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'Tis the Season: Defending Snow and Ice Claims in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
It is generally well known that this time of year, snow and ice (#SNICE) is commonplace. Yet, despite the commonness of snow and ice in this area, people still get injured as a result. A little bit of snow, ice, black ice or freezing rain can turn the roughest paved surface into a skating rink. This article will outline various defenses available and some precautions and practice points that property owners can utilize to protect themselves against the claims and lawsuits that are a near certainty.
Travelers Should Know How Cruise Lines and Resort Operators Skirt Liability
The recent tour boat accident in Mexico involving 10 travelers sailing from Miami on Royal Caribbean is the second such accident within weeks of each other. On Dec. 19, 12 people died after a tour bus to Mayan ruins south of Tulum flipped on a two-way highway.
Fourth Amendment Exception Allows Customs to Search Personal Devices
CBP agents can search cellphones, laptops and other electronic devices of those entering or leaving the country, regardless of citizenship.
Law on Insurers' Ability to Compel Medical Exams Developing
Does an insurance policy that mandates claimants to attend as many independent medical examinations as the carrier wants conflict with Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law?
Bytes, Borders and Burdens: Tackling Digital Media Searches
In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco discusses the holding in 'Riley v. California' and addresses the issue of what impact, if any, it has on the historical border search exception to the warrant requirement under the Fourth Amendment.
Copying Justified by Border Search Doctrine, Circuit Says
Affirming the conviction of stock manipulator David Levy, the Second Circuit said that border officers can act on the reasonable suspicion of another federal agency when they go beyond inspection of a traveler's document, photocopying it for possible use in a criminal trial.
Is Deletion of a Key Document After Notice Spoliation?
A recent spoliation sanctions decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania shows that reasonableness, not perfection, is the standard with respect to document preservation obligations. That decision, by U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, found that an insurance company's automated deletion of a key document pertaining to a notice of the termination of a written insurance policy four days after it received a claim on that policy did not constitute spoliation.
The Not So 'Common' Interest Privilege Applied to M&A Deals
John J. Calandra and Sandra Saunders of McDermott Will & Emery explore cases that demonstrate the stringent limitations that New York courts place on the common interest privilege when asserted in the context of an M&A deal; review and compare Delaware's broader approach to the common interest privilege; and examine which state's common interest privilege rules apply, and how parties may better shield the privilege through carefully drafted merger and sale agreements.TRENDING STORIES
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