Welcome to the eleventh, post-Memorial Day issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. As India and Peru experience record COVID-19 cases, many parts of the United States have reached a return to normality that was...more
6/2/2021
/ Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Due Process ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Furloughs ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Negligence ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Vaccinations
Welcome to the fifth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. After our last issue published, the United States marked a grim milestone: 500,000 people dead from COVID-19, with about one in three Americans knowing someone...more
3/16/2021
/ Adult Entertainment ,
Auto Insurance ,
Business Interruption ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Eviction ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Welcome to the fourth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. For decades, asbestos lawyers have dealt with so-called secondary exposure claims where plaintiffs allege that they were injured by asbestos fibers carried...more
Welcome to the third issue of the 2021 volume of Unprecedented. Those who watched the Super Bowl last night would have seen several signs of the times: recognition of the 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers in attendance,...more
Welcome to the second issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. The first week of the Biden administration already has represented a shift to the federal government's approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to...more
This 31st edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, follows upon two significant developments: the prospect of a Biden administration and the crossing of the 10-million-case threshold. Why...more
11/9/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Losses ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Jury Trial ,
OSHA ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
In this 30th issue of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, we continue to see cases challenging shutdown orders and capacity limits from restaurant and other business owners, including a possible...more
11/2/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Disney ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Eviction ,
Governor Newsom ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Moratorium ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Property Damage ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Workplace Safety
COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Issue 23 -
This 23rd edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees us returning from a brief Labor Day break. The spate of lawsuits...more
9/18/2020
/ Breach of Contract ,
Colleges ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Cruise Ships ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governors ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Negligence ,
Nursing Homes ,
Price Gouging ,
Retaliation ,
Universities ,
Workplace Safety