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Government Contracts - September, 2023

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• Cigna To Pay $172M To End Medicare Advantage FCA Claims
• VA Can Exclude Co. From Deal Over Similar Ongoing Work
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: CHIPS, AI And Missile Defense
• DOD Acquisition Reg Prohibits PFAS Firefighting Foams
• Judge Cuts Claims In Fee Spat Against Colo. Pot Tracking Co.
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• SkyeTec To Pay $2.35M Over False Energy Star Certifications
• 11th Circ. Scraps Conviction Of Former Stun Gun Co. Worker
• Notification Issue Can't Excuse Failure To Bid On VA Contract
• It's Builder Vs. CU Boulder In Colo. Campus Construction Spat
• Fla. Casinos Can't Stall Gambling Pact For High Court Bid
• Off The Bench: Tucker Fired, Leagues Merge, Title IX Appeal
• Texas Justices Reject Dallas' Bid To Reverse $33M Gas Verdict
• Mass. AG Accuses Tech CEO Of Coercing Worker Into Sex
• Hospice Head Gets 4 Years For $150M Medicare Billing Fraud
• GAO Renews Calls For Cheaper Nuclear Cleanup Option
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• IRS Consultant Charged With Leaking Tax Info To Media
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Fox Targets Soros In Smartmatic $2.7B Defamation Suit
• Sunnova Snags $3B DOE Loan Guarantee For Solar Loans
• Lawmakers Urged To Up Contractor Whistleblower Protections
• Boeing To Settle False Claims Allegations With $8.1M Payment
• EB-5 Investors Should've Understood Deal Terms, Judge Says
• Boehringer Bemoans Medicare Drug Price Talks As 'A Sham'
• Regeneron Wins Higher Bar At Trial For FCA Kickback Theory
• FAA Braces For Impact With Funding Lapse, Shutdown Threat
• Watchdog Questions Competition In $45M KPMG COVID Deal
• EPA Says Tribe Can't Challenge Florida Water Power Transfer
• Migrants Seek Class Cert. In NY County Shunning Row
• 3 Action Items For Contractors Facing A Gov't Shutdown
• Judge Grills Atty On Airport Exec's Profit In Bid-Rig Scheme
• Monsanto Questions Relevance Of PCB Rat Research At Trial
• Aearo Earplug Attys Push $7M Fee Bid For Ch. 11 Dismissal
• GAO Backs Choice Of French Co. For $46M Embassy Contract
• Civil Rights Attys Tell 4th Circ. Prisoners Owed Min. Wage
• Implant Co. Loses Appeal On FCA Misbranding Question
• Okla. AG Wants Defense Cert. In Gambling Compact Suit
• DOL Unveils 2024 Minimum Wages For Federal Contractors
• AstraZeneca Seeks Quick Win In Drug Price Negotiation Fight
• EPA IG Wants Better Oversight Of Great Lakes Grant Program
• FEMA Not Liable For $379M Owing For PR Grid Restoration
• Feds Agree To Cough Up $48.9M For Guam Landfill Costs
• Small Biz Contractors At Biggest Risk As Shutdown Looms
• Texas Judge Strikes Down $15 Fed. Wage Law In 3 States
• Monsanto PCBs Didn't Show Up In Testing, Seattle Jury Told
• GAO OKs VA Decision To Set Aside $99M Deal For Small Biz
• SG Will Argue In SC Congressional Map, Whistleblower Cases
• Anti-Fraud Group Defends FCA's Whistleblower Provisions
• Judge Limits Flint Expert's Testimony On 'Community Trauma'
• Kodak Scores Exit From Investors' COVID Supply Deal Suit
• Fla. Casinos Challenge Gov.'s OK Of Seminole Gambling Pact
• Jury Finds NC Doctor Lied In Medical Brace Authorizations
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Monsanto's 1971 PCB Study Had Fake Data, Seattle Jury Told
• NC Doctor Loses Mistrial Bid As Jury Mulls $11M Fraud Case
• Gov. Newsom Says Calif. Tribe Stalled Gaming Compact Talks
• Raytheon Recruiter Reaches Deal To End Race Bias Suit
• Judge Finds NOAA Unit Misclassified $72M R&D Deal
• How 'Outrageous' Misconduct Tanked A Navy Bribery Case
• Checking In On How SuperValu Has Altered FCA Litigation
• Greece Tells Fed. Circ. $23M Arms Deal Complaint Was Timely
• DHS Monitoring Of Its Major Systems Falls Short, OIG Says
• Tossed FIFA Bribery Convictions May Spur New DOJ Offense
• Subcontractor To Pay $8M To KBR In Iraq Contract Row
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• US Chamber Urges Feds To Streamline Satellite Contracting
• Canceled $5B Air Force Deal May Be Susceptible To Protests
• Monsanto Bid To Nix Deposition From PCB Trial Irks Judge
• Chevron Doctrine Supporters Flock To High Court In Key Case
• Off The Bench: MSU Coach, Olympian Abuse, DC Stadium Bill
• Federal Claims Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith To Retire
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Bidder's Shortcomings Sank Shot At $489M Space Force Deal
• Bradley Arant Bolsters Dallas Shop With Ex-Fed. Prosecutor
• $7.5B On Tap For Water Project Loans, EPA Says
• $11M Medicare Fraud Investigation Cut Corners, Jury Hears
• NY AG Inks $3.5M Deal To Boost College's Cybersecurity
• Newman's Push Against Suspension Called Probe 'Baseless'
• Conflict Of Interest Questioned In $78M DOD Deal With Deloitte
• Defense Funding Bill Stalls In House Amid GOP Wrangling
• Yale, Prof. To Pay $1.5M And Share Drug Royalties In FCA Deal
• State Dept. Contractor Arrested On Espionage Charges
• 10th Circ. Wary Of Ex-KU Prof's False Statement Conviction
• Contract Disputes Recap: Avoid Pleading Errors' Harsh Effects
• Fla. Nurse Convicted In $200M Medicare False Billing Scheme
• Florida Court Sued For Refusing Disability Accommodations
• Reed Smith Adds Wiley Gov't Contracts Partner In DC
• Defense Co. Calls Ex-Partner's Patents Null In Secrets Dispute
• Newman's Suspension Met With Concern And Questions
• States' Rights, Trans Protections To Collide At 4th Circ.
• Colorado Justices Debate City's Injury Claim In Water Suit
• Alaska Co. Loses Protest Of $103M Marine Corps Support Deal
• Mexico Says USMCA Doesn't Permit Keystone-Style Claims
• Drug Cos. Don't Always Provide Required Discounts To Gov't
• General Dynamics CEO Will Remain In Yemeni Civil War Suit
• Not To Be Outpaced: How The 2024 NDAA Addresses China
• Fluor Inks Deal To End Claims Board Covered Up Bad Bidding
• Smartmatic 'Never Going To Be Dominion,' Says Fox Atty
• Medicaid Contractor Sues Colo. Over Uber Payment Denial
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Newman Given 1-Year Suspension For Refusing Medical Tests
• Mozambique's $2B Case Can Be Heard In UK, Top Court Says
• Scalia's Son To Make High Court Debut In Whistleblower Case
• New Jersey Shore Town Wants Pot Co.'s Zoning Suit Tossed
• 'Conduit' For Ga. Concrete Bid-Rigging Cuts Probation Deal
• NASA Adds New Slots To RAPID IV Spacecraft Contract
• Group Says Feds Must Keep Wis. Tribe From Blocking Roads
• Valeant Says 9th Circ.'s FCA Disclosure Ruling Went Too Far
• DOD Looks To Boost Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Production
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• House GOP Concerned VA Not Meeting 'Duty' To 'Buy America'
• NC Doctor Was Misled In $11M Medicare Fraud, Jury Told
• Divided 10th Circ. Tosses Part of EPA Air Plan For Denver
• Small Biz Wants To Halt SBA Program For Disadvantaged
• Gov't Says Hospital Profited Via Kickbacks To Sober Homes
• Feds Take Tribal Reimbursement Question To High Court
• Fla. Casinos To Take Seminole Gaming Dispute To High Court
• Texas, Missouri Say DHS Must Use Border Funds As Intended
• Bracing For Rising Cyber-Related False Claims Act Scrutiny
• USPS Worker, Spouse Cop To Stealing $8.8M In Mailed Checks
• Navy Contractor To Pay $4.4M To End Billing Fraud Claims
• High Court's New FCA Ruling Is Quickly Making Trials Likelier
• USPS Gets Ex-Contractor's $500M Trade Secrets Suit Trimmed
• Judge Denies Veolia's Expert Challenge In Flint Case
• Claims Court Finds Counter-Drone Tech Is 'Commercial'
• Leadership Redo Bid Rejected In Camp Lejeune Row
• Colo. County's Approval Of Reservoir, Pipeline Project Upheld
• Smashburger Founder To Exit Denver Airport Bribery Suit
• Jury Acquits Army Swag Contractors Of Bid-Rigging
• Enviro Groups Can Join Gulf Lease Sale Fight, La. Judge Says
• Warren Doubts Pentagon Role In $4.7B L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• Silicon Valley Cities Must Face SF Bay Sewage Pollution Suit
• Corporate Compliance Lessons From FirstEnergy Scandal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Immigrant Advocates Sue ICE Over Detainee Death Records
• Colo. Court Sends Union's Appeal Back To State Labor Dept.
• Gov't Hostility To Bid Protest Consolidation Iffy, Fed. Circ. Told
• $493M IT Deal Lacks Curbs for Leidos, DOJ Watchdog Says
• Archdiocese Says Colo. Pre-K Rules 'Tax' Religious Exercise
• Man Gets 28 Months For Bribing Mich. Pot Licensing Official
• Maynard Nexsen Gov't Contracts Partner Joins Nelson Mullins
• ArentFox Schiff Adds Ex-Fannie Mae Finance Atty In SF
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• Aerospace Group Says Int'l Cooperation Key To US Leadership
• Medicaid Agency's Immunity From Retaliation Claim Affirmed
• No Dispute Of Feds' Facts Sinks Co.'s Appeal, Board Rules
• Oklahoma Governor Wants 'Trigger' Law On State Taxes
• Restrictive Software Practices Hampering DOD's Cloud Plans
• Tribe Fights Texas City's Bid To Escape Land Suit
• House Oversight GOP Probe Alleges Border Material Sales
• Electric Utility Trade Group Lobbyist Joins Venable In DC
• Self-Disclosure Lessons From Exemplary Corp. Resolutions
• Claims Court Again Tosses Patent Dispute Against Army
• Hunton Grows M&A Team With Ex-Holland & Knight Atty In DC
• Nielsen To Pay $570K To Settle DOL's Race Bias Allegations
• Conn. City Must Face Ousted Baseball Stadium Builder's Suit
• Korean Subcontractor To Pay $8.6M In DOJ Price-Fixing Probe
• Insurers Seek Toss Of Foam Co.'s Chemical Coverage Suit
• Magistrate Says Feds Illegally Prioritized Irrigators Over Fish
• SEC Fines Gov't Services Co. Over 'Related Persons' Issues
• Nonprofit Says ICE Must Face Suit Over Vegas Detentions
• Oregon Irrigation District Takes Water Fight To High Court
• Concrete Co. Denies Liability For Predecessor's Highway Jobs
• DOJ Says Minority Biz Groups Can't Force Boston Bias Probe
• FCC Waives Promotional Fund Rules For 'Unique' Contractor
• DOD Signs $111M In Deals To Support US Metals Production
• Atty Says 'Fat Leonard' Prosecutors Should Face Ethics Probe
• DOJ Says Google Millions Of Documents Behind In Discovery
• Minn. Catering Biz Owners Cop To $250M Child Meals Scheme
• No-Poach Ruling Backs Contech Verdict, DOJ Tells 4th Circ.
• Pharma Cos. Say Twitter Terror Ruling Requires DC Circ. Redo
• 9th Circ. Reels In Wash. Tribes' Fishing Row
• White House Threatens Veto Of 2024 Defense Funding Bill
• Wash. Tribes Say Gambling Co.'s Suit Could Ruin Economies
• Exxon, ConocoPhillips Move To Defend Alaska LNG Export Site
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• 8 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Adapt To The Social Media Era
• Navient Agrees To Pay $700K To End DOL Race Bias Probe
• Gov't Wants Fed. Circ. To Hear Registration Appeals Separately
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Unfair Advantage, Buy American Waiver
• Inaccessible Courts Deter Practice, Mich. Attys Say
• Former NY Congressman Joins Boutique Firm Emery Celli
• NJ Job Corps Axed Worker For Whistleblowing, Court Told
• Feds Fight Texas Atty's Bid To Toss Kickback Conviction
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $10M Navy Award To Penn State
• Dual Civil-Criminal DOJ Probes Raise Gov't Contractors' Risks
• No NASA Deal For Unlicensed Engineering Co., Judge Says
• Pa. Supreme Court Preview: Gun Preemption Tops Sept. List
• HHS Proposes 'Historic' Rule Combating Disability Bias
• IHS To Allocate $703M For Tribal Sanitation And Construction
• Mich. Must Face Dam Break Takings Claims, Panel Says
• Prevailing Wage Rules Complicate Inflation Act Tax Incentives
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Doc To Evaluate Judge Newman Says She's Fit To Serve
• Astellas Drops Suit Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Law
• Feds' Idaho Forestry Project Hits Temporary Snag Yet Again
• Feds Seek Court OK Of $7.3M Puerto Rico Superfund Deal
• Split 9th Circ. Says Air Force IP Feud Belongs At Claims Court
• Court Undecided If Calif. Or Pa. Law Applies In Coverage Row
• Zimbabwe Fights Discovery In $50M Dispute With Mining Cos.
• GAO Finds Border Wall Impacted Tribal Sites, Water Sources
• Fed. Circ. Told Navy Ignored Penn State's Lack Of Experience
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Industry Takeaways From OMB's Final Buy America Guidance
• HHS Neuromonitoring Advisory May Have Broad Relevance
• Feds Say Mar-A-Lago Manager's Atty Hasn't Resolved Conflict
• 'Fat Leonard' Felonies Tossed After Fed Misconduct Alleged
• Boeing Wants Engineering Co.'s 'Implausible' IP Suit Tossed
• SEC Fines Fluor $14.5M Over Unreported Project Costs
• 11th Circ. Says Trump Pardonee Can't Get Restitution Refund
• Philly Builder Ends NJ City's Tax Claims For Over $7M
• Judge Urges Talks For $23M Chicago Soccer Team Land Fight
• Claims Court Tosses Protest Over Air Force Airlift Deal
• Gov.'s Remarks Could Cause Tribal Backlash, Okla. Chief Says
• Ga. Judge Pauses Block Of Ban On Trans Youths' Health Care
• Verizon Pays $4M To End Federal Cybersecurity Claims
• Official Scraps NYC's $432M No-Bid Migrant Services Deal
• States Say They Have Standing In Federal Flood Pricing Row
• Contractor Fights Lima's Bribery Claims In $8.7M Award Row
• Veolia Tries To Halt Discovery Into PR Plan In Flint Water Case
• Hartford Wants Fired Stadium Builder Kicked From Lawsuit
• CBP's Facilities Planning Needs Work, Watchdog Says
• Mich. Judge Backpedals Previous Decision In Property Case
• Fed. Circ. Seeks To Nix Newman's Suit Over Fitness Probe
• Ceded Federal Lease Ends Montana Drilling Fight
• Board Says Feds Caused Shipping Delay, Not Contractor
• Appeals Board Says Navy Demand Letter Was 'Final Decision'
• Novartis Joins Legal Fray After Price Negotiation List Unveiled
• Feds Blame SoCal Edison For Bobcat Fire, Seek Over $121M
• Boeing Rocket Cleanup Suit Will Be Split Into 2 Phases
• Claims Court Can't Hear Army Corps Ore. Jetty Repair Dispute
• Tetra Tech Rivals Seek Early Ruling In Navy Cleanup Suit
• Hearing Aid Investors Lose 2nd Bid At Suit Over DOJ Probe
• Ga. Asks Court To Rethink Block On State's Trans Health Ban
• Senior Home Operator To Pay $4.25M In FCA Kickback Case
• Atty Tells 9th Circ. Valeant Ruling Saves Allergan Patent Suit
• Mich. Parents Seek $423K Atty Fees, Costs For Infant Data Win
• Pittsburgh Airport Board OKs $10.5M Settlement With Airmall
• Violence Fixation Sinks Pentagon Leak Suspect's Release Bid
• Okla. Courts To Expand Non-English Access Under DOJ Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London