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Aerospace & Defense - March, 2016

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• Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Nab $1.2B For Navy Ships
• 9th Circ. Says Navy Widow Can't Show Asbestos Exposure
• Broadband Co. Must Face Defense Contractor's Patent Suit
• Treasury Floats New Regs For Terrorism Risk Insurance
• Remington Wins Review Of Army Rifle Contract To Colt
• GAO Sides With Army On $10B Linguist Contract's Bid Terms
• L-3 Execs Escape Accounting Fraud Class Action
• GAO Says Co. Can't Contest Fellow Contractor's $3.5B Award
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• DOD Enviro Review Of Terror Attack Sufficient, 9th Circ. Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• SSAI Nabs $253M NASA Atmospheric Research Extension
• DOD Pushes Back Deadline For $17.5B Global IT Contract
• Intelligence Chief Says Data Sharing Not For Law Enforcement
• Girardi Keese Says Settlement Skimming Suit Is Too Late
• 4th Circ. Won't Revisit Decision Reviving CTS Cancer Case
• Tesoro Loses Bid To Toss $9M Suit Over Military Base Work
• Man Pleads Guilty In $1.5M Plot To Fake DOD Purchases
• New Clarity On FCA Public Disclosure Bar For Whistleblowers
• Ex-Navy Officer Gets 2 Years For Afghanistan Bribes
• Obama Keeps Cyber Sanctions Authority In Place
• Thompson Coe Grows Aviation And Aerospace Practice
• GAO Upholds Cancellation Of $30M Navy Support Contract
• Fed. Circ. Says Gov't Can't Appeal $113M ASBCA Ruling
• Chairman To Leave Independent Privacy Board In July
• DOD Set To Propose Process Improvements To Lawmakers
• Fort Detrick Army Base A 'Toxic Mess,' Neighbors Say
• DOJ Met 'Most' Due Process Needs In No-Fly Suit, Judge Says
• GAO Declines To Rethink $17M Combat Shirt Contract Awards
• EXCLUSIVE: Gramercy Close To $146M Sale Of Va. Office Park
• SpaceX Hired Ex-Broadcom Workers To Get Trade Secrets: Suit
• Security Co. Refund Of $4M Use Tax Nixed By Wash. Court
• Affymetrix Says Thermo Fisher Deal Still Beats Ex-Execs'
• Navy Denies Blame For Big Blimp Damage In Hangar Collapse
• UK Gives $530M In Training Jet Work To BAE, Rolls-Royce
• Contractors Pay $8M To Close FCA Claims Over Army Flares
• DIA Beats Bid Protests Over IT Contract Program
• State Dept. OKs $3.2B Boeing Military Plane Sale To UK
• Biz Groups Keep Pushing For Vast Export Control Reforms
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Iranian Hacking Charges Give US Cos. Cybersecurity Edge
• DOD Finalizes Tweak In 'Buy American' Acquisition Language
• Top-Ranking Navy Officer In Fraud Scheme Gets 4 Years
• Ex-Worker's Atty Fees Bid A State Law Issue, Justices Told
• NLRB Must Rethink Severance In Pay Dispute, 5th Circ. Rules
• OFAC Issues General License For Some Iran Aircraft Deals
• Sens. Call For CFIUS Probe Of ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• Wyden Urges DOJ To Release Cybersecurity Document
• US Sailors Urge 9th Circ. To Let $1B Fukushima Suit Proceed
• Ex-DOJ Atty Admits Surveillance Leaks Were Unethical
• Boeing Brass Hid Plane Costs Then Cashed In Stock, Suit Says
• Ala. Software Co. Loses $24M Bid Protest On Army Contract
• Homeland Security Nears Deal With Oil Co. In $15M Fine Row
• CORRECTED: D.C. Judge Upholds $10B Against Sudan In Embassy Bombings
• Ambulance Co. Too Slow To Challenge VA Deal, Judge Says
• GAO Urges More Cost Oversight On DOD's F-35 Upgrade
• DOD Watchdog Probing Ex-ULA Exec's Comments on Bid Bias
• Gunmaker Wants Designer's Suit Paused, Moved Or Tossed
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• GAO Upholds $43.9M Army Contract Award As Reasonable
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Quebec Court Limits Scope Of Asset Seizure Against Iraq
• Chinese National Pleads Guilty In Military-Data Hacking Row
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• 5th Circ. Sides With Northrop In Attorney's FCA Case
• 2 New Audits Will Analyze DOD Ex-Task Force On Afghanistan
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Lawmakers Blast NSA Data Sharing Plan As Unconstitutional
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Contractor's Bid To Nix $16M Ruling
• McKenna Long Can't Get Akin Gump Docs In USAE Suit
• USAF Secretary Not Shielded By Whistleblower Law: Fed. Circ.
• Security Co. To Pay Feds $1.65M Over Fake Invoicing Scheme
• Defense Chief Urges Congress To Avoid Another Sequester
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banco Popolare, Sequoia, Abry Partners
• Cyberinsurance Can Strengthen Data Security, House Hears
• Judge Won't Enforce Subpoena In $1B Boeing Contract Row
• House Passes Bill To Improve Foreign Border Screening
• $49M DOD Contract Award To Aid Military Families Challenged
• House Backs Bill To Extend Foreclosure Relief For Veterans
• Feds Hit With Bid Protest Over United Airlines Cargo Deal
• High Court Won't Hear Air Force Officer's Checkpoint Row
• Panel Lacked Authority In $70M Wind Energy Row, Court Told
• Tech Co. Must Pay $7.4M To Worker Choked At Office
• Johnson Controls Accused Of $15M Army Shelter Botch Job
• Ex-Contractor Gets 63 Months For $34M Navy Fraud Scheme
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• In Congress: Senate Off, House Tackles FAA Extension
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Justices Asked To Take Up Air Force Software Contract Fight
• Evergreen Creditors Distrust Trustee In Skadden Probe
• Airbus Sells Defense Electronics Unit To KKR For $1.2B
• Feds Win Partial Dismissal Of Secret Service OT Suit
• GOP Sens. Want New Iran Sanctions For Ballistic Tests
• US Sued For Allegedly Infringing Target Detection Patent
• Raytheon Nabs $573M Option On Air-To-Air Missile Program
• Trial Pros: Davis Wright's Lisa Marchese
• Feds Can't Shake $1.9M Navy Construction Contract Suit
• Renewable Energy Co. Wants $62.9M Arbitration Award Nixed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bouygues, Evonik, Boston Dynamics
• Carter Calls Sequestration 'Greatest Risk' To Future Of DOD
• McCain Wants Newly Resigned ULA Exec's Comments Probed
• Senate Torture Report Not Exempt From FOIA, DC Circ. Hears
• Boeing Wins Order Compelling Testimony In $1B Contract Row
• Glock Must Face Atty's Malicious Prosecution Claims
• US Hits N. Korea With Fresh Sanctions Opposed By China
• BAE, General Dynamics Units Win Up To $1.3B In Navy Work
• Interesting Times Ahead For CFIUS And Foreign Investors
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Sallyport Urges 2nd Circ. To Rehear $16M Judgment On Sale
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• FAA Struggling To Reduce Drone Safety Risks, Congress Told
• Cyber Command Needs Silicon Valley Input, Official Says
• Military Brass Defend 'Tough Choices' In 2017 Budget
• Senate Commerce Committee Clears FAA Reauthorization Bill
• Texas Firm Says It Can't Be Un-Fired In Wind Farm Dust-Up
• DynCorp Suit Over Iraq Security Worker's Death Trimmed
• KBR Says It Lacks NY Ties For Iraq Co.'s $3M Contract Suit
• Lenders Can't Bring Skadden Conflict Claims, Trustee Says
• Contractors Must Deal With Integrity Issues In Proposals
• GAO Upholds $121.5M USMC Test Vehicle Contact
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Rachael Kent
• CFIUS Clears China's Anbang's $1.56B Fidelity Buy
• Contractor Can't Appeal Rescinded DOD Ruling, Panel Says
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• 'Malicious' Conduct Supports $2M Verdict, 2nd. Circ. Says
• Court Nominee, Guns, And Constitutional Illiteracy
• DynCorp Loses Air Force Bid Protest In Fed. Claims Court
• DOD Reforms Would Bring More Competition, House Rep. Says
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over $50M Army Research Contract
• DOD Personnel Chief Carson Resigns Amid Hill Opposition
• Groups Want DC Circ. To Revive Case Over Clinton Emails
• L-3 Says Defective Gun Sights Class Action Still Lacking
• GAO Says VA Didn't Improperly Test Co. On $22.3B IT Project
• DOD Acquisition Reform Bill Would Tweak Gov't IP Rights
• Skadden Work For Aviation Exec 'Incestuous,' Lenders Say
• CFIUS Concerns Could Stall Anbang's $12.8B Starwood Play
• Federal Claims Judge Finds Louis Berger Hid Corruption
• Ex-Workers Take FCA Suit On DOD Copter Part To High Court
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• Air Force Spent Billions Without Fair Price Info, IG Says
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Hayner Hoyt Pays $5M To Settle Veteran Small-Biz FCA Suit
• Bell Nabs $461M Navy Helicopter Contract Extension
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's George Ruttinger
• 3 Bid Protest Arguments That Won't Win Over The GAO
• Justice Delayed: Terrorism Victims Fight For Redress
• In Congress: FAA, Navy, And A New Education Secretary
• L-3 Investors Maintain Co. Knew Of Accounting Fraud
• Phoenix Management Can't Protest Air Force Contract Award
• DOD Dropping Ball On Improper Travel Pay, Watchdog Says
• Twitter Not Responsible For ISIS Tweets, Court Hears
• US Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear $315M USS Cole Bombing Case
• Senate Nixes Effort To Stop $699M F-16 Sale To Pakistan
• Four Winning Bid Protest Arguments At The GAO
• Rule 68 Offers Can Still Stunt Class Actions — For Now
• M&A Deals Between Non-US Cos. See Rising US Scrutiny
• Helicopter Crash Case Highlights Gov't Contractor Defense
• Fla. Firm Loses Suit Against Ex-Partner Over $90M Contract
• Goodyear Fails To Show Gov't Required Asbestos In Brakes
• Military Blimp That Broke Free In '15 Still Useful, Senate Told
• Senate Panel OKs First Openly Gay Military Branch Leader
• 5th Circ. Revives JROTC Instructor's Retaliation Claim
• Vietnam Vets Push Agent Orange Rule Challenge At DC Circ.
• Navy Contractor Defends Jury's $5M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Pentagon Lacking Key Data On Satellite Launches, GAO Says
• Military Housing Co. Hid Evidence In Mold Suit, Families Say
• Fed. Circ. Probes Exelis' DQ From Air Base Contract
• DHS Head Stumps For More Cybersecurity, Anti-Terror Cash
• BAE Can't Duck FCA Suit On $3.6B Army Truck Contract
• Sudan Waived Arguments In USS Cole Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• Freedom Watch Head Says Feds 'Playing Games' On Spy Suits
• Sikorsky Wins $387M Contract Mod For More Black Hawks
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• AVIC Jumps On Atty Swap Battle To Justify Nixing $70M Award
• Fed. Claims Court Upholds $1.5B Air Force Engineering Award
• Air Force Backs Fighter Jet Noise Study In Airport Suit
• CACI International Unit Nabs $180M Specials Ops Contact
• Lockheed Ducks Most Of Racial Discrimination Suit
• Contractor Pays $3M To End Substandard Army Helmet Suit
• CFIUS And China: Is This The Year Of The Big Showdown?
• Drones In California: The Laws, The Proposals
• Vet Can't Salvage $35M Vaccination Suit Against The Navy
• Afghan Subcontractor Gets $6.5M Arbitration Award OK'd
• Gov't Contractors Must Disclose Related Cos. Under New Rule
• FAA Seeks Help Gauging Cyberthreats To Airplane Systems
• 9th Circ. Revives Raytheon $1B Satellite Sensor FCA Suit
• Lockheed Nabs $117M Cruise Missile Contract With Air Force
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Gov't Tells Spy Court Bulk Data Claims Not Moot
• GAO Backs VA On Excluding Two Cos. From $22.3B IT Project
• L-3 Investors' Accounting Fraud Action May Get Tossed
• Linklaters Adds New US Dispute Resolution Partner In DC
• Navy Contractors Profit Fixing Defects They Caused: GAO
• San Bernardino Families Say IPhone Row Isn't Privacy Issue
• Body Armor Fiber Issues Not Hidden From Gov't, Court Told
• Troubling Language In GAO Ruling On Translator Contract
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Judge Blocks Army's Helmet, Mask Tests For Sikh Captain
• DOD Seeks Bids On $17.5B Contract For Global IT Services
• Are Attorneys 'Brokers' Under Traffic In Arms Regs?
• 4th Circ. Revives Claim That CTS Dumping Caused Cancer
• Wind Investors Allege Corporate Coup, Resist Sacking Attys
• Emboldened Antitrust Regulators Making Cos. Think Twice
• Sedgwick Snags Ex-Seyfarth Shaw Litigation Pro In DC
• AT&T Says IPhone Unlock Order Oversteps Law's Limits
• US Pays Boeing $32M To Cover Superfund Cleanup Costs
• DOJ Says Twitter Distorts Issues In Surveillance Suit
• KBR Tells 5th Circ. Kickback Penalty 'Fundamentally Flawed'
• Debevoise & Plimpton Adds DOJ Cybersecurity Official
• UK, France Launch $2.2B Project To Develop New Drone Type
• Boeing Wants US To Cough Up Costs For Superfund Cleanup
• Aerospace Co. Exec Gets 7 Years For Selling Tech To China
• UN Security Council Passes New Sanctions On N. Korea
• Feds Treating Apple As Spy In Phone Unlock Row, Groups Say
• VA Eyes Discipline For Legal Staff's Racist, Sexist Emails
• US Dodges Bid Protest Over Consolidated DOD IT Contract
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Naval Power Plant Contract Row Teed Up For Trial
• Navy Official Cautions Against Overhaul Of Bid Protests
• Gunmaker Says Contract Breach Claims Are Phony
• Rubin And Rudman Adds Int'l Gov't Contracts Partner In DC
• Fluor Says PAE Shorted It $2.67M On Air Force Subcontract
• DOD Agency Accused Of Not Preferring US Cargo Carriers
• FBI Chief Concedes Broadness Of IPhone Unlock Request
• $347M Default Judgment Against Syria For Terror Attack
• Monster Monopolizing Military Energy Drink Sales, Suit Says
• Metal Co. CEO Charged With Illegal Exports To Iran
• Contractor Stuck With Severance Costs After Army Contract
• Ex-Defense Co. Owner Owed Sale Proceeds, 2nd Circ. Says
• Ariz. Water District Ends Quick Win Bid In $42M Cleanup Suit
• DOD To Pay Lockheed $770M More For F-35 Upkeep In 2016
• JF Lehman Snags API Technologies In $111M Deal
• Sikh Army Captain Calls Extra Mask, Helmet Tests Unfair
• Pilot Training Co. Defends Deal On $66M Gulfstream Jet
• KBR Can't Appeal Judge's Refusal To Dismiss FCA Suit
• Consent To Personal Jurisdiction: 2nd Circ. Weighs In
• Gov't Contractor Tips For Avoiding Gender Stereotype Claims
• Honeywell Revokes $90.3B Bid For United Technologies