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Department of Veterans Affairs Statutory Interpretation

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Court of Federal Claims Sides with Small Business in Landmark TAA vs. BAA Protest

In a recent bid protest decision, The DaVinci Company LLC v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims reaffirmed the enduring authority of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) in federal procurements. At the center of the...more

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Unusual Combinations of Justices Denying Veterans’ Claim but Requiring Executive to Make Foreign Aid Payments to Contractors -...

The U.S. Supreme Court resolved more textual battles yesterday, one in a fully argued case, the other on procedural motions. The combinations of Justices continue to defy stereotypes, and at least one of those combinations,...more

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The Supreme Court Update - March 5, 2025

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today: Bufkin v. Collins, No. 23-713: This case involves the “benefit-of-the-doubt rule,” a unique standard of proof the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”)...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Last Week In The Federal Circuit (January 23 – January 27): Furnishing Statutory Meaning

The Supreme Court recently issued its first decision of the Term in Arellano v. McDonough, affirming the Federal Circuit and holding that a statutory provision governing the effective date of a veterans’ benefits application...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Federal Circuitry

Last Week in the Federal Circuit: Waiver and Constitutional Avoidance

The Federal Circuit issued just one precedential opinion last week.  But it’s an interesting one:  The Court exercised its discretion to reach (or rather, avoid) a constitutional issue not pressed or passed upon by the trial...more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

DOL Administrative Review Board Fails to Clarify Test for Whether a Contractor Is a ‘Covered Employee’

One threshold issue in whistleblower cases involving alleged retaliation is whether a complainant who is not a direct employee is nonetheless a “covered employee.” ...more

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Federal Circuit Acetris Decision Changes Procurement Country of Origin Landscape

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On Monday, in the much-anticipated decision in Acetris Health, LLC v. U.S. 18-2399, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) ruled that U.S. manufacture of a drug is sufficient to confer U.S....more

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