Business Litigation

Government contractors trying to cope with the current flood of new laws, executive orders, and regulations need to remember that these changes generally do not re-write their existing government contracts. Although the President may sign new…

Last fall, Jonathan Goldsmith, known as the “most interesting man in the world” of Dos Equis advertisement fame, was sued for breach of contract by his former talent agency after allegedly withholding…

Trade secret issues arise daily in the workplace with nearly every employment decision, from employee hiring and firing, to every contract that contains a non-disclosure or confidentiality provision. President Obama today signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA” or the “Act”), with huge implications for employers,…

On April 27, 2016, in a move lauded as the most significant expansion of federal intellectual property law in the last half-century, Congress passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“…

The FBI canceled the March 22 court hearing scheduled to take place in California that was aiming to force Apple to create code for unlocking an iPhone.  The FBI suddenly changed course and notified the judge, and Apple, that an unknown source may be able to…

When the government changes a contractor’s work, the contractor is entitled to an equitable adjustment under the Changes clause for not only any increased costs but also for profit on those costs. Negotiating a fair profit presents a…

A homeowner’s fraud lawsuit against builder Pulte Home Corporation based on excessive noise in the homeowner’s unit was recently dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria…

The two biggest daily fantasy sports (‘DFS’) operators and the NY Attorney General will be placing big bets Wednesday in a New York courtroom, when they ask Judge Mendez for an injunction…

Just as daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) companies such as DraftKings and FanDuel have become huge multi-billion dollar businesses, breaking news has raised questions about whether…