American Airlines and its regional affiliate PSA Airlines have settled their cross-claims seeking to have the federal government share the costs or indemnify them for any potential judgment or damages in litigation over the deadly January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C.
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Feds Settle American Airlines Claims Over DC Midair Collision

By Linda Chiem

American Airlines and its regional affiliate PSA Airlines have settled their cross-claims seeking to have the federal government share the costs or indemnify them for any potential judgment or damages in litigation over the deadly January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C.

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FCC Revokes Odyssey's Drone Authorization

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The Federal Communications Commission revoked Odyssey Robot LLC's equipment authorization for a drone and its remote controller, citing allegedly false claims by the company that its products were made in the U.S.

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Contractor Will Pay $1M To Settle Claims Over Testing Lapses

By Tom Lotshaw

A Massachusetts-based wire manufacturer will pay about $1 million to settle allegations it failed to perform testing required for products supplied to the U.S. Navy over a 10-year span, according to federal prosecutors.

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LITIGATION

BCS Allegient Says Ex-Exec Underbid Contracts To Get Payout

By Jared Foretek

A Virginia defense staffing firm is accusing its former chief development officer of knowingly submitting underpriced government contract bids and concealing the resulting losses to inflate his personal cut, costing the company more than $2 million in the process and damaging its standing with federal agencies.

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Brief

Ex-Worker Drops Data Breach Suit Against Aerospace Co. RTX

By Elaine Briseño

A former employee of aerospace defense contractor RTX has dropped a proposed class action he filed last month in Virginia federal court that alleged the company's recent data breach was the result of improperly trained employees and inadequate safeguards.

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GAO

GAO Backs Army's Fix In $251M Amentum Order Fight

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Government Accountability Office denied a DCS Corp. protest challenging a corrective action the Army proposed for an engineering and technical assistance procurement, rejecting assertions the action was aimed at helping Amentum Services Inc. retain a $251.6 million task order award.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

3 Rulings Show High Court's Transnational Litigation Stance

The U.S. Supreme Court's most recent term closed with three consequential decisions for transnational litigation that illustrate the court's readiness to enforce a Congress-created cause of action for overseas conduct and unwillingness to create this liability itself, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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9th Circ. Would Lose 3 States In Latest Reorganization Bid

By Courtney Bublé

Republicans are once again trying to break up the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which has long been dominated by judges appointed by Democratic presidents.

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Goldstein Unveils Cooley Appeal Team

By Jared Foretek

Thomas Goldstein has unveiled an experienced lineup of appellate lawyers he'll turn to in his bid to overturn 12 tax and mortgage fraud convictions, featuring several attorneys with extensive U.S. Supreme Court experience.

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Texas Firm Withdraws From $150M Deal To Rep Migrant Kids

By Madeline Lyskawa

A Texas law firm has withdrawn from consideration for a $150 million award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide legal services to unaccompanied migrant children in government custody.

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Missed Step Could Vex Ex-Duane Morris Client's Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.

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Ogletree Says Equinox Owes $1.4M In Unpaid Legal Bills

By Hailey Konnath

Ogletree said Monday that fitness company Equinox owes nearly $1.4 million in fees and expenses for the firm's work representing it in an employment matter in Los Angeles, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

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Brief

Calif. Subclass Added To Fox Rothschild Data Breach Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A California resident seeking to represent a subclass of Golden State data breach victims on Tuesday asked to add a new California Consumer Privacy Act claim to a proposed Pennsylvania class action first filed against Fox Rothschild LLP in June, after prominent ransomware group Silent Ransom Group targeted the firm.

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DOJ Says Executive Privilege May Apply To Private Advisers

By Emily Sawicki

The president's communications with outside advisers may be shielded by executive privilege, so long as they are confidential and relate to official decision-making, the U.S. Department of Justice said in its latest advisory opinion.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Amentum Services Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Bar Association

Arab Bank PLC

Axtria

BSI Financial Services Inc.

Burke Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Collins Aerospace Inc.

Equinox Holdings Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

Instagram Inc.

Nestle SA

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

PSA Airlines Inc.

Pratt & Whitney

RTX Corp.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Clifford Law Offices

Cooley LLP

Duane Morris

Federman & Sherwood

Fox Rothschild

Gordon Rees

Hangley Aronchick

Holland & Knight

Kopelowitz Ostrow

Kreindler & Kreindler

Martin LLP

McDermott Will & Schulte

Middlebrook Group PLLC

Milberg PLLC

Ogletree Deakins

Parker Milliken

Shamis & Gentile

Speiser Krause

Steve Harvey Law

Venable LLP

WilmerHale

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Executive Office of the President

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Internal Revenue Service

Los Angeles Superior Court

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Transportation Safety Board

Office of Naval Research

U.S. Army

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 Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Interior

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 Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Navy

U.S. Supreme Court