Amanda McDowell

Sep 20, 2024 | antidote.me | Amanda McDowell

Obesity is a common condition, impacting nearly 3 in 4 adults over the age of 20 in the United States. Research into obesity medications has increased significantly in recent years, resulting in novel weight-management drugs that are continuing to drive interest and demand. However, although obesity disproportionately impacts people of color, many of these studies are still made up of predominantly white individuals, creating a gap in knowledge about the effectiveness of these medications.

Feb 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Michelle Coleman |Erin N. Rankin |Amanda McDowell

On remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in ECC International Constructors, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 59586, 59643, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals concluded that, by waiting until after a hearing on the merits and six years after the appeal was filed, the government forfeited its right to challenge the contractor's satisfaction of the FAR's sum-certain requirement for Contract Disputes Act claims.

Feb 2, 2024 | mondaq.com | Robert J. Sneckenberg |Amanda McDowell |Nicole Owren-Wiest |J. Chris Haile

In JE Dunn Construction Company, ASBCA No. 63183, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("ASBCA") issued its first published decision applying the Federal Circuit's recent holding that the FAR sum-certain requirement for Contract Disputes Act claims is not jurisdictional. The Board held that, because the government did not raise the issue until after a hearing on the merits, the government forfeited its right to challenge the contractor's satisfaction of the sum-certain requirement.

Feb 1, 2024 | lexblog.com | Michelle Coleman |Erin EWilson Rankin |Amanda McDowell

On remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in ECC International Constructors, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 59586, 59643, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals concluded that, by waiting until after a hearing on the merits and six years after the appeal was filed, the government forfeited its right to challenge the contractor’s satisfaction of the FAR’s sum-certain requirement for Contract Disputes Act claims.

Sep 12, 2023 | mondaq.com | Michelle Coleman |Amanda McDowell |Zariah Altman

On August 25, 2023, in ECC CENTCOM Constructors, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 21-1169, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ("the Court" or "COFC") barred ECC CENTCOM Constructors, LLC ("ECC") from asserting claims that should have been asserted before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals ("ASBCA") citing the doctrine of claim preclusion. At the ASBCA, ECC had appealed a termination for default and sought time extensions and damages due to excusable delay.