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Liability
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Association Alert
“Related Wrongful Acts” Can Exhaust an Association’s Liability Insurance Policy Limit
By Ketajh Brown
IMPRESSION: The ruling in Great Am. Ins. Co. v. State Parkway Condo. Ass’n, No. 17-cv-3083 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2018), should serve as a cautionary tale to Condo and HOA…
Who Is My Employee?
Village People’s Construction Worker Character Wins! Court Expands Liability for General Contractors
The Village People (1978), from Wikipedia According to the Official Website of the Village People, the group’s original lineup included Disco King, Construction Worker, Cowboy, Leatherman, Indian, and two “Nondescripts.”…
Chicago Business Attorney Blog
Eat (well), Drink (responsibly) and be (reasonably) Merry!
A Legal Guide to Holiday Parties Alas, the holiday season is upon us! It’s time to celebrate the successes of the prior year with a festive holiday party, where employees…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Inflatables—Don’t Get Bounced!
Parents of young children know the birthday party appeal of inflatables like bounce houses, slides, trampolines, and moonwalks. But it’s no picnic to learn that your homeowner’s insurance won’t be…
Plane-ly Spoken
Airplanes and Artificial Intelligence Part II
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) and autonomous vehicle technologies (“AVT”) have the potential to redefine how the aviation industry operates. While the operational changes that these technologies will bring are being widely…
Plane-ly Spoken
Airplanes and Artificial Intelligence Part 1: What is it and how is it used?
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) and autonomous vehicle technologies (“AVT”) have the potential to redefine how the aviation industry operates. While the operational changes that these technologies will bring are being widely…
Zalma on Insurance
A Clear and Unambiguous Exclusion Can’t Beat a Great Lawyer
By Barry Zalma
Bar Negligent for not Seeking Arrest of Drunk & Disorderly Customer It is axiomatic among plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers that the more serious the injury the less the need for…
Cybersecurity Legal Trends & Topics
From victim to accomplice: When liability shifts in cases involving corporate data breaches
As the target of a corporate cyber breach, are you a victim – along with your customers and personnel – or are you a "willing” accomplice to the crime? This week, a…
TortsProf Blog
3d Cir: Court, En Banc, Will Reconsider Shielding TSA Screeners from Liability
Back in July, I posted that the 3rd Circuit held TSA screeners were not law enforcement officers for purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act. As a result, claims related…
California Employment Law Update
Homeowner Could Be Liable For Tree Trimmer’s Injuries
By Tony Oncidi
Jones v. Sorenson, 25 Cal. App. 5th 933 (2018) Homeowner Danita Sorenson hired a gardener (“Odette Miranda dba Designs by Leo”) to work on her property, and Miranda hired Mary…