A cybersecurity company is seeking $20 million at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency allegedly refused to pay for work completed outside the scope of the parties' agreement and declined to extend the contract.
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Contractor Sues Gov't For $20M In Unpaid Work, Lost Profits

By Madeline Lyskawa

A cybersecurity company is seeking $20 million at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims after the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency allegedly refused to pay for work completed outside the scope of the parties' agreement and declined to extend the contract.

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Loss Of Key Deal Sends Defense Contractor Noble Into Ch. 11

By Clara Geoghegan

Boston-based defense contractor Noble Supply & Logistics filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware with $542 million in debt after a quick expansion and the loss of major government contracts left it with limited liquidity.

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Defense Contractor Faces Suit Over CEO Review, Stock Drop

By Elaine Briseño

An XTI Aerospace Inc. investor has hit the defense company and two executives with a lawsuit alleging they carried out a scheme to deceive investors by making misleading statements and withholding facts that when revealed led to a nearly 16% stock decline.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Mass. Police Department Opposes FCC Drone Restriction

By Nadia Dreid

A Massachusetts police chief is asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider banning people from buying foreign-made military-grade drones, saying law enforcement can use them to find missing people much more quickly than human search groups.

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High Court Allows Trump To Continue Ballroom Construction

By Katie Buehler

A split U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump can continue construction of a new White House ballroom while litigation over the project's legality continues. 

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ENFORCEMENT

Brief

FCC Fines Undersea Cable Cos. For Expired Landing Licenses

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission inked a deal with a submarine cable company and its three co-licensees to end an investigation into their failure to renew their licenses on time, with the quartet agreeing to split a $45,000 fine.

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LITIGATION

General Dynamics Beats Widow's Workers' Comp Bid

By Grace Elletson

A Connecticut appeals court upheld the denial of a widow's claim for workers' compensation after her husband had a cardiac event she said was caused by work stress at General Dynamics, ruling an administrative law judge was fair to attribute his death to his pre-existing heart disease.

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Roundup

Defamation Litigation Roundup: NYT, J&J, Azerbaijan

By Theresa Schliep

In this month's review of defamation fights, Law360 details a jury verdict against The New York Times in a suit involving its reporting on a shooting in Alabama, and highlights a judge's decision to spare researchers from a suit by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary over their talc research.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Using CFIUS' New Risk Matrix And Mitigation Guidance

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' national security matrix and related mitigation guidance provides a common vocabulary for allocating regulatory and mitigation risk in transaction documents, and may help focus any discussions with the agency, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ex-Clifford Chance Attys Fight Bid To Toss Clawback Suit

By Ryan Boysen

The two partners facing a $6 million clawback demand by Clifford Chance LLP have again asked a federal judge to decide whether English or New York law should govern the arbitration, claiming the firm's partnership agreement is unclear.

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How Did Litigants Fare In Judge Albright's 55 Patent Trials?

By Dani Kass

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright oversaw more than 50 patent trials between his 2018 arrival on the bench and planned Monday departure, and in a surprise for many attorneys, there was a near-even split between victories for patent owners and accused infringers.

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New Report Rings Alarm On Threats To Judicial Independence

By Jack Karp

Verbal attacks on judges, disinformation about the courts and the defiance of court orders are undermining the independence of the federal judiciary and significantly affecting individual judges' ability to do their jobs, a report out Monday says.

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House Passes Bill To Curb Secret Prosecutor Orders

By Courtney Bublé

The House passed a bipartisan bill via voice vote Monday afternoon to add transparency to prosecutors' use of nondisclosure orders for telephone service providers.

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Brief

House Passes Bill Adding Texas, California Court Sites

By Courtney Bublé

The House voted 378-10 on Monday evening to expand access to federal courts in Texas and California, the two most populous states in the nation.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week saw disputes over a $200 million federal grant, a $1.7 billion software take-private deal, the ouster of Better.com founder Vishal Garg and a proposed $4 million settlement stemming from an electric vehicle company's SPAC merger.

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Roundup

Hub Hires: MassBar, Kirkland, Troutman

By Chris Villani

Massachusetts' legal landscape saw a sizzling summer finish, with several major firms making hires. Kirkland added a veteran white collar defense attorney, Troutman bolstered its real estate team and Day Pitney nabbed an experienced corporate attorney.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Apple Inc.

Cable News Network Inc.

Cisco Systems Inc.

Defenders of Wildlife

Earth Island Institute Inc.

General Dynamics Corp.

Google LLC

Growth Corp.

Huntsman Corp.

Johnson & Johnson

Ledcor IP Holdings Ltd.

LinkedIn Corp.

Massachusetts Bar Association

McKinsey & Co. Inc.

NCR Corp.

Natera Inc.

New York University

Olin Corp.

Rogers Communications Inc.

Skydio Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Starbucks Corp.

The New York Times Co.

The University of Alabama System

Zayo Group Holdings Inc.

Zuora Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aaron Katz Law

Ali & Lockwood

ArentFox Schiff

Baker Botts

Case Law Group

Choate Hall

Clifford Chance

Cole Schotz

Crowell & Moring

Day Pitney

Desmarais LLP

Duane Morris

Foley Hoag

Freshfields

Glancy Prongay

Hinckley Allen

Holland & Knight

Kirkland & Ellis

McDermott Will & Schulte

Munck Wilson

Munger Tolles

Nixon Peabody

Norton Rose

Prince Glover

Proskauer Rose

Ropes & Gray

Rubin Rudman

Sidley Austin

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Suisman Shapiro

Troutman

Troutman & Troutman

Willkie Farr

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Defense Logistics Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Food and Drug Administration

National Capital Planning Commission

National Park Service

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

U.S. Army

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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

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

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama