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Throughout 2023, OSHA has implemented multiple policy changes meant to enhance its enforcement mechanisms, including increased funding and inspector hirings, revisions to the "instance-by-instance" violation policy, modifications to the Severe Violator Enforcement Program, and the new electronic...

This month’s Friday Five explores decisions regarding the timeliness of appeals, the support necessary to sustain an LTD termination decision, a court’s discretion to credit and discredit expert opinions, the circumstances under which an insured may be required to prove they were prejudiced by the...

"Downtown retail is facing a significant decline, grappling with the lasting effects of the pandemic, the unstoppable rise of ecommerce and the mounting pressure of surging interest rates. However, amidst the decline that shrouds downtown districts, a powerful opportunity for resurgence emerges."

This month’s Friday Five addresses two cases involving disability claims that touch on Covid-19, a Circuit Court ruling for an insurer, a district court ruling that a 20-year-old regulatory settlement precluded an insurer from relying on the opinions of physicians it hired, and a claim for breach of...

Understanding the Basics of Insurance Law 2023 Insurance plays a major role in our economy and our society, from protecting individuals from life's uncertainties to enabling large projects that would not be possible without financial institutions spreading risk. This course will explore the basics...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to what constitutes a fiduciary function, a finding of disability despite working full-time, an enforcement of suit limitation clause, the circumstances under which reinstatement is an appropriate remedy, and ERISA preemption. The Saul Ewing LLP...

Contingent Liability Insurance Demystified Partner Brian Michalek will speak on a panel during the 2023 Transaction Solutions Symposium. More information to come.

In a recent decision by the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the court interpreted Illinois law and clarified the rights and obligations of owners, their insurers and public adjusters in the situation in which the public adjuster is identified as a co-payee on a check paying insurance proceeds...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to a plaintiff’s attempts to seal a complaint seeking disability benefits, an administrator’s uncommunicated decision to discontinue its investigation into certain medical conditions, an administrator’s loss of the deferential standard of review for...