By: Darryl G. McCallum, Shawe Rosenthal, LLP This article addresses the potential for negligence liability that employers face when they hire and/or retain employees who end up causing injury to third parties or other employees. UNDER MOST STATES’...

By: Lexis Practice Advisor Labor & Employment Team Introduction The purpose of this policy is to minimize transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) virus in the workplace by providing protection to employees and thus preventing transmission to...

Introduction Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination is a condition of employment for all workers. Depending on the type of vaccination offered, specific medical contraindications may exist for certain individuals. The Company will only accept evidence-based...

By: Daniel J. Merrett and Mark G. Douglas , Jones Day This article discusses a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit bankruptcy appellate panel (BAP) decision on whether Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code 1 could be used to approve...

By: Theodore K. Cheng, Esq. , ADR Office of Theo Cheng This article discusses the complex issue of whether and how an arbitrator can compel parties to participate in remote arbitration hearings amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ONE IMPACT...

By: Glenn Gordon , Lexis Practice Advisor This Coronavirus and Force Majeure Checklist provides guidance on issues and measures counsel should consider when determining the applicability of the coronavirus with respect to force majeure clauses in your...

By: Karen C. Yotis , Lexis Practice Advisor Attorney Team Now that the coronavirus first discovered in Wuhan, China in late 2019 has migrated across the globe, the impact on both public health and business is triggering a barrage of insurance claims...

By: Chad Landmon and Drew Hillier , Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP This article provides guidance on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs). This article offers an overview of the legal and regulatory framework for...

By: Jeffrey H. Ruzal and Carly Baratt, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. With the advent of sophisticated workplace information technology that allows employees to connect to a company’s computer network from their homes with little more than a...

By: Joseph D. Guarino , DLA Piper LLP Telecommuting and work-from-home arrangements are increasing exponentially during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a way of protecting employees and customers from exposure. In addition, telecommuting...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis ONE TIME I FOUND MYSELF ON THE SET OF A HOLLYWOOD soundstage for a popular television show about a lawyer. In the law library of the fake TV law firm, I noticed something that viewers at home couldn’t...

By: Anna Pinedo, Brian Hirshberg , and Raffi Garnighian, Mayer Brown LLP In connection with a registered securities offering, the underwriters of the offering typically enter into an underwriting agreement with the issuer of the securities and any selling...

By: Deonne Cunningham , Lead Counsel, North America Business (Wholesale), Direct Energy This article outlines the various steps that are required for acquiring or constructing a new natural gas facility and/or pipeline infrastructure project. YOU...

By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas D. Goslin , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP UPON COMPLETION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE investigation, the buyer should have obtained a solid understanding of the environmental issues requiring attention after...

By: I. Bobby Majumder , Reed Smith LLP Market Activity 2019 has been eventful for the domestic oil and gas industry. Oil and gas acquisitions in the United States hit a 10-year low in the first quarter, with deal value plunging by over 90% just from...

By: Roberta Jacobs-Meadway This article addresses how to prove a trademark is famous when asserting a dilution claim in federal court or in a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceeding pursuant to the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006...

By: Jamala S. McFadden , Chandra C. Davis , and Raquel H. Crump , The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis, LLC This article provides guidance on the scope of permissible discovery employers may obtain from plaintiffs in employment discrimination...

By: William C. Jhaveri-Weeks , Jhaveri-Weeks Law This article discusses the scope of discovery that plaintiffs can obtain from defendants in employment discrimination cases, including limitations on discovery that defendants often attempt to assert...

By: Patrick J. Lamparello and Noa M. Baddish Proskauer Rose LLP This article explains the process of mediating employment disputes, describes the contexts in which it may arise, and articulates the advantages and disadvantages of this process. Mediation...

By: Laurie E. Leader , Chicago-Kent College of Law and Effective Employment Mediation, LLC This checklist highlights the main points for attorneys to consider when pursuing the mediation of employment disputes, including sexual harassment claims. Parties...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray Hogue and Lannis The word warranty isn’t just mired in confusion; it leaps, dives, and wallows in it. It means so many different things that the great Karl Llewellyn, the chief architect of the Uniform Commercial Code...

These guidelines will assist you in implementing a wellness program that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), the Americans with Disabilities...

By: Jason Brocks , Lexis Practice Advisor This article discusses provisions for agreements between health plans and doctors, dentists, and other healthcare professionals who provide healthcare services to plan members. It is intended as a guide for...

This checklist is designed for attorneys representing health plans who are asked to draft or review an agreement with healthcare providers who will be part of the plan’s provider network. It highlights key legal and business points for you to consider...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray Hogue & Lannis ONE TIME IN AN ARBITRATION, THE PLAINTIFF CLAIMED that my client, the defendant, breached an alleged oral agreement that my client denied entering into. It was undisputed that after the alleged oral agreement...