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Publications
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06.06.2017What You Need to Know About 3-D Printing and InsuranceUpdatesAlthough 3-D printing has been around since the 1980s, its tremendous growth in commercial and private applications in recent years may leave some companies exposed to new liability, including intellectual property claims and product liability claims, among others.
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04.28.2017What You Need to Know About 3-D Printing and InsuranceArticlesAlthough 3-D printing has been around since the 1980s, its tremendous growth in commercial and private applications in recent years may leave some companies exposed to new liability, including intellectual property claims and product liability claims, among others.
This article was also published in Cyberspace Lawyer in the September 2017 issue. -
03.29.2016Havoc in The Supply Chain Tests Business Interruption PoliciesArticles
Business Insurance
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10.01.2015Business Loss Insurance Coverage for Port Explosions in ChinaUpdatesMassive explosions occurred at a warehouse in Tianjin, China, in August 2015, that left hundreds of people dead or injured and destroyed much of the city’s port facilities. Tianjin is located in the industrial north of China and is a critical transit point for many global industries, including electronics, automotive, aerospace, petrochemicals and manufacturing equipment.
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2012Using Early Case Evaluation with ADRLawyer Publications
Thomson Reuters/Aspatore
Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution
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04.29.2011Supreme Court Holds That Consumer Arbitration Agreements Can Bar Class Action ReliefUpdatesIn AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, No. 09-893, the U.S. Supreme Court validated consumer contracts with arbitration clauses containing class action waivers. This decision may cause companies that do not have arbitration provisions in their consumer contracts to add them in order to limit or avoid class actions.
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03.11.2011Have You Been Sued for Recording ZIP Codes? Your Insurance May Cover the ClaimUpdatesFollowing the recent California Supreme Court’s decision in Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., 2011 WL 446921 (Cal. Feb. 11, 2011), numerous class action lawsuits have been filed under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1747 et seq. ("Credit Card Act"), a state statute designed to protect the personal privacy of credit card users. These lawsuits expose California businesses to considerable defense costs and the potential for substantial damages. Law360 reports that in the wake of this ruling at least 30 proposed class actions have been filed in California, and many more are on the way. That’s the bad news. The good news is that these claims may be covered under your Commercial General Liability ("CGL"), Errors and Omissions ("E&O"), or Directors and Officers ("D&O") Liability insurance policies.
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05.03.2010When Silence Is Not Consent: Supreme Court Says Sophisticated Business Parties Must Affirmatively Consent to Resolve Disputes Through Classwide ArbitrationUpdatesIn Stolt-Nielsen, S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp., No. 08-1198 (U.S. Apr. 27, 2010), the U.S. Supreme Court placed a significant roadblock in the path of commercial parties who desire to use arbitration as a vehicle to obtain classwide relief.
