Aerospace & Defense

  • July 01, 2025

    4th Circ. Urged To Rethink Decision Affirming $8M KBR Award

    A Kuwaiti construction company wants the Fourth Circuit to reconsider whether it missed a deadline to seek vacatur of an $8 million arbitral award favoring Kellogg Brown & Root International Inc. in a dispute over a U.S. Army contract, arguing Monday that its decision creates an "unworkable" rule.

  • July 01, 2025

    DC Circ. OKs Trump Firing Of Privacy Board Dems, For Now

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday halted a lower court's order that blocked the Trump administration from firing two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, suggesting in a per curiam order that members of the oversight board lacked adjudicatory functions that could shield them from termination.

  • July 01, 2025

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.

  • July 01, 2025

    Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.

  • July 01, 2025

    HomeSafe Layoffs After Lost DOD Contract Spur Suit

    A Georgia man hit KBR Inc. and HomeSafe Alliance LLC with a proposed class action alleging that they failed to provide notice before terminating some 200 employees after the U.S. government scrapped a moving services contract worth up to $20 billion for performance troubles.

  • July 01, 2025

    Sikorsky Inks Settlement In Canadian Military Chopper Deaths

    Sikorky Aircraft Corp. has reached a confidential settlement to resolve claims from the families and estates of six Canadian air force members who died in a 2020 crash off the coast of Greece.

  • June 30, 2025

    RTX Expands Contract Fight With New Breach Claim

    RTX Corp. said the consulting firm Delaware North America LLC missed deadlines and failed to deliver on an information technology services contract, in a breach of contract counterclaim filed in litigation that Delaware initiated.

  • June 30, 2025

    Conn. Expects Corporate Tax Changes To Raise Almost $350M

    Connecticut will make changes to corporate taxes that are projected to raise nearly $350 million over two years — largely from repealing the state's $2.5 million cap on tax increases for some combined unitary taxpayers — under the 2026-27 budget signed Monday by the governor.

  • June 30, 2025

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    Delaware's Supreme Court was kept busy this past week with litigants' attempts to challenge its previous decisions, as well as those of Delaware's Court of Chancery, which included an argument that the state's high court incorrectly ruled in favor of energy company Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP by rejecting the Chancery's decision upholding class claims branding the call-in of public shares unfair. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Delaware Chancery Court.

  • June 30, 2025

    Supreme Court Passes On FSIA Terrorism Exception Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to revive litigation filed by victims of nonlethal terrorist attacks seeking to hold Iran and Syria accountable as alleged state sponsors of terrorism, nixing a petition that sought clarity on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's terrorism exception.

  • June 30, 2025

    9 Charged With Cyberfraud In Aid Of North Korea

    Eight Chinese and Taiwanese nationals and a New Jersey resident have been charged in a cyberfraud scheme on behalf of North Korea, in which they allegedly posed as American information technology workers to get remote jobs with U.S. Fortune 500 companies and one defense contractor, federal prosecutors in Massachusetts announced Monday.

  • June 30, 2025

    Texas Justices Scrap New-Trial Order For 3 SpaceX Contractors

    Comments to a jury alleging attorneys planned a "shakedown" do not warrant a new trial for three men awarded less in damages than they hoped after their truck was hit in a crash caused by a commuting SpaceX engineer, the Texas Supreme Court said Friday, saying the men's counsel did not seek redress at the time.

  • June 30, 2025

    High Court Rejects Challenge To NM Nuke Storage Site

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said a mineral owner could not challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval of a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico.

  • June 27, 2025

    DC Judge Asks If WH Can Pull Clearances Based On Bias

    The D.C. federal judge overseeing national security lawyer Mark S. Zaid's challenge to being stripped of his clearances had some hard questions Friday for the government's attorney, asking if President Donald Trump stripped clearances from attorneys for being Catholic meant they could judicially challenge him.

  • June 27, 2025

    DOD's Pot Questions Violate 5th Amendment, Contractor Says

    A former defense contractor who was denied security clearance because he refused to say if he had consumed marijuana during a specific time period is suing the U.S. Department of Defense, alleging it violated his constitutional right against self-incrimination.

  • June 27, 2025

    Fed Circ. Passes On VA, Veteran Dispute Over GI Bill Benefits

    A three-judge Federal Circuit panel said it lacked jurisdiction to step into an ongoing GI Bill dispute as a long-serving veteran challenges an education benefits denial that purportedly flies in the face of a U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down last year.

  • June 27, 2025

    Gunmaker, Ammo Co. Sued In Ga. Over Exploding Cartridge

    A Georgia man is suing gunmaker Chiappa Firearms USA Ltd and ammunition supplier Olin Winchester LLC over permanent eye damage he sustained when a bullet unexpectedly exploded in a pistol he was target firing, according to a lawsuit recently removed to federal court.

  • June 27, 2025

    Ghost Gun Seller Sued Over Deadly Philly Mass Shooting

    The parents of a victim of a 2023 mass shooting in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia are suing a retailer they say sold the shooter parts to assemble a "ghost gun" version of an AR-15 in violation of Pennsylvania law.

  • June 27, 2025

    Wireless Co. Says Feds Breached 'Rip And Replace' Promise

    Illinois-based SI Wireless LLC told a Court of Federal Claims judge the U.S. government breached a promise to reimburse it for removing Chinese-made equipment deemed a national security risk from its telecommunications network and has failed to follow through with nearly $157 million in payments.

  • June 26, 2025

    Stewart Clarifies Settled Expectations In Denying Intel IPRs

    Leaders at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office discretionarily denied 13 more petitions for inter partes review on Thursday, where the acting director offered more guidance on how she's deciding when a patent owner can rest on settled expectations that its patent wouldn't be challenged.

  • June 26, 2025

    DHS Releases Grant Funds After Chicago Suit Targets 'Pause'

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released at least some of the counterterrorism grant fund reimbursements it had recently suspended for Chicago and certain other cities, but Chicago officials say the move isn't enough to end a lawsuit it launched over the allegedly unconstitutional pause.

  • June 26, 2025

    Ex-NY Gov. Aide Hit With New PPE Fraud Scheme Charges

    A federal grand jury Wednesday tacked on charges against a former top aide to two New York governors in a case accusing her of secretly acting as a Chinese government agent, alleging she illegally steered government contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic to businesses she was secretly connected to.

  • June 26, 2025

    5th Circ. Revives Biz Records Law, Citing Review Safeguard

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday tossed a permanent injunction blocking a Texas statute requiring businesses to immediately comply with the state's demand to examine business records, saying the Texas Supreme Court recently "harmonized" the law in a way that addresses Spirit AeroSystems Inc.'s constitutional challenge.

  • June 26, 2025

    UK Investigating Boeing's $4.7B Deal For Spirit Aero

    Britain's Competition and Markets Authority on Thursday issued a call for comments about Boeing's planned $4.7 billion deal for aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems to see if the tie-up will reduce competition in the country, joining U.S. enforcers who are already reviewing the deal.

  • June 26, 2025

    No Work Needed For Military Leave Pay, Wash. Justices Say

    Washington state public employees are entitled to paid military leave even if they are not scheduled to work because they are on active duty during an extended military leave of absence, the state's Supreme Court ruled Thursday, saying the state's paid military leave statute is unambiguous.

Expert Analysis

  • How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

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    As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

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    As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

  • FCPA Enforcement Is Here To Stay, But It May Look Different

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    After a monthslong enforcement pause, the U.S. Department of Justice’s new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act guidelines fundamentally shift prosecutorial discretion and potentially reduce investigatory burdens for organizations, but open questions remain, so companies should continue to exercise caution, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • Series

    Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.

  • Bid Protest Spotlight: Jurisdiction, Price Range, Late-Is-Late

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    In this month's bid protest roundup, Thomas Lee at MoFo examines three May decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims examining the court’s jurisdiction to rescind an executive order, the impact of agency error in establishing a competitive price range and application of the late-is-late rule to an electronic filing.

  • Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways

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    Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

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    If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.

  • Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use

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    The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable

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    The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia was again one of the fastest civil trial courts in the nation last year, and an interview with the court’s newest judge provides insights into why it continues to soar, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm

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    ​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.

  • How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity

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    As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.

  • 5 Takeaways From DOJ's Media Compulsory Process Rules

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    The U.S. Department of Justice’s new rules, making it easier for law enforcement investigating leaks to compel members of the media and third parties to disclose information, could have wide-ranging impacts, from reduced protections for journalists and organizations, to an expanded focus on nonclassified material, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Series

    Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.

  • DOJ Policy Shifts May Resurrect De Facto 'China Initiative'

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recently unveiled white collar enforcement strategy seemingly marks a return to a now-defunct 2018 policy aimed at combating national security concerns with China, and likely foretells aggressive scrutiny of trade and customs fraud, sanctions evasion, and money laundering, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team

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    While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis.

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