Risk Management

Data Mining & Privacy: Who’s Watching Them Watch You?

Data mining’s big surprise? Right now, a substantial legal and regulatory void exists regarding data mining’s most critical privacy and business questions.

Determining Successor Liability After An Asset Acquisition

A small number of operational criteria are a good starting point for determining successor liability under numerous statutes.

Whistleblower Expenses Not Allowable

An interim rule that prohibited government contractors and subcontractors from expensing costs related to whistleblower claims was made final late last month, with minor changes.

Conscious Uncoupling: What To Consider Before Dismissing A Senior Executive

Several considerations to keep in mind when separating from a senior figure, including cost and protecting the business.

New “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order Dramatically Increases Risks for Government Contractors

A July 31 White House executive order is the most sweeping to date, Littler attorneys Maruy Baskin, Linda Jackson and Ilyse Schuman write, and it may greatly increase the risks that government contractors face.

Risk Management Information Ruled Accessible To Plaintiff Attorneys

Risk managers for hospitals and other health care providers are going to have to deal with a disturbing trend, says […]

Sixth Circuit Holds That Market Crash Cannot Be Considered in Determining ACV

The definition of “obsolescence” makes a $1.6 million difference in a case determining what an insurance company owed after a Michigan building was burned down.

Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Course, Finds Insurance Coverage for Faulty Workmanship Claims

An Alabama Supreme Court decision in Owners Ins. Co. v. Jim Carr Homebuilder, LLC, highlights a growing majority among courts nationwide which have held that damage to a construction or building project, purportedly due to the policyholder’s faulty workmanship, can constitute a covered “occurrence” under a commercial general liability policy.

Joint Employment Finding Leads to Unexpected $3 Million Liability in Hospital Malpractice Case

An insurer failed to recognize that workers supplied by a staffing agency would be considered hospital employees, and ended up liable for millions in damages after a botched delivery.

The Costliest Man-Made Disasters, And The Strangest

Risk Management Magazine takes a look in the rear-view mirror to tally up the most expensive disasters in history that […]

Daily Updates

Sign up for our free daily newsletter for the latest news and business legal developments.

Scroll to Top