Outlines the potentially favorable change for a defendant Missouri insurer’s right to intervene to stay proceedings while an underlying determination of coverage case is pending.
HeplerBroom Blog
The HeplerBroom Blog, published by HeplerBroom, LLC, covers a broad range of legal topics with a focus on practical implications and recent developments. It addresses issues in asbestos litigation, medical malpractice, governmental immunity, and the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence on legal practice. The blog also explores areas such as cyber insurance subrogation, alternative dispute resolution, commercial litigation, employment law, and environmental law. It provides insights relevant to both trial and appellate practice, emphasizing jurisdiction-specific rules and case law, particularly in Illinois and surrounding regions.
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Medicare Secondary Payer News, Notes, and Updates for 2025
Summarizes CMS changes to guidelines for settling personal injury claims with Medicare beneficiaries (e.g., when CMS will/won’t impose Civil Money Penalties for not reporting settlements, changes in Workers Compensation Medicare Set Aside Arrangements).
New U.S. EPA Administrator Announces Agency Priorities
Reviews the U.S. EPA’s new 2025 priorities, referred to as the Five Pillars that constitute Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative. Also summarizes the issues behind the U.S. Supreme Court’s first environmental cases of 2025.
Tips for Building a PFAS Defense Strategy
Provides tips for building a PFAS defense strategy, including proactive steps to creating a successful plan.
Recent PFAS Updates
Summarizes USEPA PFAS regulatory activities from December 2024 and January 2025.
Keeping the Humanity in Insurance Decision-Making
Summarizes the purpose, provisions, and implications of Illinois’ newly proposed legislation to regulate the insurance industry’s use of artificial intelligence in making decisions about health insurance plans and coverage.
Does the Availability of Remote Court Proceedings Nullify Illinois’ Intra-State Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine?
Describes an Illinois Supreme Court case where legal arguments have been made for and against the retention of Illinois’ intra-state forum non conveniens doctrine.
To File or Not to File? The Ongoing Uncertainty of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information Report Filing Requirement
Summarizes numerous courts’ rulings on the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information Report filing requirements.
Tapped Out: Bankruptcies in Asbestos Litigation and Their Effect on Product Identification
Explores changes in products identified in asbestos litigation and whether that’s a result of bankruptcies of companies that manufactured/sold asbestos-containing products. Also explores who’s responsible to elicit information about those products.
An Attorney’s Guide to Preparing Briefs for Missouri Appellate Courts
An attorney’s guide and on how to successfully prepare briefs for Missouri’s appellate courts. Includes tips by an attorney who has successfully prepared numerous briefs accepted by Missouri’s appellate courts.