When hackers gain access to a subcontractor’s information systems and divert the prime contractor’s payment to themselves instead of to the subcontractor, does the prime contractor still have to pay the subcontractor?...more
6/6/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Terms ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
DFARS ,
Equitable Relief ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hackers ,
Prime Contractor ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Subcontractors ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supply Chain
On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that a lawsuit alleging that the state government had procured a contractor's settlement of a contract dispute using economic duress and bad faith could proceed, rejecting...more