E&O Prevention

Avoid Hiring Slackers

By Michael Mercer, Ph.D. Slacker is a common word nowadays to describe a person who exudes – laziness – lousy work ethic – “don’t care” attitude Slackers *...

Stating a Claim for Negligent Misrepresentation for a Design Professional’s Supply of Information

By Gregory J. Kelley, Esq. of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C. The False Information Need Not Be Expressly Misrepresented, and How Specific the Allegations Must Be...

The Potential Impact of a BREXIT on the UK’s Data Protection Regime

By Alan Meneghetti, Esq. of Locke Lord LLP In immediate response to the outcome of the recent referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) to leave the European Union...

The FCC Rules Federal Government (and maybe its Contractors) Are Immune from the TCPA

By Petrina Hall McDaniel, Esq. of Dentons The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its highly anticipated declaratory ruling on July 5, 2016 in which it determined that the...

Compliance Date Nears for OSHA’s New Recordkeeping Anti-Retaliation Rule

By Nickole C. Winnett, Esq. of Jackson Lewis, P,C, Employers must ensure they are in compliance with the anti-retaliation provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new...

California Court Clarifies the Assignability of Negligence Claims Against an Insurance Broker and the Superior Equities Defense to an Insurer’s Subrogation Claim

By Alan Jampol, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLP In Amco Insurance Company et al. v. All Solution Insurance Agency, LLC (2016) 244 Cal.App.4th 883, the California Court of...

The Rise in the Role of the Chief Strategy Officer

By John Nimesheim of Slayton Search Partners As more industries are impacted by volatile changes to the business landscape, we’re seeing a significant rise in the role of...