Citizenship Rights Challenge Filed in D.C. Federal Court

November 4, 2025
We have filed a federal action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of Nurit Zeevi and her minor daughter, challenging the State Department’s denial of U.S. citizenship. The complaint argues that the Department’s interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1409(c) unlawfully discriminates against unwed mothers in violation of Sessions v. Morales-Santana and the Fifth Amendment. For a copy of the complaint, click here. 

Our firm Files $540 Million COVID-19 Testing Claim Against the United States

October 16, 2025
We have filed suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on behalf of LabQ Clinical Diagnostics, Dart Medical Laboratory, and Community Mobile Testing, seeking more than $540 million in damages arising from the Government’s failure to reimburse COVID-19 testing of uninsured individuals under HRSA’s Uninsured Program. The complaint alleges breach of statutory and contractual obligations, negligent program administration, and violations of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing stemming from the abrupt March 2022 program shutdown and HRSA’s systemic mismanagement identified in OIG Report A-02-21-01013.

Court Allows Regulatory Flexibility Act Claim to Proceed in GILTI Case

October 15, 2025
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled on the Government’s motion to dismiss in Monte Silver v. IRS, a challenge to Treasury’s implementation of the GILTI tax provisions under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Court upheld standing and permitted the small-business plaintiff’s claim under the Regulatory Flexibility Act to proceed. We represent the plaintiffs in the action. For a copy of the memorandum opinion, click here. 

Defamation Action Filed Against Former UN Official

September 8, 2025

Zell, Aron & Co., together with co-counsel from the National Jewish Advocacy Center, Ernst Legal Group, and Schoen Law Firm, has filed a defamation suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on behalf of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities and Christians for Israel USA against Francesca P. Albanese, former UN Special Rapporteur, alleging false and damaging statements made with actual malice. Read the complaint here. 

Our firm Engaged to Defend Medical Provider in Federal FCA Action

May 19, 2025
We have been engaged to represent LabQ Clinical Diagnostics, Dart Medical Laboratory, Community Mobile Testing, and related individuals and entities in a civil action brought by the United States under the False Claims Act in the Southern District of New York. The government alleges that defendants improperly sought reimbursement under HRSA’s COVID-19 Uninsured Program. The defense will contest the Government’s allegations, emphasizing LabQ’s compliance, the program’s ambiguity, and the unprecedented circumstances of pandemic-era testing operations.

Motion Filed to Certify Class Challenging $2,350 U.S. Citizenship Renunciation Fee

June 18, 2025
We have moved to certify a class in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on behalf of individuals who paid the $2,350 fee to renounce U.S. citizenship. The lawsuit alleges that the Department of State’s fee exceeds the government’s actual costs and violates the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, which requires federal fees to be fair and cost-based. The proposed class seeks restitution of the unlawful portion of the fee for all individuals who paid it since October 4, 2017.
View the motion and supporting memorandum.