ArticleUnambiguous Repair Clause Bars Coverage For Yacht FireHappy New Year to all readers of the Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes Blog. In this first post of the new decade, we find the Ninth CircuitUnited StatesInsuranceSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleWhen You Agree To Buy Out Partner Upon Death And Fail To Do So Don't Expect Your Insurer To Defend YouA Directors and Officers ("D&O") insurance policy provides coverage for a multitude of actions by corporate officers.United StatesInsuranceSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleCoronavirus And TradeOn January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the novel coronavirus (2019 n-CoV) is a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). United StatesInternational LawSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleThe Impact Of Section 232 Tariffs On Brazil And ArgentinaOn December 2, President Donald Trump announced Section 232 tariff exemptions previously granted to Argentina and Brazil would terminate "effective immediately." United StatesInternational LawSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleU.S. House And Senate Reach Agreement On Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention ActOn December 14, 2021, lawmakers in the House and Senate announced that they had reached an agreement on compromise language for a bill known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act or "UFLPA."United StatesInternational LawSquire Patton Boggs LLP
VideoSanta Ethics – On-Demand CLE Program (Video)This one-of-a-kind, on-demand continuing legal education (CLE) program explores ethics and professionalism through the magic of the holiday season.United StatesLaw Department PerformanceSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleAcademic Focus On A Pending Sixth Circuit en bancAlmost a year ago, the Sixth Circuit reheard en banc Preterm-Cleveland v. Himes, which involves a constitutional challenge to an Ohio law that bans abortion where the reason for the abortion...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleMovant Beware: No Right Of Action Under HIPAA, And No Class-Cert Absent NoticeThe Sixth Circuit has joined other circuits in unanimously holding that HIPAA creates no private right of action. That was the easy part.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Denies Certiorari In Challenge To Michigan's Alcohol Delivery LawOn Monday the Supreme Court addressed—or, perhaps more to the point, chose not to address—an issue close to the hearts of many in the midst of a pandemic: home delivery of fine wine and spirits. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleThe Sixth Circuit Deals Another Blow To The Contractor MandateAs readers of this Blog know, the OSHA vaccine-or-test mandate has occupied much of the Sixth Circuit's time the past few weeks. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleThe Sixth Circuit Denies En Banc Review In ETS Case With Two Merits OpinionsThe Sixth Circuit has denied en banc review in the OSHA vaccine mandate cases. The vote was a close one, with eight judges voting in favor of initial hearing en banc. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleAnother Tool For NBA CoachesThe NBA has announced that it will introduce a new rule in the upcoming NBA summer leagues. If successful, the rule could be implemented next season in the NBA. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleCPW Week In ReviewIn case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleColorado State Senator Jeff Bridges Joins Unprecedented Podcast to Discuss New State-Level Telemarketing and Data Privacy LegislationThis one was truly unprecedented.United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleFBI Warns U.S. Critical Infrastructure Subject To Reconnaissance For CyberattacksOn March 21, 2022, President Biden warned U.S. companies, particularly those operating in critical infrastructure sectors, that "[b]ased upon evolving intelligence, Russia may be planning a cyberattack against us."United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleFlorida's Consumer Privacy Law Signed By The GovernorOn June 6, 2023, the governor signed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights into law. We previously covered the consumer privacy bill here. The law targets larger companies...United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleIndiana Amends Data Breach Notification LawIndiana passed HB 1351 in March 2022, amending Indiana's data breach notification law. Indiana's breach notification law, as currently drafted, requires entities to notify Indiana residents...United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleOklahoma's Privacy Bill Stalls, Washington Privacy Act's Watered Down PRoA May Cause Its DemiseAfter advancing steadily in their respective legislatures the first few months of 2021, the Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act has seemingly died, and the Washington Privacy Act may run into ...United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Massachusetts Privacy LawLast week, the Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a Massachusetts data privacy law that prohibits secret audio recordings.United StatesPrivacySquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleFTC Warns Companies To Remediate Log4j Cyber VulnerabilityCPW provided earlier this week A Case Study in Appropriately Responding to the Log4J Cybersecurity Vulnerability. That analysis was timely, as the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC")...United StatesTechnologySquire Patton Boggs LLP