Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud scheme involving staged workplace accidents and bogus workers’ compensation and personal injury lawsuits backed by complicit lawyers and medical providers.
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Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The company’s prepackaged Chapter 11 filing in New York contemplates much of its creditors’ debt being converted into new equity.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
After ditching two-thirds of its office space and selling its Chicago headquarters, Allstate Corp. realized that even employees who prefer working remotely still need a place to gather with their coworkers from time to time.
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IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
On October 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Second Circuit heard oral argument in Hermès Int’l et al. v. Rothschild, an appeal brought by Rothschild that challenges the jury’s February 2023 verdict and certain related legal rulings made by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This case will undoubtedly impact the ability of third parties to use a brand’s trademark in artistic endeavors or the ability of brands to restrict the use of their trademarks by third part
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The California Department of Insurance has submitted its final wildfire catastrophe modeling regulation to the Office of Administrative Law for approval.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Meteorologists are forecasting a stormy pattern that could impact millions of people across U.S. this week with the threat of flooding, travel disruptions and the potential for the first accumulating snowfall of the season in some places.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Two recent petitions to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for Director Review of denial of post grant review institution decisions claim that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) approach to reviewing plant utility claims is deterring competition in seed markets. The petitions, filed by Inari Agriculture, Inc., ask the USPTO Director to reverse two denials of institution relating to U.S. patent Nos. 11,659,803 and 11,666,020, owned by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., both
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A voluntary evacuation of homes over the weekend helped New York firefighters continue their progress in containing a state park wildfire near the New Jersey border.
Civil Litigation Brief
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In Wigglesworth v Beetson [2024] EWHC 2886 (Ch) HHJ Matthews (sitting as a High Court Judge) considered arguments that a failure to expressly challenge markings on a plan used by a witness meant that the evidence had to be accepted.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A pair of small earthquakes were reported in Southern California’s Inland Empire on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred at 2:17 p.m. northwest of Fontana. It was 1.
Legal Dive
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The agency blames the Supreme Court’s 2020 AMG decision, which said courts had been improperly allowing the FTC to obtain money as part of an injunction against company practices.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 200,000 policyholders affected by the Mountain Fire, which has destroyed 243 structures.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Digital assets “are just that—assets, not investment contracts covered by federal securities laws,” the complaint says. They should therefore be regulated by the states, it says. To hold otherwise will allow the SEC “to regulate (and displace State regulation of) not only all transactions in digital assets but also a boundless array of other assets as well, from collectibles to luxury goods and beyond,” it says.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
New York may be an ultra-competitive legal market but many of the city’s leading law firms are becoming increasingly focused on taking market share in a different city: London. In recent months, firms such as Cravath Swaine & Moore; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, among others, have all hired prominent laterals in London.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the launch of BMS Bacchus, a stock-throughput solution designed to protect wine across all stages of production, storage and transit, from harvested grapes to finished product.
Complex Discovery
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Editor’s Note: Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical concern—it’s a critical issue that shapes the trust and safety of modern e-commerce. As highlighted in this exploration of rising digital threats, cybercriminals are leveraging advanced tools and tactics, from malvertising to AI-powered scams, to exploit vulnerabilities in online shopping platforms.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Florida employers will soon see the smallest decrease in workers’ compensation rates in years – just a 1% reduction from current overall rates in the voluntary market.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Canellos is not a fan of the way the materiality standard has been applied to the cyber security cases. From the panel transcript: Okay, look, I think the rules in general were much needed. Right? I think we had very little guidance in this and I applaud the commission for coming up, taking a stab at it. Their rulemaking, I think, is imperfect, imperfect, and their guidances minimal, minimal.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
When Hurricane Beryl was rushing across the Atlantic basin in July, the weather forecasting tool made by Google Deepmind, the tech company’s artificial intelligence unit, saw something other models missed.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. The duo is expected to discuss personnel appointments for his second administration. The meeting between Trump and Brian Armstrong would mark the first time the two have met since Election Day and comes as Trump continues to fill out his cabinet and other senior posts.
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Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on its investigation into the hazardous ammonia release at a food processing facility in Sterling, Virginia that injured dozens of employees.
Your Trial Message
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
By Dr. Ken Broda-Bahm: With the 2024 election now in the rearview mirror, many Americans are still processing the results.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline said.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
My take is that Gary Gensler, the current Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will resign soon (the people have spoken) and that on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump will designate either of the current Republican SEC Commissioners — Hester Peirce or Mark Uyeda — as “Acting” SEC Chair. (Unless she opts not to accept, Peirce seems more likely to be named “Acting” Chair because she is senior to Uyeda.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a €798 million ($841 million) fine by European Union regulators by tying its Facebook Marketplace service to the social network, the US tech giant’s first ever penalty for EU antitrust violations.
Securities Docket
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Brad Bondi, Global Co-Chair of Investigations and White Collar Defense at law firm Paul Hastings, is one of several people being considered as president-elect Donald Trump’s appointment to the SEC, three sources connected to either Bondi or indirectly to Trump’s transition team told Unchained. Bondi has emerged as a potential pick this week amidst a flurry of news articles suggesting an array of names in the mix, like former CFTC Commissioner, “Crypto Dad” Chris Giancarlo, Robinhood attorney Dan
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Total insured losses from recent floods in Spain are expected to exceed €4 billion (US$4.2 billion), according to credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
China is more relevant than ever before and should drive much of what Trump 2.0 does on patents and critical technologies such as EVs, batteries and communications, all crucial to America’s economic and national security. This op-ed follows up on my coverage of then candidate Trump in 2016, which focused on his intersection of China and patents.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several business owners at the struggling corner where George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 are suing the city to demand it take over their properties and compensate them.
Insurance Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of LIA Texas, LLC, an agency based in Dallas, Texas. This strategic acquisition enhances Inszone’s footprint in Texas, enhancing the company’s ability to provide personalized service and diverse insurance solutions to clients in Texas.
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