Alerts

May 22, 2013	Bankruptcy Court Retained Jurisdiction Over Sale of Legal Malpractice Cause of Action
May 20, 2013	Antitrust Update: Federal Trade Commission Continues to Challenge Hospital Mergers
May 20, 2013	Unambiguous Pollution Exclusion Knocks Out Neighborhood Mass Tort Action
May 15, 2013	The Amazing Disappearing “Accident” Requirement in Occurrence-Based Liability Policies
May 15, 2013	Insurance Producer Owed No Duty to Additional Insured to Notify Excess Carrier
May 15, 2013	Failure to Inform Statutory Beneficiary of Conflict May Breach Lawyer's Duty
May 13, 2013	Missouri Court of Appeals Finds All-Sums Language Does Not Limit Coverage to Damage During the Policy Period
May 10, 2013	Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Warrantless Blood Draws Illustrates Need for Discussion Between Health Care Providers and Law Enforcement
May 9, 2013	Florida District Court of Appeal Holds that Additional Insured Is Entitled to Separate, Independent Counsel in "Paper Conflict" With Co-Insured
May 8, 2013	Attorneys Owe Duty to Next of Kin in Wrongful Death Action
May 6, 2013	Broker Liable for Failure to Obtain Excess Defense Cost Coverage for CCIP Program
May 3, 2013	EPA Vapor Intrusion Guidance Available for Public Comment; Obtaining NFR Letters Likely to Be More Expensive
May 1, 2013	Out-of-State Attorney Severely Criticized for Taking Unfair Advantage of Client
April 26, 2013	Lawyer Not Liable for Failure to Make a Better Argument to Avoid an Error by the Trial Court
April 10, 2013	Federal Court Holds that Hospitals Providing HMO Services to Federal Employees are Federal Contractors at the Same Time the OFCCP Appears to Increase Its Focus on Auditing Health Care Providers
April 10, 2013	Law Firm’s Continued Availability for Background Information Did Not Rekindle the Attorney-Client Relationship
April 3, 2013	Insurance Agency Potentially Liable for Use of a Cost Estimator Program to Calculate Replacement Cost
April 3, 2013	Conflict Imputed from Client’s “Outside In-house Counsel” to Client’s Separate Litigation Defense Counsel
April 2, 2013	OIG Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs)
April 1, 2013	Claim Seeking Recovery of Excessive Estate Taxes Did Not Survive Death of Client