A Colorado aerospace company cannot conduct additional depositions in its lawsuit accusing The Boeing Co. of stealing patented technology for a NASA moon exploration program, a Washington federal magistrate judge ruled.
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Boeing Beats Bid For More Depos In Moon Mission IP Suit

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado aerospace company cannot conduct additional depositions in its lawsuit accusing The Boeing Co. of stealing patented technology for a NASA moon exploration program, a Washington federal magistrate judge ruled.

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9th Circ. Panel Won't Revisit Boeing's $72M Trade Secret Loss

By Rachel Riley

A Ninth Circuit panel has rejected Boeing's bid for a panel rehearing of its August 2025 decision reinstating a $72 million jury verdict for electric jet startup Zunum Aero Inc. in a trade secret dispute, spurning the aerospace giant's fresh argument that the case belongs in the Federal Circuit because of the patent counterclaims involved.

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FCC Seeking More Spectrum For Space Launches, Reentry

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission is on the hunt for more spectrum that could support space launches and reentry, and is asking stakeholders to weigh in with their own ideas on how to free up the airwaves.

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ISIS-K Scout Loses Bid To Evade Verdict In Afghan Airport Bombing

By Elaine Briseño

A Virginia federal judge has ruled that the government did not have to prove that an Afghan national convicted of conspiring with ISIS-K caused a bombing at Kabul's airport as American forces were evacuating in 2021, just that he could have foreseen that the conspiracy would result in death.

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NATIONAL SECURITY

Lawmakers Press Commerce To Curb Exports To Adversaries

By Courtney Bublé

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to block U.S. citizens and businesses from working for foreign civilian intelligence and security agencies in Russia, China and other "countries of concern."

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Trump Admin Unveils Smaller War Plants Commission

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Small Business Administration have established a new commission aimed at boosting the defense industrial base by expanding production capacity, eliminating regulations and providing targeted capital to small businesses.

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POLICY & REGULATION

NTIA Has Given Final OK To All 56 State, Territory BEAD Plans

By Nadia Dreid

Nearly five years after the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act created the BEAD program, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration says it has approved all 56 final proposals from the states and territories.

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ENFORCEMENT

Italian Man Gets 18 Months For Ammo Export Scheme

By Elaine Briseño

A New York federal judge sentenced a wholesale distributor to 18 months in prison for allegedly helping funnel $540,000 worth of American made, military-grade ammunition to Russia during its war against Ukraine in violation of his company's license.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

4th Circ. Class Cert. Ruling Offers Tips For Damages Experts

The Fourth Circuit's recent decision reversing class certification in litigation against Boeing raises the cost of a bare-bones damages model proposal for plaintiffs, but it also clarifies what a defensible proposal should contain, say Alok Khare and Erica Rose at FTI Consulting.

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Del. Boeing Ruling Shows How Compliance Defeats Caremark

The Delaware Chancery Court's recent dismissal of shareholder litigation against Boeing's board in the wake of the Alaska Airlines door-plug blowout incident carries significant lessons for shareholders pursuing Caremark claims, and for corporate counsel advising boards on oversight obligations, says Brian Rostocki at Reed Smith.

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Bid Protest Spotlight: Evaluation Criteria, Omissions, Conflicts

In this month's bid protest roundup, James Tucker at MoFo offers takeaways from recent decisions examining a soliciting agency’s latitude to deviate from its own evaluation criteria, a missing small-business certification's materiality and an agency's mid-litigation waiver resolving meritorious conflict of interest allegations.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Dems Say DOJ Opinion Aims To Foil Oversight Of White House

By Courtney Bublé

With midterm elections right around the corner, Senate Democrats are worried the new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could let the Trump Administration obstruct congressional oversight of the White House.

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ABA Faces Uphill Battle To Remain As Law School Accreditor

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council responsible for accrediting law schools is fighting on multiple fronts to retain its status as a nationwide accreditor, fending off challenges at both the federal and state levels.

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Bradley Arant Launches Retail, Consumer Brands Practice

By Tracey Read

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has launched a retail, digital commerce and consumer brands practice to help clients protect their brands and preserve public trust in fast-moving, highly regulated markets.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

California Western School of Law

Comcast Corp.

Danner Inc.

Dentsply Sirona Inc.

FTI Consulting Inc.

NVIDIA Corp.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

State Bar of California

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio

The Boeing Co.

Wells Fargo & Co.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Ashurst Perkins

Bradley Arant

Holwell Shuster

Hueston Hennigan

McGuireWoods

Morrison & Foerster

Munger Tolles

Petrillo Klein

Reed Smith

Susman Godfrey

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

National Transportation Safety Board

Small Business Administration

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

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

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

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court