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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...

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 2023. If you would like to discuss...

Cybersecurity and the Practice of Law - What Florida Lawyers Need to Know 2023 Seminar Today's practice of law is conducted primarily through computers: laptops, desktops, and mobile devices. Lawyers generate, send, receive, and store huge amounts of client and third-party related electronic...

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...

Trouble in Paradise: What to Do if there is a Coverage Problem Laurie Kamaiko will speak on a panel during the Cyber Risk Summit. The panel will cover the following: Role of Panel Counsel when Carrier Denies Coverage or Rescinds Policy Role of Broker or Claim Advocate Application of Privilege in...

​Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced two (2) different settlements, one with a HIPAA business associate for $350,000 and one with a HIPAA-covered entity pursuant to the OCR Right of Access Initiative for $15,000...

​On May 11, 2023, Tennessee became the eighth state to join the most recent trend in state legislation when Governor Lee signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law. Tennessee follows other states that have recently enacted comprehensive privacy legislation, starting with...

This month’s Friday Five explores two recent decisions that discuss limitations on benefits when both physical disability and disability arising from mental illness are alleged, whether remand of a claim by the court constitutes a new appeal or a continuation of the previous appeal, whether an order...

In It for the Long Haul: Covid, Long Covid, and Covid-Adjacent Claims Issues Caitlin Strauss will be speaking on a panel during the 2023 DRI Life, Health, Disability, and ERISA Seminar in New Orleans, Louisiana. Joining Caitlin on the panel is Lisa E. Montelongo-Connor, Unum and Joni Sobocinski, New...

Date/Time/Location: Thursday, April 20th, 7:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Philadelphia Convention Center Saul Ewing Presentation : Session IV, 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m., “Privacy Compliance and Litigation in 2023” Saul Ewing Presenters: Evan Foster, Pat Hromisin (Vanguard, Firm Alum)

This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that reflect the precise nature of rules and definitions in the context of ERISA claims. For example, effective dates of CFR code provisions and contractually defined limitation periods can draw specific points on the timeline of a case. Similarly...

Franklin Zemel, a partner at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak on the topic "OMG! Responding to a Cyberattack on Your Law Firm" on March 23, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. This is a free program, but you must register. This webinar will consist of two mock exercises. The first exercise will be a mock...

On Wednesday, March 15, Iowa’s House Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262 (SF 262), a comprehensive data privacy bill that unanimously passed the Senate on March 6. The bill will now move to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law (if the Governor does not sign or veto the bill...

This month's Friday Five covers cases relating to issue preclusion, coverage where the policy terms are inconsistent with the parties’ behavior, application of the abuse of discretion standard of review, applicability of a waiver of premium provision and compliance with a mandatory appeals process...

The 2021 calendar year reports from HHS OCR describe OCR’s efforts that calendar year and are instructive tools for all parties who need to comply with HIPAA to understand macro-level trends. ​What You Need to Know: OCR continues to receive tens of thousands HIPAA complaints each year. “Large”...