Risk Management

Pollution Fear Fails As Basis For Class Action

Landowners near an area where pollution from a pipeline spill, specifically benzene, had been found and remediated sued on the […]

Times Investigation Lambastes Arbitration Clauses, With A Tilt At Justice Roberts

A front-page investigative piece in the New York Times take a critical look at the rise of arbitration agreements and […]

Two EU Rulings Shake Cyber Landscape

A look at two recent ruling from the European Court of Justice. One negated has received a good deal of attention, but another…

Mental Impairments Under The Revised ADA

In developed countries, mental illnesses account for a larger share of disabilities than any other category, including cancer and heart […]

The Pitfalls Of “Business Associate” HIPAA Liability

Penalties can be significant, but no business should take on the compliance burden of “business associate” if it’s not…

Evolving Cyber Threats And New Insurance Coverage

Understanding the threat and the key variables and terms in coverage, which include liability (coverage for defense and indemnity);  coverage […]

Faint Praise For SEC’s Proposed Rule Changes

Critics say the deck is stacked against respondents in the SEC’s administrative court proceedings, and now the Commission is proposing […]

Retailers Advised To Crack Down On Vendor Cybersecurity For Holidays

Data breaches at big retailers are now an old story, and in some cases indirect attack through a clueless vendor […]

The Next Targets Of The U.S. Sanctions Office

Banks have largely “de-risked,” and the Office of Foreign Assets Control is now looking beyond banks to other …

Evaluating Cyber Risk Of A Target Company

How to assess a company’s cyber risks before committing resources to a potential investment, detailed in a client alert from […]

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