Biz Says File Name Error Led To Rejection For $50B Contract

By Elaine Briseño

A defense contractor alleged that the U.S. Army unlawfully excluded it from competing for a $50 billion contract after the agency's online portal rejected the company's proposal over improperly formatted file names and then marked the submission as untimely.

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Russia Faces Tough Questions In $1.1B Crimea Award Fight

By Jared Foretek

A D.C. federal judge appeared unconvinced Monday that the Russian Federation could get an early out from a Ukrainian bank's suit to enforce a $1.1 billion arbitral award by claiming that the law of international armed conflict rendered expropriation protections in the nations' bilateral investment treaty toothless.

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Experts See Looming Legal Disputes Over FCC Party Balance

By Christopher Cole

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to ditch case law shielding independent federal agency members from presidential removal is unlikely to resolve ongoing controversy over White House control of the Federal Communications Commission, experts said Monday.

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Dem Lawmakers Press Hegseth On USS Lincoln Conditions

By Madeline Lyskawa

Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over reported conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for more than 250 days, setting modern records for days at sea without returning to port.

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Moderna, Arbutus Clash On Gov't Venue For Vax IP Claims

By Dani Kass

Moderna Inc. has accused Arbutus Biopharma Corp. of turning a government contractor indemnification law "upside down" by arguing the COVID-19 vaccine supplier must face infringement litigation, while Arbutus says the government is wielding that relationship to dodge liability in two separate courts.

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Nashville, Localities Sue DHS Over FEMA Funding Condition

By Britain Eakin

Nashville, Tennessee, and local governments in Texas and Ohio sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday, saying the Trump administration is unlawfully hijacking the Homeland Security Grant Program to coerce states into changing their local election procedures.

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Judge Stays Ex-Defense Contractor Execs' Whistleblower Suit

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado federal magistrate judge granted on Monday a defense contractor's bid to stay two former executives' case against it that claimed the contractor fired them for reporting a $1.9 million fraud scheme on a classified government contract.

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Virgin Galactic's $2.8M Shareholder Deal Gets Final OK

By Sydney Price

Virgin Galactic investors received final approval of their settlement that will end derivative claims arguing the company was damaged by founder Richard Branson and others' attempts to cover up rocket ships' design flaws, and includes a nearly $2.8 million payout to the company and appointment of a chief compliance officer.

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Integrity Technologies Nabs $55B Navy Support Contract

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Navy has awarded telecommunications provider Integrity Technologies Corp. a $55 billion contract to support the military and other federal agencies as they establish and maintain operations within the United States and its outlying territories, the agency said.

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Law Firms See Revenue, Demand Grow In First Half Of 2026

By Anna Sanders

Despite rising expenses driven by artificial intelligence and return to office mandates, the legal industry is performing well in 2026, with U.S. law firms recording a double-digit jump in revenue and strong growth in demand so far this year, according to new survey results from Citi Global Wealth at Work's Law Firm Group.

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Morgan & Morgan Sues Fla. Bar Over Celebrity Ad Ban

By Carolina Bolado

Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA has sued the Florida Bar, claiming a bar rule that bans any use of a celebrity's voice or image in lawyer advertising violates the First Amendment.

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3 NY Injury Firms Get Uber's RICO Suit Tossed

By Lauren Berg

A New York federal judge threw out Uber Technologies Inc.'s lawsuit accusing three personal injury law firms of conspiring with physicians and exploiting passengers to pursue fake or exaggerated injury claims in order to strongarm settlement payouts from the ride-hailing giant.

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Nussbaum-Linked Firms' Ch. 11s Tossed For Bad Faith

By Ben Zigterman

A New York bankruptcy judge has dismissed the Chapter 11 cases of two commercial real estate law firms headed by Mark J. Nussbaum, finding their petitions were filed in bad faith and that the cases instead belonged in an assignment for the benefit of creditors process in New York state court.

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Chattah Can't Serve As Acting Nevada US Atty, 9th Circ. Says

By Emma Cueto

The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that Nevada's top prosecutor was not put in place lawfully and was barred from overseeing the criminal cases giving rise to the appeal, the latest state where courts have shut down attempts by the Trump administration to fill U.S. attorney vacancies without Senate confirmation.

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Clifford Chance Pushes To Send Clawback Suit To Arbitration

By Ryan Boysen

Clifford Chance LLP wants a high-profile partner pay dispute sent to arbitration, accusing two ex-partners who claim they're facing a $6 million clawback demand of "gamesmanship" by filing suit in New York federal court.

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NYCBA Cautions Against Recording Nonclient Calls

By Emily Sawicki

New York City attorneys who have been granted permission may ethically use artificial intelligence to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with nonclients, according to the latest ethics guidance by the New York City Bar Association Monday, which added that just because they can doesn't mean they should.

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