Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Aerospace & Defense
-
October 22, 2024
Neb. Tribe Appeals Ruling To 4th Circ. In Army Burial Row
A Nebraska tribe will ask the Fourth Circuit to overturn a lower court's decision that determined that the U.S. Army isn't required to repatriate the remains of two Indigenous children from an Indian Boarding School cemetery in Pennsylvania, arguing that the ruling is an affront to tribal sovereignty.
-
October 22, 2024
EchoStar Blasts SpaceX 12 GHz Study As 'Deeply Flawed'
Dish owner EchoStar hit back at SpaceX in a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission last week, calling a SpaceX study claiming that Dish's proposed fixed 5G service in the 12 gigahertz band would interfere with existing satellite broadband and broadcast service "deeply flawed" and based on "imaginary interference."
-
October 22, 2024
How Law Firms Get And Keep Elite Status
For decades, a handful of New York-based law firms thoroughly dominated the national consciousness when it came to power, profitability and prestige. But in today's legal market, increased movement of partners and clients from one firm to the next has begun to shake things up and create opportunities for go-getters to ascend the ranks.
-
October 22, 2024
The 2024 Prestige Leaders
Check out our Prestige Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their financial performance, attractiveness to attorneys and law students, ability to secure accolades and positive legal news media representation.
-
October 21, 2024
SpaceX Firing Suit Belongs In State Court, Ex-Workers Say
Terminated SpaceX employees on Monday urged a California federal judge to remand their hostile work environment and retaliation case to state court due to lack of diversity jurisdiction, arguing that when they first sued, SpaceX's principal place of business was Hawthorne, California, not Starbase, Texas, where the company later moved.
-
October 21, 2024
Gov't Seeks To End Most Presumptive 'Buy American' Waivers
The White House said Monday the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council will remove most items from its list of presumptive exemptions to the "Buy American" requirements for federal acquisitions, including crude oil, furthering the Biden administration's efforts to boost domestic manufacturing.
-
October 21, 2024
3M Asks 2nd Circ. To Keep Vermont PFAS Case In Fed Court
3M Co. is asking the Second Circuit to reverse an order remanding a suit by the state of Vermont over "forever chemical" contamination back to state court, saying that it filed for removal as soon as it learned that the claims involved products from a facility that made products for the military.
-
October 21, 2024
Boeing Machinists To Vote On New Tentative Wage Deal
Approximately 33,000 Boeing employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will vote Wednesday on a tentative new labor contract that includes a 35% wage increase over four years, potentially ending a more than monthlong strike that hampered Boeing's production and cash flow.
-
October 21, 2024
Mike Pence Supports US Steel-Nippon, Calls Critiques 'Bogus'
Former Vice President Mike Pence has come out in support of Nippon Steel's planned $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, stating that Nippon will inject essential funding into the ailing Pennsylvania-based steelmaker while helping to fend off China and Russia's growing levels of global steel production.
-
October 21, 2024
DJI Challenges DOD's Chinese Military Co. Designation
Drone manufacturer DJI has challenged its listing as a Chinese military company in D.C. federal court, saying the U.S. Department of Defense's designation was supported by "scattershot" reasoning and has harmed the company's finances and reputation.
-
October 21, 2024
Justices Turn Away Ex-Raytheon Workers' Vaccine Bias Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Raytheon Technologies Corp. harassed and forced out employees who received religious exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine policy, despite workers' assertion that the Ninth Circuit applied erroneously narrow standards.
-
October 18, 2024
Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms
The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.
-
October 18, 2024
Ex-GOP Candidate Says Air Force's Doc Release Damaged Her
Former Republican congressional candidate Jennifer-Ruth Green has urged a District of Columbia federal judge to deny the U.S. Air Force's bid to throw out her lawsuit accusing it of illegally disclosing her confidential military records, saying she has the right to sue under the Privacy Act.
-
October 18, 2024
Spirit AeroSystems Furloughs 700 As Boeing Strike Endures
Boeing Co. supplier Spirit AeroSystems Inc. said Friday that it will furlough 700 employees for three weeks to save costs as Boeing's production lines have ground to a halt amid a prolonged labor standoff with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
-
October 18, 2024
Chinese National Admits To Smuggling Semiconductor Tech
A Chinese national has pled guilty in California federal court to illegally exporting U.S. semiconductor technology to a blacklisted Chinese company, according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
-
October 18, 2024
Chemical Cos. Say Firefighter Didn't Fix Standing In PFAS Suit
3M Co. and two other chemical firms urged an Ohio federal judge to dismiss a firefighter's revised lawsuit over so-called forever chemicals, arguing that the allegations are plagued by the same shortcomings the Sixth Circuit flagged when it vacated class certification last year.
-
October 18, 2024
Commerce Dept. Eases Spacecraft Export Controls For Allies
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a trio of rules intended to loosen controls on exports of spacecraft technology to U.S. allies, a move the department said was intended to help boost the U.S. commercial space industrial base.
-
October 18, 2024
Insurer Blames Truckers For $6.7M Jet Engine Loss
An insurer who paid more than $6.7 million to a commercial airline parts manufacturer it insured after a jet engine was damaged in a truck crash is pursuing several contractors in Connecticut federal court, blaming them for negligently transporting the engine.
-
October 18, 2024
Blank Rome Attys Want Win In Corporate Client Ex-Atty Suit
A trio of Blank Rome LLP attorneys have asked a federal judge in Pennsylvania for an early win in a lawsuit from another attorney alleging they improperly helped her former client retaliate against her after she switched to the plaintiffs bar.
-
October 18, 2024
Redactable Nabs $1.9M Contract Increase With Air Force
Redactable Inc., whose software tool uses artificial intelligence to detect personally identifiable information in documents and redact it, announced Thursday a $1.9 million contract increase with the U.S. Air Force and its innovation arm AFWERX, two current customers with the New York-based startup.
-
October 17, 2024
Indian Official Charged In Plot To Assassinate NYC Atty
New York federal prosecutors on Thursday unveiled murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against an Indian foreign intelligence official they claim orchestrated a plot to assassinate a New York City attorney connected to a Punjab political revolution.
-
October 17, 2024
US Sanctions Chinese Cos. For Work On Russian Drones
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on three entities, including two from China, for helping develop long-range Garpiya attack drones used by Russia in its deadly war against Ukraine.
-
October 17, 2024
Treasury Unit Says Booze Maker Violated N. Korea Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said Thursday that it has reached an $860,000 settlement with a Vietnam-based alcoholic beverage company over its alleged role in allowing U.S. financial institutions to process $1.1 million in payments to North Korea, violating sanctions regulations.
-
October 17, 2024
Air Force Owes Contractor COVID-19 Quarantine Costs
The U.S. Air Force must bear the costs a contractor incurred complying with a two-week COVID-19 quarantine requirement, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals has ruled, faulting the government for refusing to establish all the elements of an asserted defense.
-
October 17, 2024
GAO Finds VA Rightly Canceled Too-High 'Wander System' Bid
The U.S. Government Accountability Office backed a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs decision rejecting a lone bid that came in at more than double the agency's budget for a wander management system at a medical center in Fresno, California.
Expert Analysis
-
3 Takeaways From Navy Shipbuilder's Fraud Guilty Plea
Austal USA’s recent plea agreement over accounting fraud charges highlights for other companies the benefits of cooperating with government investigations, the challenges posed by senior executives’ involvement in misconduct, and the high stakes for defense contractors, say Michael DeBernardis and Shayda Vance at Hughes Hubbard.
-
Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
-
How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
-
Series
Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
-
An Update On Legal Issues In The Drone Market
Marialuisa Gallozzi and Alex Slawson at Covington examine recent developments in the legal issues surrounding the growing drone market, including possible First Amendment protections, Fourth Amendment surveillance, and litigation involving criminal and civil penalties, evidentiary pursuits, and insurance.
-
How To Avoid Risking Arbitration Award Confidentiality In NY
Though a Second Circuit decision last year seemed to create a confidentiality safe harbor for arbitration awards that had no ongoing compliance issues, a recent New York federal court ruling offers further guidance on the meaning of "ongoing compliance issues," says Matthew Iverson at Nelson Mullins.
-
Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
-
Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
-
Perspectives
Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
-
To Report Or Not To Report Others' Export Control Violations
A recent Bureau of Industry and Security enforcement policy change grants cooperation credit to those that report violations of the Export Administration Regulations committed by others, but the benefits of doing so must be weighed against significant drawbacks, including the costs of preparing and submitting a report, says Megan Lew at Cravath.
-
'Minimum Contacts' Issues At Stake In High Court FSIA Case
In CC/Devas v. Antrix, the U.S. Supreme Court must decide whether a "minimum contacts" requirement should be implied in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, with the potential to dramatically change the legislative landscape through the establishment of a new and significant barrier to U.S. suits against foreign states, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
-
State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.
-
How BIS' Rule Seeks To Encourage More Voluntary Disclosure
Updated incentives, penalties and enforcement resources in the Bureau of Industry and Security's recently published final rule revising the Export Administration Regulations should help companies decide how to implement export control compliance programs and whether to disclose possible violations, say attorneys at Freshfields.
-
8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.
-
Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.