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August 06, 2024
Military Part Supplier Says Competitors Stole Equipment, Info
A machining manufacturer that supplies parts for military aircraft said in a complaint filed in Michigan federal court on Monday that some of its former workers used their access to steal confidential information and equipment to start competing businesses.
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August 06, 2024
Amazon Seeks Early Exit From Military Service Bias Suit
Amazon asked a Washington federal judge to end a proposed class action accusing it of demoting or terminating workers who take time off for military service, arguing that one of the plaintiffs was inadvertently fired while the other wasn't qualified for a promotion because he was "unprofessional."
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August 06, 2024
Defense Contractor Wants Maynard Nexsen DQed In Bias Case
Defense contractor Parsons Corp. urged an Alabama federal judge to disqualify Maynard Nexsen PC from representing a former engineer in his unlawful termination case against the company, saying the firm was also representing Parsons when he filed his case.
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August 06, 2024
Ex-Army Contract Officer Gets 1 Year For GF's No-Show Job
A former U.S. Department of Defense contracting officer has been sentenced to a year in prison for getting his girlfriend a high-paying, no-show job at a defense contractor, then taking multiple trips to Disney World and other vacation spots with her on taxpayers' dime.
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August 05, 2024
TikTok Tells DC Circ. That Feds Can't Keep Filings Secret
TikTok told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that the U.S. government shouldn't be allowed to conceal its court filings in litigation over a federal law that could ban the popular social media platform in the United States.
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August 05, 2024
GOP Sens. Urge Biden To Lift 'Partial Arms Embargo' On Israel
Nearly all Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate urged President Joe Biden to "use every available emergency authority" to swiftly deliver weapons to Israel, criticizing what they called a partial arms embargo that flouted the "will of Congress."
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August 05, 2024
Insurers Can't Escape Coverage For Russian-Seized Aircraft
A group of insurers can't escape covering one of the largest aircraft lessors for aircraft seized by the Russian government, a California state court ruled, agreeing with the company that even a temporary seizure of its property constitutes physical loss for coverage purposes.
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August 05, 2024
SpaceX Asks 5th Circ. To Block Transfer Of NLRB Challenge
SpaceX asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to step in after a Texas federal judge ordered its challenge to the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board transferred to California, saying the appeals court should either vacate the order or pause it until the court can rule on the company's injunction request.
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August 05, 2024
Iran Ordered To Pay Nearly $2B To USS Cole Bombing Victims
Iran must pay nearly $2 billion to the survivors and families of sailors killed during the 2000 terrorist bombing of the USS Cole, a D.C. federal court ordered Friday.
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August 05, 2024
Army Corps Fights Amendment To Miss. Dolphin Harm Suit
The Army Corps of Engineers told a federal judge that Mississippi local governments and industry groups should not be allowed to amend a lawsuit claiming its diversion of trillions of gallons of polluted floodwater into the Mississippi Sound unlawfully harmed bottlenose dolphins.
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August 05, 2024
USAA Agrees To $64M Settlement In Military Borrower Suit
USAA Federal Savings Bank will pay $64.2 million to end a proposed class action alleging it flouted federal laws protecting military borrowers, according to newly filed settlement documents in North Carolina federal court.
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August 04, 2024
DOD Yanks Plea Deals With 9/11 'Mastermind,' 2 Accomplices
U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has killed plea agreements reached last week that would have spared the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. and two other defendants the death penalty.
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August 02, 2024
Boeing Wins Trim Of Rival Engineering Co.'s IP Case, For Now
A Washington federal judge has significantly trimmed an aerospace engineering firm's suit accusing Boeing of stealing patented technology, agreeing with Boeing that many of the claims are inadequate to proceed at this stage, but giving the firm the opportunity to amend them.
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August 02, 2024
$115.8M CIA Deal Protester Can't Get 'Extra Credit,' GAO Says
The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied a Virginia small business' challenge to a $115.8 million CIA medical support deal awarded to a competitor, saying the agency reasonably evaluated the protester's proposal when identifying minor or moderate strengths under a technical factor.
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August 02, 2024
Supporters Of TikTok Ban Make Case To DC Circ.
Federal lawmakers, state governments, former U.S. national security officials, human rights nonprofits and antimonopoly advocates all urged the D.C. Circuit to uphold Congress' TikTok sale-or-ban law Friday, the final day for amici briefs to be filed in the Chinese company's challenge.
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August 02, 2024
Defense Co. Fights DOD Ban For Alleged Subcontractor Ties
A Mideast defense contractor challenged the U.S. Department of Defense's decision to ban it from receiving U.S. contracts, telling a D.C. federal court that it had no way of addressing the security issue that warranted the ban.
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August 02, 2024
Boeing's New CEO To Steer Daunting Safety Culture Rebound
Boeing's selection of an engineer and longtime aerospace industry executive as its next CEO demonstrates an eagerness to correct course amid daunting legal and regulatory troubles, as victims' families relentlessly press for Boeing to face a criminal trial over the two 737 Max 8 crashes.
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August 02, 2024
Akin Debuts AI Law & Regulation Info Tracker
Global BigLaw firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP launched a tracker to help monitor changing policies related to artificial intelligence in various fields including intellectual property, data privacy, health and national security.
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August 02, 2024
DOJ Sues TikTok For Sweeping Children's Privacy Breaches
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday hit TikTok and its parent company with a highly anticipated lawsuit accusing the short-form video app of engaging in "widespread" violations of children's privacy law by collecting a "wide variety" of personal information from kids under 13 without parental consent.
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August 01, 2024
Goodwin Procter Reps Behrman Unit In $475M Sale To ITT
Private equity firm Behrman Capital, guided by Goodwin Procter LLP, has agreed to sell its portfolio company kSARIA Holdings to global manufacturer ITT Inc. in a $475 million transaction, according to an announcement Thursday.
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August 01, 2024
DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Pilot, But Garners Atty Criticism
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday officially launched its pilot program to reward whistleblowers who alert prosecutors to significant corporate misconduct, although some whistleblower attorneys decried the program's award caps and what they described as its lack of enforceability.
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August 01, 2024
Cos., Military Housing Lender Seek Early Wins In Loans Suit
Developers of military housing and a lender for such housing filed dueling summary judgment motions in New York federal court Wednesday, each seeking a quick win in a suit accusing the lender and others of defrauding the developers of hundreds of millions of dollars in project proceeds.
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August 01, 2024
DOD Defends Designating Tech Firm As Chinese Military Co.
The U.S. Department of Defense defended its decision to designate light section and ranging technology firm Hesai Technology Co. Ltd. as a Chinese military company, telling a District of Columbia federal judge that there exists "substantial evidence" that the company is affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
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August 01, 2024
Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems Escape Calif. Door Blowout Suit
A California federal judge on Wednesday tossed Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems from a product liability lawsuit brought by passengers aboard the Alaska Airlines flight that experienced a midair door plug blowout in January, finding that the Golden State court lacks jurisdictional authority over two of the three defendants.
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August 01, 2024
GE Retirees Reach Deal To Resolve Pension Benefits Dispute
General Electric retirees announced Thursday they'd struck a deal with their former employer to resolve claims that GE improperly used a company spinoff to renounce responsibility for supplemental pension benefits reserved for senior executives, the plaintiff-side firm that represented the retirees said.
Expert Analysis
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After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1
The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.
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Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers
BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.
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Best Practices For Chemical Transparency In Supply Chains
A flurry of new and forthcoming regulations in different jurisdictions that require disclosure of potentially hazardous substances used in companies' products and processes will require businesses to take proactive steps to build chemical transparency into their supply chains, and engage robustly and systematically with vendors, says Jillian Stacy at Enhesa.
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Money, Money, Money: Limiting White Collar Wealth Evidence
As courts increasingly recognize that allowing unfettered evidence of wealth could prejudice a jury against a defendant, white collar defense counsel should consider several avenues for excluding visual evidence of a lavish lifestyle at trial, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.
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Unpacking The Latest Tranche Of Sanctions Targeting Russia
Hundreds of new U.S. sanctions and export-control measures targeting trade with Russia, issued last week in connection with the G7 summit, illustrate the fluidity of trade-focused restrictions and the need to constantly refresh compliance analyses, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.
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How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.
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Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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What 4 Cyber Protection Actions Mean For Marine Transport
Several recent steps by the Biden administration are necessary to address the cyber threats that increasingly disrupt the maritime sector, but also impose new legal risks, liabilities and operating costs on the owners and operators of U.S.-flagged vessels and facilities, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Takeaways From Nat'l Security Division's Historic Declination
The Justice Department National Security Division's recent decision not to prosecute a biochemical company for an employee's export control violation marks its first declination under a new corporate enforcement policy, sending a clear message to companies that self-disclosure of misconduct may confer material benefits, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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The OIG Report: DOD Review May Cause Contractor Dilemmas
Given a recent Office of Inspector General report finding that the U.S. Department of Defense awarded billions of dollars in contracts without performing the requisite financial responsibility reviews, contractors should prepare for a lengthier, more burdensome process and the possibility of re-review, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.
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Series
Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer
There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.
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Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Biden Admin Proposals May Facilitate US, UK, Australia Trade
Recent proposals that create exceptions to U.S. export licensing requirements for defense trade with Australia and the U.K. would remove hurdles that have hindered trade among the three countries, and could enable smaller companies in the sector to greatly expand their trade horizons, say Keil Ritterpusch and Grace Welborn at Buchanan Ingersoll.