The Supreme Court recently issued a decision in City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, which clarifies the authority of federal and state environmental enforcement agencies to include limitations in pollutant-discharge permits. The Court held the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has authority to specify the actions a permittee must take to ensure…
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In Canner v. Governors Ridge Ass’n, Inc., unit owners sued a condominium association alleging that the foundations supporting their respective units were sinking as a result of improper design. 311 A.3d 173 (Conn. 2024). The two counts of the complaint alleged (1) the foundations were constructed under the units negligently and (2) the condo association…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two major financial advisory firms, Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch, with compliance failures related to their cash sweep programs. The firms have agreed to pay a combined $60 million in penalties as part of a settlement. The SEC found that both companies failed to implement adequate…
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In the recently decided case, Holleman v. Golden Nugget Lake Charles, LLC, 2024-70 (La. App. 3 Cir. 11/27/24), the Louisiana Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment granted in favor of an architectural firm. Holleman involved personal injury claims brought against the Golden Nugget Casino and the architectural firm Bergman Walls for alleged injuries suffered…
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In Moyer v. Doug Lasher Construction, Inc., 560 P.3d 1114, 1116 (2024), the Idaho Supreme Court issued an opinion that clarifies several critical issues in construction law and the application of the statute of limitations on summary judgment. Plaintiff Moyer (“Moyer”) entered into an agreement with Defendant Doug Lasher Construction (“Lasher”) for the construction of…
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The cyber insurance market indisputably has experienced a “boom” in recent years, with some sources reporting more than 30% in annual growth in the market over the past decade. With this exponential growth has come a corresponding increase in cyber insurance claims, which must be fielded by adjusters in real time, often with a lack…
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Just a month into his second term, President Donald Trump has already begun to make major changes at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. One of President Trump’s first actions was appointing Commissioner Andrea Lucas (“Lucas”) as Acting Chair for EEOC. Lucas has served on EEOC’s panel since 2020, when President Trump first appointed her as…
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On February 3, 2025, the District Court for the District of North Dakota ruled in favor of 20 Republican-led states in their challenge against the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) Phase II National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, finalized in 2024. See State of Iowa v. Council on Envtl. Quality, 1:24-cv-089 (D.N.D. Feb. 3, 2025)….
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Insurers who issue liability policies that include self-insured retentions (SIRs) have limited obligations to their insureds unless and until the damages and claim expenses exceed the SIR amount. So, what happens if the insured does nothing to defend themselves, resulting in the entry of a default judgment in an amount exceeding the SIR? Under Georgia…
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On December 19, 2024, the EEOC published a new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws.” The purpose of the fact sheet is to provide guidance to employers that implement wearable technologies in the workplace. Wearable technologies are devices worn on the…
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