U.S. Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to 'Just Say No' to Workers' Comp Marijuana Cases

The U.S. Solicitor General likened cannabis reimbursement through workers' comp to subsidizing federal crimes.

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The Rise of Real Estate Negligence Claims for Failure to Investigate Permit Status of Residential Properties

Every California buyer's agent will tell you that they do not have a statutory duty to investigate public records and confirm permit status for residential properties. This is not incorrect, but statutory law does not completely absolve them of fiduciary duties to their clients, including an arising issue with permits violations in the state.

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Will the SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal Trigger Insurance Coverage?

Public companies and their stakeholders often struggle with effective environmental, social and governance programs in the absence of clear and common standards and regulations. But the landscape is rapidly changing in a way that will likely impose new risks and costs on companies.

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Challenges Arise Against Florida Property Insurance Policy Changes

The lawsuit alleges that the changes prevent homeowners from choosing contractors and effectively prevents assigning benefits to contractors.

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TikTok Sued After Tragic Death of 10-Year-Old App User

Social media giants continue to take advantage of a vulnerable population, will their insurers be on the hook to defend and indemnify?

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Section 337 Investigations: Unfair Trade Practice Litigation Before the ITC

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Insurer Wins Temporary Injunction in Noncompete Case, Despite Employee's Relationship with Converted Clients

According to the 9th Circuit, an employer's interest in clients is greater than an employee's interest in those same clients despite the employee's personal relationship with those clients.

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Armored Car Company Drops Suit Against U.S. Over Cannabis Associated Cash Seizure

The U.S. has agreed to return $1.1 million to Empyreal that was seized because the company was hauling money known to be associated with cannabis sales.

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Suit Alleging Insurer Failure to Assign 'Fair Amount' of Claims to Women-Owned Adjuster Business, Tossed

The female-owned claims adjuster business was attempting to have the courts enforce "merely its own gloss" on a services agreement that never promised to dole out a "fair amount" of insurance claims to the adjuster, the Sixth Circuit opinion said.

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New Insurance Product Will Lock in Positive Trial Outcomes and Eliminate Appellate Risks

Products such as judgment preservation insurance will likely gain traction in our world of years-long appeals processes, nuclear verdicts, and social inflation.

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Mississippi Supreme Court Finds Pollution Exclusion to be Ambiguous

The Mississippi Supreme Court has found the pollution exclusion to be ambiguous because it was found to be susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation.

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