For over a year now, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility cases in federal district courts in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama have been at a near standstill pending an appeal...

In November 2019, the jury entered a verdict of no cause in the New Jersey Superior Court, Somerset County Vicinage finding that the Bound Brook Board of Education

In September 2018, we assessed the impact of the headline-grabbing $289 million verdict delivered by a San Francisco jury in DeWayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company. Johnson

Nationally acclaimed trial lawyer, WSHB Partner Andrew Kessler, secured summary judgment in a matter pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County

On January 10, 2022, the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate passed the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act (S.B. 1559), which would permit bad faith lawsuits by those injured...

Andy Kessler, WSHB's newest partner in our Philadelphia office, has secured summary judgment in favor of his clients in a case in Monroe County

On January 30, 2023, at the eleventh hour, Governor Hochul vetoed legislation known as the Grieving Families Act.

On April 10, 2019, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law legislation that will have a significant impact on construction-defect claims involving single- and multi-family homes in Arizona.

A significant change in California law regarding survival actions took effect on January 1, 2022.

Schools have long needed to address issues arising from the presence of hazardous substances, including asbestos, dust and chemicals, in their facilities.

On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court granted the applications from parties who challenged the ETS from OSHA that required employers with one hundred or more employees to, among other things, ...

In a divided decision, the Florida Supreme Court has agreed to adopt an amendment to Rule 9.130, which allows parties to request immediate nonfinal appellate review of orders relating to punitive damages.

For years, the prohibition on assignment of bad faith claims has largely kept the time limited demand game out of North Carolina. A recent appellate decision, however, may change the playing field…

In a commercial landlord-tenant subrogation action by the landlord and commercial business association's insurer, Partner David Webster and Senior Counsel Eugene Zinovyev recently obtained

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the COVID-19 emergency order which tolls the filing deadline for civil suits should apply to all civil cases and not be limited to those with a...

As the past few month have shown, wildfires continue to rage across California, especially during the summer and fall wildfire seasons, with no reprieve in sight. Next year is not likely to be an exception.

It is important to note that officials who seek protection under this rule cannot simply claim a broad or blanket lack of knowledge to qualify for its protections.

On January 10, 2020, the Court held a hearing on the preliminary injunction.

As a result, hotel owners and operators should work to ensure staff receive proper training and set clear policies and procedures for employees to report activity.

Recent legislative reforms are working to bridge perceived gaps in coverage – particularly for the peril of fire – following the past few years of catastrophic wildfires in California.