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Government Contracts - February, 2023

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• Del. Judge Grants Ex-Xerox Unit New Trial, Scolds AIG Attys
• Feds Say New Trinity River Flows Support Fish Populations
• Biden Issues Defense Production Act Waiver To DoD
• Families Blast 'Dehumanizing' Stance As Opioid Trial Closes
• DeSantis Rips 'Unprecedented' Suit Over Stranded Migrants
• Protests Over $50B Federal IT Deal Reveals Systemic Issues
• DOJ Wins Kickback Verdict Threatening $485M Liability
• Newsom Says Calif. Tribe's Bad Faith Claim Gets It Wrong
• DOL Scraps Expanded Religious Carveout For Contractors
• Justices Search For Line In Health Care Identity Theft Law
• Calif. Judge Sees No Link Between Miscarriage And Detention
• CISA Official Urges Technology Firms To Own Security Flaws
• Congo Says Trump Condo Can't Be Seized In $1B Fight
• Drug Distributors Not The Cause Of Opioid Harm, Jury Told
• US DOT Pulls 'Fix It First' Highway Funding Memo
• Supreme Court Says La. Pollution Suit Will Stay In State
• Steps Lawyers Can Take Following Involuntary Terminations
• Georgia County Officials Charged With Rigging Contract
• UPMC, Surgeon Pay $8.5M To End Simultaneous Surgeries Suit
• 'Crafty' Defense Attys Bombarded In Supreme Court FCA Fight
• Ex-LA Official Connected 'Big Whales' To Huizar, Jury Told
• Ga. Weighs Curbs On Homeless, Gender Surgery, Vaping
• BofA Allegedly Misled Small Cos. On PPP Loans, Suit Says
• Tenn. Engineering Services Co. Gets $3.2B NASA Contract
• Former Atlanta Commissioner Gets 4½ Years in Bribery Case
• ICE, Prison Co. Targeted Detainee Hunger Strikers, Suit Says
• Defense Industry Urges More Flexible Foreign Military Sales
• High Court Ax Of Atty-Client Privilege Case Deepens Split
• AthenaHealth Fights Whistleblower's Atty Fee Top-Up Request
• FBI Agent Tells Jury How Ex-LA Official Coordinated Bribes
• Unexpected 9th Circ. Inquiry May Curb Customs Fraud Cases
• Naval Security Whistleblower Protected, NLRB Tells DC Circ.
• Adult Flint Residents Urge Judge To Preserve Water Claims
• Migrants Say They Face Retaliation Over Medical Abuse Claims
• Judge Won't Ax Hospital's Suit Over FCA Dispute
• Comparing NY And NJ Reverse False Claims Statutes
• GSA Urges Justices To Hear Dispute Over Trump Lease Docs
• Lawmakers Probe $1.5M Debevoise Deal To Rep DHS Chief
• Pharma Exec Traded On Kodak COVID Loan Info, Feds Say
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Pillsbury
• The Bigger Issue Looming In High Court Identity Theft Case
• High Court's FCA Showdown Is Already Shaping DOJ Probes
• Ex-LA Official Scratched Backs With Huizar, FBI Agent Says
• House Dems Want Info On Racially Motivated Energy Threats
• Oil Cos.' Pollution Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Justices Told
• Art Collector Chides 'Immunity' Finding On Van Gogh Painting
• New Yorkers Sue Feds To Recover Scammed SNAP Benefits
• India Says $111M Satellite Fight Must Remain On Pause
• EPA, W Va. Strike $8M CERCLA Deal With Honeywell, Olin
• 6 Labor Compliance Questions For Infrastructure Contractors
• Feds Tell 9th Circ. Trade Court No Place For FCA Duties Case
• 3 Job Satisfaction Questions For Partners Considering Moves
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
• Hidden Costs Of FCA, Anti-Kickback Claims For Public Cos.
• Former 10th Circ. Pick Tapped For Kansas District Court
• Ex-LA Official's Bribery Trial Kicks Off With Fiery Opening
• Is Boycotting Israel A Protected Right? Justices Won't Wade In
• DLA Piper Hires Ex-GC, Compliance Head Of Lidl US
• Gov't Contracts Rulings Hold Termination Challenge Tips
• Mich. Tribe Says Blue Cross Is Stalling To Avoid Discovery
• Emerging Trends In Electronic Health Record Enforcement
• CoreCivic Sues NJ Gov. Over Law Blocking ICE Contracts
• ICE Facility Nurses, Private Prison Co. Reach Wage Deal
• Fla. Ex-Rep. Says Assets To Pay Atty Improperly Frozen
• 4 Exercises To Quickly Build Trust On Legal Teams
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Wiley
• Lender Must Face All Charges At $932M COVID Fraud Trial
• Beechcraft Can't Shed DOD's Audit Claims Yet
• DC Circ. Won't Erase $1M Fine For Section 8 Violations
• 7th Circ. Urged To Undo 'Disastrous' Obama Center Approval
• FCA Ruling 'Turned Law On Its Head,' Justices Hear
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Blank Rome
• Feds Form 'Strike Force' To Protect Tech From Foreign Theft
• Claims Court Tosses Challenge To $76M Dam Repair Deal
• Sen. Grassley Plans FCA Amendments Amid 'Absurd' Rulings
• Hearing Aid Co. Eargo Beats Investor Suit Over DOJ Probe
• How Biden's Climate Focus May Affect Gov't Contractors
• Ex-Interactive Whiteboard Seller Pleads Guilty To Bid-Rigging
• 8 Steps To Improve The Perception Of In-House Legal Counsel
• China Sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon Over Taiwan Arms Sales
• Gov't Contracts Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
• Governance Feud Can't Sink OK Of $486M Djibouti Port Award
• Ransomware Attacks Said To Surge On Global Manufacturers
• US Backs Reversal In Lease Appeal, But Not For Rule 19
• Calif. Tribe Again Tries To Block Trinity Winter Flow Project
• Developer's Lease Breach Suit Was Timely, Texas Court Told
• Contech Exec Asks 4th Circ. To Toss Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Electric Truck Co. Investor Suit Gets Initial OK For $35M Deal
• Army Hit With Protest Over Sole-Source Medical Support Deal
• Proprietary Markings Still Of Limited Use To Gov't Contractors
• Procedure Rule 7.1 Can Simplify Litigators' Diversity Analysis
• Construction Co. Says Libya Can't Escape $21.9M Award
• County, Company Tell Calif. Justices Detainees Can't Get Pay
• Moderna Is Wrong Target Of COVID Vax IP Claims, Feds Say
• Contractor Climate Disclosure Rule Draws Clashing Feedback
• Ocwen Can't Escape Whistleblowers' Foreclosure Fraud Suit
• Fox News, Giuliani Can't Exit Smartmatic Defamation Suit
• Textron Says $19.4M Pension Claim Not Time-Barred
• Former Ga. County Official Gets Home Detention For Extortion
• Opioids More Addictive Than Cocaine, Ga. Jury Told
• What Contractors Should Know About NY's Russia Sanctions
• Claims Court Ruling Puts New Spin On Blue & Gold
• Texas Man Gets 3.5 Years For $15M COVID Loan Fraud
• Mob Snitch Case Against NY Atty Fund Misfires, 2nd Circ. Says
• Misrepresentations Alleged In $4.7B L3Harris Aerojet Merger
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Limits Add-On Money Laundering Charges
• 'Wake-Up Call': FCA Attys Seek Answers As Fraud Fight Falters
• Inter RAO Units Win $76M In Georgia Electricity Tariff Feud
• Debarred Contractor Reaches Settlement With DOD
• Claims Court Rejects Protests Over $329M Air Force Contract
• Feds Seek 1 Year For Contractor In DOJ Monopolization Case
• Mich. Tribe Says New Fishing Pact Invalid Without Its Consent
• DOD Regulatory Burden Undercutting Small Biz Outreach
• Spacelabs Pays $2.5M To End Claims It Overcharged US Gov't
• D.C. Judge Largely Sides With Tribe In Trust Audit Suit
• Contractor's Insurer Should Cover Injury Suit, Judge Says
• Detroit Agency To Pay $1.5M In False Claims Settlement
• The Terms Every Monitorship Agreement Should Include
• Chief Of Troubled Health Records Program To Leave VA
• Nigeria Tells DC Circ. It Has Immunity In $2.9M Award Fight
• DOD Staffers Using Phones For Dating, Gambling, OIG Says
• What DOJ's 2022 Recovery Stats Say About FCA Enforcement
• Ex-County Official Seeks To Avoid Prison In Extortion Case
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2023 Editorial Boards
• Feds, Enviro Groups Defend North Dakota Oil Lease Sales Halt
• Contractor Wants Probation In Rare DOJ Monopolization Case
• Atty Conflict Discussions In Idaho Murder Case And Beyond
• Analyst Gets 33 Months For Afghan Contract Bribery Scheme
• Officials Sanction Russian Hacking Crew That Hit Hospitals
• Poarch Band Wins State Approval To Buy Miami Casino
• Courts Must Apply Correct Causal Standard In Kickback Cases
• 7th Circ. Judges Slam Northrop Grumman Severance Policy
• Ga. Panel Keeps Kickback Case Against Radiologist Alive
• Why The Original 'Rocket Docket' Will Likely Resume Its Pace
• Former Exec. Says Transdigm Fired Her For Reporting Fraud
• Calif. Water Districts Take Hydro Licensing Spat To High Court
• Centene Cuts $215M False Claims Act Deal With Calif. AG
• Industry Chiefs Say Gov't Uncertainty Affecting Defense Base
• Calif. Tribe Can't Block Trinity River Winter Flow Project
• Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted Of $3.8M Fraud
• Contractor Denied $1.1M Over Knowledge Of DOL Mistake
• 5 AGs To Take Contractor Wage Bump Challenge To 9th Circ.
• ​Preparing For Enforcement Of IT Supply Chain Security Rule
• White House Seeks More US-Made Materials For Infrastructure
• Biden State Of The Union Touts 'Buy America'
• DOJ Reveals One Of FCA's Smallest Hauls In Many Years
• The Pill Club To Pay $15M To Settle Medi-Cal Fraud Claims
• Drug Execs Testify About DEA Compliance In Ga. Opioid Trial
• Six Firms Vie To Lead NewAge Investors Securities Suit
• Air Force Says Simulator Trainer Accepted $33.8M Delay Risk
• 7th Circ. Upholds 10-Year Sentence For DOD 'Serial Fraudster'
• Norfolk Southern Can't Duck Immunity Denial, STB Says
• Georgia County Loses Spaceport Referendum Appeal
• The Discipline George Santos Would Face If He Were A Lawyer
• Fla. Town Tells Appeals Court Neighbor Thwarted ICE Facility
• Ga. Justices To Hear Claims That Roadwork Caused Sinkhole
• House Dems Fight High Court Input In Trump Hotel Lease Suit
• Shift In Health Care Antitrust Prosecutions Is Likely
• Booz Allen's First Litigation Director Rejoins Dentons In DC
• Sign Co. Sues Georgia City, Claiming Free Speech Violation
• Gov't Wants To Weigh In On 3M 7th Circ. Bankruptcy Appeal
• Ga. Family Reveals Generational Opioid Addiction At Trial
• Ranch, Feds Say Full Settlement Likely In Border Wall Fight
• 10 Areas To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Law
• Labcorp Inks $19M False Claims Act Deal In 10-Year-Old Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ex-Rep. Ron Kind Joins Arnold & Porter Public Policy Group
• Vets With Hearing Loss Seek Dismissal Of 3M Bankruptcy
• Opioids Ravaged Ga. Family, Jury Told In Distributor Case
• India Dealt Blow As Satellite Deal Feud With Devas Escalates
• Claims Court Won't Block $24.8M CMS Deal Amid Protest
• NJ Transit, County Face Class Action Over Flooding From Ida
• Ex-Ark. State Sen. Gets Almost 4 Years For Tax Fraud, Bribery
• 6th Circ. Can't Step Into Van Gogh Seizure Row, Museums Say
• GAO Says USCIS Fairly Rated Data Firm On $81M IT Deal
• Ex-Navy Captain Gets 30 Months In 'Fat Leonard' Bribe Case
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Revival Of Pharma Terror-Funding Case
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Size Protests, Blue & Gold, Sole Source
• KBR Says Kuwaiti Co. Has No Case In $49M Liability Dispute
• A Litigation Move That Could Conserve Discovery Resources
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Brothers Plead Not Guilty To Energy Contract Kickbacks
• Sens. Aim To Block F-16 Sales To Turkey Over NATO Dispute
• GE, Siemens Scolded For 'Self-Interest' In Wind Farm Fight
• Ga. Hotel Says Bridge Construction Damaged Its Property
• Navigating DOJ's Fresh Focus On Criminal Monopoly Charges
• Litigators Should Approach AI Tools With Caution
• Ex-NFLer Can't Cut Prison Term In Fraud Case, 11th Circ. Says
• Pharmacy Tech Co. Gets Partial Costs In Defense Deal Dispute
• 3M Unit Bankruptcy Is A Smokescreen, 7th Circ. Told
• Regeneron Says DOJ Cried Fraud 'Despite Knowing The Truth'
• DC Circ. Mulls Letting ND Into Tribal Riverbed Row
• Toshiba Can't Kill $500M Hydro Plant Job Contract Breach Suit
• Ga. City Sues Over Its Bungled Management, Shredded Docs
• Mich. Judge Sanctions Blue Cross For Withholding Docs, Data
• Ransomware Takedown Adds Fuel To Gov't Disclosure Push
• Judge OKs ND Oil Leasing Suit Consolidation
• Hospital's Bid For Pandemic Bonuses Nixed By Old Policy
• Court Won't Stall Feds' Deal With Tactical Gear Supplier
• HHS Escapes Attys' $1.3M Fee Request In Decadelong Case
• NLRB Attys Urge 8th Circ. To Back Anti-Union Firing Order