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December 29, 2021 |
New York Court of Appeals Holds That Disgorgement Payment Under SEC Settlement Not Excluded As A Penalty Imposed By Law
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that Bear Stearns facilitated late trading and deceptive market timing practices by its customers in connection with the purchase and sale of mutual fund shares. Bear Sterns sought
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021 | |
Today, much of our lives are documented through digital devices and assets, instead of, for example, through things such as traditional family photo albums. But while photo albums are easily passed on after death, passing along digital assets present additional challenges. Expectedly, there are laws which address the ownership of digital assets. That said, despite
Read MoreDecember 21, 2021 |
Federal law generally prohibits internet service providers (ISPs), i.e., “cable operators,” from disclosing personally identifiable information concerning a subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber. Moreover, under the law, ISPs must “take such actions as are necessary” to prevent unauthorized access to a subscriber’s personally identifiable information by a person other
Read MoreDecember 20, 2021 |
On December 15, New York City issued clarifications to its prior vaccine mandate and those clarifications can be found here: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccine-workplace-requirement.page.
As we advised in our prior bulletin, the New York City Commissioner of Health previously ordered that, commencing December 27, 2021, workers must have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to
Read MoreDecember 20, 2021 |
Our December Insurance Update features four cases.
The Minnesota Supreme Court decides if a resident-relative exclusion violates public policy.
A Texas appellate court considers, for a second time, if damage from illegal dumping was caused by an “occurrence.”
A Massachusetts appellate court determines whether an uninsured premises exclusion applies where the claim dates back to
Read MoreDecember 17, 2021 |
It’s the holiday season, and people are in the spirit of giving.
Besides giving gifts to friends and family, we consider supporting nonprofits whose work aligns with our values. One of the easiest ways to give to charity, and one of the best-kept secrets, is to open a fund at the Long Island Community Foundation
Read MoreDecember 15, 2021 |
Minimum hourly wages for nonexempt employees and minimum salaries for exempt employees in New York State are scheduled to increase on January 1, 2022. Employers should begin to make plans to ensure that their hourly wages for nonexempt employees and minimum salaries for exempt employees comply with these new requirements.
On January 1, 2022, the
Read MoreDecember 9, 2021 |
The New York City Council just passed a new COVID vaccination bill requiring paid leave for parents per child per injection. Additionally, businesses and employees in New York City are subject to new vaccine mandates effective December 27, 2021, based on a recent announcement by outgoing Mayor de Blasio.
The new bill requires New York
Read MoreDecember 7, 2021 | |
On December 6, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul expanded the legal definition of “elder abuse and exploitation” to incorporate identity theft in the list of eligible support services and programs for seniors through non-profit agencies and law enforcement (S.1560/A.1994).
Identity theft is the unlawful use of an individual’s personal identification information such as the person’s name,
Read MoreDecember 3, 2021 |
Steven Shapiro authored the article, “Should the Dietary Supplement Industry Support FDA’s Push for Mandatory Product Listing?” for Nutrition Industry Executive.
The article discusses talk of creating “DSHEA 2.0” which would a require a “mandatory product listing” of all dietary supplement products to be submitted to the FDA. There seems to be a split in
Read MoreNovember 30, 2021 |
As discussed in detail in our March 2021 article regarding the changes made to the Uniform Rules of the New York Supreme and County Courts earlier this year, new Rule 202.8-g requires that a Statement of Material Facts be submitted with most motions for summary judgment. Of all the new provisions we discussed, Section 202.8-g
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021 |
Second Circuit Holds That General Contractor’s “True Excess” Policy Covers Owner Before Owner’s Primary Policy Because Of General Contractor’s Contractual Indemnity Obligation to Owner
The Long Island Railroad on behalf of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (“Owner”) contracted with a general contractor (“GC”) for a construction project on a railroad bridge; and a subcontractor’s employee was
Read MoreNovember 22, 2021 | |
A recent New York Court of Appeals decision clarified the contours of one of the most foundational legal principles: personal jurisdiction.
In Aybar v. Aybar, the Court, in a 5-2 decision, held that foreign corporations (i.e., corporations that are not incorporated under New York law) do not consent to general jurisdiction by registering to do
Read MoreNovember 22, 2021 |
2020 changed the way family celebrated the holidays. This was especially true for families with loved ones in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). However, the 2021 holidays look like they will be brighter and visiting loved ones in SNFs will be easier thanks to new federal and state guidance.
On November 12, 2021, the Centers for
Read MoreNovember 22, 2021 |
We bring you our November Insurance Update.
Here’s what happened over the past month.
Insurers scored a hat trick before the Ninth Circuit, as the court found no coverage for pandemic-related business interruption losses in three separate cases. The cases addressed the “direct physical loss” language, the virus exclusion, causation, and civil authority coverage.
The
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