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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The class-of-one theory of equal protection must be applied to public employees where similarly situated employees are treated differently despite no showing of arbitrary, vindictive or malicious reasons for the termination, the attorney for a former Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) employee argued today before the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking reversal of a ruling by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Anup Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture, et al., No. 07-474, U.S. Sup.; See March 2007.) Full story on lexis.com

Lawmakers Protest $35B Air Force Tanker Deal
Lawmakers from Washington and Kansas joined labor leaders to protest the Air Force tanker contract that Boeing Co. lost to a European rival, and vowed to stymie the deal in Congress. Organizers of the rally said the contract would subsidize foreign competitors at the expense of U.S jobs.

$10.57M Verdict Returned In New Jersey Accutane IBD Case
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A New Jersey state court jury on April 22 awarded $10.57 million in compensation to a Utah woman who claims to have developed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from taking the acne drug Accutane (Kamie S. Kendall v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc., No. ATL-L-8213-05-MT, N.J. Super., Atlantic Co.). Full story on lexis.com

California Flavor Mixer Alleges Concealment, Strict Liability Against Employer, Suppliers
SANTA ANA, Calif. ? Full story on lexis.com

Glaxo, Inventor Prevail In Dispute Over New Rules
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal judge on April 1 ruled that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s new claims and continuations rules are invalid (Triantafyllos Tafas v. Dudas et al., No. 1:07cv846, E.D. Va.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26086; See 11/12/07, Page 4). Full story on lexis.com

MDA Looks to Double Missile Production
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to double the missile production rate for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Aegis ballistic missile defense systems between 2010 and 2015, according to the director of the agency.

US Sells Secret Anti-IED Tech to Iraq
The U.S. has taken the unprecedented — and some would say questionable — step of selling some of its most sophisticated counter-IED technology to the Iraqi government, equipping police, military and interior ministry troops with electronic systems designed to detonate roadside bombs and jam triggering signals.

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