Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decides Important Car Insurance Case (Rush v. Erie) Which Invalidates Underinsured Coverage for Drivers of Company Cars and Other Regularly Used Vehicles
On January 29, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Rush v. Erie Insurance holding that a Regular Use Exclusion was valid and could be used to deny payment of Underinsurance Benefits under a personal Car Insurance Policy. This decision has widespread implications for drivers of Company Cars as well as workers who regularly drive vehicles that they do not own ...
Escaping Liability for Building an Empire of Misery: OxyContin, Purdue Pharmaceutical, the Sackler Family, and Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy proceedings are sometimes used to limit corporations’ exposure to civil liability—stopping lawsuits in their tracks, and allowing vast numbers of plaintiffs just pennies on the dollar in their quest to hold corporate wrongdoers to account. This is not a new phenomenon. Indeed, asbestos producers (among others) have for years looked to the nation’s bankruptcy courts as a means of ...
Employment Law Update December 2023
In December 2023, the Delaware Chancery Court tees up a potentially major shift in non-compete disputes, Disney, Miramax and others try to distance themselves from Harvey Weinstein, and the 10th Circuit sets limits to “reasonable” under ADA accommodation law. See what happened at the close of the year below. Delaware Chancery Court Urges Swift Appeal in Noncompete Dispute, Asserting “Unsustainable” ...
Love Story: Will Travis Give Taylor A Ring For Christmas?
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have taken the NFL and the world by storm this fall. Their romance is the highest profile one since Princess Di and then Prince Charles. Right now, theirs looks like a great Love Story. However, high profile and high asset romances come with many less romantic complications. What happens if their romance turns to Bad ...
4 Things to Know for Employment Severance Agreements
Employee severance agreements are becoming increasingly common in the modern workplace. With the ever-changing business landscape, companies often find themselves having to restructure, downsize, or lay off employees. Employers often find themselves in situations where they have to navigate separating from problematic employees. Conversely, employees sometimes find themselves victims of problematic and potentially unlawful employment practices and have to part ...
Subject to Review – Your Monthly Dose of Real Criminal Law: Third Edition
What it is: Welcome to Subject to Review, your monthly dose of all things criminal defense! Subject to Review brings you real case updates, trending news, and answers questions you submit about the criminal justice system. How it started: Subject to Review is the spinoff of Subject to Cross, the criminal defense podcast hosted by criminal defense attorneys and my ...
I Am Officially Divorced! What Do You Mean There Are Still Things I Need To Do?
When you finally receive your Divorce Decree, it is only natural that you breathe a huge sigh of relief and finality. The path from separation to final divorce is often emotionally taxing, lengthy, and time consuming. After what seems like endless discovery and tough negotiations, your initial reaction upon receipt of your Decree is relief and an opportunity for a ...
Employment Law Update October 2023
In October 2023, labor law and workers’ rights were front and center, as the National Labor Relations Board took actions to expand collective bargaining rights and went after a prominent social media company, while California joined a short list of progressive jurisdictions to expand employee leave rights into the area of reproductive loss. More below. NLRB Finalizes Broader Joint Employer ...