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June 16, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

  On June 13 at 5:30 p.m., join HIAS Pennsylvania for a new volunteer information session. Learn more and register here: https://hiaspa.org/event/new-volunteer-information-session-june-2023/. …
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June 16, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court: Burden Not on Plaintiff to Show 'Special Reasons' to Permit Neutral Third-Party Observation of Defense Medical Exam

"A DME is also unique in our adversarial system," Justice Rachel Wainer Apter wrote for the court. "It is the only instance in which a defense expert may conduct discovery on a plaintiff without plaintiff's counsel present."
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June 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Biometric Regulation Leaps Forward With FTC Policy Statement

A number of states across the country have passed laws focused on regulating the commercial use of facial recognition and other biometric information technologies. Here in New York, bills were introduced in January and February relating to biometric privacy. Most importantly, on May 18 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the policy statement "Biometric Information and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act." After briefly reviewing the current developments, this article delves into the policy statement and the implications for businesses in New York and elsewhere.
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June 16, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ninth Circuit Permits a Title VII Claim Based on Offensive Music in the Workplace

The Ninth Circuit's conclusion that employees' allegations regarding playing offensive music in the workplace were sufficient to state a claim for a hostile work environment under Title VII relied on recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent, in Bostock v. Clayton County, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020); and Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, 523 U.S. 75 (1998).
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June 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals: Standard Negligence Principles Apply to Premises Liability Cases

In Scurry v. New York City Housing Authority and Estate of Murphy v. New York City Housing Authority, the court ruled in cases from the Appellate Division, Second Department and Appellate Division, First Department, respectively, that intentional attacks on the respective decedents were not an independent intervening cause that broke the proximate causal nexus between the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) alleged negligence in failing to adequately safeguard the premises and the decedents' deaths.
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June 16, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

Slow, Quiet Abortion Ban Reform: Texas Passes Law Protecting Some Pregnancy Complication Treatments

A bill quietly made its way through the Texas Legislature this year that protects Texas doctors and pharmacists from liability if they treat women experiencing two different kinds of pregnancy complications.
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June 16, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Alternative Approaches to Conflict Create Safer Communities

There are many ways for individuals to approach interpersonal conflict, depending on the type of conflict and the relationship one has with the other party. Our society tends to address conflict through the legal system, which often ignores the larger context within which conflict occurs. But there are other, more productive, ways to deal with conflict.
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June 16, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Special Considerations in Mediating Sexual Abuse Cases

Currently, there is an open look-back window for lawsuits to be filed under the Adult Survivors Act, and it is anticipated that there will be many filings pursuant to this statute. This article discusses the use of mediation to resolve these cases and why mediating these matters must be handled with care and consideration.
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June 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Brace for Insurance Lawsuits as Florida Casts Wider Net in Investigations

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said the state is broadening its investigation into alleged insurance fraud.
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June 16, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—June 16, 2023—Lamb McErlane, McNees, Troutman Pepper

Lamb McErlane recently welcomed Daniel L. Sulvetta to its litigation group in the firm's West Chester and Philadelphia offices.
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