Investigations, Breach of Contract

Privilege And Iniquity, Whistleblowing Reports, Discrimination As A Repudiatory Breach And A News Round-Up

BCLP on 8/28/2025

Our employment law update for August covers a case about the iniquity exception to legal privilege, a whistleblowing case involving a long-delayed judgment and third party reports, and a case on whether discriminatory actions...more

The Bullet Point: An Ohio Commercial Law Bulletin: Do I Have An Enforceable Contract?

McGlinchey Stafford on 3/15/2021

Contract Interpretation McCruter v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 11th Dist. Lake No. 2019-L-167, 2021-Ohio-472- In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part the lower court’s...more

New York Ruling Could Significantly Impact Disclosure of Communications Between Insurer and Counsel

Cozen O'Connor on 10/29/2019

A recent decision from one of New York’s trial courts of general jurisdiction could have a chilling effect on written communications between an insurer and its retained counsel during a claim investigation. In Otsuka...more

Student Discipline And Expulsion: What Holds Up In Court?

Fisher Phillips on 6/13/2018

While all educators aim to create an environment where every student thrives and flourishes, we know that there are times when a student’s actions require discipline or expulsion. Those are always difficult decisions....more

Silence Is Golden For Employee Suspended Without Pay

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 6/17/2013

Employers: Read and understand your employment agreements with your employees, and don't assume you have contractual rights that are not spelled out in the agreements. ...more

No Bad Faith Recovery Based on Insurer’s Investigation of Claims Under Connecticut Law

Cozen O'Connor on 6/12/2013

On certification from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the Supreme Court of Connecticut recently issued an opinion holding that an insurer’s bad faith conduct in the investigation of a third-party...more