Wendy Testa (Partner-Philadelphia, PA) collaborated with Andrew Rossi (Associate-Philadelphia, PA) on "Wrongful Death Liability & COVID-19 Claims," published in Bloomberg Law in October 2021.

I vividly recall attending the Bronx Bar Association Dinner last fall when it was announced that the CMS would ban pre-dispute arbitration provisions in nursing home admission agreements...

In a significant decision, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied plaintiffs' motion to certify a class of "All persons who enrolled their minor children in Pop Warner

Just over a year ago, I authored a Product Liability Advocate blog entry and a Law360 article explaining appropriate methods for asserting objections under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34, as amended on December 1, 2015

Michael Lowry (Partner-Las Vegas) authored “Are Nevada Procedural Statutes Still Effective in Federal Courts?” appearing in the June 1, 2026, edition of Nevada Lawyer magazine.

Nevada’s Supreme Court decided in Powers v. Dist. Ct. that NRS 629.620 violated Nevada’s separation of powers and is unconstitutional. This has immediate implications for clients defending traumatic brain injury cases in Nevada.

In a 4–2 decision, the Supreme Court of New Jersey limited the application of the judicially created rule known as the "mode of operation" doctrine. The mode of operation doctrine relieves a plaintiff of...

In many states, an ordinary negligence cause of action requires a plaintiff to prove four elements...

As discussed in a prior article, Nevada's Assembly Bill 3 would increase the jurisdictional cap for the state's court-annexed arbitration program from $50,000 to $100,000.

In Adams v. Bassett Healthcare Network, New York’s Appellate Division, Third Department directed disclosure of documents claimed to be privileged under the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) in the state’s first appellate-level decision involving this federal protection from disclosure in litigation.

Wilson Elser is at the forefront of Cyber Security & Data Privacy. Our practice attorneys keep abreast of the latest trends and their implications or our clients. Indeed, several of our attorneys...

In 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court adopted the "ongoing storm rule" in Pareja v. Princeton International Properties, holding that commercial landowners have no duty to clear snow and ice until a reasonable time after a storm ends—unless "unusual circumstances" exist.

Recent enforcement actions issued by the California Attorney General (CA AG) illustrate this point and remind businesses of the importance of apprising their consumers of their privacy policies not only online but also offline.

Wilson Elser's Cyber Incident Response Team has seen an alarming uptick in cyber-criminal activity targeted at professional services firms, particularly accounting firms.

Trebelhorn v. Prime Wimbledon SPE, LLC, 372 Or. 27 (2024), is a premises liability case where a tenant at an apartment complex alleged he was injured when a concrete walkway...

Citing a disproportionately high rate of arrest and incarceration among minorities, especially African Americans and Latinos, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development recently issued new guidance.

As of October 1, 2021, Connecticut businesses will enjoy statutory protection from the assessment of punitive damages in cases that allege failure to protect personal and confidential information...

On October 24, 2017, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted the Insurance Data Security Model Law.

Lori Semlies (Partner-White Plains, NY) and Dan Tranen (Partner-St. Louis, MO) will present a webinar titled "COVID-19-Related Medical Liability and Legal Immunity: An Update" on November 17, 2022.

On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued revised Enforcement Guidance for recording cases of COVID-19, which is a recordable illness...