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3rd Circ. Vexed By Remedies For Defunct Vax Mandate

By George Woolston

The Third Circuit wrestled Friday with how it could remedy injuries claimed to be suffered by nurses who lost their jobs for not complying with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, asking what order it could give about something that is no longer in effect and about jobs they no longer have.

County Can't Scuttle Religious Bias Suit Over Vax Exemptions

By Patrick Hoff

A California county can't escape a lawsuit claiming it treated employees' religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine differently from other employees' health exemptions, a federal judge ruled, though the court suggested the county's bid to decertify the class action may have legs.

Defense Fights Privilege Waiver In $250M COVID Fraud Case

By Emily Sawicki

A Minnesota nonprofit director accused of orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme using funds from a COVID-19 federal food program has told a federal judge that prosecutors are wrong to argue that her lawyer's testimony at her impending trial will waive her attorney-client privilege, since the lawyer would be discussing facts, not advice.

3rd Circ. Preview: NFL Concussion Benefits Fight Tops January

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The case of late NFL players' family members who say they shouldn't have to exhume their loved ones' remains to receive benefits from the national concussion settlement takes center stage in the Third Circuit's January argument session.

Fla. Man Says Gov't Miscalculated Forfeiture In PPP Fraud

By Carolina Bolado

A Haitian man currently serving a 50-month prison sentence for concealing a COVID-19 loan fraud scheme from U.S. immigration officials to get citizenship urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to reverse a forfeiture judgment against him, arguing that the government miscalculated the amount of his ill-gotten gains from the scheme.

COVID-19 Tracking App's Apple Antitrust Suit Snuffed Out

By Bryan Koenig

A D.C. federal judge won't permit a COVID-19 tracking app to tweak its proposed antitrust class action against Apple, finding that the amended complaint "stumbles at step one" and cannot adequately describe smartphone and app markets to justify allegations that the technology giant shut out competing tracker apps.


Expert Analysis

Inside The Appeals Board's 2024 Report To Congress

An in-depth examination of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals ​a continuing decline in new cases, motions and hearings, a trend that may correspond with ​t​he increased use of alternative dispute resolution, and expedited or accelerated proceedings, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

Contract Disputes Recap: Perils Of Perfunctory Interpretation

Attorneys at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions in which the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the Federal Circuit ruthlessly dismantled arguments that rely on superficial understandings of different contract terms.

Heading Off Officials' Errors When Awarded A Gov't Contract

Government contractors awarded state or local projects funded through federal programs should seek clarification of their compliance obligations, documenting everything, or risk having to defend themselves when they seek reimbursement months later, with only their word for support, says George Petel at Wiley.

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