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Aerospace & Defense - February, 2025

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• Strict Mandates In Contracting Order May Undercut Efficiency
• Trump Still Isn't Obeying Order To Free FEMA Funds, AGs Say
• Ex-Iranian Intel Official Accused Of Torture In Fla. Suit
• Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste
• Insurer Settles $6.7M Jet Engine Damage Dispute
• Space Co. Lied About Rocket Launch Timeline, Investors Say
• Software Engineer Faces Prison For Sharing Info With China
• 3M Wants Texas 'Forever Chemical' Suit Tossed
• NC Man Admits Ploy To Export Military Tech To China
• States Say DOD Transgender Ban Puts Public Safety At Risk
• Feds Can't Dodge Firefighting Foam Suits Yet, SC Judge Rules
• Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers
• CORRECTED: FCC OKs 1st Rules For Spectrum Auction Since 2020
• Boeing Rep Must Testify Again In Folded Airline's 737 Max Suit
• Magnet Co. Execs To Plead Guilty For Emailing Info To China
• Contract Disputes Recap: Liability Test, Termination Claims
• How Courts Can Filter Nonmeritorious Claims In Mass Torts
• Relator Fights Discovery Ruling In FCA Suit Against AECOM
• Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Judge Gives CIA Green Light To Fire Intelligence Officers
• High Court Halts Trump's Wed. Night Deadline To Restore Aid
• Judge Says VA Could Exclude $14B Consulting Deal Bid
• GAO Says Bidder Misunderstood Army Deal Requirements
• Trump Orders Fed Agencies To Plan For Large Layoffs
• Dems Pan Trump Reversal On US Weapons Order
• Honeywell Can't Ship Pension Calculations Fight To NC
• GAO Says $35B Satellite System Needs Better Development
• SDA Chief Revealed Bid Info To $254M Awardee, Report Says
• Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
• Vets Press 9th Circ. To Affirm LA Campus Housing Judgment
• Boeing, Lockheed Supplier Hits Ch. 11 With Over $50M In Debt
• Trump Admin Must Restore Aid By Wed. Night, Court Says
• Trump Targets Covington Attys For Repping Special Counsel
• Binance Can't Evade Terror Victims' Suit, But It's Trimmed
• Imported Copper May Face Tariffs Following New Trump Probe
• Aircraft Parts Maker Hit With Class Claims Over Explosion
• How To Track Trump's Legal Battles
• Newman Says Fed. Circ. Doctors Undermine Suspension Case
• PLA Amendment Moots Contractor Dispute, Gov't Says
• Ex-Privacy Board Members Sue Trump Over Firings
• Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
• VA Fires Another 1,400 Employees Amid Dems' Pushback
• Former FCC Space Bureau Chief Joins DLA Piper In DC
• FCC Hires US House Lawyer As Regulator's Deputy GC
• US Steel, Nippon Urge Court Not To Toss Cleveland-Cliffs Suit
• DC Circ. To Hear Judge Newman's Appeal In April
• Md. Judge Blocks DOGE Access To Education, OPM Data
• Claims Court Can Hear $650M Other Transaction Deal Dispute
• Bezos Satellite Co. Seeks To Block His Paper In Docs Dispute
• FAA, SpaceX Say Rocket Launch Review Passes Muster
• Feds Fight Reinstatement Of Ousted Inspectors General
• Engineering Co.'s $4.1M Claims Axed In Army Corps Dispute
• GAO Sinks Protest Over Army Corps Solicitation Amendment
• Atty Faces $190K Demand After Losing Malicious Litigation Trial
• How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
• Elizabeth Holmes Loses 9th Circ. Appeal Over Theranos Fraud
• Caplin & Drysdale Hires High-Profile Gov't Investigations Atty
• Supreme Court Won't Revisit Contentious Feres Doctrine
• DOJ Hits Judge Weighing Trans Troops Ban With Complaint
• Trump Fires Top Military Commander CQ Brown
• Army Corps Contract Releases Not Clear On Rust Remediation
• Judge Questions Trump Administration Fund Freeze Authority
• US Steel-Nippon Merger Should Not Have Been Blocked
• Aerotech Can't Escape Workers' ESOP Investment Suit
• Billionaire's Tax Privacy Suit Against Booz Allen Proceeds
• Israeli Gets 2 Years For Smuggling Plane Parts To Russia
• 10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting
• Fed. Circ. Scraps Ruling On $14M Army Corps Contract Row
• Compliance Pointers For DOJ's Sweeping Data Security Rule
• Trump Admin Must Obey Order To Restore Aid, Judge Says
• DOJ Says It Will Drop Immigrant Bias Case Against SpaceX
• Dems Blast 'Reckless' Nuclear Security Worker Firings
• Jones Day Atty Exits Menendez Bribery Case As Appeal Looms
• DOD To Shift $50B To Trump Defense Spending Priorities
• Select SPAC Targets Are Soaring Ahead Of The Pack
• Feds Say DC Judge Can't Bar 'Hypothetical' Spending Freezes
• Nootropics Co. Can't Push Nurse's Suit To Arbitration
• Dems Seek Answers, Reversals For 'Reckless' VA Cuts
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Registration, Substantiation, Experience
• Bell Textron Says Iran Is Refusing To Pay $1.7M Storage Costs
• DOJ Official Flags 'Aggressive' FCA Approach Under Trump
• RTX Unit Gets $1.5B F-22 Engine Deal Amid Fleet Uncertainty
• Holland & Knight Adds Two To New Defense Industry Group
• Defense Strategies For Politically Charged Prosecutions
• Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Is Defying Order To Unfreeze Foreign Aid, Groups Say
• Judge Criticizes Gov't For Fighting $7K Navy Back Pay Claim
• Space Tech Co. Denied Injunction In Amazon Contract Row
• Cybersecurity Official Rejoins DOD After Contentious Exit
• GAO Says $185M Space Force Contract Was Reasonable
• US Lagging China In Spectrum Use, Experts Tell Senate
• Judge Calls Trump's Trans Treatment 'Total Discrimination'
• Vets Urge 9th Circ. To Bar UCLA From Baseball Lease Row
• The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration
• Fired Watchdogs 'Must Be Reinstated,' Senate Democrats Say
• Nadine Menendez Loses Bid To Have Expert Testify On Gifts
• Health Net Pays $11.25M To Settle Cybersecurity FCA Claims
• Trump Exec Order Expands Control Over Independent Agencies
• Judge Says 'Animus' Could Doom Trump Transgender Order
• Engine Co. Says Plane Crash Appeal Is Matter For NC Panel
• CIA Gets Remaining Assange Visit Spying Claim Tossed
• Undoing An American Ideal Of Fairness
• DC Midair Collision Family Brings $250M Claims Against Gov't
• CIA Officer Firings Under DEI Ban Halted As Judge Mulls TRO
• Magnetics Co. Loses Constitutional Grounds Dismissal Bid
• Feds Strike $29M Deal To Settle FCA Overpayment Claims
• Ancora Says US Steel CEO May Have Made Insider Trades
• State AGs Can't Yet Block Musk From Accessing Agency Data
• States Move To Block Musk From Taking Over Gov't Agencies
• Maine Judge Denies Challenge To Corporate Transparency Act
• Canadian Flew Drone Over Fla. Space Force Base, Feds Say
• VA Fires More Than 1,000 As Part Of Trump Cuts
• FCC Could Pull Equipment OKs For New Dahua US Owner
• NTSB Probes Faulty Helicopter Data In DC Collision
• Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments
• DC Judge Orders Feds To Restore Foreign Funding
• Ohio Aircraft Parts Co., Workers Indicted Over Russia Exports
• Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
• DOJ Takes Military Bias Dispute With Nev. To 9th Circ.
• House Dems Push Against GOP's Proposed Tax Cuts
• DeepSeek's Rapid Rise Adds Fuel To AI Policy Push
• Claims Court Won't Block $182M Army Corps Deal
• DOD Says Injunction Isn't Needed In Transgender Ban Suit
• Protestor Says Late Filing Must DQ €978M Contract Winner
• US Will Weigh In As Justices Consider $1.3B India Award Suit
• Boeing, DOJ Want More Time To Rework 737 Max Plea Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives Air Force Guam Munitions Disposal Dispute
• In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
• Menendez Files Notice Of Appeal Of Corruption Convictions
• How SDNY US Atty Nom May Shape Enforcement Priorities
• How FAR Council's Proposal May Revamp Conflicts Reporting
• Amazon Worker's $1.6M Fee Bid Slashed In Military Bias Suit
• Willkie-Led Defense Firm Karman Prices Upsized $506M IPO
• VA Blocked From Quickly Appealing Systemic Racism Suit
• Blind Vendors Fight Dismissal Of Military Retailer Dispute
• RI Judge Won't Pause Order To Unfreeze Funds Amid Appeal
• GAO Says Navy Mistake Can't Sink $82M Construction Deal
• Nippon-US Steel Redo Under Trump Could Be A Win-Win
• How Criminal Enforcement Of Trump Tariffs May Work
• Senate Confirms Gabbard As Intelligence Chief
• Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 8 Ousted Inspectors General Sue Over Firings
• Ex-NY Gov. Aide And Husband Deny Foreign Agent Charges
• GAO Says Protester Wrongly Used Redacted Army Corps Info
• Feds Seek $55K In Restitution In VA Doc Sex Abuse Case
• DOD Bars New Transgender Troops Amid Court Challenge
• DeepSeek AI Investigation Could Lead To IP Law Precedents
• Preparing For Stricter Anti-Boycott Enforcement Under Trump
• New DOJ Leaders Should Curb Ill-Conceived Prosecutions
• ABA, Aid Orgs. Sue White House Over Foreign Funding Freeze
• Worker Claims Company's Post-COVID Firing Was Illegal
• Commerce Powers Key In Battle Over Corp. Transparency Law
• Bannon Cops To Fraud Scheme In Border Wall Case
• Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
• Judge Newman Tells DC Circ. Her Suspension Flouts The Law
• Trump Admin's $7.4B In Arms Sales To Israel Draws Dem's Ire
• Fed. Circ. Revives Cotter's Radiation Injury Suit Indemnity Bid
• SpaceX Says It Has Been Harmed By Coastal Commission
• Navigating The Ins And Outs Of Gov't Contracting SAM Site
• Aviation Watch: Litigation Liabilities After DC Air Tragedy
• Baltimore Man Charged After Flying Drone Over NFL Game
• Aerospace Co. Seeks To Toss Ex-Exec's Amended Claims
• Investor Urges US Steel To Dump Deal After Trump Comments
• Trump Admin Violating Order To Unfreeze Funds, Judge Says
• Bannon To Plead Guilty In Border Wall Fraud Case, Avoid Jail
• Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
• Trump Isn't Obeying Order To Unfreeze Funds, States Say
• Attys Seek Guantánamo Access But Face Logistic Hurdles
• Nippon-US Steel Merger Targeted By Consumers In Calif.
• Fed. Circ. Pushes Back At Doctors Who Vouched For Newman
• GAO Says Army Reasonably Sole-Sourced Power Unit Deal
• Texas Wants 3M, Dupont 'Forever Chemical' Suit In State Court
• Steel Cases Test Executive Authority, Judicial Scope
• Ga. Tech Case Shows DOJ Focus On Higher Ed Cybersecurity
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Skadden
• Dozens Of Nations Join ICC In Condemning Trump Sanctions
• Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
• Okla. School District Settles Ex-Teacher's Military Leave Suit
• House Bill Aims To Ban DeepSeek On Gov't Devices
• Lockheed Martin To Pay $30M In FCA Deal Over F-35 Pricing
• Air Traffic Control System Upgrade In Spotlight After DC Crash
• Trump's Trans Military Ban Violates Constitution, Suit Says
• GAO Rejects Air Force Bid To Revise $180M Protest Remedy
• Critical Steps For Navigating Intensified OFAC Enforcement
• No Bail For Ex-Federal Reserve Adviser In Espionage Case
• Bondi Says FCPA Probes Will Focus On Cartels
• Nippon Says US Steel Deal Aligns With Trump Goals
• Carr Names Project 2025 Co-Author As FCC General Counsel
• AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
• Bid Exclusion For $563M Navy Base Deal Justified, GAO Says
• Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Plan Put On Hold
• Honeywell To Split Into 3 Entities After Activist Pressure
• GAO Says Bidder Not Prejudiced By Solicitation 'Ambiguity'
• Dems Want Probe Of RealPage Role In Military Rent Hikes
• NJ Judge Finds For Textron Unit In Fatal Copter Crash
• NJ Seeks Jury Trial In PFAS Cleanup Case Against 3M, DuPont
• FCC To Launch Spectrum Sale, Eyes More C-Band Use
• Judge Won't Pause Crowdfunding Case After Fraud Indictment
• Palantir Backs Percipient.ai In 'Interested Party' Dispute
• When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
• Missile-Defense Firm Karman Launches Plans For $400M IPO
• Feds Must Face Air Marshal Union's Harassment Claims
• 11th Circ. Backs Navy Win In IT Worker's Promotion Bias Suit
• Ex-Ambassador To Hungary Returns To Jenner's NY Team
• Cleveland-Cliffs Wants 'Un-American' US Steel Suit Tossed
• Troutman Pepper Brings On Former DOJ Official In Texas
• Lawmakers Vote To Advance Commerce Nominee Lutnick
• Russian Bank Can't Ditch Jet Crash Suit, 2nd Circ. Agrees
• 9th Circ. Revives FCA Suit Over Military Meds Deliveries
• Axon Gets Cities' Antitrust Case Largely Tossed
• Drug Cartels' Terrorist Label Raises Litigation Risk For Cos.
• Boeing Supplier Tells 5th Circ. To Ax Texas Biz Records Law
• Ex-Fed Adviser Charged With Espionage Called Flight Risk
• Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
• A Halftime Analysis Of DOJ's Compensation Pilot Program
• China Hits US Energy Goods With Retaliatory Tariffs
• DOJ Poised To Prosecute Threat-Makers Against DOGE
• Army Corps Can't Prove $4M Contractor Negligence Claim
• DC Circ. Rejects Newman's Bid To Unseal Suspension Docs
• Fired SpaceX Workers Want To Know Where Musk Was
• Amazon Military Leave Class Should Be Certified, Judge Says
• Exec Cops To Crashing Drone Into Plane Fighting LA Fires
• US Steel, Nippon Say Election Politics Blocked $14.9B Deal
• DC Judge Joins RI In Blocking Trump Funding Freeze
• Documentary Filmmaking Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3 Firms Advise On $3B Triumph Group Go-Private Agreement