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Insurers’ use of artificial intelligence is under increasing scrutiny from regulators and consumers. California, Colorado, and New York (and several other states) have already issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence by insurers. Additionally, some states have adopted their own versions...
Elizabeth Witmer, Chair of Saul Ewing LLP's Energy Practice, will speak at the upcoming Energy Bar Association’s 2024 Mid-Year Energy Forum in a program titled “Recent Developments at the D.C. Circuit Affecting Pipeline and LNG Authorization." Elizabeth will be on a panel with two other attorneys...
NEW YORK (September 17, 2024) – Marshall Dworkin, an experienced litigator, has become counsel in Saul Ewing’s New York office, joining former colleagues James Chou and Peter Zlotnick. Mr. Dworkin is a litigator with substantial experience representing clients in commercial, insurance and...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the healthcare landscape, promising to revolutionize diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. From drug discovery to surgical precision, AI’s potential benefits are immense. However, the integration of AI into medicine also raises significant legal...
This month’s Friday Five discusses cases addressing the effect of continuing to receive benefits during the period of alleged disability, reliance on an employer’s records in making a disability determination, the admissibility of expert and lay testimony from a physician in a trial over LTD...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that attorneys from the firm were named to the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Baltimore Attorneys from the firm’s...
NEW YORK (AUG. 6, 2024) – William Latza, a go-to attorney in New York’s legal and regulatory market for insurance, is the newest member of Saul Ewing’s Insurance Practice. In joining the firm, he brings clients his insight from his four decades of experience in private practice for the insurance...
This month’s Friday Five explores decisions from around the country discussing differences between the scope of discovery and ability to add documents to the record on a claim for review challenging the denial of LTD benefits, LTD and LWOP policies, the breadth of discretion available to claims...
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to developments during the second quarter of 2024. If you would like to discuss...
Pennsylvania recently enacted two new insurance laws that significantly expand the permissible kinds of value-added products and services that may be provided by insurance licensees in general and the fees that may be charged by surplus lines licensees to an insured in a personal lines policy...
This month’s Friday Five explores decisions addressing the burden of proving accidental death, policy language and “any occupation” disability, an interpleader case where the insurer was not dismissed from the case, the weight to be afforded to non-treating expert opinions and SSDI determinations...
The Clean Air Act (“CAA”) envisions states and the federal government working together to improve air quality. Under the CAA, states must develop State Implementation Plans (“SIPs”) to implement National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”) set by the EPA. The EPA can reject a SIP and impose its...
On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the United States Supreme Court reversed its 40-year-old decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, thereby restoring the judiciary’s final authority to interpret statutes, a powerful check on administrative agency authority...
On June 24, the Supreme Court granted certiorari review in a case with serious implications for those seeking federal permits which, in turn, require environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). NEPA is the most litigated federal environmental statute, and a...