Fluor, Whistleblowers Take Issue With $15M Fraud Verdict

By Madeline Lyskawa

Fluor Corp. and former employees who accused the defense company of overcharging the government under a U.S. military contract urged a South Carolina federal judge to vacate a $15 million jury verdict, with the whistleblowers arguing they were prevented from presenting essential facts to the jury.

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GAO Says Agencies Should Reflect On AI Procurements

By Madeline Lyskawa

While federal agencies more than doubled their use of artificial intelligence between 2023 and 2024, they are not systematically collecting lessons learned from their AI acquisitions, despite White House guidance, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a Monday report.

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DOD Asks To Keep Escort Requirement For Reporters

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The U.S. Department of Defense has asked a D.C. federal judge to allow it to continue requiring journalists to be escorted while in the Pentagon, arguing that it is essential for preventing national security leaks.

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Fed Action Sought Against European Plan To 'Target' Iridium

By Christopher Cole

Iridium wants the Federal Communications Commission to push back against a European proposal that it says would "unfairly target" the satellite phone provider with new restrictions.

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ITC Opens Patent Inquiry Into Joby Electric Air Taxis

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into whether an electric air taxi company's imported materials were infringing the patents of a rival.

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DOD Education Unit Says Bias Suit Rehashes EEO Claims

By Abigail Harrison

The Department of Defense Education Activity told a North Carolina federal court Monday that a former assistant principal's sex and race discrimination lawsuit can't survive, as her claims are either too skeletal or have not yet been administratively exhausted.

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GAO Denies Protest Of Mess Hall Services Contract Add-On

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest from a services provider, finding a revision that added food hall staffing for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point did not fall outside the scope of the original contract.

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Opinion

State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality

Lawyers need to put actual client information into artificial intelligence tools to get their full value, but they cannot confidently do so until state bars offer clear, formal authority on which plan tiers of the three most popular generative AI tools are safe to use when sharing specific client details, says attorney Nick Berk.

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Artemis II Highlights Earthbound Employment Law Risks

The recent Artemis II launch marks a milestone in human spaceflight and expanding commercial participation, but as companies race to the stars, their compliance practices must address the workforce needs on the ground, as extraordinary operational achievements will be evaluated under ordinary legal standards, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

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Defense Contractor Tips For Commercial Solutions Openings

Defense contractors interested in participating in the Army’s recently announced commercial solutions opening should familiarize themselves with the process, which promotes flexibility but requires prudence in preparing proposals, negotiating award terms, and crafting supporting documents such as teaming agreements and subcontracts, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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DLA Piper Defeats Fired Associate's Claims Of Pregnancy Bias

By Pete Brush

A federal jury in Manhattan declined to award damages Monday to a former associate who says DLA Piper unlawfully fired her after she announced she was pregnant, absolving the BigLaw firm hours after tense closing arguments.

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Q&A

Former Pardon Atty Says Trump's Clemency Grants Hurt DOJ

By Phillip Bantz

Former U.S. Department of Justice pardon attorney Liz Oyer spoke recently with Law360 about how the pardon process has changed, the impact the shift might have on the DOJ and how the system could be reformed.

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DOJ Urges DC Circ. To Revive Trump EOs Targeting Firms

By Alison Knezevich

The D.C. Circuit should individually review each section of President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting four law firms, allowing certain portions to stand if others are blocked, the U.S. Department of Justice argued in a new filing urging the court to revive the measures.

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Analysis

The Justices Had Their Say On Immunity. Is A DC Jury Next?

By Chris Villani

The limits of presidential immunity are once again set to be tested after a D.C. federal judge ruled President Donald Trump must face civil claims over the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, clearing the way for trial and potentially another high-stakes appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Meta Pulls Some Attys' Social Media Addiction Ads

By Rachel Rippetoe

After losing a bellwether trial last month in one of a slew of cases from plaintiffs who claim to have been harmed by social media, Meta has begun removing ads from attorneys seeking clients with similar claims.

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Brief

EEOC To Produce Law Firm DEI Letter Records By May 15

By Kelcey Caulder

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal court Monday that it would give two law professors documents related to 20 letters the agency sent to law firms over their purported diversity, equity and inclusion practices by May 15.

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Morgan & Morgan Sued Over Firing Amid Nevada Expansion

By Emily Sawicki

Personal injury titan Morgan & Morgan is facing allegations from a former firm attorney in California state court alleging the Golden State lawyer was pressured to file suits in neighboring Nevada despite having an inactive law license and no experience practicing there, and was then harassed and wrongfully fired over the filings.

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Atty Says Ogletree Can't Litigate Against Her In 2 Similar Cases

By Adrian Cruz

A Georgia attorney said Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC should be disqualified from serving as defense counsel in a discrimination suit she's working on while simultaneously litigating against her on behalf of her ex-employer in a similar matter.

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NJ Man Who Sought To DQ US Atty Leadership To Plead Guilty

By Gina Kim

A criminal defendant who joined a pending bid to disqualify assistant U.S. attorneys overseeing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and escalated a constitutional challenge to its leadership structure told a federal judge Saturday he plans to plead guilty in his drug case. 

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court's docket this past week featured a mix of high-stakes settlements, fast-moving deal litigation, governance disputes and a notable post-trial ruling involving fraud-tainted loans.

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