Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 229: Combining Law School and Military Service (w/guest Steven Arango)
Under a bipartisan federal law passed in 2022 known as the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, veterans or other individuals who lived at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina may be eligible to file a claim...more
August 10, 2023, marks the first anniversary of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, a pivotal legislation within the broader Honoring Our PACT Act. ...more
August 10, 2023, will mark the first anniversary that the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 ("Justice Act") became law. The Justice Act allows Marines, their family members, and any civilians who were poisoned by the toxic...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
With the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022, the federal government has opened the door for service members and their families to pursue claims against the federal government based on the contaminated water at...more
Following last week’s Senate vote on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, individuals harmed by contaminated water while living or working on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are one big step closer to being able to recover the...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill carving out an exception to the general rule that the United States government is not liable for injuries to servicemembers. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of...more
On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published a report titled “Weapon Systems Cybersecurity: Guidance Would Help DOD Programs Better Communicate Requirements to Contractors” (the “Report”).1...more
Winston Churchill acknowledged that “all men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” Likewise, Henry Ford is credited with saying that “the only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” ...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we have special guest Steven Arango with us -- a Marine officer and lawyer -- to talk about how he combined his military career with the law, as well as offer some useful...more
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) recently issued a cease-and-desist letter to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) requesting that the congressman stop using its trademarks in his campaign....more
Semper Fidelis is the U.S. Marines’ motto – “always faithful.” Perhaps an ironic twist of phrase in the context of its recent and preventable data breach. Let’s recap. The Marine Forces Reserve recently announced that...more
In an issue of first impression, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed whether the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) has the authority to certify class actions. ...more
Military personnel continue to be victimized by data breaches. This time, the personal information of healthcare workers employed by Potomac Healthcare Solutions (Potomac), who work for a U.S. Special Operations Command were...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Net-zero energy Brock Environmental Center in Virginia turns rainwater into drinking water - Inhabitat - Jul 14 - A new building in Virginia Beach is raising the bar for...more
New additions to the FBI’s Cyber’s Most Wanted List show “the line between ordinary criminal hackers and potential national security threats is increasingly blurry,” according to Assistant Attorney General for National...more
Clipper Pipe & Service, Inc. v. The Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 2015 Pa. LEXIS 1275 (PA June 15, 2015) - The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that CASPA, 73 P.S. §§501-516, “does not apply to a construction project where...more
DCK TTEC, LLC v. Postel Industries, Inc., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 2775 (3d Cir. Feb. 25, 2015) - This action arose out of the construction of two maintenance hangars at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona (the...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently opened the door for government agencies to use their waiver authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 9.5, during a protest to render academic a protester’s...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently opened the door for government agencies to use their waiver authority under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 9.5, during a protest to render academic a...more