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Protests and Corrective Action on the Rise

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.31.16

On August 11, 2016, C&M’s Rob Burton was interviewed on “Government Matters,” which airs on ABC 7 and News Channel 8 in D.C., about the recent rise in GAO bid protests and corrective actions. He also discussed the growing need for agencies to provide more informative post-award debriefings for contractors who lose awards.

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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....