Healthcare Risk Management: Jodi Barrett Discusses Pandemic Litigation for Skilled Care, Assisted Living Facilities
In an article published by Healthcare Risk Management on March 29, 2021, Partner Jodi Barrett is quoted discussing pandemic litigation for skilled care and assisted living facilities in 2021. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities faced th
French Supervisory Authority To Enforce Its Ad Tracker (“Cookie”) Guideline
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. As of April 1, 2021, the French Supervisory Authority, Commision Nationale de l’Informatique et des libertes (“CNIL”) will enforce its cookie and ad tracker guidelines. CNIL had previously an
Federal District Court Dismisses Walmart Data Breach Class Action
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. On March 5, 2021, the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California granted Walmart’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s class action lawsuit for exposed customer personal data. This was one o
USCIS Completes Initial H-1B Electronic Registration Selection
Compiled by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. The latest update from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services on completing the initial H-1B electronic registration selection: FY 2022 – H-1B Initial Electronic Registration Selection Process Complet
Healthcare Risk Management: Gresh & Looper on Common Mistakes to Avoid in Medical Malpractice Defenses
In an article published by Healthcare Risk Management on March 29, 2021, Partners Jack Gresh and James E. Looper, Jr. are quoted discussing medical malpractice defenses and common mistakes to avoid when facing a lawsuit. The first actions taken
Debate Swirls Around How to Use Opioid Settlement Funds
Tens of billions of dollars in forthcoming opioid litigation settlement funds have public health policy leaders and elected officials debating over how to use the funds in the most effective and impactful way to address the root causes of opioid
Divorce From Bed and Board
Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers, Esq. Divorce from bed and board is North Carolina’s form of legal separation. Despite having divorce in its tile, it’s not actually a divorce. Divorce from bed and board is a tool that can be utilized
Supreme Court Expands Fourth Amendment Protections
Written by: Phillip E. Friduss, Esq. Getting hit by a bullet but still escaping in the getaway car implicates the Fourth Amendment after all sayeth Chief Justice Roberts in a heated 5-3 Opinion along ideological lines. Justice Amy Coney Barr
A Florida Appellate Court Ruled Cancellation of a Workers’ Compensation Policy for Nonpayment Was Effective, Even Though the Insured Employer Had a Certificate of Insurance
Written by: Rayford Taylor, Esq. The First District Court of Appeal recently issued an opinion in the case of Dennis F. Scott v. James A. Jones Construction Co. v. Central Florida Siding Pros, LLC, et al., Case No. 1D20-689 (Fla. 1st DCA March 1
FLASH ALERT – Proposed Federal Estate Tax Law Changes (the sky may really be falling…)
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Administration Politics aside, we all knew we would see legislation proposed to increase the estate tax and block certain planning strategies, both because Democrats control the Presidency along with the H