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Court Gives Teeth To Service Disabled Veteran Status

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.27.10

In Infiniti Info. Solutions, LLC v. U.S., the Court of Federal Claims set aside an 8(a) award made by HUD because the agency acted arbitrarily by claiming that a vendor's Small Disadvantaged Veteran Owned status was simply a "preference" when it was actually a requirement. Additionally, the Court determined that HUD improperly issued a statement of work to the vendors in contravention of SBA regulations that allow only for informal assessments of participants' capabilities.

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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....