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Property insurers faced with COVID-19 related claims for business income losses can take comfort in the recent trend of most appellate courts to find in favor of insurers that have denied coverage based on policy language requiring direct physical loss or damage. What You Need to Know: Many...
ENERGY INNOVATION: HOW NATURAL GAS AND NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NON-CLE) Jeffrey Letwin, a Counsel in the firm's Energy practice, will be speaking at the 13th Appalachia Energy Law Conference. His panel will consist of representatives from...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of ambiguous policy terms, evaluation of claimant’s expert witness, inclusion of law firms as appropriate parties from whom plan administrators may seek equitable relief, transfer of cases from the claimant’s choice of venue, and...
On July 27, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced legislative proposals and initiatives that would prevent State Board of Administration (SBA) fund managers from considering environmental social and governance (ESG) factors when investing the state’s money. Instead, the proposed legislation...
On August 4, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against Monsanto Co., Pharmacia LLC and Solutia, Inc., seeking to hold them liable for PCB contamination throughout New Jersey. ( Complaint ). While the suit also addresses contamination at Monsanto’s...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
On June 30th, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. EPA . The Court concluded that the EPA had exceeded its authority under the Clean Air Act by establishing emission caps in the Clean Power Plan (CPP) that would have required a shift in electrical generation from...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to interpretation of regulatory deadlines, the enforceability of discretionary clauses, circuit courts going both ways on appeals from summary judgment rulings in favor of plans, and a benefits award for a former professional football player where the...
The law firm of Saul Ewing invites you to their 7th Biennial Energy and the Environment Symposium in Houston, Texas . This half-day hybrid MCLE brought together in-house counsel, prominent industry representatives and government officials - virtually and in-person - to share their insights on the...
ATHLETICS RISK MANAGEMENT Saul Ewing attorneys Amy Piccola, Andrea Brockway and Tricia Duffy, along with Sam Swartout of United Educators, will speak at the University & College Insurance Consortium (UCIC) 11th Annual Safety Leadership Conference on June 14th on the topic of Athletics Risk...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to an award of attorney’s fees (but not) costs, class certification in an ERISA benefits case, a court finding that a physician claimant was disabled from his own occupation, a claimant paying into insurance he thinks he has, and an insurance company...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service law firm with attorneys in 16 offices, today announced that 59 attorneys from the Firm received the distinguished honor of being recognized for legal excellence and client service by Chambers USA 2022. Several of the Firm’s practice areas also earned high rankings...
On May 26th, the EPA released an update of its Legal Tools to Advance Environmental justice – a compilation of the legal authorities it relies upon to protect public health and the environment for all persons in EJ and all communities. The tool kit replaces the “Plan EJ 2014 Legal Tools” and...
Saul Ewing's Environmental, Social, and Governance Practice and the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago conducted a panel discussion of industry experts providing an overview of SEC Proposed Rule S7-10-22 regarding climate risk. In addition to a general overview, presenters discussed...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to a claimant’s second chance when a lawyer misses a court deadline, whether certain voluntary benefits fall within a broader ERISA plan, a court deciding that an insurer was “probably not wrong,” judicial reconsideration to mold the time period for...
On May 2, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs ("DCA") announced a 60-day comment period whereby interested parties may submit written comments to the DCA in response to upcoming amendments to the Uniform Construction Code's Energy Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.18. These regulations...
Saul Ewing LLP served as counsel to Marwin II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of US Wind, Inc., in the application to the Maryland Public Service Commission for, and approval of, approximately 800 megawatts of Maryland Offshore Renewable Energy Credits ("ORECs"). The addition of the extra 800...