E&O Prevention

Is Your Website ADA Compliant? – A New Cyber Risk

By Rinat B. Klier Erlich, Esq. of Manning of Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP The purpose of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted in 1992,...

The Killer in the Next Cubicle: The Growing Epidemic of Workplace Violence and Three Ways to Minimize Risk

By Kathleen M. Bonczyk, MBA, Esq. – founder of the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute In the six-month period from August 2015 through February 2016, three catastrophic episodes of...

What To Do About Employee Thieves—Catch Them If You Can!

By Kristen Peters, Esq. of Seyfarth Shaw LLP Cross Posted from California Peculiarities. Seyfarth Synopsis: When employee theft occurs, employers must be cautious in investigating, avoiding self-help, and...

Post At Your Own Risk

By Maureen Kelly, Esq. of Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C. Key Points: Social media discovery should be part of your litigation plan from start to finish....

Safely Preventing Workplace Violence

By Evan H. Pontz, Esq. of Troutman Sanders LLP If you are an HR professional, you surely worry about workplace violence. Whether it is an “active shooter” at...

Led Zeppelin Prevails in Copyright Infringement Case: Now on Appeal in Ninth Circuit

By Lamis G. Eli, Esq. of Wilson Elser In May 2014, the Trust acting on behalf of the estate of Randy Wolfe (a/k/a Randy California) of the rock...

No, No, No: No Accident, No Property Damage, No Duty to Defend Under Illinois Law

By Laura J. Irk, Esq. and Jonathan L. Schwartz, Esq. of Goldberg Segalla Westfield Insurance Co. v. West Van Buren, LLC, et al., 2016 IL App (1st) 140862...