US To Face Defenses Before HIV Patent Trial
• NY Drug Court Sued Over Lack Of Translation Services
• Highway Contractor Wins Another $7M From Lima
• Ariz. Chamber, Biz Interests Urge 9th Circ. To Greenlight Mine
• Court Lets Bankrupt Pa. City Finance Its Insurance Premiums
• Ex-Olympic Skater Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
• Siemens Liable For Miss. Water System Failure, Residents Say
• Philly Boutique Adds Ex-Prosecutor To Whistleblower Practice
• Action Steps For Gov't Contractors On The OFCCP Audit List
• Ex-New Jersey AG Tapped To Lead County Election Probe
• GAO Denies Unfairness Claims Over $88M Contract
• GAO Clears Booz Allen's $860M Deal Of Conflict Claims
• Ariz. Tribal Hospital, IHS Reach Settlement In Funding Spat
• Murky Path For Contractor Liability After FAA System Outage
• UMiami Exec Loses Retrial Bid In Hospital Billing Firing Suit
• Okla. AG Joins Probe Of BBQ Chain's Deal With State Office
• GAO Says NASA Treated Space Center Proposals Fairly
• Feds Want Mich. Tribe's Land Trust Quick Win Bid Tossed
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• How FTC's Noncompete Proposal May Affect Gov't Contracts
• Norton Cheated US In Whistleblower Case, Judge Finds
• Court Won't Shield Housing Developers' Talks With Military
• GAO Nixes Tech Biz's Protest To $21.6M VA Support Deal
• GAO Says Protester's Bid For $25M Deal Lacked Details
• Feds Say There's No Duty To Provide More Police To SD Tribe
• MB Financial Beats $400M FCA Suit Via Public Disclosure Rule
• J&J Unit DePuy Pays $9.75M Over Spinal Implant FCA Claims
• Ex-LA City Councilman Cops To RICO Conspiracy, Tax Evasion
• Pharmacy Owner Convicted Of Paying $25M In Kickbacks
• FCC Asked To Clarify Broadband Labels Only For Retail
• Georgia Man Admits Guilt In $4M COVID Relief Scheme
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• High Court Legacy Of FCA Unity Teeters On Ideological Brink
• Ex-LA City Councilor To Plead Guilty To Tax, RICO Crimes
• Claims Court Says USDA Wrongly Nixed Energy Saving Deal
• 11th Circ. OKs 3-Year Term For COVID Loan Pokemon Fraud
• Texas AG Blocks Citi Muni Bond Underwriting Over Gun Policy
• Kickback Scheme Cost Contractor Work, Court Told
• PPE Fraud Suit Ends In $2.1M Judgment For Fla. Reseller
• 3M Earplug MDL Judge Ends Mediation After Impasse
• Mont. Lawmakers Mull Calls For Raising Tribal Police Funding
• Biden Admin. To Develop Environment Economy Statistics
• 5th Circ. Orders FERC To Explain Rate Complaint Delays
• Top UK Court Takes CIA Detainee's Case Against British Intel
• Former Texas County Commissioner Gets 20 Years For Bribes
• Contractor Wage Hike Suit Paused Pending 10th Circ. Appeal
• Chinese EB-5 Investors Sue Feds Over 'Illogical' Visa Policy
• Weapon Accessory Maker Sues After $7.5M Sale Collapses
• Groups Tell Biden Not To Back Down To EU Trade Threats
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2022
• Amid Aggressive Domestic Antitrust Push, Fine Amounts Fall
• DOD Items Worth $220B Unaccounted For, GAO Says
• NY EB-5 Center Again Rebuts Investors' Fraud Claims
• Biden Admin. Must Deliver New Offshore Plan, Oil Groups Say
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• Justices Ignite FCA Debate: Fairness Vs. 'Invitation To Fraud'
• ND Can't Be Kept Out Of Mo. Riverbed Row, DC Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Revives Navajo Nation Judicial Funding Row
• No Coverage For Naval Ship Repairs, Insurers Tell 9th Circ.
• Guinea Says Seychelles Co.'s $22M Award Can't Be Enforced
• Norfolk Southern Presses Challenge To STB Immunity Denial
• GAO Backs USDA Pick Of Costlier Bidder On $70M IT Deal
• Alaska Sues To Block US From Putting Land Into Trust
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Ex-NASA Contract Worker Now Admits Selling Tech To China
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• What To Expect From Justices' FCA Scienter Standard Review
• Electric Truck Co. Inks $35M Deal To End Contract Boasts Suit
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• Vets Tell 11th Circ. To Approve 3M Earplug MDL Sanctions
• Rubber Co. Fights Bid To Toss Hidden Labor Violation Suit
• Supreme Court Will Scrutinize FCA's Scienter Standard
• Watchdog Calls For Overhaul Of NASA's Software Practices
• FCPA Enforcement Outlook: Sweeter Carrots, Sharper Sticks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Things To Know About The SEC's Covington Breach Probe
• Kuwaiti Co. Says KBR Liable For $49M Contract Costs In Iraq
• High Inflation Sends DOL Monetary Penalties Up By 7.7%
• Ex-CEO Sues Engineering Co. In Chancery For Legal Costs
• Md. Lt. Gov. Rutherford To Join Davis Agnor This Month
• 6th Circ. Backs Block On Contractor Vax Mandate For 3 States
• E-Discovery Co. Everlaw Awarded $10.6M Contract From DOI
• Santander Launches Civil Rights Suit Over NJ Town's Towing
• Ammo Co. Tells 3rd Circ. Pa. Doctrine Doesn't Bar Fraud Claim
• 11th Circ. Says Atty Not To Blame For Medicare Fraud Verdict
• Calif. Justices To Consider Pay Status Of Pretrial Detainees
• GAO Backs Western Power Agency's Sole-Source Contract
• Claims Court Backs Protest Over $5B Navy Construction Deal
• County Illegally Curbed Tribe's Police Powers, Judge Finds
• 6 Takeaways From LabSolutions 'Unnecessary Testing' Verdict
• 5 Charged With Defrauding Gov't-Funded Child Care Programs
• FCC's Subsidy Program Seeks Tools To Ferret Out Fraud
• DOL, OMB Direct All Federal Agencies To Hire Labor Advisers
• Gov't Says Ariz. Ruling Solves Contractor Wage Hike Disputes
• Navy Contractor Challenges NLRB Firing Decision At DC Circ.
• Tribal Biz Loses Appeal Of Ariz. Sales Tax On Contract Work
• Mass. Lobbyist Wants Redo In Kickback Case
• Google Energy Regulatory Counsel Rejoins Nelson Mullins
• GAO Denies Construction Co.'s Protest Despite System Error
• Tribes, Religious Orgs. Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Ariz. Mine Project
• Fed. Circ. Backs Dismissal Of Army Task Order Size Dispute
• After 2nd Circ. Ruling, Insider Trading Laws Need Clarification
• Pa. School District Didn't Have To Pay Bus Co. During Closure
• GAO Says Account Issues Don't Excuse Emailed Protest
• Panel Says Army Design Specs Caused Mold In HQ's Air Ducts
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• 2nd Circ. Tightens Screws On Insider Trading Prosecutions
• GEO Group and Migrant Fathers, Sons Settle Separation Suit
• USDA Should Redo $59M Software Order, Watchdog Says
• AI Firm Says DOD Overlooked It, Violated Law In $376M Deal
• The Path To NDAA Inflation Relief For Defense Contractors
• Justices Jilt Pfizer's Kickback Attack, But Dispute Isn't Done
• NSO's Immunity Claim In Meta Hacking Suit Dies At High Court
• Bayer Whistleblower Attys Want $2.2M In Fees For FCA Suit
• Pa. Town Accused Of Cutting Off Home's Sewer Line
• Justices Interested In Charter School Dress Code Dispute
• Biden Admin. Beats Challenge To Contractor Wage Hike
• Justices Pass On $1.1B Angolan Power Contracts Row
• 11th Circ. Affirms Health Care Fraudster Esformes' Conviction
• Interior Dept. Ripped For Using Easily Hackable Passwords
• GAO Backs Tech Panel Carryovers For Agency's $213M Redo
• GAO Rejects Bidder's Protest Of $36.6M Missile Defense Deal
• NJ Panel Backs Jersey City In Affordable Housing Foreclosure
• No Force Pooling For Energy Co., Texas High Court Told
• Nonprofit Alleged To Run 'Filthy' Vets Home With Fed Funds
• US Chamber Urges High Court To Hear Climate Suit Remand
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• The Hottest FCA Cases & Trends To Watch In 2023
• Navajo Nation Sues Again After Feds Slash Judicial Funding
• Contractor Says Air Force Owes $20M For Vehicle Upgrades
• SolarWinds Shareholders Challenge Toss Of Data Hack Suit
• 9th Circ. Appeal Highlights FCA Safeco Defense Controversy
• 11th Circ. Axes Docs' Pill Convictions After High Court Ruling
• Kentucky Atty Accused Of Helping Ex-CEO Steal Settlement
• 4th Circ. Told BofA Must Face Suit Over Bungled Benefits
• Former Ambassador To Russia Rejoins Mayer Brown
• Ex-Bolivian Official Gets 70 Mos. For $5.6M Contract Scheme
• ICE Detainees' Forced Labor Class Cert. To Await High Court
• Calif. Water District Says Court Should Dismiss Tribe's Suit
• New Mexico Gets $5M From Colo. Mine Contractors Over Spill
• Djibouti Says Court Can't Enforce $486M Arbitral Award
• Border Wall Fraud Verdict Backed By Evidence, Judge Says
• DOL Settles Migrant Shelters' 5th Circ. Wage Rules Appeal
• Health & Pharma Legal Clashes Didn't Take A Holiday Break
• Claims Court Nixes Building Dispute Despite Tribe's 'Plight'
• Fed. Circ. Finds Raytheon Overbilled DOD For Indirect Costs
• IBEW Prevails In Chicago Arbitration Fight
• Conn. Hospital Group Says Residents Have No Antitrust Case
• Tribe Fights DOI, Intervenors' Early Win Bid In Land Trust Suit
• PennDOT Gets Early Win In NAACP Highway Project Dispute
• DOJ Gives Up On Booz Allen-EverWatch Merger Challenge
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• Janssen Says Whistleblower Dragging Feet In Kickback Case
• 10 Environmental And Energy Issues To Watch In 2023
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events of 2022
• 7 Transgender Health Care Bias Cases To Watch In 2023
• Health Care & Life Sciences Litigation To Watch In 2023
• Health & Life Sciences Attys Share Policy Predictions For 2023
• 5 Inflation Reduction Act Questions For The Energy Industry
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• The Cybersecurity Stories That Could Define 2023
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