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South Carolina Supreme Court Undermines Contractual Protections of the Economic Loss Rule

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Businesses — especially service providers like contractors, subcontractors, consultants and design professionals — rely on their contracts to define their risks in the marketplace. For decades, a legal doctrine known as “the...more

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Utah Digs Deep and Finds “Design Defect” Includes Pre-Construction Geotechnical Reports

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The Supreme Court of Utah recently found that an incorrect pre-construction geotechnical engineering report is a “defective design.” Thus, actions arising from an incorrect geotechnical report are appropriately governed by...more

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Not All Damages Are Created Equal – the Proper Application of the Economic Loss Doctrine

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In William Lansing v. Doe, 2019 Ore. App. LEXIS 1564, the Court of Appeals of Oregon considered whether the Economic Loss Doctrine (ELD) applied to the plaintiff’s claims based on purportedly faulty construction work in a...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That Employers Have Duty to Protect Their Employees’ Data

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Dittman v. UPMC, 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018).  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that employers have a legal duty to use reasonable care to safeguard sensitive personal information of their employees when the employer chooses...more

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Tennessee Insurance Legal News - June 2013 • Volume 2, Number 2

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In This Issue: - TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDS THAT TENNESSEE STATUTE PROHIBITING PREFERENCES OR DISTINCTIONS IN CERTAIN INSURANCE TRANSACTIONS IS NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL: In its April 24, 2013 opinion, the...more

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Imminence of Harm is Not Required for Recovering Pure Economic Loss for Dangerous Defects

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Lack of “imminent risk” does not bar recovery for economic loss arising from a dangerously defective structure, the Alberta Court of Appeal recently held. Typically, courts are reluctant to award lost profits or other...more

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Drowning in a Sea of Tort: The Florida Supreme Court Reels in the Economic Loss Rule

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On March 7, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court in Tiara Condominium Assoc., Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. expressly limited the application of the economic loss rule to products liability cases. 2013 WL 828003 (Fla....more

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