Subway Wins Latest Round Of 15-Year Construction Litigation Saga
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.15.05
After 15 years of litigation, two trials and the deaths of two judges, Chief Judge Hogan of the U.S. District Court in D.C. wrote the latest chapter in the subway litigation saga, Mergentime-Perini v. WMATA (11/28/05), issuing a 192-page opinion upholding the default terminations of contracts for two Washington Metro subway stations, denying virtually all of the contractors' claims and awarding WMATA over $21 million in excess reprocurement costs and other damages, plus prejudgment interest. Crowell & Moring has represented WMATA in this protracted litigation, which has already established precedent on such issues as whether performance bonds cover allegedly unauthorized contract modifications and the duties of successor judges who take over an uncompleted case after trial.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 08.14.25
Changes in Sunscreen Regulation & Litigation are Heating Up: Updates from Congress to the Courts
In an effort to update and modernize the FDA’s regulation of sunscreen, Representative John Joyce (R-Ohio) and a group of bipartisan members of Congress introduced in June the Supporting Accessible, Flexible, and Effective Sunscreen (SAFE) Standards Act. If enacted, the bill would establish a more flexible regulatory scheme at the FDA, decrease the cost in the approval process and expand the array of sunscreen available for purchase.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.14.25
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25
Client Alert | 3 min read | 08.13.25
Faster Audits, More ADR: IRS Rolls Out Significant LB&I Changes