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Several years ago, there was an incident at a Martinizing Dry Cleaners store in Alameda, California, that could have led to a potential sexual harassment claim. Because the business had [...]

This is the third and final article in a series focusing on malpractice, liability, and reform. In the first article, we looked at the background on malpractice and reasons malpractice [...]

When it comes to mass shootings, insurers historically have relied on the infrequency of such events, favorable liability laws, and their ability to selectively exclude gun-related injuries to justify a [...]

The explosive 2018 grand jury report detailing sexual abuse of children by hundreds of priests in Pennsylvania tore open old wounds for some victims and created a healing environment for [...]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, employers have faced many challenges. They have had to adapt to major swings in business, adjust to ever-changing regulations and safety protocols, and adopt new [...]

Officers like new toys. They also like toys that have been tested and proven reliable. Toys which are tried and true, innovative and exciting. What they like even more is [...]

In the wake of the onerous settlement imposed on Target Corporation arising from its data breach, the cyberattack against Equifax and its aftermath, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) [...]

It is no surprise that the law is playing an ever more important role in the practice of medicine. Concerns about legal issues are a source of stress for ObGyns, [...]

In an industry renowned for creativity and an independent spirit, safety and risk management are unifying concerns shared by architects. A safety designation established by Congress in the wake of [...]

Since its inception in 1998, the Faragher-Ellerth defense has been a backbone of defending employers against sexual harassment and vicarious liability claims where an employee did not suffer a tangible [...]

Scavetta v Wechsler Edited by Lawrence N. Rogak In this negligence case, defendant tied his dog's leash to a bicycle rack on a Manhattan street, apparently unaware that the rack [...]

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D. Although the employer's Faragher/Ellerth defense did not affect her NYCHRL claim, the defense to liability was a major stumbling block for the employee on her [...]

Byline: Kevin Oklobzija Western New York lawmakers Chris Jacobs and Tom Reed have proposed legislation that would supersede the state's Scaffold Law on any infrastructure project receiving federal funding. The [...]

By (https://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/author/joy-waltemath/) Joy P. Waltemath, J.D. To hold otherwise would allow 'employers, rather than Congress, to define the scope of criminal liability by operation of their employee computer-use policies.' Although [...]

Byline: Catie Clark In its extraordinary session of Aug. 24 through Aug. 26, the Idaho Legislature passed House Bill 6, which was the fifth version of the pandemic-specific liability immunity [...]

2020 SEP 3 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Current study results on Legal Issues - Law Reviews have been published. According to [...]

Providers want to maintain state-level liability wins, and McConnell seems sympathetic. 'Now I say to our members of the state Legislature, we're not trying to rewrite state tort laws here, [...]

Byline: Moneylife Digital Team For consumers here is good news amidst the corona virus (COVID19) pandemic. The new Consumer Protection Act that has provisions to deal with class actions, product [...]

Byline: CityBusiness staff reports Laurence 'Lon' LeSueur Associate Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC Laurence 'Lon' D. LeSueur Jr. is an associate at Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver [...]

India, June 19 -- There is also a need to address inland oil spills through regulations After nearly two weeks of uncontrolled leakage at an oil well in Upper Assam's [...]

Byline: David Winzelberg A coalition of Long Island business organizations are calling on Congress to enact legislation that will protect businesses from COVID-19-related lawsuits. Executives of several groups, including the [...]

Byline: LIBN Staff Employers have many questions as they start to think about reopening their workplaces. Chief among them are what they can do to ensure the safety of their [...]

Byline: Mantul Bajpai The piece analyses the recent gas tragedy in Vizag in the background of the various principles relating to environmental laws. On the morning of May 7, 2020, [...]

The team of Egyptian doctors- press photo CAIRO -- 2 April 2020: Many parliamentarians demanded to speed the issuing of the medical liability draft law, as it is considered one [...]

The Justice Department announced a civil settlement with Plains All American Pipeline L.P. and Plains Pipeline L.P. arising out of Plains' violations of the federal pipeline safety laws and liability [...]

Byline: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet One of my favorite topics is landowner liability protections.This is an area of the law where landowners can take affordable steps before any incident occurs to [...]

Byline: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet One of my favorite topics is landowner liability protections. This is an area of the law where landowners can take affordable steps before any incident occurs [...]

Byline: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet One of my favorite topics is landowner liability protections. This is an area of the law where landowners can take affordable steps before any incident occurs [...]

Byline: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet One of my favorite topics is landowner liability protections.This is an area of the law where landowners can take affordable steps before any incident occurs to [...]

Byline: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet One of my favorite topics is landowner liability protections.This is an area of the law where landowners can take affordable steps before any incident occurs to [...]

Byline: Tiffany Dowell Lashmet One of my favorite topics is landowner liability protections.This is an area of the law where landowners can take affordable steps before any incident occurs to [...]

Byline: Emile Hallez The death of the stretch IRA could lead to wider use of a savings feature that's often neglected in company-sponsored retirement plans: the Roth 401(k). While most [...]

by Ahmed Allouz - Partner, Head of Litigation - Dubai - Litigation - a.allouz@tamimi.com - Dubai International Financial Centre Omar Khodeir - Senior Associate - Litigation - o.khodeir@tamimi.com - Dubai [...]