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IT Encryption Certificate Required By The DOD

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.10.04

New DOD guidance requires that all companies that do business with DOD must have an encryption certificate to authenticate their IT systems, and several companies have been authorized to issue such certificates. DOD's established date of April 1 has been announced as a goal, not a hard date.

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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. ...