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May 16, 2025
Judge Blocks Energy Department's Cap On Research Costs

A Boston federal judge blocked聽a U.S. Department of Energy policy capping research costs, saying the suit was "far from identical" to another case in which the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to education grant cuts.
May 16, 2025
Trump Admin Settles Vaccine Contract Info Suit For $10K

The Trump administration has reached a $10,000 settlement with a consumer advocacy group over allegedly withholding information about the government's billion-dollar contracts with companies that developed and manufactured the COVID-19 vaccine, including Pfizer and Moderna.
May 16, 2025
1MDB Prosecutors Seek Leniency For Ex-Goldman Banker

Prosecutors asked a Manhattan federal judge for leniency when sentencing a former Goldman Sachs partner who cooperated in the investigation into the 1MDB scandal and testified at his former colleague's trial, citing his "extraordinary" assistance.
May 15, 2025
7th Circ. Weighs AbbVie Whistleblower's Drug Marketing Suit

A Seventh Circuit judge questioned whether a former AbbVie employee has plausibly alleged whistleblower retaliation in a false claims case and whether the drugmaker was holding his complaint to too high a standard Thursday as he explored whether a lower court's dismissal ruling should stand.
May 15, 2025
KPMG Sues To Stop Air Force's 'Billion-Dollar Boondoggle'

KPMG has lodged a bid protest accusing the U.S. Air Force of unlawfully forgoing competition when awarding Deloitte more than $1 billion worth of audit remediation contracts, telling the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that KPMG can't compete unless the "billion-dollar boondoggle" is stopped.
May 15, 2025
Unions, Groups Seek Injunction To Block Gov't Restructuring

A California federal judge must greenlight a nationwide injunction to stop multiple federal agencies from moving ahead with implementing reorganization and mass termination plans linked to an executive order, a coalition of unions and groups argued, making their request on the heels of a temporary restraining order.
May 15, 2025
Spinal Implant Co. CEO Pleads Guilty Ahead Of Kickback Trial

The head of a Massachusetts medical device company pled guilty Thursday to a false statements charge days before he was set to face a jury over claims that he and another executive bribed surgeons with sham consulting deals to get them to use the company's spinal implants.
May 15, 2025
$60.5M In Settlements Get Final OK In RTX No-Poach Case

A Connecticut federal judge has granted final approval to $60.5 million worth of settlements to resolve accusations that RTX Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division and five contractors colluded to avoid hiring one another's workers, with RTX paying more than half of the total and attorneys taking nearly $20.2 million in fees.
May 15, 2025
Energy Dept. Expands Review Of $15B Worth Of Grants

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Thursday that it's scrutinizing 179 grant awards worth $15 billion that it said were issued under the Biden administration.
May 15, 2025
Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Privileged, NY Judge Says

A New York federal judge has determined that the federal government's mistakenly filed memo in litigation over Manhattan's congestion pricing program is privileged and cannot be cited in the parties' arguments, but the memo won't be sealed because it's already been widely reported on.
May 15, 2025
Ex-Mich. Legislative Aide Accused Of Embezzling Grant Funds

A former Michigan politician's aide has been charged with embezzling state grant funds intended for the construction of a health and fitness center, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday.
May 15, 2025
Claims Judge Slams DOJ Plea For More Time To Answer Suit

A Court of Federal Claims judge denied the U.S. Department of Justice's bid for more time to respond to a breach of contract suit, saying its "failure to adequately staff its cases" does not warrant any more extensions beyond the four already granted.
May 15, 2025
Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case

The Peruvian city of Lima has urged a D.C. federal court to vacate its confirmation of about $200 million in arbitral awards favoring a highway contractor, saying the municipality's former counsel at Foley Hoag LLP concealed a conflict of interest.
May 14, 2025
DOGE Can't Dodge Limited FOIA Discovery, DC Circ. Says

The Office of Management and Budget and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency must restart efforts to hand over thousands of pages of documents to a watchdog group seeking insight into DOGE's "secretive operations," the D.C. Circuit ruled Wednesday.
May 14, 2025
DOJ Tells Judge It's Reshaping, Not Killing, Detainee Legal Aid

A D.C. federal judge suggested he might need more in an administrative record to decide whether to聽reinstate聽government-backed legal assistance programs for detained noncitizens after a late filing from the feds suggested congressionally appropriated funds would still go out but to different recipients.
May 14, 2025
Judge Questions Harm In Suit Over CPB Board Terminations

A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday seemed unconvinced that Corporation for Public Broadcasting members purportedly ousted by President Donald Trump are facing the sort of irreparable harm that warrants blocking their firings, questioning whether the nonprofit corporation could take other measures to fill its leadership.
May 14, 2025
Texas Appeals Court Asks If It Can Flip Arbitration Order

A Texas appeals court questioned Wednesday whether it can flip an order compelling several whistleblowers at the center of a $14 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase Bank NA into arbitration, saying it may not have jurisdiction.
May 14, 2025
Ga. Justices Consider Sovereignty In Telecom Permits Case

Georgia's justices were urged by the state Wednesday to overturn a trial court order granting summary judgment to telecommunications providers that sued to enforce prior contracts with the Georgia Department of Transportation that did not include increased permitting fees.
May 14, 2025
Army Corps Halts Air Base Project, Cites Contractor Lapses

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reasonably terminated a $1.7 million contract for repairs to an air base in South Korea for lack of progress, but it must negotiate with the contractor to settle payment for the work completed, a contract appeals board said.
May 14, 2025
Tripwire Moves To End Explosives Suit Over Licensing Issues

Tripwire South, its affiliate Tripwire Aviation and executive Ryan Morris urged a Pennsylvania federal court to dismiss Bizzell Corp.'s fraud and contract claims, arguing Bizzell's failure to obtain proper government licenses made delivery of military-grade explosives legally impossible.
May 14, 2025
Co. Missed Chance To Appeal Axed Contract, Board Says

A Maryland-based company that repeatedly missed deadlines to deliver conduits to a U.S. Army depot also missed a 90-day window to appeal the Army's termination of its contract, a military contract board has said.
May 14, 2025
Monitor Says Okla. Pot Agency Fired Her For Blowing Whistle

A former contract monitor for the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority is suing the agency, alleging she was wrongly fired and had her file marked "no rehire," preventing her from finding other government work, in retaliation for reporting on a conflict of interest.
May 13, 2025
Kansas City Bank Fights Ex-Detainees' Debit Fee Case

A Kansas City, Missouri-based bank urged a Washington federal judge to dismiss a class action from former detainees who said they were hit with illegal card fees to get back money confiscated from them, arguing that the bank has made changes to comply with a federal electronic fund transfers law.
May 13, 2025
Judge Won't Limit Foreign Aid Freeze Injunction

A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday declined to commit to lifting part of a preliminary injunction requiring President Donald Trump's administration to release funding for foreign aid work done before Feb. 13, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision does not change the analysis of his ruling.
May 13, 2025
Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature

States may have good reasons to fight President Donald Trump's declaration of a national energy emergency, but courts may be unwilling to evaluate the strength of a new suit from 15 states in the absence of expedited energy project approvals.

Expert Analysis

Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process 鈥� mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
Series

Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it 鈥� and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA

The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.
FTC Privacy Enforcement Takeaways From 2024

In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission distinguished three prominent trends in its privacy-related enforcement actions: geolocation data protections, data minimization practices, and artificial intelligence use and marketing, say Cobun Zweifel-Keegan at IAPP and James Smith at Dechert.
Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
Public Corruption Enforcement In 2024 Has Clues For 2025

If 2024 activity is any indication, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely continue to rein in expansive prosecutorial theories of fraud in the year to come, but it鈥檚 harder to predict what the new administration will mean for public corruption prosecutions in 2025, says Cathy Fleming at Offit Kurman.
Anticipating How GAO Pleading Standards May Shift

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act's mandate to create an enhanced pleading standard at the U.S. Government Accountability Office may change the calculus for where to file when challenging a U.S. Department of Defense procurement, say attorneys at Rogers Joseph.
How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.
US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty

With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.
Series

Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
How 2025 NDAA May Affect DOD Procurement Protests

A bid protest pilot program included in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act shifts litigation costs onto unsuccessful bid protesters and raises claim-filing thresholds, which could increase risks to U.S. Department of Defense contractors who file protests, and reduce oversight of DOD procurement awards, say attorneys at Venable.
Opinion

No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

A recent study claimed that litigation funders have 鈥渇led鈥� Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.
5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.