Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Spotlight on Torts (Part 3 – Strict and Vicarious Liability)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 317: Spotlight on Torts (Part 2 – Intentional Torts)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 316: Spotlight on Torts (Part 1 – Negligence)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 315: Listen and Learn -- The Breach Element of a Negligence Claim (Torts)
Podcast - Ohio State Senator Has a Bone to Pick with Court Ruling on Boneless Wings
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 247: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Factual Causation
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 382: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Proximate Cause
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV – Cybersecurity Part Two: The Rise in Cyber Negligence Cases
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 347: Listen and Learn -- Assumption of Risk (Torts)
Cyberside Chats - Zero Trust and Cyber Negligence: A conversation with Dr. Zero Trust Chase Cunningham
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 318: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Professionals and Children
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 147: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Professionals and Children
The Risk of Personal Injury Claims from COVID-19 and What to Do About It
The Year Ahead: Litigation Hot Spots at a Glance
COVID-19 in the Workplace - PPP Update, COVID Plans from the Biden Transition Team, Higher Education Relief Package Provision, COVID WARN Act Developments
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 107: Listen and Learn -- Assumption of Risk (Torts)
Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies
Personal Jurisdiction Part 2: The Ford Cases [More With McGlinchey Ep. 8]
The Texas Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision against a franchisor based on a theory of negligence after a customer was assaulted by an employee of the franchisee. The court concluded that franchisor did not owe a...more
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, a reported 419,000 private-sector employees in California sustained workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022. Workplace incidents in the state claimed 508 employees'...more
When an individual suffers a work-related injury in the State of New Jersey, their employer (if the employer is self-insured), or the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is legally obligated to provide three...more
The state's Supreme Court has unanimously held that employers do not owe a duty of care under tort law to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to employees' household members. Although the Court, in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks,...more
The Supreme Court of California recently held that the California Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) does not bar an employee’s spouse from bringing a negligence claim against the employer where the employee contracts COVID-19...more
The California Supreme Court held last week that a California employer does not owe a duty of care to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to members of an employee’s household. In a unanimous decision, Kuciemba v. Victory...more
The California Supreme Court handed employers a win last week by making it clear that they do not have a duty to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to employees' household members. The court didn’t go so far as to say such claims...more
Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision restricting employers’ abilities to fight off putative class action claims regarding data breach and cyberattacks on employee...more
Last week, the California Supreme Court agreed to decide two unique questions with far-reaching implications for employer liability: (1) may an employer be held liable to an employee’s spouse when an employee contracts...more
A common question posed during the pandemic has been whether employers can face liability for COVID-19 infections originating in the workplace. As to employees who contract COVID-19, the answer has been that an employee’s...more
With COVID-19 giving rise to a whole host of new claims ranging from issues surrounding remote work to tuition reimbursement as well as new developments in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity, employers need a...more
COVID-19 has ravaged the economy, with the hospitality industry feeling especially compromised. Fear of community spread of the virus through travel and group events has dramatically reduced occupancy rates across the...more
The Superior Court of Connecticut (Judicial District of Hartford) (“Court”) addressed in a September 30th opinion certain issues arising in an asbestos exposure case. See Julian Poce, et al., v. O&G Industries, Inc., et al.,...more
The Rise of Take-Home or Secondary Exposure Asbestos Claims - Take-home asbestos claims are asserted by or on behalf of individuals who claim an asbestos-related injury arising from exposure to asbestos fibers through...more
In Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC (S238941), the California Supreme Court has created new protections for payroll companies in lawsuits involving claims of labor violations. Although previous case law has held that employees with...more
Last week, the California State Supreme Court struck a decisive victory in favor of payroll companies, issuing a unanimous opinion that an employee is not a third-party beneficiary of the contract between her employer and its...more
• The California Supreme Court recently held that an employee could not pursue contract and tort claims against a payroll service provider for unpaid wages. • The Court found that (1) an employee was not a “third-party...more
Fisher & Phillips LLP attorneys are not only well equipped to assist employers in developing or updating safety and health management programs for employees working domestically, but can also assist employers who are sending...more
Will a broker-dealer be liable when a financial advisor employed by the firm solicits investments as part of a fraudulent scheme, where the firm specifically prohibited the advisor from soliciting the investment, the...more
On May 28, 2015, Judge R. Stanton Wettick, Jr. refused to create a new cause of action sounding in negligence allowing a claim for damages resulting from improper disclosure of confidential personal and financial information....more