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DoD Issues Reminder on Ins/Outs the GSA FSS

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.10.15

The Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy recently issued guidance to prepare DoD’s contracting workforce for the increase in GSA FSS procurements that generally take place as the fiscal year comes to a close. This "reminder" reiterates the requirement that contracting officers must make their own determination of price reasonableness and outlines the standard procedures to follow, including the requirements for DoD to seek additional discounts and to maximize competition when placing orders through GSA FSS.


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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.01.26

Supreme Court Rejects “Mere Knowledge” Standard for Contributory Copyright Infringement in Cox v. Sony, Reverses $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox

On March 25, 2026, in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a $1 billion verdict against Cox. The judgment was the result of a jury trial in which Sony claimed that Cox was liable for contributory copyright infringement because it knew that its customers were using its service to infringe yet did not respond with sufficient diligence to prevent that infringement....