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2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves In KBR Kickback Case

2 Men Enter, 1 Man Leaves In KBR Kickback Case By Bryan Koenig Law360, Washington (February 6, 2017, 1:55 PM EST) — A Fifth Circuit panel halved a government kickback judgment… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Judge Clears Military Contractor in Sprawling Burn-Pits Case

Judge Clears Military Contractor in Sprawling Burn-Pits Case TIM RYAN July 20, 2017 (CN) – A federal judge in Maryland on Wednesday dismissed a massive collection of cases brought against a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Wait for Lawsuit Decision

Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Wait for Lawsuit Decision An Air Force master sergeant tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq on March 10, 2008.… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former Employee of U.S. Government Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Accepting Over $250,000 in Kickbacks From Subcontractor United States Department of Justice’s picture

Posted on 19 July 2017 by Maciej Heyman Former Employee of U.S. Government Contractor in Afghanistan Pleads Guilty to Accepting Over $250,000 in Kickbacks From Subcontractor   A former employee of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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CIA’s Mad Torture Scientists: We’re Like Those Who Made Gas For The Nazis

Saul Loeb/GETTY DID NOT SEE THAT COMING CIA’s Mad Torture Scientists: We’re Like Those Who Made Gas For The Nazis James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen use a novel defense in court:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ex-KBR Worker Urges DC Circ. To Revive FCA Kickbacks Suit

Ex-KBR Worker Urges DC Circ. To Revive FCA Kickbacks Suit By Chuck Stanley Law360, Washington (July 21, 2017, 4:10 PM EDT) — A former KBR Inc. employee asked the D.C. Circuit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Ex-Louis Berger Exec Can Move FCA Suit To NJ, Judge Rules

Ex-Louis Berger Exec Can Move FCA Suit To NJ, Judge Rules By Jeannie O’Sullivan Law360, New York (July 24, 2017, 7:29 PM EDT) — A former Louis Berger Group Inc. executive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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The Impact of Al Shimari V. Caci on the International Liability of Private Military and Security Companies

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The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies

The politics of international law: the life cycle of emerging norms on the use and regulation of private military and security companies Kim Sorensen Pages 1-39 | Published online: 20 Jun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Paying the piper. How the Federal Circuit shifted performance risk to the contractor by redefining cost reasonableness

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