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Government Contracts - September, 2010

172 articles

• Merck Balks At $4.6M Verdict In Mass. Medicaid Case
• Coastal, US End $1.2B NASA Security Contract Fight
• House Members Threaten Subpoena Over DOD Cuts
• ELA Tries To Nix FCA Suit Over Defibrillators
• Williams Mullen Trade Partner Tapped For Fed. Circ.
• Tactronics Sues US Over Lost $374M Army Contract
• L-3 Sues Intergraph Over Navy Ship Hardware Deal
• Senate Panel Clears Bill To Trim Agency Spending
• Army Role-Playing Trainers Win FLSA Class Cert.
• Subcontractor Exec Pleads Not Guilty In DOD Fraud
• US Gov't Still On Hook For Buying Infringing Products
• Spent Nuclear Fuel Costs Skyrocket As Cases Drag On
• Implied False Certification Theory Gains Support
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's George Ruttinger
• Judge Hands Victory To Army In Orlando Airport Suit
• Q&A With DLA Piper's Richard Rector
• GAO Says DOD Auditing Efforts Lagging, Over Budget
• DCS Loses Challenge To $64M Air Force Contract
• ISN's $2M Suit With US Over Indirect Costs Is Trimmed
• ABB Charged With Bribing Mexican, Iraqi Officials
• Gov't Contracting Legislation To Watch This Fall
• MPRI Drops Protest To DynCorp's $44M Army Deal
• Dr. Claims Hospital Hid Evidence In Alzheimer's Suit
• DOJ Probes Amedisys Over Medicare Billing
• 3 Bids Lodged To End F-16 Parts Contract Dispute
• Chicago Garbage Co. Exec Guilty Of Bid-Rigging
• The Proactive Approach To The Post-Dodd-Frank World
• New Bill Would Increase Contract Oversight At Arlington
• Ex-Raytheon Workers Demand Medical Monitoring
• Sens. Demand More Info On DOD Plans To Close JFCOM
• FCA Qui Tam Suit Heads To High Court
• Supreme Court Will Hear Drug Pricing Dispute
• SLM Escapes FCA Suit Over Forbearance Practices
• GAO Nixes Protest Over Heater Tube Contracts
• Oracle Says DOJ's Claims Too Late In Contract Dispute
• Grassley Questions Savings From Group Purchasers
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Kerry McTigue
• Govt. Settles Courthouse Construction Dustup With PCL
• Plaintiffs' Lawyer Deposed In Blackwater FCA Case
• Botox Settlement Adds More Frown Lines To Industry
• High Court To Take FCC-AT&T Corporate Privacy Case
• Defense Cutbacks To Spur Contractor Litigation
• High Court Takes On Boeing's $3B Navy Contract Spat
• Whistleblower Suits Over Children's Drugs Tossed
• US Dismissal Bid Fails In Marines Contract Dispute
• Honeywell Looks To Nix Naval Base Subcontract Spat
• Dyncorp Wedges Into $44M Defense Contract Case
• Guidant Seeks KO Of $700M Heart Device Fraud Suit
• Con Edison Probes Alleged Bribery Scheme
• New Review Proposed For Commercial T&M Contracts
• Q&A With Blank Rome's Al Krachman
• Alaska Airlines Win Bid To Halt PenAir Mail Contract
• 3 Rules For Gov't Contractors To Watch For This Fall
• Ex-Army Sgt. Pleads Guilty In Fuel Contract Scheme
• Small-Business Bill A Mixed Bag For All Cos.
• Builder Appeals Standing Ruling In VA Contract Spat
• Ex-Lobbyist Pleads Guilty In Straw Donor Scandal
• Case Study: Haro V. Sebelius
• $414M Army Translator Contract Complaint Tossed
• Q&A With McGuireWoods' John Williamson
• GOP Senators Oppose High-Road Contract Rules
• Contractors Brace For Fight Over High-Road Rules
• Sens. Urge Obama To Axe Afghanistan Spending IG
• Drilling Ban Threatens Obama's OMB Chief Nominee
• Fed. Circ. Sides With US In Software Contract Spat
• Western Titanium Tries To Oust US Attys In Fraud Trial
• GAO Backs Vanguard Protest Over FEMA Contracts
• 5th Circ. Kills Ex-Army Major's Iraq Contract Appeal
• US Wants To Ditch Raytheon's Adjustment Cost Spat
• Q&A With Kirkland & Ellis' Rob Ryland
• Contract Breaches Can Lead To False Claims Liability
• Iowa City Settles False Ambulance Claims Case For $5M
• Aviation Ground Rebuffs Protest To $16M Navy Contract
• House Bill Would Aid Minority Contractors
• Obama Names Acting GAO Head To Full Role
• Lockheed, Pentagon Strike $5B Fighter Jet Deal
• St. Jude Qui Tam Cases Spawn Derivative Suit
• House OKs Tougher Medicare Fraud Bill
• ACLU Suit Threatens Whistleblower Secrecy
• Panel Probes Firm Conflicts In TARP Contracts
• Small Biz Group Wins Fees In FOIA Battle With DOE
• House Legislators Call For Medicare Fraud Crackdown
• Councils Seek Changes To TINA Interest Calculations
• Feds Bring New Charges In DOD Supply Fraud Case
• Fed. Circ. Puts Contractors On Offense In Maropakis
• Atty's Info Would Torpedo $1B Fraud Suit: Blackwater
• Of 9-Foot Ceilings And Indoor Parking In Gov't Contracts
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Robert Huffman
• 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Effort Stalls In Senate
• Omnicare Ends Medicaid False Claims Suit For $21M
• DOJ Asks To Join Wyeth Rapamune Qui Tam Suit
• Q&A With Brown Rudnick's Ken Weckstein
• US Wants Toss Of Chapman Firm's $25M Contract Suit
• US Wants Sheridan Air Hangar Contract Suit Tossed
• The Importance Of US V. Stricker
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims To Modernize FPS
• Senate Panel OKs Lew To Lead Budget Office
• Manuli Seeks Exit From Marine Hose FCA Suit
• 5 Tips For The Beginning Government Contractor
• Despite Bluster, New Bribery Bill Lacks Punch: Attys
• Calif. Hospital Settles Medicare Fraud Suit For $2M
• HID Global Loses Bid Protest Over Passport Covers
• DOJ Drops Plan For New Case Management System
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Lorraine Campos
• US Appeals $68.8M Hit In Aviation Fuel Case
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Ex-DOJ Atty, High Court Clerk
• DHS Hit With FOIA Suit Over Lockheed Subcontract
• Transparency In Government Contracting?
• Blackwater Tries To Muzzle Workers In $1.2B FCA Suit
• Kerr-McGee Owes US $23M Over Royalty Shortage
• Contractors Brace For Fallout From FAPIIS
• Ohio Auditor's Son To Join Father In Jail Over Bribery
• Judge Quashes Beryllium Toxic Tort V. Alcoa, Others
• Lockheed Wins Dismissal Of FCA Suit Over F-22
• US Seeks Quick Win In $15M Navy Drug Testing Spat
• Amgen Kickback Suits Consolidated On Appeal
• BLR Wants 2nd Chance On Air Force Contract Suit
• Whistleblower Program Needs More Oversight: GAO
• Senate OKs Multiyear Boeing Fighter Contracts
• Ex-Lobbyist To Plead Guilty To Illegal Contributions
• SC River Cleanup To Exceed Contract Costs, GAO Says
• Stay On $53M Ruling Upheld In Spent Nuclear Fuel Suit
• House OKs Bills Aimed At Expanding Buy American Act
• Ark. Intervenes In Wyeth Protonix Qui Tam Suits
• Bill To Bar Corrupt Overseas Contractors OK'd In House
• Medicare's Bidding Process Much Improved, GAO Says
• Forest Agrees To Drop $313M To Settle Qui Tam Claims
• 5th Circ. Revives Washington Group Katrina Claims
• DOD Unveils New Measures To Cut Acquisition Costs
• DOL Hits Tyson With Gender Discrimination Suit
• Chenega Loses Challenge Of $46M Air Force Contract
• GAO Denies Bid Protest Over Army Dog Kennel Deal
• 9th Circ. Limits Electronic Search In MLB Steroid Case
• White House Aims To Boost Small Business Contracts
• Pfizer Off The Hook In Genotropin Kickback Suit
• Fluor, IAP Unit Settle Spat Over Air Force Contract
• Ex-Hartford, Conn., Mayor Gets 3 Years For Corruption
• Fla. Cancer Center Settles False Claims Suit
• Group Health Takes Bite Out Of Medicare Qui Tam Suit
• FDA Blasts Bristol-Myers Over Puerto Rico Plant
• Chicago's Win In Supplier's Contract Spat Stands
• US Foodservice Pays $30M To Settle Fraud Charges
• When Cloud Computing Meets E-Discovery Obligations
• Better Controls Needed On Contractor Data Access: GAO
• GAO OKs VA's Rejection Of Medtronic Contract
• Denali Commission Can't Take Conditional Grants: GAO
• EREH Wants Judgment In GSA Property Contract Fight
• Raytheon On Hook For Retiree Benefits: 9th Circ.
• KBR Prevails In Suit Over Toxic Exposure In Iraq
• US Appeals Loss In Army Hospital Construction Case
• Night Vision Goggles Maker Fined For Illegal Exports
• DOI Loses Bid To Kill $173M Pipeline Contract Spat
• Medtronic Whistleblower's Kickback Suit Tossed
• Titan Demands $226K In Military Contract Spat
• Bank VP 7th To Plead Guilty In Muni Bond Probe
• KBR Can't Squelch Burn Pit Litigation
• Grassley Calls On DOD To Improve Contract Audits
• FCA Suit Against UGA Researchers Gets The Boot
• GAO Denies Heath Construction Bid Protest
• Coastal Maritime Gets 2nd Shot At $25M Army Contract
• New DOD Rules Step Up Contractor Competition
• WTO Ruling On Boeing Subsidies To Come Sept. 15
• Mass. Hospitals Seek Quick Win In Research Grant Suit
• Cisco, Westcon Pay $48M To Resolve FCA Claims
• OLG Trims $7M Suit Over Army Vehicle Contract
• 6th Circ. Affirms Fees Award In GE Jet Engine Suit
• NY Hospitals Pay $3M To Settle Medicare Fraud Suit
• Subcontractor Sues Honeywell Over Naval Base Work
• Pharmacists Welcome Medicaid AMP Rule Revisions
• Alleged DOT Con Man Fails To Block E-Evidence
• Grant & Eisenhofer Scores Nussbaum Antitrust Crew
• Allergan Settles Botox Off-Label Claims For $600M