By: Timothy Murray, MURRAY, HOGUE & LANNIS Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an amorphous concept that defies simple explanation. At its heart, CSR is a philosophy that a business entity has certain societal obligations beyond the bottom...

By: Mark Haut, Practical Guidance This article provides an update on several developments that have occurred since the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) became effective on February 19, 2020. The SBRA created a new bankruptcy option under...

By: Michael B. Richman , Julie K. Stapel , Craig A. Bitman , Lindsay B. Jackson , Daniel R. Kleinman , and Natalie R. Wengroff , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rule on the application of the...

By: K. James Sullivan, CALFEE , HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP This article addresses the topic of parametric insurance, a type of insurance that does not indemnify the pure loss, but ex ante agrees to make a payment upon the occurrence of a triggering event...

By: Richard P. Ormond, Buchalter PC This article provides an overview of receivership in real estate transactions. It discusses the legal basis for receivership, the role and powers of a receiver, the process of appointing a receiver, and the benefits...