On January 5, 2016, FINRA published its 11th annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter which highlights emerging and existing risks that could adversely affect investors and market integrity in 2016.

A new bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would amend the statutes of limitations and repose greatly impacting construction defect litigation.

As social media continues to expand on the internet, more and more businesses are developing and setting up their own websites.

Providing useful guidance as to the parameters of permissible discovery in public customer arbitrations has been an ongoing task for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for more than a decade.

In keeping with the times, the growing trend of Pennsylvania trial courts agrees that defense attorneys may use social media postings to poke holes in damages claims.

The Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania has spurred a boom in natural gas exploration and led to an explosion in job opportunities, lucrative land leases and concerns over environmental hazards.

In this day and age, the above exchange is rather common. As most people know, giving someone your Social Security number is basically providing "the key to the kingdom."

In a recent decision dated December 26, 2012, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reaffirmed that psychological damage to real property is not considered a material defect in the property that must be revealed by the seller to the buyer.

The cornerstone of every business is to operate efficiently and in a fiscally responsible manner.

As its business affairs and expenses have grown, there has been an increased alert on the part of the government to protect its interests against false claims filed.

This was the first case heard by the Board alleging that a claimant had developed COVID-19 due to work exposure and that it qualified as an occupational disease.

As the economy struggles to recover its footing, and as new costly, programs are created, the focus of the government, whether federal, state or local, increasingly has been to pursue both criminal and regulatory investigations with the goals of rooting out fraud and abuse, and generating revenue.

After striking down two prior statutes, the Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the Ohio Legislature’s third attempt to significantly limit an employee’s ability to recover damages for workplace intentional torts.

Bullying has become a point of focus for parents and school administrators due to its documented harmful effects on adolescents. Unfortunately, bullying does not end with childhood.

There are times when the simplest of tasks can create the biggest of problems for employers.

Prior final compensation order did not predict that permanent total disability benefits would flow from the award as the claimant intended, but did not, undergo a surgery to alleviate the work-related injury.

Healthcare providers and their Professional Medical Liability (PML) insurers face a unique nexus of medical malpractice litigation and government regulation.

More and more businesses are making virtual currency part of their business model. While the use of virtual currency provides great opportunities, businesses need to be aware of the emerging legal issues before using it as a means to build customer loyalty.

The court once again tackles the issue of the "intentional injury" exception to the workers’ compensation bar in Van Dunk v. Reckson Associates Realty Corp., et al., and James Construction Co., 2010 N.J. Super LEXIS 179 (August 30, 2010).

The Appellate Division affirmed a Judge of Compensation's decision to include the petitioner's portion of attorneys' fees and costs in the employer's Section 40 lien.