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January 15, 2025
SpaceX Suit Must Fail, Calif. Coastal Commission Tells Judge
The California Coastal Commission urged a federal judge to throw out a SpaceX lawsuit alleging it has unlawfully tried to stymie the company's rocket launches and engaged in "naked political discrimination" against CEO Elon Musk, arguing the company's claims don't pass muster.
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January 14, 2025
FBI Deletes China-Backed Malware From Windows Computers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and French law enforcement and security partners have deleted malware used by Chinese government-backed hackers from thousands of computers worldwide, including home computers in the U.S., the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday.
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January 14, 2025
BofA Says Military Interest Law, Not Bank, To Blame In Suit
Bank of America has hit back at a class action suit accusing the financial giant of violating an interest cap law for military service members, arguing that the suit fails to allege any actual violations of the law and that Congress considered and decided against the interest rate requirement that the plaintiffs seek to impose.
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January 14, 2025
DOJ Says Software Co.'s $12.7M Copyright Win Is Sufficient
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday defended a judge's decision to award a software developer $12.7 million after a federal contractor made unauthorized copies of its software, telling the Federal Circuit the award was correctly calculated.
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January 14, 2025
FAR Council Wants Uniform View Of Controlled Information
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council on Tuesday issued a pair of long-awaited proposed regulations, seeking to define and protect controlled unclassified information across the government and to update rules related to conflicts of interest involving contractors.
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January 14, 2025
Biden Order Outlines Steps For Bolstering AI Infrastructure
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Tuesday that aims to shape the country into an artificial intelligence infrastructure leader by working with the private sector to build data centers.
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January 14, 2025
OIG Wants Corps' Overruns, Delays To Inform Future Projects
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regularly faced cost increases and delays on four military construction projects and should take steps to learn from and mitigate such problems, a federal watchdog said in a new report.
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January 14, 2025
Biden Finalizes Ban On Chinese, Russian Connected Car Tech
The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized a rule banning the import and sale in the U.S. of passenger vehicles with certain connectivity components made in China or Russia that the administration says could pose national security risks to American infrastructure and consumers.
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January 14, 2025
DOD Chief Nom Pledges 'Lethality' Focus Amid Dem Criticism
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth promised Tuesday that he would refocus the military on "lethality," as Democratic senators hammered him on issues such as his criticism of women serving in the military and an alleged lack of relevant management experience.
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January 14, 2025
Lockheed, CNA Pause Coverage Suit Amid Settlement Talks
A Maryland federal court agreed Tuesday to continue pausing a dispute between Lockheed Martin Corp. and a CNA Financial unit over coverage for lawsuits accusing the aerospace and defense giant of environmental contamination, as the parties negotiate a potential coverage settlement.
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January 14, 2025
Nadine Menendez Trial Might Be Longer Than Ex-Senator's
Prosecutors and attorneys for Nadine Menendez told a Manhattan federal judge that her trial might last longer than that of her husband, former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, with the parties still at odds over stipulations about evidence.
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January 13, 2025
Fla. Court OKs $6B Settlement Data Release In 3M's UK Case
A Florida federal court has authorized the release of certain information related to 3M's $6 billion multidistrict litigation settlement ending claims over allegedly faulty combat earplugs to a London arbitral tribunal, which was convened to determine if insurer AIG Europe Ltd. is refusing to pay its share of the deal.
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January 13, 2025
Bannon Must Explain Atty Swap As NY Wall Fraud Trial Looms
A New York state judge on Monday ordered Steve Bannon to appear in court to explain why he switched counsel a month before he faces trial on charges of defrauding donors to a fundraiser to build a U.S. southern border wall.
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January 13, 2025
Shift4 To Pay SEC $750K For Undisclosed Family Payments
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said payment processing firm Shift4 Payments Inc. will pay $750,000 to settle allegations it failed to report over $4 million in payments it made to immediate family members of the company's executives and directors.
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January 13, 2025
Justices Won't Review 11th Circ.'s Cancer Cluster Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it won't review the Eleventh Circuit's affirmation of a favorable jury verdict for defense contractor Pratt & Whitney, which was found to have failed to exercise reasonable care when disposing radioactive materials, but also freed it from liability for the cancer cases that emerged in a Florida neighborhood.
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January 13, 2025
GPS Backup Would Serve Larger 'Ecosystem,' FCC Told
A public safety tech company is throwing its weight behind a plan to license a chunk of the lower 900 megahertz band to launch a network that would back up the Global Positioning System, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to "advance this critical initiative."
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January 13, 2025
White House Sets Framework For AI Technology Exports
The Biden administration on Monday took its latest step toward securing artificial intelligence technology, issuing a rule aimed at easing the sale of U.S.-made chips and models to allied countries while restricting access to foreign adversaries that it said could use the systems to threaten national security.
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January 13, 2025
Special Counsel's Report On Trump's DC Case Released
With a Florida federal judge's permission on Monday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released the first volume of former special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding his now-abandoned election-interference case against Donald Trump in D.C.
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January 13, 2025
Army Can Sole-Source $990M 'Critical Support' Deal
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest over a sole-source $990 million U.S. Army loitering munitions contract, saying the Army properly used temporary authority meant to provide critical support for Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel to award the deal.
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January 13, 2025
Wife Of Ex-Sen. Menendez Can't Delay Bribery Trial
Nadine Menendez, former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife, has lost her bid to postpone her Feb. 5 trial on bribery charges, as a Manhattan federal judge rejected her contention that her husband's sentencing on similar charges just a week prior would taint her jury.
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January 13, 2025
CFIUS Grants Nippon, US Steel Extension To Abandon Deal
The government committee that reviewed Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel before President Joe Biden blocked the deal earlier this month has granted an extension until June for the companies to abandon the deal, according to a U.S. Steel securities filing Monday.
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January 13, 2025
Justices Mull Petition Over FSIA Terrorism Exception
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it wanted the U.S.'s perspective as it considers a case relating to whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's terrorism exception extends jurisdiction to claims arising from a terrorist attack that seriously injures but does not kill its intended victims.
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January 13, 2025
Justices Won't Hear Farm's Bid To Retake Denver Airport Land
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Colorado farm company's petition arguing Denver can't hold onto land originally seized for the Denver International Airport now that the city plans to build a private commercial complex on the property.
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January 10, 2025
4 Lessons For Contractors From The Bitmanagement Saga
A software company's damages award of just $150,000 after years of litigation over the U.S. Navy violating a licensing deal offers several lessons for federal software contractors about carefully negotiating contractual terms and making sure they can adequately enforce those terms.
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January 10, 2025
Microsoft Pushes To Thwart 'Scheme' To Bypass AI Security
A Virginia federal judge has authorized Microsoft Corp. to seize a website that the tech giant alleges has been instrumental to a "sophisticated scheme" by foreign-based cybercriminals to circumvent safety guardrails built into artificial intelligence services in order to create offensive and harmful content, according to court filings made public Friday.
Expert Analysis
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Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being
As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.
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6 Steps To Ready Defense Contractors For Cybersecurity Rule
Following the U.S. Department of Defense's final rule establishing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in federal regulations, Sandeep Kathuria at Ice Miller provides a refresher on CMMC and identifies best practices for defense contractors awaiting full implementation of CMMC.
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Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes
Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.
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Series
Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.
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How Judiciary Can Minimize AI Risks In Secondary Sources
Because courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence and other safeguards do not address the risk of hallucinations in secondary source materials, the judiciary should consider enlisting legal publishers and database hosts to protect against AI-generated inaccuracies, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Suspension And Debarment: FY 2024 By The Numbers
The multiyear, downward trend in suspensions and debarments of government contractors continued in fiscal year 2024, largely fueled by a sharp decrease in exclusions of individuals — a welcome development that may indicate recognition that these actions can be more punitive than prophylactic, says David Robbins at Jenner & Block.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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New Export Control Guidance Raises The Stakes For Banks
Recent guidance from the Bureau of Industry and Security alerts banks that they could be liable for facilitating export control violations, the latest example of regulators articulating the expectation that both financial institutions and corporations serve as gatekeepers to mitigate crime and aid enforcement efforts, say attorneys at Freshfields.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Why Diversity Jurisdiction Poses Investment Fund Hurdles
Federal courts' continued application of the exacting rules of diversity jurisdiction presents particular challenges for investment funds, and in the absence of any near-term reform, those who manage such funds should take action to avoid diversity jurisdiction pitfalls, say attorneys at Sher Tremonte.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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GAO Decision Offers Insights On Verifying TAA Compliance
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's August decision in Matter of: HPI Federal LLC serves as a reminder of the importance of verifying Trade Agreements Act compliance — and of understanding the parameters of an agency's acceptance of an offeror's TAA representation, say Amy Hoang and Sarah Barney at Seyfarth.
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3 Takeaways From Navy Shipbuilder's Fraud Guilty Plea
Austal USA’s recent plea agreement over accounting fraud charges highlights for other companies the benefits of cooperating with government investigations, the challenges posed by senior executives’ involvement in misconduct, and the high stakes for defense contractors, say Michael DeBernardis and Shayda Vance at Hughes Hubbard.