ArticleDefense Costs Presumed Reasonable If Insurer Breaches Duty To DefendThe United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that, under Indiana law, when a liability insurer breaches its duty to defend...United StatesInsuranceWiley Rein
ArticleTexas Federal Court Applies Single Sublimit To Cyber Crime Loss Despite Multiple Electronic TransfersThe United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, applying Texas law, has held that a cyber policy limited coverage to a single $250,000 sublimit for all cyber crime loss during the policy period, regardless of the amount of loss or number of electronic transfers that gave rise to the loss.United StatesInsuranceWiley Rein
ArticleTexas Court Finds That Trademark Infringement Claims Involve Interrelated Wrongful ActsThe United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, applying Texas law, has held that an insured is not entitled to coverage under a claims-made-and-reported...United StatesIntellectual PropertyWiley Rein
ArticleWrongful Business Practices And Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against Nursing Facility Alleging Understaffing Held Not Related ClaimsThe United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has held that wrongful business practices and wrongful death...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWiley Rein
ArticleUSTR Seeks Public Comment On Promoting Supply Chain ResilienceOn March 7, 2024, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a Request for Comments on Promoting Supply Chain Resilience, seeking public comment on policy initiatives that promote supply chain resilience.United StatesInternational LawWiley Rein
ArticleLawsuits By Two Employees Alleging Retaliation And Discrimination Arise From Interrelated Wrongful ActsIn a win for Wiley's client, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, applying New York law, has held that a private company management and employment practices liability policy does not cover a lawsuit by the insured's former employee.United StatesEmployment and HRWiley Rein
ArticleAnnual New Jersey Pay-To-Play Filing Due March 30Business entities that in 2021 received $50,000 or more in contracts with state or local government agencies in New Jersey must file an annual disclosure statement of political contributions with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleContractors Should Prepare For Looming Prohibition On Contracting With Lobbyists For Chinese Military CompaniesAs discussed in our previous client alert here, effective June 30, 2026, Section 851 of the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) prohibits the Department of Defense...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleContributor Beware: State-Level Contribution Bans May Apply During Legislative SessionsWith a new year comes new legislative sessions. Between back-to-back meetings in state capitols and a steady stream of fundraisers to attend as primary season grows closer, government affairs professionals...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleFCC Foreign Adversary Control Order Takes Effect June 9, Reporting Process And Deadlines Still PendingThe Federal Communications Commission has published sweeping new rules that will categorize virtually all FCC license holders based on national security risk and impose extensive attestation and disclosure requirements on entities with foreign adversary connections.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleFirst Circuit Joins Other Circuits In Finding COVID-19-Related Losses Do Not Trigger "Business Interruption Coverage" Under Commercial Property Insurance PolicyThe insured, SAS, owned and leased commercial real estate in Fall River, Massachusetts.United StatesInsuranceWiley Rein
ArticleTreasury, Commerce Issue Reports To Congress Outlining Proposed Outbound Investment InitiativeIn accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments recently issued reports Congress outlining the contours...United StatesInternational LawWiley Rein
ArticleMessaging At MWC 2023: Recapping An Afternoon At The ConnectMobile ForumMessaging is one of the most trusted forms of communications today, with more than 2.2 trillion texts exchanged on America's wireless networks in 2022 alone.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiley Rein
ArticleDOD Proposed Rule Solidifies Plans For CMMC 2.0 Program: Security Requirements, Assessments, Affirmations, And Some Flow-Down DetailsThe U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a proposed rule setting forth the requirements for its long-anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC) program. United StatesTechnologyWiley Rein
ArticleNavigating The Trump Administration As An Inspector General (Video)Just days into his latest run as president, Donald Trump fired 17 inspectors general acoss the federal government.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleRadio Duplication Rule For Commercial FM Stations Goes Into Effect On August 2, 2024On July 3, 2024, the Federal Register published a summary of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Order on Reconsideration (Order)...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentWiley Rein
ArticleUPDATE: Court Sets January 1, 2028 Deadline To Address Key USDA Bioengineered Rule Disclosure ProvisionsThe U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has set a January 1, 2028 deadline to vacate key provisions of USDA's National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard following the Natural Grocers v. Rollins decision. The vacated provisions include the exclusion of foods with undetectable genetically modified material and the allowance...United StatesConsumer ProtectionWiley Rein
PodcastWicked Coin: The "Fat Leonard" Scandal (Podcast)Power and corruption … two sides of a Wicked Coin. In this podcast, hosts Tatiana Sainati, co-chair of Wiley's Global Disputes Practice, and Diana Shaw...United StatesCriminal LawWiley Rein
ArticleFormer New York Government Official Linda Sun Charged With FARA ViolationsOn Tuesday, September 3, 2024, Linda Sun, a former high-ranking official in New York State's government, was arrested in Brooklyn and charged with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleCommerce Department Issues Strong Final Results In Countervailing Duty Review Of Mobile Access Equipment From ChinaIn a win for U.S. producers of mobile access equipment and subassemblies (MAE), the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued its final results in the 2022 administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on MAE from China. United StatesInternational LawWiley Rein