By Mason Lawlor | December 18, 2024
In more than 800 cases nationwide, federal and state courts have interpreted the phrase "direct physical loss" as requiring some physical alteration or damage to property. The North Carolina opinion's author, Justice Anita Earls, put the onus on the insurance companies to clearly indicate what is covered and excluded.
By Colleen Murphy | November 25, 2024
“A compensation judge who formerly sponsored a bill enacted into law is not per se disqualified from presiding over cases implicating or interpreting that law," Appellate Division Judge Lisa Puglisi said.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | November 5, 2024
"Once information is public, it remains public. The Americans With Disabilities Act protects employees from employer disclosure of their confidential medical information. But it doesn't protect information that an employee shares with co-workers, including superiors, outside of an employer-conducted inquiry," said U.S. District Judge Joshua D. Wolson.
By Mason Lawlor | November 4, 2024
"We, like our sister circuits that have addressed nearly identical arguments, therefore conclude that Defendants were not acting under a federal official," Judge Babara Lagoa said. "Instead, Defendants operated as a private assisted living facility that may, or may not, have complied with federal recommendations and regulations concerning COVID-19."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 23, 2024
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Norton Rose Fulbright US by a former IT worker who alleged he was fired for failing to comply with the firm's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By John G. Koch | October 15, 2024
Many will interpret the Ungarean decision as the death knell for insurance policyholders' hopes of obtaining business interruption coverage for COVID-19 losses under Pennsylvania law, but a careful reading reveals the decision's limited scope.
By Brian Lee | October 10, 2024
The measures are geared toward more effective and efficient oversight of the discovery process, whlle ensuring that cases are trial-ready by identifying and resolving obstacles earlier, and monitoring timelines.
By Thomas Spigolon | October 10, 2024
Veteran commercial litigator James "Jimmy" Adams will take office Feb. 1, 2025.
By Rob Mattern | October 7, 2024
"These results show a decline in every measure of recovery for firms since 2018," writes Rob Mattern.
By Ellen Bardash | October 2, 2024
U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr.'s opinion ends nearly three years of stock-price drop litigation which shareholders filed after Peloton's 2021 announcement that its demand growth had slowed more than previously projected. Latham & Watkins represented Peloton in the case.
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