Topic
Liability Protection
51 published works
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Choosing the Right Business Structure
You’ve got a brilliant business idea, but choosing the wrong legal structure could cost you thousands in taxes, expose your personal assets to creditors, or create unnecessary complications as you…
Inside Privacy
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Reauthorized Through September 2026
By Ashden Fein, Jess Gonzalez Valenzuela, Analese Bridges, John Webster Leslie, Claire O'Rourke
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA 2015”), which provides liability protections and other safeguards for sharing certain cybersecurity information with the U.S. federal government and private entities, was…
Tort Talk
Seismic Change Caused By Superior Court Decision That Allows Plaintiffs To Recover Liability and UIM Coverage From the Same Policy
The year 2025 is starting off with a Pennsylvania Superior Court decision that will cause a change of seismic propotions in automobile UM/UIM litigation going forward.In the case of Erie…
Law Times News
Ontario Superior Court rules driver lacked liability coverage due to pre-accident cancellation
Driver cancelled his coverage before the accident and the change was legally effective
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
SAFETY Act Series, Part 1: The SAFETY Act Is Powerful Protection Against Emerging Liabilities
By Lorelie S. Masters, Kevin W. Jones, Charlotte Leszinske
The SAFETY Act is a highly effective risk management tool created to incentivize the development of anti-terrorism technologies—broadly defined—the SAFETY Act created a program to provide protections to providers of…
Insurance
Tricky Insurance Endorsements Can Weaken Your Liability Coverage
Every contractor and subcontractor is required to carry liability insurance referred to as Commercial General Liability or “CGL” coverage. These policies are fairly standardized and most people assume that the…
Employment Law Watch
As of August 2021, 19 states enact COVID-19 related liability shields
By Emily Harbison, Michael Lombardino, Jessyka Linton
On July 15, 2021, we released an article discussing the Texas liability shield for businesses against COVID-19 related claims. Texas, however, is not the only state to enact such a…
Knowledge: The RDM Blog
COVID-19 Liability Protections Signed Into Missouri Law
As states across the country ease out of COVID-19 restrictions, many state legislatures are passing laws to protect businesses from COVID-19 liability. Various chambers of commerce and pro-business groups across…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
South Carolina Governor Signs Liability Shield Legislation Into Law
By By: Phillip A. Kilgore, S. Michael Nail
As expected, on April 28, 2021, Governor Henry McMaster signed the “South Carolina COVID-19 Liability Immunity Act” (Senate Bill 147) into law. The act, which provides protection from “coronavirus claims”…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Authorized Government Contractors Now Covered Persons Under the PREP Act
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently added government contractors to the list of entities eligible for immunity from liability under the Secretary’s March 17,…