ArticleWorkers' Compensation - Exceptions To Exclusivity ProvisionMarisco v. Tree Wise Guys, LLC et al., Superior Court, Judicial District of New Haven, Docket No. NNH-CV-22-6122386-S (Nov. 14, 2022).United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleU.S. District Court – Priority Of Coverage – Duty To DefendIn Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.), Inc. v. Great Divide Insurance Company, two insurers mutually insured a subcontractor, Precision Trenchless LLC.United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleJoe Desmond And Joe Fogarty Win Appeal In Massachusetts Appeals CourtMorrison Mahoney partner Joe Desmond and associate Joe Fogarty won an appeal in the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The Appeals Court affirmed a plaintiff's judgment in a case in which the firm's nursing home client was the plaintiff. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleRansomware In Healthcare: A Case Of Two SamSamsThere have been dozens of reported Cyberattacks in Healthcare over the past two months based on a variant of SamSam ransomware. United StatesTaxMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleConnecticut Property And Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter - December 2022In Mastrobattisto v. Zurich American Insurance Company et al, the co-defendant Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company ("Nationwide") sought a declaratory order that the plaintiff...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of September 3, 2022And then there were five. Despite policyholder hopes that the Washington Supreme Court's track record of finding coverage in difficult cases might help them turn the tide of recent...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleGilding The Lily In Personal Injury Cases: Strategies For Undermining Plaintiff CredibilityWhen defending a personal injury claim, the best strategy for minimizing damages would seem to be to challenge a plaintiff's efforts to relate numerous and substantial complaints to the underlying accident.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleSEC Issues Updated Cybersecurity Interpretive GuidanceLate last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") published updated interpretive guidance (the "Guidance") in order to assist public companies in preparing disclosures...United StatesTechnologyMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of July 29, 2022The Fourth Circuit has issued a short unpublished affirmance in Skillets LLC v. Colony Ins. Co., No. 21-1268 (4th Cir. July 25, 2022) that it did not need oral argument to determine...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of December 30, 2022Citing the Ohio Supreme Court's recent declaration that commercial property insurance policies do not cover COVID BI losses, the Sixth Circuit issued brief opinions in five cases...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleBlockchain Will Change The Insurance IndustryWhen the internet started to gain widespread commercial use in the early 1990s, few could have predicted the massive shift that it would have on our lives. Its power has been harnessed...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of December 16, 2022On a certified question from a federal district court, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a policy's coverage for "accidental physical loss or accidental physical damage" requires loss or damage...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of November 25, 2022The U.S. Supreme Court issued a list of certiorari petitions that it was denying this, including Maryland auto dealer Bel Air Auctions effort to overturn the Fourth Circuit's 2022....United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleCybersecurity Regulation In The Alternative Finance IndustryBusinesses in the alternative lending space face unique cybersecurity challenges. United StatesTechnologyMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleConnecticut Property And Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter - October 2022In this month's issue, Morrison Mahoney partner Joe Ciollo covers recent decisions from Connecticut state courts on various topics relating to insurance coverage.United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of July 22, 2022A second small crack has appeared in the heretofore unbroken wall of insurer appellate victories. In Marina Pacific Hotel & Suites v. Firemans Fund Ins. Co., No. B316501 (Cal. App. July 13, 2022), ...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleThe Charitable Cap: When It Applies, Who It Protects And Why It MattersIn defending a charitable organization, it is critical to evaluate whether the cap is available, as the defense is not available for every claim involving a non-profit.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of December 9, 2022The New York Appellate Division has ruled that a Broadway musical may continue to pursue its COVID claims despite a "communicable disease" exclusion. In Tina Turner...United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleMA Appellate Practice And Procedure Monthly BulletinThere is nothing more fundamental to appellate litigation and decision making than the applicable standards of review. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMorrison Mahoney LLP
ArticleInsurance Law - Week Of September 23, 2022The Fifth Circuit has ruled in a Louisiana case that income that a New Orleans jewelry chain lost while being closed due to pandemic orders were not the result of "direct physical loss."United StatesInsuranceMorrison Mahoney LLP