Part B News: Mariel Smith on How Physician Practices May Limit Liability Related to Patient Violence
In an article published by Part B News on July 19, 2021, Partner Mariel Smith is quoted discussing considerations for physician practices to limit liability related to patient violence. Recent news that a psychiatry resident at Penn Hospital in
Florida Court Rules Receipt of Unemployment Compensation Benefits are Primary and Employer/Carriers Are Not Required to Affirmatively Assert an Offset Defense Prior to Payment of Any Temporary Partial Disability Benefits
Written by: Rayford H. Taylor, Esq. The First District Court of Appeal in the recent case of N. Hannoush Jewelers, Inc. v. Bly, 1D20-2432, (Fla. 1st DCA June 30, 2021) addressed the effect of an employee’s receipt of unemployment compensat
Orlando Business Journal: Ryan Rivas Discusses Employer-Mandated COVID-19 Vaccines
In an article published by the Orlando Business Journal on July 19, 2021, Tampa Partner R. Ryan Rivas is quoted discussing employer mandated COVID-19 vaccines. “’I think mandatory vaccination is not a popular position to take. But it mig
NY’s First Department Rules that Attorney’s Email Signature Block is Sufficient to Create Binding Settlement Agreement in Matter of Philadelphia Ins. Indem. Co. v. Kendall
Written by: Jeffrey T. Wolber, Esq. In a decision from New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, the court held that an email containing an attorney’s automatically-populated signature block was sufficient to constitute a “subscrib
Qualified Settlement Fund: An often overlooked and underutilized tool to ensure final resolution and client protection from third-party lien holders
Written by: Ryan M. Donihue, Esq. Defense attorneys in medical malpractice or catastrophic injury cases often overlook and do not utilize the important and available tool of a Qualified Settlement Fund in order to ensure full protection for a cl
The European Protection Board Issues Guidance On Supplementary Measures For The Cross-Border Transfer Of Personal Data
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Most of you know that on June 4, 2021, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted two (2) new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCC”) for the cross-border transfer of personal data from
New York City Passes Biometric Law
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. and Alyssa J. Feliciano, Esq. On July 9, 2021, New York City’s biometric data law (the “Law”) became enforceable. The Law requires specific businesses to notify customers when their biometric data is being
Young v. 1530 Rosedale Partners, LLC, et al. – Plaintiff Not Required to Show Freedom From Comparative Negligence In Addition to Establishing Defendant’s Negligence on Summary Judgment
Written by: Eve Soldatos, Esq. Edited by: Nicole A. Callahan, Esq. In this Bronx-venued Supreme Court action, plaintiff, who is blind, alleges that she lost her balance while walking down the staircase from her third-floor apartment and when she
Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”)
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. and Alyssa J. Feliciano, Esq. CURRENT STATUS The Bill passed and has been signed by the Governor. EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2023 TO WHOM DOES CPA APPLY? The CPA applies if a business meets one the followi
New York’s New Guidance on Preventing Ransomware
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. On June 30, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued new guidance on ransomware prevention. Noting the increase in ransomware attacks and increases in the cost of cybercrime, DFS iss