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Aerospace & Defense - March, 2021

209 articles

• Gibson Dunn DQ'd From Military Contractors' Copyright Fight
• DHS Head Vows To Call Out Nations That Foster Ransomware
• Status Reports Not Bills Under False Claims Act, Judge Says
• FCC Vote Would Give Spectrum To Private Space Launches
• Cubic Backs Veritas, Evergreen's New $3B Take-Private Bid
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Space, Uranium, Navy Subs
• DOD Issues Policy Allowing Open Transgender Service Again
• VA Hospital Wrongful Death Verdict Raised To $3.9M
• GAO Says IBM Protest Over $730M Army Deal Is Untimely
• Terrorist Watchlist Finds Support At 4th Circ.
• 12 States Rally To Defend Trump-Era Contractor Bias Rule
• DC Circ. Revives Vets Group's Suit Over 'Mar-A-Lago Council'
• Pratt & Whitney Can't Exit $1B Radioactive Subdivision Suit
• Aviation Watch: FAA Must Take Action On Fan Blade Dangers
• $1B Suit Over Boeing 737 MAX8 Sent Back To Ill. State Court
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• GAO Says USAID Needs Better Vetting On Palestinian Aid
• Feds Seize Websites Posing As COVID-19 Vaccine Makers
• SpaceX Should Face DOJ Hiring Bias Probe, Judge Says
• USTR Suspends Trade Deal With Myanmar Over Military Coup
• Ranch, Biden Admin. In Border Wall Dispute Settlement Talks
• Northrop Must Face ERISA Class Action Over Pension Cuts
• GAO Says Navy Deal Protester Failed To Keep Own Bid Alive
• Justices Reject US Sailors' $1B Fukushima Radiation Case
• Justices Won't Hear Request To Make Clinton Be Deposed
• Man Accused Of Threatening Flynn Judge Reaches Plea Deal
• Justices Won't Disturb Ruling Blessing 3-D Printed Gun Suit
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Commerce Eases Reporting Rules For Encryption Exports
• ​​​​​​​Italian Boiler Co. Settles Iran Sanctions Claims For $950K
• What To Watch As Trial Starts In Massive 3M Earplug MDL
• Dems Reintroduce Internet Of Things Cybersecurity Bill
• How To Meet CFIUS Expectations On Chinese Investment
• DHS Ousts Most Homeland Security Advisers From Council
• US-Venezuela Feud Derails WTO Dispute Session Again
• Saudi Co. Wants Ex-Spymaster's $29M Boston Pads Frozen
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Rolls-Royce Fights To Take Over Goodrich Joint Venture
• Biden Urged To Name National Cyber Czar Amid Breaches
• Judge O'Malley Thinks Fed. Circ. Could Be Back This Summer
• Ex-Raytheon Engineer To Plead Guilty To Leaking Missile Info
• Supreme Court's View On Foreign Discovery Eagerly Awaited
• Judge Finds KBR Violated FCA Through Kickback Scheme
• Judge DQs 3 Experts From $1B Radioactive Subdivision Trial
• Feds Tell Justices Guam's Landfill Suit Filed Too Late
• Coherent Ditches Lumentum For Sweetened $7B Deal
• Justices Will Bring Welcome Resolution In Int'l Discovery Row
• Devas US Arm Cannot Substitute Parent In $1.3B Award Suit
• Treasury Targets Myanmar Military's Business Interests
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• 'No Further Adjournments' For Trial Of Ex-CIA Programmer
• Privileged Matter At Heart of 2 Havana Docks Suits
• Reps Urge Biden To Make COVID Vax Mandatory For Military
• Tariffs Key To Managing Global Steel Production, Report Says
• Labor And Employment Changes Ahead For Gov't Contractors
• Company Possibly Liable For Owner's Alleged Small Biz Fraud
• Cooley-Led Cloud Startup & Car Wholesaler's IPOs Top $1B
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Calif. Bank Says Insurer Should Pay For $14M Loss To Grifter
• DOD Tech Outreach Undermined By Contracting Barriers
• GAO Says Army Blameless In Contractor's $649M Bid Protest
• 3 Firms Guide 3D Printing Biz VELO3D's $1.6B Go-Public Deal
• When Gov't Contacts Lead To DC Long-Arm Jurisdiction
• NASA Contractor Hit With Overtime Wages Suit
• Ga. Family Resurrects Fraud Suit Against US Troop Loan Biz
• 5th Circ. Says Cop's Clash With Fellow Officer Not Harassment
• Cubic Weighs Competing $2.4B Bid From Latham-Led Co.
• DOD Ballistic Vest Deal Survives Protest Due To Missing Bid
• 3 Biotech Firms Join Packed Calendar Of At Least 19 IPOs
• 1st N. Korean National Extradited To US For Laundering Trial
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• VA To Review $16B Electronic Health Records Program
• Ex-SEC Chief Clayton Named Apollo Chairman As Black Exits
• 6 CFIUS Considerations For De-SPAC Transactions
• Patent Appeal Lessons From Fed. Circ. Remote En Banc Args
• High Court Will Take Up Arbitration Discovery Question
• UK Tribunal Won't Nix Doc Bid In Engine Fire Fight
• Law360's 2021 Aerospace & Defense Editorial Advisory Board
• Fed. Circ. Wary Of President's Indefinite Security Tariff Power
• Lawmakers Seek To Halt Dutch-Chinese Semiconductor Deal
• Service Members Seek Hearing On 3M Earplugs Site
• Bannon Says Feds Must Fully Drop Indictment After Pardon
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Gambit To Block Trump's Midnight Regulations Will Likely Fail
• Sanctions Violations Case Is A Warning On Crypto Compliance
• FCC Emergency System Upgrade Might Add Internet Alerts
• 4th Circ. Revives Guilty Verdict Against Ex-Flynn Partner
• US Tightens Exports To Russia Over Dissident Poisonings
• Fintech OppFi Faces CFPB Probe Over Military Lending
• Senate Bill Aims To Give DHS More Power To Fight EB-5 Fraud
• Flight Operator Flouting Venezuela Sanctions Gets 55 Months
• Commerce Subpoenas Chinese Cos. In IT Supply-Chain Probe
• Mayorkas Defends Mexico Border Handling As Orderly
• GOP Says Biden Broke Law By Freezing Border Wall Funds
• GOP House Armed Services Director Joins Holland & Knight
• India Space Agency Unit Rips Restraining Order In $1.3B Fight
• FCC Inches Toward Booting 2 Chinese Telecoms From US
• Lumentum Lobs $6.9B Coherent Offer Amid Bidding War
• US Officials Expect Tough Talks With China In Alaska
• Vectrus Says Air Force Overpaid For $557M Support Deal
• Biden Officials Mull Software Vendor Cybersecurity Grades
• Spirit AeroSystems Beats Ex-Manager's Race Bias Case
• Senators Revive Effort To Rein In Security Tariff Power
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• Judge Says NM Oil-Spill Suit Can't Supersede State's Cleanup
• Protester Says Army Irrationally Switched $257M Deal To Rival
• Sidley, Ex-Reed Smith Partners Among Biden's Top Atty Picks
• Justices Urged To Back All-Male Draft As Constitutional
• Insurer Group Says FCA Liability Shouldn't Extend To Sureties
• Parts Maker To Pay OFAC $216K Over Iran Sanctions Breach
• Cooley-Led DigitalOcean Leads 5 Planned IPOs Totaling $2B
• Experts Barred From Testifying In 3M Earplug MDL
• Fed. Circ. Solidifies Break-Pay Test In Pentagon Police OT Suit
• Court Erred In Barring Late DOJ Intervention In FCA Case
• US Should Create New 3-Pronged Approach To Cybersecurity
• Commerce Begins Public Outreach For Chip Shortage Probe
• Trump Order Blacklisting Chinese Co. Xiaomi Blocked
• Top Dem's F-35 Cutback Plan Faces Strong Headwinds
• Microsoft Server Hack Sparks Debate On Victim Expectations
• Brand Battles: DHS Aims To Block 'COVID PreCheck' App
• DLA Piper Snags Export Controls Pro From Faegre Drinker
• Cos. Should Brace For More EPA Action On PFAS Under Biden
• UK's Revised Merger-Review Definitions Will Ease Compliance
• Delta Hit With Wage Suit Over Short-Term Military Leave
• 9th Circ. Turns Away Southwest's Midcase Class Cert. Appeal
• Guard Union Says Security Co. Refused To Reinstate Worker
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• COVID Inflamed Damaging Year For Data Breach Victims
• The American Rescue Plan: What's In It For Transportation?
• 4th Circ. Rejects Challenge Over DOD's Slow Doc Posting
• Facebook Nixes Plan For Undersea Fiber Cable To Hong Kong
• Fed. Circ. Backs Army Corps' 1-Day Bidding Extension
• GAO Says Army's Waiver Doesn't Thwart $49M Deal
• What Companies Should Know About SIGPR Oversight
• Fed. Circ. Revives Ex-NASA Engineer's Military Leave Suit
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Biz Sees Cautious Approach On Trade Power From Courts
• 5th Circ. Affirms OK Of $138M Award Against Venezuela
• Judge Says Affirming Khashoggi Tape Would Hurt US Security
• 2 Texas Doctors Agree To Plead Guilty In Tricare Fraud Case
• GAO Report Finds Army Corps Wage Guidance Lacking
• 5th Circ. Affirms Lockheed's Win In Asbestos Exposure Suit
• Trade Court Nixes Broad Security Tariff Exclusion Challenge
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Establishes Framework For Gov't IP Disputes
• Seattle Jury Clears Manufacturer In $27M Asbestos Suit
• FCC's Rosenworcel Bullish On Open RAN Advances In 2021
• Coherent Reverses Stance, Agrees To $6.6B Lumentum Deal
• Congress Extends Contractor COVID-19 Relief For 6 Months
• Southwest Military Leave Suit Frozen For Class Cert Challenge
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Boilermaker Asks Jury For $27M As Asbestos Trial Closes
• Chinese Co. Won't Get Final Judgment Over Trump Blacklist
• SBA Axes VA Small Biz Lease After Finding No Veteran Control
• FCC Hit With Calls To Rework 3.4 GHz Sharing Plan
• 2nd Circ. Lets Iran-Linked Charity Collect More Rent
• Ex-State Appointee Charged In Capitol Riot To Remain Jailed
• Cato Slams Trump's 'Abusive' Use Of 'National Security' Tariffs
• Indicted MIT Prof. Wants Ex-US Atty Sanctioned For PR Blitz
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Arbitrary Action, Timeline, Task Order
• Feds Won't Prolong Security Tariff Litigation In CIT
• European Banking Authority Hit By Microsoft Server Breach
• GAO Says Army Wrongly Adjusted Proposal For $257M Deal
• FCC Asked To Expand 'Use It Or Share It' Policy On Spectrum
• Ex-Navy Officer Can't Confirm Asbestos Product Use At Trial
• Proposal Would Let Foreign Gov'ts Be Sued For Cyberattacks
• Lockheed To Pay $71M To Address F-35 Spare Part Issues
• Coherent Ditches Lumentum Deal, Sides With Rival $6.5B Bid
• New Defective Pricing Audit Risks For Defense Contractors
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• 10th Circ. Cancels Rehearing On Bump Stock Ban Challenge
• Biden To Work With Congress To Rein In War Authorizations
• Water Plant Hack Underscores Utilities' Glaring IT Risks
• US Readies New Export Restrictions Amid Myanmar Protests
• US, EU Suspend Tariffs, Aiming To End Aircraft Subsidy Fight
• Biden's Strikes Likely Legal, But They May Prompt Blowback
• 2nd Circ. Vacates Sanctions For Donziger In Chevron Case
• Boeing Emails In Chancery Suit Show Angst Over 737 Reports
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• US Army Didn't Violate Trademark License, Fed. Circ. Says
• US Suspends Tariffs On UK Goods In Aircraft Subsidy Fight
• Appeals Board Says BAE's Army Cost Dispute Is Timely
• Dems Urge Biden To Rein In Nuclear Posture
• UK Unveils Tweaks To New Merger Control Regime
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• Treasury Sanctions Mexican Cocaine, Meth Trafficker
• Questions Loom About DOJ Dismissal Power In FCA Suits
• Climate Dominates Questions For 2 Biden Enviro Nominees
• Satellite Co. Investors Want Docs In $1.3B Award Row Back
• After J&J-Merck Deal, Biden Vows Vaccines For All By May 31
• Watchdog Says US Gov't Cybersecurity 'Regressed' Since '19
• SolarWinds Says SEC, DOJ, State AGs Probing Cyberhack
• Veterans' Health Claims Processed Incorrectly, OIG Says
• Sen. Urges Gov't To Declassify Russian Bounty Assessment
• Senate Confirms Raimondo To Lead Commerce Dept.
• SBA Vendor Report Overlooks Implicit Contract Ratification
• Jones Day Creates Practice Focusing On State AG Probes
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• US Imposes Sanctions On Russia Over Navalny Poisoning
• SIGAR Calls Out $2.4B In Potentially Wasted Afghan Spending
• High Court Wants Gov't View On Military Discrimination Law
• GE Urges High Court To Skip Sailors' $1B Fukushima Case
• Mitigate Key FCPA Risks With Tailor-Made Compliance
• 5th Circ. Clears Insulation Cos. Of NASA Engineer's Death
• Clean Water Act Ruling Could Obstruct Future Permitting
• Biden Looks To Strike Balance On Trade Enforcement
• Rocket Lab To Go Public At $4.1B Value In Blank-Check Union
• L3Harris Sheds Defense Units In $1.45B Sales Led By 5 Firms
• High Court Will Review Ex-National Guard Pilot's Benefits Bid