Mealey's (July 20, 2018, 8:48 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on July 18 upheld a 2017 ruling requiring the government to pay $99 million to companies it contracted with to manufacture aviation fuel (avgas) during World War II and a 2015 order denying the government’s request for discovery into any insurance coverage settlements the companies obtained, finding that the judge did not abuse her discretion when making the decisions (Shell Oil Company, et al. v. United States, No. 2017-1695, Fed. Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 19858)....