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Government Contracts - June, 2023

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• EV Truck Co. Brass, Investors End Derivative Suit For $12.5M
• Biden Airs Plan B After Justices Nix $430B Student Debt Relief
• Wash. City Blames Utility Cos. For Costly Road Work Delays
• Supreme Court Won't Hear $3B Spectrum Credit Appeal
• 7th Circ. Affirms Immunity For Wisconsin Tribal Health Center
• HHS Must Rework $50B IT Contract Again, Watchdog Says
• Colo. Pot Chain Gets State Vendor's Fees Blocked, For Now
• Doc Cleared Of $85M Medicare Scam Can't Sanction Feds
• EU, Pfizer Strike Pandemic Prep Deal Via €5B Health Program
• Navy Support Deal's $40M Premium Justified, GAO Rules
• Feds Deny Liability For ICE Detainee's COVID-19 Death
• DC Circ. Denies Norfolk Southern Immunity In Railroad Fight
• NY Judge Orders Haiti To Pay $28M In Fuel Delivery Row
• Watchdog Presses DOD To Enact AI Acquisition Guidance
• Appellate Funding Disclosure: No Mandate Is Right Choice
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Justices Order FCA Do-Overs After SuperValu Intent Ruling
• Contractor Can't Ground Aircraft-Testing Trade Secrets Suit
• Calif.'s Insulin Cost Suit Against CVS Sent Back To State Court
• Pharma CEO, Others Get Prison Time In $80M Medicare Fraud
• Ga. Judge Tosses Parents' Air Force Base Abuse Claims
• Colo. Pot Chain Says Contractor Fees Illegal, Anti-Competitive
• Conn. LLCs Allege Improper Denial Of Cannabis Licenses
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Army Vehicles And Space Tech
• Pipe Cos. Hit With $18M Jury Verdict Over Seattle Jail Leaks
• Panel Denies Farm's Bid To Reclaim Denver Airport Land
• Case Law Is Mixed On D&O Coverage For Gov't Investigations
• Hirschler Fleischer Brings On Litigation Atty In Va.
• Boeing's Bad Faith Deal Suit Will Move Forward, Judge Says
• $120M DOD Fuel Supply Deal Win Likened To 'War Dogs' Film
• Pa. Court Strikes Two-Lab Requirement For Medical Cannabis
• Chicago Bar Association Appoints 1st Openly Gay President
• Shumaker Advisors Adds Veteran Wireless Lobbyist In DC
• Colo. Students Get COVID College Refund Suit Revived
• Co. Tells Jury It's Not At Fault For Seattle Jail Plumbing Crisis
• DOJ Targets Telehealth, Opioids In $2.5B Fraud Sweep
• Contractor Can't Recoup $37M Base Maintenance Losses
• Judge Favors Detroit's Bid To Trim $2M Atty Fees In RE Case
• BLM Reaps $105M In Large-Scale Nev. Solar Lease Sale
• Contractor Can't Dodge Damages In Pipeline Strike Fight
• Ex-NYC School Official Convicted In Food Bribe Case
• Flight Training Co. Loses 'Flawed' $240M Navy Deal Protest
• FEMA Won't Cover Texas City's $58M Winter Storm Uri Gas Bill
• Holland & Knight Adds Adviser From Sen. Veterans Committee
• Calif. Woman Convicted In $24M Medicare Wheelchair Scam
• Justices' Corruption Ruling May Shift DOJ Bank Fraud Tactics
• Judge Newman Wants Suspension Lifted, Citing Doc's OK
• 'Non-Earth-Origin' Material Spotted In Senate Intel Bill
• Mich. Tribe Says Blue Cross Data Problems Merit Default Win
• Detroit Pension Fund Can't Force Steeper Payments
• 3M Asks 11th Circ. To Lift Injunction In Ch. 11 Case
• Mass. Pharmacy To Pay $10M For Missing Opioid 'Red Flags'
• Ex-DOE Contracting Officer Cops To Accepting Bribes
• Ex-Deloitte Workers Get Bulk Of Trade Secrets Case Tossed
• SuperValu's Lesson: Always Be Building An FCA Defense
• Tribal Group Says Co. Can't Join 9th Circ. Copper Mine Case
• Honeywell Settles Ex-HR Director's Age Bias Suit
• Convicted LA Politician Says USC Bribery Evidence Fell Short
• Ex-Mozambique Official Nears Extradition For $2B Fraud Case
• DOT Awards $27M To Alaska, Tribe For Road Improvements
• Feds Want To Cut Fraud Counts In $18M Atlanta Bribery Case
• High Court Ends Case Over Trump Hotel Docs
• How Attys Can Avoid Exposing Their Firms To Cyberattacks
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• A Need To Be Big: US Law Firms Kept Foot On Gas In 2022
• 10 Years Of The 10 Biggest US Firms
• Justices Reject Mob Snitch Case Against NY Restitution Pool
• Watchdog Greenlights Deals Breaking With Market Practices
• Colo. Ski Resort Looks To Save Suit Over Water Access Ban
• GSA Extends $75B IT Deal By 5 Years
• DC Circ. Tosses Navy Contractor's NLRB Ruling Challenge
• Public Nature Of Extra Meds Allegations Dooms FCA Suit
• Trump's China Directive Found To Support, Not Supplant, INA
• Feds Didn't Control WWII Refinery Waste, 6th Circ. Rules
• 6th Circ. Trims Wyndham Hotel Suit Over Elevator Inspection
• Oregon Bar Asks 9th Circ. To Allow Mandatory Membership
• Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip
• 5th Circ. Axes Challenge To Louisiana Bail System
• How A Top Anti-Abortion Atty Sees Dobbs 1 Year Later
• How A Top Abortion-Rights Atty Sees Dobbs 1 Year Later
• Board Won't Toss DOD's $151M Honeywell Clawback Claim
• Abortion Litigation To Watch As Dobbs Decision Turns 1
• Navy Vindicated Despite 'Absolute Mess' Of $11M Lab Project
• NEPA Reforms May Aid Project Speed, But Red Tape Remains
• 'Fat Leonard' Defendants Irked After Prosecutors Get Awards
• River Group Wants Full 11th Circ. Rehearing In Sewage Suit
• 4th Circ. Ruling Outlines Defense Against Retaliation Claims
• Enviro Groups Challenge Louisiana Permit For Gas Pipeline
• 'Gender Identity Is Real': Judge Tosses Fla. Ban On Trans Care
• Booz Allen, Two Other Cos. Protest $60B VA IT Contract
• Biden-Harris Admin. To Invest $975M In Fed Buildings
• FTC Warned Of 'Radical Theory' In $4.7B L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• T-Mobile Won't Cooperate In Data Breach Probe, Wash. Says
• Orsted Wins Permit Fight With NJ Town Over Wind Farm Work
• An Overview Of OFCCP's Religious-Exemption Reset
• Feds Ignored Boston Minority-Business Complaint, Suit Says
• Panel Says Newman Probe Hearing Will Not Be Public
• 9th Circ. Backs Feds' Win In Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Suit
• 3M Urges Reversal Of $50M Faulty Earplug Bellwether Verdict
• High Court Underscores DOJ's Role In Policing FCA Litigation
• Mich. Judge Urges City, State To Settle Public Land Fight
• 5th Circ. Revives States' Challenge To Border Wall Freeze
• Angola Scores Exit From $1.1B Power Plant Suit
• DHS Finalizes Rule For Contractors To Protect Sensitive Info
• LA Clean Power Agency Floats $1B Bond For Energy Buys
• 5 Management Tips To Keep Law Firm Merger Talks Moving
• Groups Drop Suit Over Texas DOT's $6B Highway Plan
• Health Care IT Co. To Pay $1.7M Over Unapproved Expenses
• Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40
• High Court's FCA Ruling Reopens Constitutionality Question
• Russian Telecom Loses $2.1B Claim Over Turkmenistan Exit
• Feds Lose 'Kicker' With High Court's Narrow ID Theft Take
• Lawmakers Say SD Tribes Need Law Enforcement Boost
• Fla. Man 'Integral' To Telehealth Scam Faces 5 Years, Feds Say
• Kaiser Permanente Gets Tax Credit Claims Cut Permanently
• EY Gets FDIC Attys Disqualified In $125M Bank Fraud Row
• San Francisco, Its Former DA Get Early Win In ADA Firing Suit
• What NIH's New Grant Guidance Means For Awardees
• Broader Implications Of High Court's Identity Theft Law Ruling
• 9th Circ. Reverses Worker's Disability Benefits Denial
• Border Patrol Union Urges Justices To Mull COVID Hazard Pay
• High Court Backs Broad FCA Dismissal Authority For Gov't
• Gambling Opponents Fight To Keep Calif. Gaming Suit Alive
• 6th Circ. Doubts Feds Controlled Refineries During WWII
• 7th Circ. Backs Ex-Mayor's Tax, Bribery Convictions
• Ga. Panel Won't Undo Annexation In 'Academic' Land Dispute
• Construction Co. Owners Charged In $5.4M Contract Scam
• DOI Floats Lower Solar, Wind Project Fees On Public Lands
• Green Groups Accuse TVA Of 'Backroom Deal' For Gas Plant
• Nev. Tribe Gets $12M Boost To Build 'Indian Route 35'
• Wash. Court Agrees City Must Shell Out For Sewer Project
• Ex-Deloitte Workers Say Feds Can't Prove Trade Secrets Theft
• 3M Unit Gets OK To Take Ch. 11 Dismissal Appeal To 7th Circ.
• Mich. Judge Doubts Discussion-Free Pot Denial Broke The Law
• Trump-Pardoned Pharmacist Seeks Return Of Restitution
• DOD Unveils Overhaul To Foreign Military Sales Process
• Rethinking In-Office Attendance For Associate Retention
• Santander Calls NJ Town's Towing Practices Unconstitutional
• LA Councilman Faces Corruption Charges Over Wife's Biz
• Green Groups Ask 9th Circ. For $390K In Fees In Hydro Suits
• GAO Rejects Protest Over $9.7B Army Vehicle Deal
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Ex-AFGE Officers' Retaliation Row
• SoCal Pot Biz Skirts More City Fees As Judge Corrects Order
• 9th Circ. Says DOE Workers' Vaccine Mandate Fight Is Moot
• DOJ's 'Hyperbolic' Opioid Suit 'Falls Far Short,' Rite Aid Says
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Timeliness, Discovery, Registration Gap
• Gov't Contracts Atty Exits In-House Role For White & Case
• Womble Bond Adds Wick Phillips Finance, RE Pro In Houston
• Ex-Police Union Prez, Lobbyist Can Delay Kickback Sentences
• US Nuclear Cybersecurity In 'Very Early Stages,' GAO Says
• DOJ Sees Far-Reaching Victory In High Court's FCA Ruling
• 10th Circ. Declines To Block Colo. Coal Mine Expansion
• Kirkland Seeks $13M Fees In 3M Unit's Tossed Bankruptcy
• Colo. Doctors Sue State Medicaid Agency Over 'Flawed' Audit
• VA Worker's Pay Suit Goes To Claims Court, Fed. Circ. Says
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Suit In Deadly Native Road Washout
• White House Extends Contractors' Secure-Software Deadline
• Conn. AG On Quest For 'Full Range Of Tools' To Fight Fraud
• FCA Liability Lessons From HHS Psychotherapy Audit
• High Court Ruling Wouldn't Change Federal Affirmative Action
• Border Wall Fraud Prosecutors Call Trial Error 'Harmless'
• Murdaugh Trials Offer Law Firms Fraud Prevention Reminders
• Texas City Isn't Immune In Tex-Mex Suit, High Court Rules
• GAO Rejects Two Protests Over $321M FEMA Advisory Deal
• Energy Dept. OKs $850M Loan For Arizona Battery Plant
• Overlapping Surgeries Not Fraud, Hospital Giant Says
• Conservation Group Drops Ga. Army Corps Dredging Suit
• Defense Co., Owner Lose Export Rights Over Russia Aid
• Feds Consider Six Tribal-Related Bills On Land, Health Care
• Judge Tosses 3M Unit's Bankruptcy Case As Invalid
• COVID Fraud Crackdown Should Prompt Compliance Review
• Pharmacy Compliance Exec Guilty Of $50M Medicare Fraud
• Claims Court Says Air Force Error Didn't Affect $41M Deal
• Social Worker Gets 3½ Years For Faking Kids Therapy Bills
• Colo. AG Can't Avoid Intervenors In Civil Rights Cases
• DOD Proposes Including Allies In Domestic Preference Policy
• Senate Confirms IP Atty As Federal Claims Judge
• DHS Guidance Not Policy, Judge Rules In EB-5 Investor Suit
• High Court Ruling Narrows Identity Theft Law Trigger
• NYC Sues 30 Counties After Judge Bars Migrant Shunning In 2
• Ex-Vitol Oil Trader's FCPA Trial Set For January
• 9th Circ. Takes Hard Look At $1.3B India Award Fight
• 3M Beats Unauthorized Mask Distributor In Trademark Row
• GAO Says Protest Too Late On Unclear Cybersecurity Deal
• Dems Drop Suit Seeking Trump Hotel Lease Docs From GSA
• Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic
• GOP Rep. Wants To Remove Arms Sales Restrictions For UK
• Miss. County Contract Isn't Void, Law Firm Tells 5th Circ.
• Biden Names Louisiana District, Federal Claims Court Picks
• NEPA Amendments In Debt Limit Act Bring Modest Changes
• Pipe Co. Exec Speaks To Corrosion Risk During Trial
• Split Fed. Circ. Revives FHWA Yellowstone Contract Dispute
• Mass. Wind Developer Seeks To Rebid Purchase Agreements
• $524M Refugee Support Deal Survives Half-Price Bid Protest
• Construction Co. Violated Prevailing Wages, Pa. Panel Affirms
• Fla. Man Admits Trafficking Counterfeit Cisco Devices
• 9th Circ. Won't Send Klamath Water Fight Back To State Court
• Fla. Foreign Real Estate Law Brings Broad Investment Risks
• Defending State Law Claims That Implicate National Security
• Watchdog Pans Limited Scope Of Energy Dept.'s Award Redo
• Houston Airport Must Face Pappas Restaurants' Contract Suit
• Pratt & Whitney Gets $2B Deal For More F-35 Engines
• Circuits 'Didn't Get The Memo' On Opioid Cases, Justices Told
• Newman Kept Off Cases As Probe Narrows To Misconduct
• Email Mix-Up Ends Biz's Bid For Detainee Telecom Deal
• Feds Can Offset Restitution With Settlement, 7th Circ. Says
• Split 6th Circ. Backs Pipeline Operator's Civil Penalty
• Appeals Board Keeps Contractor's Material Cost Dispute Alive
• Children's Leukemia Charity Sues FTC Over Donation Probe
• Air Force Bungled Bid Appraisal And Misled Firm, GAO Says
• Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Localism
• Disabled Attys Can't Prove Discrimination, Governments Say
• NASA Hires Former DOJ Atty As General Counsel
• Colorado Cases To Watch: A Midyear Report
• FAA Indifferent To SpaceX Intervention, But Rejects Reasoning
• Agencies, Tribe To Assess Resource Damage From Wash. Site
• Migrants Say Processing Times Increased '600%' For Waivers
• 3M Nearing Global Settlement In 'Forever Chemicals' Case
• Claims Court Says Four Cos. Treated Unfairly On $1.5B IT Deal
• Texas Justices Will Review Mineral Rights Force Pooling Row
• Housing Groups Sue Over Chicago Fire's $23M Land Lease
• SoCal City Seeking $115K Fee In 'Bad Faith,' Pot Co. Says
• No Hearing Needed In Mich. Fishing Pact Dispute, Judge Says
• No Easy Out For FCA Defendants After Justices' Ruling
• Va. Judge Tosses 'Intratribal' Dispute Over Federal Funds
• Boston Fund's Debt-To-Stock Plays Broke Rules, SEC Says
• How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate
• Holland & Knight Adds Another Ex-K&L Gates Policy Adviser
• Holland & Knight Snags Baker McKenzie Compliance Pro
• Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute
• DuPont, Others Strike $1B Deal In 'Forever Chemicals' Suits
• Thomas Burnishes False Claims Act Crown With 9-0 Decree
• High Court Opens Up Uncertainty On FCA Recklessness
• Smartmatic Says Dominion Case Bars Fox's Counterclaims
• 3M, Daikin And Others Seek Toss Of Ga. Water Pollution Suit
• Mich. Hospital Co. Inks $30M Deal To End FCA Case
• Apple Denies Russian Claims It Helped US Hack Gov't IPhones
• SD Tribe Calls Feds' Bid To Toss School Funding Suit 'Absurd'
• Attys Seek $13.4M Fee Award In Academy Mortgage FCA Suit
• Georgia Drops Federal Contractor Vaccine Case Against Biden
• EPA Puts $65M Toward Cleaning Up Navajo Uranium Mines
• General Dynamics Gets GAO Backing Over Vague Army Deal
• 5 Insider-Threat Reminders After Recent DOJ Prosecutions
• Co. Seeks Over $1M For Unpaid Work At US Army Facility
• Longtime Gov't Health Care Atty Joins Garfunkel Wild
• Old Mistakes Shouldn't Block Hiring, DC Atty Candidate Says
• Ohio Panel Seals But Won't Toss Atty's Termination Suit
• Justices Say FCA Liability Hinges On Defendants' Beliefs