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Evaluation Backup Gets Hard Look

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.20.05

Rebuffing the agency's attempt to insulate the evaluations of the first-line evaluators from scrutiny, the Court of Federal Claims in Beta Analytics Int'l, Inc. v. U.S. (Sept. 6, 2005), reviewed the narratives and scoring and found that they didn't add up, to the protester's prejudice. The court held that it could not focus only on the top-level award decision documentation when the findings there were built on the lower-level scorings.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.31.25

Raising the Bar: New York Expands Consumer Protection Law with FAIR Business Practices Act

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the most significant update to New York’s consumer protection law in 45 years — the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act, or FAIR Business Practices Act — expanding the scope of the state’s authority to now challenge unfair and abusive business practices. The measure, backed by New York Attorney General (“AG”) Letitia James and signed on December 19, 2025, amends New York’s General Business Law § 349, giving regulators new tools to protect consumers and promote fair marketplace practices....