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Covid-19: Assessing the Legal Risk of Infectious Diseases
WSHB Employer Alert: FFCRA and DOL Regulations 4.2.20
Employment Practices Consultation & COVID-19
It’s a No-Win Situation: The Perils Facing Hospitals Due to the Coronavirus
COVID-19 Employer Alert: Summary of the CARES Act
COVID-19: New York Malpractice Law Alert
COVID-19 Employer Alert: Enactment of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
WSHB Partner Robert Hellner Shares Mediation Tactics at CLM’s 2020 Annual Conference
Risk Transfer and Contractual Indemnification – Who Gets Left Holding the Bag?
Seven Habits that Define a Highly Effective Claims Team
WSHB Partner Kelly Waters Named to NJBIZ's 2020 Best Fifty Women in Business List
WSHB Names Andrew S. Kessler as Managing Partner of the Firm's Philadelphia Office
WSHB Employment Alert: California Law Banning Arbitration Agreements Temporarily on Hold
Sam McDermott on the Dos and Don’ts of Construction Project Termination
Full Disclosure! Insurer Beware: Colorado’s New Automobile Policy Disclosure Law Has Teeth!
Andrew S. Kessler Named Legal Counsel for Northeast Community Center for Behavioral Health
WSHB Elevates Ten Partners to Defined Equity Status
Eleven WSHB Attorneys Elected Into Partnership
Eighteen Attorneys Elected to WSHB Senior Counsel
Supreme Court Allows Suit Over Website Accessibility
Strategies for Defending Legionella and Mold Claims
Time Limit Demand Issues Arrive in North Carolina
Temp Agency Absolved of Liability in Hotly Contested Action
Alternative Fee Agreements and Construction Issues: Oil and Water or Perfect Pairing!?
WSHB's Graham Miller Helps Demystify Construction Claims in the Pacific Northwest
WSHB Partner Janice Michaels Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 List
One Bad Apple: Navigating through Sexual Battery and other Intentional Torts
Leading Construction Litigator Cynthia Tari Joins WSHB's Dallas Office
WSHB’s Philadelphia Partner Secures Summary Judgment in Catastrophic Premises Liability Matter
WSHB Welcomes New Partner Andrew Kessler
Renowned Litigator Jason Williams Joins WSHB's Nevada Office
Litigator Richard Young Joins WSHB's Nevada Office
17 WSHB Lawyers Honored as 2019's Rising Stars
WSHB’s Jason Klein Breaks Down the Good, the Sad and the Funny Sides of Claims
Girl on Fire: The Price of Pursuing the Truth in the #MeToo World
Pragmatic Issues on Settlement Versus Trial for Legal Malpractice Cases
The Natural Progression of Natural Disasters
Nevada’s Governor Signs Chapter 40 Reform Bill
WA Condo Law Changes Hope to Curtail Frivolous Defect Lawsuits and Stimulate Production
WSHB Co-Founder Stephen Henning Steps Into the Spotlight at this Year's West Coast Casualty Seminar
Professional Liability Expert Weighs In On Protecting Your Practice From Opioid Doc Arrest Fallout
Penalties, Punitives, and Granny Cams: The Escalating Lure of Elder Abuse Litigation
Are Structured Settlements Still Relevant
Game Changing Trends Affecting Construction
He's Not My Guy: The Joint-Employer Doctrine
WSHB Case Update: DOL Proposes Increase to Minimum Salary Threshold
WSHB and DWF Announce Exclusive Association
Professional Liability Defense Federation Names Michelle Arbitrio Chief Diversity Officer
New Jersey on a Crash Course for Increased Auto-Insurance Litigation
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Case Updates
California’s New Survival Statute Takes Effect and Increases the Complexity, Value, and Costs of Survival Actions
A significant change in California law regarding survival actions took effect on January 1, 2022. All plaintiffs who file civil actions on or after this date are now permitted to recover damages for a deceased party's pre-death pain, suffering, or disfigurement. California is the 46th state to permit this form of recovery and joins the majority in modifying its survival statute. Going forward, the value of survival actions and attendant costs of defending them will increase...
On January 10, 2022, the New Jersey State Assembly and Senate passed the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act (S.B. 1559), which would permit bad faith lawsuits by those injured in automobile accidents against insurers for “an unreasonable delay or unreasonable denial of a claim for payment of benefits under an insurance policy.” The bill awaits Gov. Phil Murphy’s consideration....
Coronavirus Resources
Supreme Court Prevents OSHA “Vaccine or Test” Standard From Taking Immediate Effect But Allows Healthcare Worker Mandate To Stand
On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court granted the applications from parties who challenged the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that required employers with one hundred or more employees to, among other things, compel employees to either obtain the COVID-19 vaccine or test weekly for presence of the virus and wear a mask in the workplace....