Click here to view this post on the Specialty Lines Advisory Blog. On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review three cases to determine whether class action waivers in arbitration agreements are...
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Insurer’s Duty to Defend
Jan 1, 2017
As with any other contract, parties to an insurance contract owe a variety of duties to each other which are imposed by the express terms of the contract and some of which are implied by law. Generally, in a liability...
Late Notice and the Prejudice Requirement
Dec 1, 2016
50 State Survey: Late Notice and the Prejudice Requirement Contributors: Todd S. Schenk and Aon Hussain in the Chicago Office
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rules from taking effect on December 1, 2016. As
As we head into the Thanksgiving weekend, it is a good time to look ahead to the changes in the Illinois Student Residency Law that take effect on January 1, 2017. While the ways to establish residency and a number of other...
Internet and Intellectual Property Alert
Nov 1, 2016
Manhattan Jury Hits Costco With $8.25 Million in Punitive Damages In September, a jury awarded Tiffany & Co. $5.5 million in compensatory damages as a result of Costco’s sale of counterfeit engagement rings using...