A Second Circuit panel Tuesday seemed leery of RTX Corp. investors' bid to revive allegations that the aerospace manufacturer violated securities laws by concealing an aircraft engine defect, with several judges pointing out how the complaint seemed to lack allegations that executives knew different disclosures were necessary.
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2nd Circ. Seems Doubtful Of RTX Corp. Investors' Appeal

By Kellie Mejdrich

A Second Circuit panel Tuesday seemed leery of RTX Corp. investors' bid to revive allegations that the aerospace manufacturer violated securities laws by concealing an aircraft engine defect, with several judges pointing out how the complaint seemed to lack allegations that executives knew different disclosures were necessary.

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GAO Sustains Protest Over DOD Skills Training Contract

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said a U.S. Department of Defense agency should reevaluate proposals for a mobile application helping servicemembers develop their academic skills, finding the awardee's proposal failed to address an offline access requirement.

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DOD, SBA Ink Small Biz. Industrial Base Agreement

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Small Business Administration said it has inked a new deal with the U.S. Department of Defense that will help small businesses operating within the defense industrial base to access additional capital.

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POLICY & REGULATION

FCC OKs 14 More 'Rip And Replace' Extensions

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Communications Commission has granted petitions from 14 telecommunications companies asking for extensions to finish projects to "rip and replace" foreign-produced network equipment the agency deems untrustworthy.

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ENFORCEMENT

Ex-OpenAI Engineer Charged With Bugging Conference Room

By Dorothy Atkins

Federal prosecutors have arrested and charged a former OpenAI product team engineer in California federal court on allegations he hid a secret recording device inside toilet paper behind a TV in an executive conference room in order to capture confidential communications about the ChatGPT-maker's artificial intelligence technology.

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ITC Probing Vicor Rivals For AI Power System Infringement

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced it will investigate claims made by Vicor Corp. that several rivals are importing patent-infringing power delivery systems typically used in high-performance computing such as artificial intelligence, setting up possible import exclusions.

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LITIGATION

GKN Isn't Covered For Toxic Chemical Emergency, Court Told

By Danielle Ferguson

A Chubb unit told a Texas federal court Tuesday that a pollution exclusion bars coverage to GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc. for underlying lawsuits and a civil investigation stemming from the overheating of a storage tank in California that led to toxic emissions and the evacuation of thousands of residents.  

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GAO

GAO Refuses To Sink Non-Competitive Navy Award

By Tom Lotshaw

The Navy reasonably awarded a sole source contract to a qualified submarine escape suit manufacturer in an attempt to keep that company from exiting the market, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said, denying a protest an incumbent supplier lodged over the deal.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Watchdog Wants Probe Of Trump Press Secretary's Atty Claim

By Jack Karp

A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.

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Ex-BigLaw Atty Wants Firm Docs For Insider Trading Defense

By Carolyn Muyskens

A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks Arbitration Of $1.7M Fee Dispute

By Caroline Simson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.

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Baker Botts Atty Seeks $3.4M In Fees After Defamation Suit

By Madison Arnold

A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.

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Fox Rothschild Beats Daycare's Malicious Prosecution Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.

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DLA Piper Accused Of Malpractice In Investor's Soccer Deals

By Bonnie Eslinger

American businessman John Textor has filed a legal malpractice suit in Florida against DLA Piper over the firm's representation in connection with an investment vehicle he created to acquire soccer clubs in the United Kingdom and other countries, claiming his damages could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Actelion Ltd.

Amazon.com Inc.

Ameris Bancorp

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Ares Management Corp.

Celestica Inc.

Delta Electronics Inc.

Flex Ltd.

Foxconn

GKN PLC

Google LLC

Infineon Technologies AG

International Finance Corp.

Johnson & Johnson

LinkedIn Corp.

Monolithic Power Systems Inc.

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Permira

Point Broadband LLC

Pratt & Whitney

RTX Corp.

Starbucks Corp.

State Bar of California

Union Telephone Co.

Vantage Point

Viaero Wireless

Vicor Corp

Vicor Corporation

eBay Inc.

iRobot Corporation

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Avyno Law

Baker Botts

Buchanan Ingersoll

DLA Piper

Day Pitney

Dynamis LLP

Enenstein Pham

Fox Rothschild

Goodwin Procter

Holland & Knight

Kilpatrick Townsend

Kirkland & Ellis

Labaton Keller

Latham & Watkins

Martin G. Weinberg PC

McDonald Hopkins

Norton Rose

Orrick Herrington

PilieroMazza

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

SML Avvocati

Saxena White

Sidley Austin

Susman Godfrey

Taft Stettinius

Wachtell Lipton

Weil Gotshal

Williams & Connolly

Wolf Greenfield

Zimmer Citron

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

International Trade Commission

Small Business Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Government Accountability Office

World Bank Group