Article
Published 03/08/2022
Videos
Published 03/07/2022
Services : Emerging Company and Entrepreneur Services
In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Advisor,” Steven Malitz continues his Top 20 Countdown of the best negotiation tips for businesses, with tips #10 and #11: "Be quiet and listen” and “Know the players.”
Alert
Published 03/04/2022
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions tackling a myriad of issues, including: (1) whether reclassification of a claimant’s health status constitutes an adverse benefit determination; (2) whether remand is the proper remedy for a claim denied on coverage grounds; (3) whether a disagreement over the benefits decision may amount to bad faith; (4) whether attorney fees are admissible as a component of consequential damages; and (5) when extrinsic evidence may be admissible. The Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Employee Benefits/ERISA Litigation Team March 4, 2022 | By Amy Kline ,...
Article
Published 03/02/2022
Services Tax
Article
Published 03/01/2022
Industries Health Care
Article
Published 03/01/2022
Services Tax
Article
Published 02/24/2022
Services Intellectual Property
The metaverse is a virtual world where people can socialize, work, play, and transact. Although the concept of the metaverse continues to evolve, it is generally understood to include any immersive, 3D, virtual experience. Rather than a connected, interoperable universe, the metaverse is comprised of virtual worlds created by various organizations all with particularized access, membership, monetization rights, and formats of creative expression. The metaverse allows users to showcase digital forms of art and property, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – records of digital ownership stored in...
Blog Post
Published 02/23/2022
By Ruth A. Rauls, Erik P. Pramschufer
Alert
Published 02/21/2022
Industries Energy
Sweeping changes were announced at FERC on Thursday, February 17, 2022, when the majority of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioners (Chairman Glick with Commissioners Clement and Phillips), amid blistering dissents from Commissioners Christie and Danly, voted to approve the Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities and the Interim Policy Statemen t (GHG Policy) on consideration of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in natural gas infrastructure projects. The two policy statements together change both the burden of proof and presumptions...
Alert
Published 02/15/2022
Services Cybersecurity and Privacy
In a data breach lawsuit, a plaintiff will sue a company that suffered a data breach in which the plaintiff’s personal information was stolen by cyberattackers. The plaintiff will claim that the breach has exposed the plaintiff to an increased risk that criminals will steal their identity at some point in the future. A recurring issue in these lawsuits is whether such an allegation is a sufficiently “concrete” injury such that the plaintiff has standing to bring their claims. Lately, courts have begun to consider the Supreme Court’s recent decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez , 141 S. Ct...
Article
Published 02/14/2022
Industries Construction | Real Estate
Blog Post
Published 02/14/2022
Blog Post
Published 02/14/2022
Alert
Published 02/11/2022
Services Class Actions | Cybersecurity and Privacy
On February 3, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court held in the case of McDonald v. Symphony Bronzeville Park, LLC, 2022 IL 126511, that the exclusivity provisions of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Compensation Act”) do not preempt a claim for statutory damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The Court found that damages to an individual’s right to privacy as a result of a BIPA violation are not the type of compensable injuries capable of redress under the Compensation Act. This decision, while bootstrapping an employer’s protections from claims for...
Article
Published 02/09/2022
Services Labor and Employment
Alert
Published 02/08/2022
Industries Construction | Energy | Real Estate
Services Environmental
The Maryland State Senate introduced a bill that will prohibit all new buildings from using natural gas or heating oil beginning in 2023, as well as place other restrictions on replacing heating systems in older buildings. If enacted, The Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 (“Bill”), which recently was introduced in the Maryland Senate, would force new buildings to meet green energy code standards and cease fossil fuel hookups and would require existing buildings to undertake emissions reporting and reductions or face fines and penalties. Although climate change initiatives are important,...