Risk Management

Environmental Cleanup and Recovery for Fraudulent Transfers

Clients faced with liability for legacy environmental harms must make a critical assessment of their exposure and the potential recovery from other […]

Potential Pitfalls In “Uberizing” Your Workforce

The Department of Labor under President Obama has been taking a hard line approach to independent contractor classification, but the […]

Headscarf Ban Upheld In EU

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has ruled that a “neutral” policy prohibiting employees from wearing visible […]

$3M Punitive Sanctions For Email Destruction

A federal judge in Delaware has imposed one of the largest spoliation sanctions on record since the federal rule changes, after a senior vice president of sales…

Data That Shows What Climate Change Will Really Mean

A post from McCarter & English points out that the politics of global warming is generally not what clients seeking […]

Stolen Smartphone Draws A HIPAA Charge

In a case that a McGuire Woods client alert calls the first ever settlement of a HIPAA claim against a […]

Limits of Cyber Insurance Being Tested in Litigation

As hackers have become more sophisticated and litigation seeking redress more frequent, companies have turned to a variety of policy types, including…

Latest Littler Survey Finds Employers Wary Of Regulatory Ax

Among U.S. employers there is widespread concern about regulation and enforcement, notably regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new overtime […]

Embezzlers Profiled In Study By Insurance Carrier

Based on information gleaned from hundreds of federal court cases, international insurer Hiscox has released its 2016 “Embezzlement Study.” It […]

From Europe’s Privacy Regulators, Big Penalties But No Rules

In October of last year a European court invalidated the “Safe Harbor” that for 15 years had been the norm […]

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