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ASBCA's FY18 Report – a Look at the Numbers

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.18.18

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals published its FY18 Report of Transactions and Proceedings, which provides statistics regarding the adjudication of appeals between contractors and the Army, Navy, Air Force, Corps of Engineers, DLA, DCMA, CIA, NASA, other Defense agencies, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. According to this year's report, appellants prevailed, in whole or in part, in 69 percent of the appeals decided on the merits, a notable increase from the past several years. As usual, the Board had a high success rate in resolving matters via alternative dispute resolution (ADR), successfully resolving 85 percent of ADRs concluded in FY18 – including binding arbitration, non-binding mediation, and ADR of undocketed appeals.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 06.01.26

California Court Upholds Insurer’s Duty to Defend After Covered Claim Is Dismissed

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling in an insurance coverage dispute between a commercial general liability insurer and its policyholder. The decision addresses several critical issues in insurance law, including the scope and continuity of the duty to defend and the standard for insurer reimbursement of defense costs in mixed-claim actions. The court ruled largely in favor of the insured, SVO Building One, LLC ("SVO"), and the matter now heads toward settlement or trial on SVO's remaining counterclaims....