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NC Court of Appeals Clarifies How Insurers’ Duties to Defend and Indemnity Are Triggered in Atypical Employment Relationships

The Court of Appeals’ opinion in N.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Young, (No. COA24-594) addresses how a court is likely to assess the duty to defend and the duty to indemnify under an insurance contract, and the interplay...more

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Blaming Your Webmaster for Photo Infringement, Will it Work?

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Having handled copyright photo infringement cases for years now, one common defense I hear raised by business owners who are found to have infringed my client's copyrighted images is "I am not to blame, I hired a webmaster or...more

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Client Alert: A Minimum is Not a Maximum: The Texas Supreme Court Rejects a Common Insurer Tactic to Reduce Additional Insured...

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It is an all-too-common scenario for insurance practitioners. Company A hires an independent contractor to perform work on its premises. Their agreement specifies that Contractor will procure liability insurance—often...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Should Your Business Require Independent Contractors to Sign Coronavirus Waivers and Releases of Liability?

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Many companies are asking, should we require independent contractors to sign advance waivers and releases of liability for contracting the Coronavirus? Most commentators have urged companies to refrain from requiring...more

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California Employment Law Notes - September 2015

Newly Enacted California Statutes - The Word "Alien" Is Stricken From The California Labor Code - Section 1725 of the California Labor Code defines "alien" as "any person who is not a born or fully naturalized...more

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InterConnect - Summer 2015

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Shippers who are used to doing business with motor carriers often present freight brokers with a shipper-carrier agreement (often described as a “Motor Carrier Agreement”) of one kind or another to serve as the basis of a...more

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Additional Risk: Does Your Company Have Additional Insured Coverage for Claims by Contractors’ Employees?

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One of the biggest risks oil and gas companies face is a blowout or other catastrophic event that causes serious injury or death. In the aftermath of such an event, companies often find themselves facing lawsuits by injured...more

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