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ESG Continues to Extend its Reach into Global Supply Chains
ESG Business Insights
November 29, 2023
California Expands "No Pharmacist Left Alone" Pharmacy Staffing Requirements and Also Enacts New Safety Measures
Health Care
November 17, 2023
Chicago Employers Confront Significant New Mandatory Paid Leave Requirements Effective January 1, 2024
Insights for Employers
November 10, 2023 | Updated, November 13, 2023
Two Cases Directly Impacting Insurers Are Currently Pending Before the United States Supreme Court
Insights for Insurers
November 6, 2023
ESG at the SEC… Leading or Lagging?
ESG Business Insights
November 1, 2023
Fraudulent Concealment and/or Equitable Estoppel Tolled the Statute of Repose in a Legal Malpractice Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 23, 2023
SEC Changes the Game for Private Fund Advisers – Summarizing the New "Restricted Activities Rule" and the "Preferential Treatment Rule"
Hinshaw Alert
October 19, 2023
EPA Issues Final Rule Under TSCA Requires Reporting of PFAS (1,462 CHEMICALS) Within 18 Months
Insights for Insurers
October 16, 2023
Illinois Appellate Court Confirms That the Statute of Limitations Commences Once the Plaintiff Has Sufficient Evidence to Know of Her Injury
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 11, 2023
Massachusetts District Court Sides With Insurer Because of Insured’s Failure to Provide Timely Notice of the Claim
Lawyers for the Profession®
October 4, 2023
How a Partial Government Shutdown Would Impact Employers and Business Immigration Services
Insights for Employers
September 28, 2023
Different Outcomes for Two Law Firms in Legal Malpractice Case Confirm That Lawyers Representing Estate Administrator Do Not Owe a Duty to Beneficiaries
Lawyers for the Profession®
September 12, 2023
FINRA Rule Change Making Expungement More Difficult Goes into Effect on October 16, 2023
Hinshaw Alert
September 7, 2023
Insurers Face Large PFAS-Related Losses: A Primer on Forever Chemical Regulation, Liabilities, and Insurance Coverage Issues
Insights for Insurers
August 30, 2023
Insurers and Reinsurers, Here and Abroad, Should Pay Attention: The Second Circuit May Well Reconsider Reverse-Preemption of The New York Convention by the McCarran-Ferguson Act
Insights for Insurers
August 22, 2023
Punitive Damages Are Now Available in Wrongful Death and Survival Claims in Illinois
Insights for Insurers
August 15, 2023
USCIS Releases New Form I-9 and Permits Remote Verification for E-Verify Employers
Insights for Employers
August 9, 2023
Scott Seaman Discusses Insurers' Steps to Limit Exposures in California and Florida Homeowner Insurance Markets
Insights for Insurers
July 19, 2023
When ESG Met Mickey Mouse: The Business Judgment Rule Saves Disney Officers and Directors in a Stockholder Records Action
Hinshaw Alert
July 18, 2023
California's New "Snitch" Rule Means Attorneys Must Report Other Attorneys' Misconduct to the State Bar or Tribunal
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 17, 2023
A Pair Beats Four of a Kind: Take-Home COVID and the 'Rowland' Duty Factors
Insights for Employers
July 13, 2023
Supreme Court Upends Current Wetlands Determinations Under the Clean Water Act
Hinshaw Alert
July 12, 2023
New York Federal Judge Declines to Reconsider Decision That Continuous Representation Doctrine Does Not Toll Statute of Limitations
Lawyers for the Profession®
July 10, 2023
The Impact of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Insurers and Other Companies and Market Consequences of ESG Missteps
Insights for Insurers
July 5, 2023
Continuous Representation Rule Does Not Apply to Legal Malpractice Actions Says Georgia Appeals Court
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 20, 2023
Absolute Litigation Privilege Bars Claim for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Even Where Conduct is Unreasonable
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 13, 2023
Louisiana Passes Significant New Carbon Capture and Sequestration Bill
June 13, 2023
Law Firm Exonerated Because an Unforeseen Change in a Party's Testimony was the Superseding Cause of the Claimed Malpractice Injury
Lawyers for the Profession®
June 6, 2023
The SAFE Banking Act: Financial Services for Marijuana and Hemp Businesses
Hinshaw Alert
June 5, 2023
SEC Approves FINRA Rule Changes That Make Expungement of Customer Complaints More Difficult
Hinshaw Alert
June 2, 2023
New York Lawyer Who Cited Non-Existent Cases Generated by ChatGPT Now Faces Sanctions Hearing
Lawyers for the Profession®
May 31, 2023
U.S. EPA Publishes Final Rule Updating the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard Under CERCLA
Hinshaw Alert
May 30, 2023
Louisiana Takes Major Step Towards Administering Class VI Geologic Wells for Carbon Sequestration Use
Hinshaw Alert
May 2, 2023
[WHITE PAPER - UPDATED] The Social Inflation Survival Guide
Insights for Insurers
May 1, 2023
Federal District Court Holds That Engagement Letter Limited Scope of Law Firm's Duties
Lawyers for the Profession®
April 4, 2023
Federally Qualified Health Center Provider Referral Contracts and Arrangements
March 31, 2023
What are the Insurance Implications of Proposed Anti-ESG Legislation in Texas and Elsewhere?
Insights for Insurers
March 28, 2023
New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Malpractice Defendants Due to Plaintiff's Failure to Establish Duty and Proximate Cause
Lawyers for the Profession
March 27, 2023
Illinois Supreme Court Affirms That Federal Labor Law Preempts Plaintiff's BIPA Claim
Insights for Employers
March 23, 2023
Illinois Appellate Court Affirms That Attorney Representing a Closely Held Business Does Not Owe a Duty to its Managing Member
March 1, 2023
Key Insurance Cases and Developments – 2022 In Review
Insights for Insurers
February 27, 2023
Appellate Court Affirms $700,000 Judgment Against Lawyer in Malpractice Action, in Part, Because Defendant Failed to File Post-Trial Motion
Lawyers for the Profession®
February 16, 2023
10 Things You Need to Know About the Recreational Cannabis Legalization Bill Recently Introduced to the Minnesota Legislature
Hinshaw Alert
February 16, 2023
The Corporate Transparency Act Is Almost Here – Are You Ready?
Hinshaw Alert
January 31, 2023
OIG Permits Health System and Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Collaboration Agreement Restructuring Which Includes Forgiveness of Debt, Free Medical Office Space, and Free Medical Office Furnishings and Equipment
Health Care Alert
January 12, 2023
FTC Announcement That it Plans to Ban Noncompetes Generates Employment Law Shockwave
Insights for Employers
January 9, 2023
A Bronx Tale: A New York State Trial Judge Calls Out New York State's Long-Standing Heightened Standard of Proving the Making of an Agreement to Arbitrate
Hinshaw Alert
January 9, 2023
H-1B Cap Season is Approaching Quickly!
Insights for Employers
January 4, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court Rules No Coverage For Ransomware Attack Under BOP Policy Because Computer Software Sustained No Direct Physical Damage
Insights for Insurers
December 28, 2022
Florida Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Attorneys Where They Could Have Remedied Prior Counsel's Mistakes and Salvaged Plaintiff's Case
Lawyers for the Profession®
December 20, 2022

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