Shipbuilders Can't Escape Revived No-Poach Claims

By Matthew Perlman

A Virginia federal court has refused to toss a proposed class action accusing some of the country's biggest warship makers and naval engineering consultants of participating in an illegal conspiracy to suppress wages after the Fourth Circuit revived the case earlier this year.

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DOD Axes Gender Marker Change Rule For Benefits Database

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Defense Department issued a rule on Monday rolling back Biden-era procedures that allowed retirees, dependents and contractor employees to request a change in their gender identification in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

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Top Arms Cos. See Record Revenues Amid Global Tensions

By Madeline Lyskawa

Revenues from the sale of weapons and military services by the 100 largest defense companies swelled by 5.9% to a record $679 billion in 2024, according to data released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 

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FCC Urged To 'Radically' Redo Submarine Cable Sites Plan

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission lacks jurisdiction to impose stringent new licensing requirements on equipment used at submarine cable landing sites and should abandon the proposal, a key industry group said.

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Chinese Equipment-Testing Co. Slams FCC's 'Bad Lab' Label

By Christopher Cole

An equipment-testing company controlled by the Chinese government chided the Federal Communications Commission for dubbing it a "bad lab" as the FCC looks to block the company's ability to test telecommunications devices flowing into the U.S. market.

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Navy's Price Analysis Error Didn't Cause Prejudice, GAO Says

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Navy didn't err in awarding an $82.4 million contract for base support services despite not having done a particular price analysis, the U.S. Government Accountability Office has ruled, finding no competitive prejudice to the protester.

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Brief

US Manufacturer Wins $1.6B Deal For F-35 Jet Engines Upkeep

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded U.S. manufacturer Pratt & Whitney a $1.6 billion contract to provide engineering support, training, repairs and maintenance on F-35 fighter jet engines.

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Series

The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit

Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison.

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Ex-Immigration Judge Accuses DOJ Of Political Retaliation

By Dorothy Atkins

A former Ohio immigration judge sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court Monday, alleging she was discriminated against and unconstitutionally fired for her liberal political beliefs while slamming the Trump administration's recent "unprecedented assault" against longstanding civil service laws that protect millions of federal employees.

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Feature

Meet The Attys Arguing Gov't Subpoena Power At High Court

By Mark Payne

Law360 introduces the lawyers appearing at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case focused on an anti-abortion crisis center and a state attorney general's attempt to subpoena details on its donors.

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3rd Circ. Says Habba Barred From Serving As Acting US Atty

By Carla Baranauckas

President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer cannot serve as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, the Third Circuit ruled Monday in a precedential opinion holding that her appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and undermined the constitutional safeguards of Senate confirmation.

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Calif. Ban On Fee-Sharing With 'Alternative' Firms Challenged

By Jack Karp

A new law barring California lawyers and firms from sharing fees with out-of-state law firms owned by nonlawyers is unconstitutional and will harm the state's mass tort lawyers and their clients, according to a lawsuit filed last week.

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Analysis

What MDL Judges Can Get Done With A New Civil Rule

By Cara Salvatore

As the first federal procedure rule geared toward multidistrict litigation goes into effect, judges will have a new buffet of best practices to guide them, but little in the way of hand-tying mandates.

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White House Crypto Czar Hired Clare Locke Amid NYT Probe

By Aislinn Keely

The tech founder-turned-White House crypto and artificial intelligence czar David Sacks has hired defamation specialists at Clare Locke LLP to combat a New York Times investigation into potential conflicts of interest arising from his personal tech investments and role as a White House policy adviser.

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Suit Against Erika Girardi's Atty Tossed As 'Shotgun Pleading'

By Madison Arnold

A Florida federal court has dismissed a clothing company's abuse of process suit against an attorney of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne for being a shotgun pleading.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court saw a slate of corporate law clashes this past week, from fast-moving injunction fights in consumer product and real estate markets to multibillion-dollar oversight claims against crypto executives and fresh battles over control for two sports teams.

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