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 eighth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. Perhaps the biggest news from these last two weeks was the decision to suspend administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pending investigation into blood...more
Welcome to the sixth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. The United States recently cleared the 3,000,000 daily vaccination threshold, a significant marker in efforts to have every eligible American vaccinated by...more
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
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