Legal Updates

A Funding and Business Viability Checklist for Companies Contending with Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis
Hinshaw Alert
March 27, 2020
Insurers Must Be Proactive to Comply With Federal, State, and Local COVID-19-Related Laws and Regulations to Limit Potential Governmental Overreach
Insights for Insurers
March 27, 2020
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice and FAQ
Insights for Employers
March 26, 2020
Appellate Court Rules Insurers Have Duty to Defend Illinois Biometric Privacy Claim
Insights for Insurers
March 25, 2020
Options for Conducting Annual Shareholder Meetings and Director Meetings During a Time of COVID-19 Shelter in Place Orders
Hinshaw Alert
March 24, 2020
COVID-19, Broken Supply Chains, and Force Majeure
Insights for Insurers
March 21, 2020
US Congress Members Call for Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses
Insights for Insurers
March 20, 2020
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Insights for Employers
March 19, 2020
Future of New Jersey COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Bill is in Question
Insights for Insurers
March 19, 2020
Employer FAQs for COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Insights for Employers
March 18, 2020
How to Guard Against Proliferating COVID-19 Scams
Cyber Alert
March 18, 2020
Publication is not Publishing: Ninth Circuit Says Insurer Must Defend Privacy Suit
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
March 18, 2020
As COVID-19 Coverage Law Suits Are Filed, New Jersey Legislature Considers Mandated COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage
Insights for Insurers
March 17, 2020
NYDFS Instructs Insurers to Provide Explanations of Coverage for COVID-19 Losses
Insights for Insurers
March 13, 2020
Evaluating the Insurability of CCPA Fines Assessed by the California Attorney General
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
March 12, 2020
SEC Proposes Rule Changes Relating to Exempt Offerings Which Would Include Increases to Offering Limits
Hinshaw Alert
March 10, 2020
Fourth Circuit Holds Privacy Exclusion Bars Coverage for Law Firm's DPPA Claim
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
March 10, 2020
Insureds Likely Face Uphill Battle in Seeking Coverage for Coronavirus Losses
Insights for Insurers
March 9, 2020
The Latest Decision in the Global Re Case
Insights for Insurers
March 6, 2020
Attorney Has Immunity for Destroying Evidence When Acting Within Scope of Representation
Lawyers for the Profession®
March 2, 2020
Computer Fraud and Funds Transfer Fraud Coverages Not Triggered by Social Engineering Phishing Scam
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
March 2, 2020
Coverage for Phishing Loss Precluded by Voluntary Parting Exclusion; Forgery Coverage Not Triggered
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
February 26, 2020
Illinois Appellate Court Holds Union Appointed Lawyers Are Immune From Individual Malpractice Suits Filed By Members
Lawyers for the Profession®
February 24, 2020
Court Rejects Coverage for Phishing Loss Under Financial Institutions Bond, Calls for More Briefing on Computer Systems Fraud Coverage Issue
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
February 17, 2020
According to the California Court of Appeals, An Attorney's Failure to Disclose Lack of Professional Liability Insurance Renders Fee Division Agreement Unenforceable
Lawyers for the Profession®
February 17, 2020
Insurers Take Steps to Reduce Silent Cyber Exposure
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
February 10, 2020
Commonsense Prevails; Intentional Attack is not an Insured Accident
Insights for Insurers
February 7, 2020
New Jersey Appellate Court Holds No Attorney-Client Relationship Between Law Firm and Managing Members of LLC in Legal Malpractice Case
Lawyers for the Profession®
February 4, 2020
Confirming a "But-For" Test, Federal Court Rejects "Semantic" Attempt to Narrow Liability Policy's TCPA Exclusion
Insights for Insurers
January 31, 2020
Policyholders Face Substantial Challenges in Obtaining Coverage for Cyber Claims Under First-Party Property Policies
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
January 29, 2020
What's Keeping Corporate Directors & Officers Up at Night: Accelerating Privacy Regulation
Insights for Insurers: Cyber Coverage
January 28, 2020
California Legislative Update: New Consumer Finance Laws for 2020
January 24, 2020
According to Tenth Circuit, "Continuous Representation" Doctrine Does Not Toll Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations Under New Mexico Law
Lawyers for the Profession®
January 17, 2020
Financial Services for Cannabis and Hemp Businesses
Hinshaw Alert
January 13, 2020
Beware of the Latest Phone Scams
Cyber Alert
January 6, 2020
Appellate Court Holds That Plaintiff Failed to Prove But For Causation, Reversing Award in Plaintiff's Legal Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 30, 2019
CCPA Could Frustrate Tripartite Relationship Between Insured, Insurer, and Legal Service Provider
Cyber Alert
December 17, 2019
Seventh Circuit Allows Law Firm to Dodge RICO Suit Based on Alleged Fraudulent Tax Advice
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 9, 2019
Are Law Firm Mandatory Retirement Policies Enforceable? In This Instance – Yes.
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 5, 2019
Bogus Charity Relief Scam is the Disaster that Keeps on Giving this Holiday Season
Cyber Alert
December 2, 2019
'Tis the Season for Tech Support Scams
Cyber Alert
November 22, 2019
California Court Clears Way for Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Attorney for Cannabis Dispensary
Lawyers for the Profession®
November 20, 2019
Consumer Law Regulatory Insights: Third of CFPB Symposia Series Debates the Data Collection Rule of Section 1701 of the Dodd-Frank Act
Consumer Financial Services Alert
November 15, 2019
'Tis the Season for Spoofed Greetings
Cyber Alert
November 13, 2019
Don't Let Hackers Have a Holiday with Your Information
Cyber Alert
November 7, 2019
Capital Simplification for Community Banking Organizations
Hinshaw Alert
October 29, 2019
Awkward or not, Former Client Waited Too Long to Sue Attorney
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 29, 2019
Lawyers Beware: California Court Applies Multi-Factor Test to Determine if LLC Attorney Inadvertently Formed an "Implied" Attorney-Client Relationship with Individual LLC Members
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 24, 2019
Case Dismissed: Illinois Appellate Court Holds Legal Malpractice Claims Were Time-Barred and Corporate Adverse Domination Tolling Doctrine Did Not Apply
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 22, 2019
Pro Se Lawyers Can Recover Attorneys' Fees Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 16, 2019
HECMs in the Regulatory and Congressional Spotlight
Consumer Financial Services Alert
October 8, 2019
HUD Issues Three New Mortgagee Letters for HECM Program Guidance
Consumer Financial Services Alert
October 7, 2019
Financial Services for Cannabis and Hemp Businesses
Hinshaw Alert
September 26, 2019
Judicial Error Doctrine Rejected as a Defense to Malpractice Claim Because Attorneys Failed to Appeal the Judgment in the Underlying Litigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
September 19, 2019
Attorney's Discharge Before Statute of Limitations Expired Severed Any Causal Connection in Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 27, 2019
Seventh Circuit Affirms: Attorney Personally Liable for Aiding and Abetting Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 19, 2019
Law Firm Katten Muchin Must Continue to Litigate Part of $69 Million Malpractice Suit
Lawyers for the Profession®
August 7, 2019
CMS Revises and Updates Requirements for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Health Care Alert
July 29, 2019
California Supreme Court Holds Monster Energy Can Pursue Claim Against Attorney for Breach of Confidentiality in Settlement Agreement
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 24, 2019
Protecting Your Cell Phone When a Hacker Gets Your Number
Cyber Alert
July 22, 2019
Minnesota Appellate Court Finds Litigation-Funding Agreement Void and Unenforceable
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 17, 2019
Formal Opinion: Successor Counsel Must Notify Client in Writing of Predecessor Counsel's Claim on Portion of Contingency Fee
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 1, 2019
Consumer Law Regulatory Insights: CFPB Contemplates Taking Action to Further Define "Abusive" Prong of UDAAP
Consumer Financial Services Alert
June 27, 2019
Successor Legal Counsel Not a "Joint Tortfeasor" Under New Jersey's Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 24, 2019
Small- and Medium-Sized Illinois Employers: Deadlines Fast Approaching for Illinois Secure Choice Act Registration
Insights for Employers
June 21, 2019
California Court Disqualifies Law Firm in Woolsey Fire Cases
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 19, 2019
New Jersey Court Reaffirms Principle that a Plaintiff Must Establish "But For" Causation and Damages in a Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 28, 2019
Federal Court in Texas Affirms Dismissal of Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against a Law Firm, But Revives Aiding and Abetting Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 9, 2019
New California Ethics Opinion Addresses Whether There is a Duty to Disclose Ethics Consultation to Clients
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 2, 2019
Fifth Circuit Declines to Broaden Exceptions to Attorney Immunity in Stanford Ponzi Scheme Litigation
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 29, 2019
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Discusses Wisconsin Supreme Court's MacLeish Decision
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 24, 2019
A new method to phish you—a wireless voicemail message
Cyber Alert
April 23, 2019
Watch Your Domain Extensions (Who does that email REALLY come from?)
Cyber Alert
April 18, 2019
Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines Invitation to Broaden Legal Malpractice Liability to Non-Client Will Beneficiaries
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 17, 2019
Defeating Direct Deposit Phishing Attacks
Cyber Alert
April 16, 2019
Sixth Circuit Affirms that Expert Testimony is Necessary to Establish Attorney's Standard of Care and Breach
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 15, 2019
Protect Yourself and Your Firm Against Password Spray Attacks
Cyber Alert
April 9, 2019
Advocacy Statements Made by Attorney Cannot Later Be Used as Admissions in Legal Malpractice Action
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 4, 2019

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