Court Limits Prejudgment Interest on Plaintiff’s Award to Federal Interest Rate

A jury reached a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in this case and against Pfizer, Inc., on her claims of discrimination and retaliation based on her disability under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Oregon Rehabilitation Act. The jury awarded

Texas County Appeals in San Jacinto River Case

Harris County, Texas, has filed an appeal in Harris Co. v. International Paper, a case involving allegations of contamination of the San Jacinto River.

As alleged, the Pasadena Mill, owned by Champion Paper, disposed of dioxin-laced paper mill waste in holding pits created on the banks of

Insurance fraud is committed not only by people who set fire to their homes for the insurance money or who lie about “missing” property that was in their “stolen” cars. Doctors and lawyers?licensed professionals?also commit insurance fraud. They risk the usual penalties, including potential jail time, as well as the loss of their ability to

Plaintiff’s Statements to Social Security Administration Doom His ADA Discrimination Claim, Tenth Circuit Rules

After the plaintiff in this case allegedly suffered a workplace injury, he sought and obtained Social Security disability benefits on the ground that he was unable to work. While the plaintiff was representing to the Social Security Administration that he was

U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Decision Finding that Collective Bargaining Agreements Created Right to Lifetime Contribution-Free Health Care Benefits

The plaintiffs in this case had worked at, and in 1996 and 1998 had retired from, the Point Pleasant Polyester Plant in Apple Grove, West Virginia. During their employment, the plaintiffs were represented in collective bargaining by

Michelle Bholan, Michael Sirignano and Frank Tiscione co-authored an article for the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal entitled, “Recent Developments In Business Litigation.” 

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Michael A. Sirignano and Frank P. Tiscione published an article entitled, “RICO Actions Fight No-Fault Insurance Fraud,” in the Spring 2015 issue of the ABA Tort Source, a publication of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section.

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The New York Court of Appeals, in Platek v. Town of Hamburg, has reversed an appellate court’s decision and ruled that a water damage exclusion in a homeowners’ insurance policy precluded coverage for a claim that the insureds’ basement was flooded after a water main ruptured.  In so ruling, the Court also rejected the plaintiffs’

Workers’ Compensation insurance carriers face a variety of employer schemes intended to defraud them out of insurance premiums in one way or another. After briefly discussing the requirements of New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law (WCL), this column explores some of the methods disreputable companies sometimes use to avoid their obligations. It concludes with a discussion

U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Time Spent to Undergo Antitheft Security Screening is Not Compensable under the FLSA

Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc., a company that provides warehouse staffing to Amazon.com throughout the United States, required its employees to undergo a security screening before leaving the warehouse at the end of each day. During this screening,