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Top 10 FCA Decisions of 2012

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.10.13

The U.S. recovered a record amount (nearly $5 billion) under the False Claims Act in 2012. In "The Top 10 FCA Decisions Of 2012 For Government Contractors," published by The Government Contractor on January 9, 2013, C&M attorneys Andy Liu, Jonathan Cone, and Robert Sneckenberg count down the 10 FCA decisions they predict will have the most significant legal and practical impact on government contractors.


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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....