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Government Procurement Is Going Green

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.17.08

Federal and state governments are increasingly "greening" their procurement practices through new laws, regulations, and policy goals, all of which can present both compliance risks for contractors and business opportunities. Learn more through recent articles published by C&M attorneys at http://www.crowell.com/documents/The-Greening-of-Government-Procurement.pdf and http://www.crowell.com/NewsEvents/Article.aspx?id=1301.

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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. ...