A subcontractor’s insurance company must indemnify and defend a general contractor in a lawsuit — even though it was the contractor, not the plaintiff, who brought the subcontractor into the litigation, a federal appeals court has ruled in applying Maryland law.

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The “world-class programmers” behind SugarDaddyForMe.com have offered to diagnose and fix Healthcare.gov's problems — at their own expense.

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Global Aviation Holdings Inc., the largest provider of private airlift services to the military, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware, citing the cancellation of missions. Global Aviation, based in Peachtree City, Ga., listed up to $1 ...

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The nation’s largest defense contractor had a better third quarter than expected, as federal budget cuts brought less severe consequences than were forecasted.

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A federal judge said Thursday that a former contractor at NASA’s Langley Research Center can be released from jail while he awaits trial, despite prosecutors’ arguments that the Chinese citizen is a serious flight risk. Bo ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The federal prosecution of five former employees of the private security firm Blackwater has crumbled after the defendants said they were acting at the behest of the CIA by providing five guns as gifts to King Abdullah ...

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DENVER — A former CIA contractor involved in a fatal shootout in Pakistan and then charged with a felony in Colorado after a fight over a parking space would have his charges reduced to a misdemeanor if he writes a ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Park Service says a Massachusetts contractor has been named to repair earthquake damage to the Washington Monument. The park service announced Wednesday that Perini Management Services, Inc. of Framingham, Mass., has been chosen for the $15 ...

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HAVANA — A senior Cuban diplomat said Wednesday her country is prepared to negotiate a solution in the case of a jailed American contractor, but is awaiting a U.S. response. Foreign Ministry official Josefina Vidal also rejected allegations by the ...

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