Monthly Archives: April 2013

Contract No FCA Claim for False Inspection Records

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Virginia Lawyers Weekly March 21, 2013 Thursday U.S. District Court Va. Eastern Case Summaries: March 21, 2013 Contract No FCA Claim for False Inspection Records Although an electrician who worked for… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Campbell’s Soup: Due Process Concerns in Applying the Federal Anti-Bribery Statute to Noncitizen Government Contractors Overseas

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The University of Chicago Legal Forum 2012 U Chi Legal F 429 Campbell’s Soup: Due Process Concerns in Applying the Federal Anti-Bribery Statute to Noncitizen Government Contractors Overseas Cara Chomski+ BIO:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher ‘gave her approval’ to her son Mark’s failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea

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Margaret Thatcher ‘gave her approval’ to her son Mark’s failed coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea Unpublished version of memoir by former SAS officer Simon Mann records Baroness Thatcher’s endorsement of plan… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Ballarin’s War

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Mrs. Ballarin’s War The improbable tale of a West Virginia heiress the Pentagon hired to take on Somalia’s jihadists. BY MARK MAZZETTI | APRIL 15, 2013 The MV Faina, a Ukrainian-owned… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Maritime Piracy: Armed Security a “Game Changer”

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Maritime Piracy: Armed Security a “Game Changer” Monday, April 15, 2013 Following closely upon Congressional testimony about international maritime piracy offered by a U.S. State Department official, who called the use… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Iraq nearly gave me PTSD

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Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 4:30 PM UTC Iraq nearly gave me PTSD During my time as a contractor, I learned that it doesn’t take a firefight to feel the effects of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Contractor tort immunity under the law of military occupation.

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Contractor tort immunity under the law of military occupation. By: O’Connor, John F., UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs, Fall2009, Vol. 14, Issue 2 ABSTRACT The United States’ invasion… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements

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Former U.S. Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements U.S. Attorney’s Office April 11, 2013 Eastern District of Virginia  (703) 299-3700 ALEXANDRIA, VA—Ramy Elmery, 43, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison

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Former Blackwater contractors ordered to prison By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot © April 15, 2013 NORFOLK Two former Blackwater contractors have been ordered to federal prison after exhausting their appeals in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Executive Order 13303: Is the Bush Administration Choosing Corporations over Human Rights Actions Instituted via the Alien Tort Claims Act?

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Executive Order 13303: Is the Bush Administration Choosing Corporations over Human Rights Actions Instituted via the Alien Tort Claims Act? Rod Khavari Tulsa Journal of Comparative & International Law, Fall 2006,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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