The U.S. Department of Justice has told the Federal Circuit that multibillion-dollar patent infringement litigation should be directed at the government, instead of Moderna, for the drugmaker's development and supply of COVID vaccines during the pandemic.
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Gov't Says It Should Face Vax IP Claims, Not Moderna

By Tom Lotshaw

The U.S. Department of Justice has told the Federal Circuit that multibillion-dollar patent infringement litigation should be directed at the government, instead of Moderna, for the drugmaker's development and supply of COVID vaccines during the pandemic.

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Fluor Says Trafficking Claims Were Public Before FCA Action

By Ganesh Setty

Fluor Corp. is urging a D.C. federal court to not let a former federal prosecutor pursue a newly amended False Claims Act lawsuit accusing it of labor trafficking under a military logistics contract in Afghanistan, arguing his lawsuit alleges nothing new.

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Navy Contractor Settles FCA Claims Over Lax Cybersecurity

By Ganesh Setty

The U.S. Department of Justice said an Alabama-based government contractor has agreed to pay over $500,000 to resolve claims that it knowingly failed to abide by cybersecurity requirements in support contracts for the U.S. Navy.

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LITIGATION

Contractor Says Ex-VP Used Secrets To Divert FAA Work

By Elaine BriseƱo

An information technology contractor accused its former vice president and his new company of scheming to recruit employees, steal trade secrets and withhold critical information to sabotage the company's Federal Aviation Administration data analytics contract.

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NJ Prosecutor Improperly Shared Meeting Video, Cop Says

By George Woolston

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office improperly shared a video of a meeting with its investigators about a now-suspended police officer's gender discrimination and internal affairs complaints against her department, according to a lawsuit filed in New Jersey state court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Responding To US Labeling Brazilian Gangs As Terrorist Orgs

The Trump administration's recent designation of two Brazilian criminal organizations as foreign terrorists affects companies in multiple sectors that must now assess their exposure and enhance their sanctions, know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering screening programs, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Attorney Reprimanded In $256M Defamation Case

By Rachel Rippetoe

A former Conrad & Scherer LLP managing partner must pay an Alabama coal company's attorney fees after being publicly reprimanded by an Alabama federal judge, who found he lied to the court and paid witnesses to change their testimony in his repeated lawsuits against the company.

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NJ Firm Accused Of 'Double-Dipping' On Pelvic Mesh Fees

By Daniel Connolly

Four women allege in a recently filed lawsuit that a New Jersey law firm overcharged them on legal fees related to a settlement in pelvic mesh litigation, and the recent lawsuit also relates to a long-running conflict between lawyers who formerly worked together.

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Justices Seek Input On NJ State Bar Diversity Challenge

By George Woolston

The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to weigh in on a Garden State appellate court's decision that approved a New Jersey State Bar Association system for fostering diversity in its leadership that was accused of being discriminatory.

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Blanche, Pirro Can't Be DQ'd From Trump DC Shooting Case

By Craig Clough

A D.C. federal judge held Monday that the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner can't disqualify U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from prosecuting him because of their presence at the dinner.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled disputes involving executive compensation, take-private transactions, books and records demands, tender offers and alleged insider misconduct.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Advisors LLC

Arnold & Porter

Christian & Small

Conrad & Scherer

Consovoy McCarthy

FBT Gibbons

Goodwin Procter

King & Spalding

Kropf Moseley

Mazie Slater

Miles & Stockbridge

Motley Rice

Nagel Rice

Pendley Baudin

Robins Kaplan

Slater Slater

Starnes Davis

Williams & Connolly

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Arbutus Biopharma Corp.

British Broadcasting Corp.

Chiquita Brands International Inc.

Drummond

Drummond Co. Inc.

Fidelity National Financial Inc.

Fluor Corp.

Francisco Partners

GameStop Corp.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Itochu Corporation

Johnson & Johnson

LafargeHolcim Ltd.

Moderna Inc.

National Association of Manufacturers

New Jersey State Bar Association

Optimum

The Trade Desk Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

WideOpenWest Finance LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Defense Contract Management Agency

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Aviation Administration

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

National Institute of Standards and Technology

New Jersey Court

New Jersey Supreme Court

Office of Foreign Assets Control

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

U.S. Navy

U.S. Secret Service

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama