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Insurer Required to Defend Defamation Claim Based on Blog Post
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has recently held that an insurer must defend a lawsuit alleging defamation and other business torts stemming from a blog post on the insured’s website. State Farm Fire and …
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Devon Hewitt Now On the Board of the DC Chapter of the National SDVOSB Council
Congratulations to Devon Hewitt, who is now on the Board of the DC Chapter of the National SDVOSB Council. Devon will join the Program Committee, lending her vast GovCon experience and personal network to continue to expand the monthly …
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Brian Chandler Announced as Vice Chair for Fairfax Bar Association
Protorae Law’s Brian Chandler was announced as the new Vice Chair for the Fairfax Bar Association’s Employment Law Group for 2014.…
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Devon Hewitt Quoted by Bloomberg BNA about Proposed Budget Cut for SBA
Devon Hewitt was quoted in a great article by Bloomberg BNA about the House Panel’s recommendation to cut SBA’s FY 2015 budget by $50 million.
Devon commented that SBA is far behind in putting changes in place to amend their …
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Importance of Narrowly Tailoring Geographic Limitations in Agreements
Wings LLC, a company that specializes in vehicle interior repair, had its motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction denied on March 6th, 2014. Wings was attempting to enforce noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements signed by two of …
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Devon Hewitt’s Legal Interview with Federal News Radio About BP’s Suspension from New Federal Contracts
On Thursday morning, Devon E. Hewitt was interviewed over the phone by Federal News Radio about BP’s government contract debarment. Devon spoke with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on The Federal Drive about BP’s predicament and ways that contractors can …
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Small Business Legislative & Regulatory Update
Proposed Changes to the FAR Regarding 8(a) Program Contracts
DoD, GSA and NASA have proposed amending the FAR to provide guidance on an 8(a)’s ability to continue to accept orders after its departure from the program and provisions related to …
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Devon Hewitt Quoted in the Bloomberg Federal Contracts Report Regarding the New House Bill Seeking to Increase Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses
Click Here for the article.…
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Protorae Law and Watkins Meegan to Host “Lunch & Learn” Discussing Joint Ventures and Other Teaming Arrangements
On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Devon Hewitt along with Rich Wilkinson from Watkins Meegan will present on the topic of teaming arrangements. Teaming arrangements, including joint ventures, have always been an important tool for government contractors. In the current GovCon …
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Beware of Social Media’s Bite: Recent Legal Effects of Online Reviews
By its nature, business law is always playing catch-up to business reality. Few areas of law reflect the gap between every day events and court opinions as the area of social media. Social media gives everyone the power of the …
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