Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/22/2012

In This Issue: The Supreme Court Confronts Controversies Overseas, But Will Congress Have the Final Word? Cover; When in Rome...(U.S Law Still Applies): Lessons of Wal-Mart, News Corp. & the Foreign Corrupt Practices...more

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/16/2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has regulatory authority to request data beyond the date of a scheduling letter where the request is motivated by a "deficiency," such as discriminatory adverse impact,...more

by Venable LLP on 5/2/2012

Ensuring payment in the context of a termination for convenience settlement can be a complicated process for primes and subcontractors. A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Parsons Global...more

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/20/2012

Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI Int’l, No. 09-1335 (4th Cir. 2011), addresses the issue of “derivative sovereign immunity”, which deserves another look. According to the allegations, four Iraqi citizens were...more

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 4/6/2012

Raytheon Company v. United States, COFC No. 09-306C (Apr. 2, 2012) is a key decision that protects contractors from facing tardy claims asserted by the government. In Raytheon, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) determined...more

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 2/28/2012

Recently, a federal district court issued a ruling that could have a substantial impact on future qui tam claims brought under the False Claims Act ("FCA"). In United States of America ex rel. Bunk v. Birkart...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/6/2012

In a stunning conclusion to the U.S. Department of Justice’s first guilty jury verdict against a corporation under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.S. District Court, Central District of California...more

by Ober|Kaler on 1/10/2012

“Men must turn square corners when they deal with the Government.” – Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. With the Government’s prosecution of False Claims Act (“FCA”) and Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) violations on the...more