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(Re)Ordered: DoD Revises and Reorders ASBCA Rules

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 07.23.14

On July 21, DoD published a final rule to update the Rules of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, "revis[ing] and reorder[ing] the Board's Rules for clarity and consistency and account[ing] for changes in technology." Attached is a redline document reflecting the changes to the Board's rules, which, notably, formalize prior guidance on issues such as summary judgment briefing and filing by electronic mail and add two addendums: (1) Equal Access to Justice Act Procedures, and (2) Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution.


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Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.13.26

Massachusetts Trade Secret Preliminary Injunctions: Prove the Harm, Tailor the Relief

A strong trade secret claim is not a substitute for proof of irreparable harm. In Daikin Applied Americas Inc. v. Russo, No. SJC-13881 (Mass. Oct. 14, 2026), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that likely success on a misappropriation claim does not create a presumption of irreparable harm. The court grounded its ruling in both the Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the traditional equitable principles the statute incorporates. It required a case-specific showing that the requested relief would prevent harm that a final judgment could not adequately remedy. ...