Post on Mar. 25, 2015
One of the most common questions I get from out-of-state insurers is whether they are required to honor a claimant’s request for disclosure of insurance information under Florida Statute 627.4137. If the applicable......
Post on Mar. 25, 2015
New Jersey courts continue to expand traditional notions of physical loss or damage in a recent decision of the New Jersey Federal District Court, Gregory Packaging, Inc. v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of America, Civ. No.......
Post on Mar. 25, 2015
Website operators beware: There are limitations on the immunity offered under federal law for offensive content posted by others. Recently, a website operator made a serious miscalculation as to the breadth of the......
Post on Feb. 20, 2015
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal held that an insured can satisfy one of the conditions precedent to a first-party bad-faith action by getting an appraisal award. Previous court decisions suggested that an......
Post on Feb. 09, 2015
Yes, it’s true that women can sexually harass men. It’s more common than one may expect, which leads to the problem of both preventing and correcting that kind of......
Post on Feb. 09, 2015
On December 23, 2014, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that New Jersey state court judges are not permitted to speak with jurors after a verdict has been issued, except in very limited circumstances where a showing is......
Post on Feb. 09, 2015
In yet another pro-employee decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has held that company policies that limit the use of the company’s email for only business related purposes violate Section 7 of the......
Post on Feb. 09, 2015
Over the years, I’ve become somewhat skeptical in my employment law practice from seeing case after case where employment claims were entirely preventable, if only the employer would have properly managed its......
Post on Feb. 09, 2015
In what will be a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument on whether Pennsylvania’s Uniform Written Obligations Act (“UWOA”) relieves an employer of its obligation......
Post on Feb. 09, 2015
Rejecting the holdings of two recent decisions by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held in a 5-to-1 ruling that claims under Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Statute (42 Pa.C.S. § 8371)......
