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Ninth Circuit Orders Release of Federal Contractor EEO-1 Reports

On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Department of Labor (“DOL”) must disclose federal contractor EEO-1 Reports requested by the Center for Investigative Reporting (“CIR”). The...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

“Common Sense” Governs Tribal Sovereign Immunity Under Federal Contracting Program

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s ruling, holding that waiver of sovereign immunity for claims related to a federal contracting program means the defendant, a sovereign...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Head East: Contract Disputes Act Claims Must Be Filed in DC

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that the Contract Disputes Act (CDA) “impliedly forbids” federal contractors from bringing most trade secret misappropriation claims against federal agencies in district...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Third Circuit Recognizes Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim by Party Possessing (But Not Owning) the Trade Secret

It is not often that a United States Court of Appeals issues a decision on trade secrets, much less one involving the review of a bench trial that drew legal conclusions on the scope of trade secret law and the propriety of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

When Possessing a Trade Secret is Enough to Sue

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In trade secret litigation, particularly among government contractors, defenses are sometimes asserted based on whether the plaintiff actually owns or retains a sufficient interest in the trade secret at issue. This can...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Protecting Government Contractors’ Confidential Information Just Got Easier

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At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) decision that decreases the burden on contractors seeking to protect confidential information. As most contractors are aware,...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

In re: Muhs “Willful and Malicious” Does Not Mean “Willful and Malicious”

In In re Muhs, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit was called upon to decide whether “the meaning of ‘willful and malicious’ under Alaska law is identical to the meaning of ‘willful and malicious’ under...more

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