Student-athletes wasted no time following the NCAA’s rule change in July 2021 permitting compensation for name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) in landing deals of all types and sizes. Now, sixteen months later, questions remain...more
On Monday, May 9, 2022, the NCAA Division I Council Working Group on Name, Image and Likeness released new guidance regarding third-party involvement in NIL activities. The guidance comes as we approach the one-year...more
Guidance outlines K-12 and Postsecondary Schools’ Response - On October 13, 2021, in connection with World Mental Health Day (October 10), the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the U.S....more
On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (the “Department”) announced that it entered into a settlement agreement with Brown University to ensure that students with mental health disabilities have equal access to...more
On July 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the “Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued its Questions and Answers on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment (“Q&A”), which clarifies OCR’s...more
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the “Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued a Notice of Interpretation explaining that it will enforce Title IX's prohibition of discrimination on the basis...more
On April 6, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the “Department”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) provided a roadmap for carrying out President Biden’s recent Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment...more
On March 18, 2021, FERC issued a final rule, effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, establishing a categorical one-year deadline for certifying authorities (usually state agencies) to act on a request...more
On December 9, 2020, the Acting Solicitor General filed a brief on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, in support of PennEast Pipeline Company’s petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a decision of the...more
The future of collegiate athletics remains uncertain as colleges and universities head into the fall semester, but whether institutions cancel athletics this term, one thing remains certain for NCAA member institutions:...more
On June 15, 2020, the NCAA and Power Five Conferences were hit with a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint, filed on behalf of plaintiffs Grant House (a...more
“Sometimes a complicated regulatory scheme may cause us to miss the forest for the trees, but at bottom, these cases boil down to a simple proposition: A trail is a trail, and land is land.” Justice Thomas, Opinion of the...more
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From the COVID-19 threat, disrupted supply chains and economic fluctuations to the dichotomy in shifting state and federal policies, regulations, ongoing litigation, compliance issues, and cyber threats, the energy and...more
Bryant v. GeoVera Specialty Insurance Company, No. 4D18-189 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. May 8, 2019) -
Hershel and Betty Bryant’s residence sustained damage caused by a pipe leak. The Bryants subsequently reported the loss to...more
Booker v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, No. 17-cv-03133-MEH (D. Colo. May 6, 2019) -
Stephanie Booker sustained injuries as a result of an automobile accident caused by another driver. ...more
Richard McDonough suffered serious injuries to his neck and spine as a result of an automobile accident. The insurer of the driver who caused the accident settled with McDonough for the driver’s full policy amount of...more
Propitious, LLC owns a two-story building and leased the first floor of the property to Connacht, LLC, which used the space to operate a restaurant and sports bar. Propitious insured the property under a policy issued by...more
On January 25, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a unanimous decision in Hoopa Valley Tribe v. FERC, No. 14-1271 (D.C. Circuit), ruling that California and Oregon waived...more
Becca Franco was involved in a car accident in 2015. Franco submitted a claim to her insurer, State Farm, for underinsured motor vehicle and medical payment benefits. Sixteen months later, Franco filed suit against State...more
Steven Reto was injured in a car accident in 2014. After the underlying liability claim settled with the driver who caused the accident, the Retos filed a claim for underinsured motorist benefits with their insurer, Liberty...more
After Melissa Parisi sustained injuries in a vehicle collision and learned that the other motorist involved in the crash carried only $15,000 in auto insurance, she submitted an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim to State...more
Following a fatal vehicle accident in 2008, a group of plaintiffs brought suit against Venture One, Inc., the owner of a truck involved in the accident. After several unsuccessful attempts to settle the matter with Venture...more
Plaintiff Charles A. Shadid, L.L.C. had a commercial insurance policy with Defendant Aspen Specialty Insurance Company insuring multiple commercial properties. Shadid alleges that in May of 2013, a tornado damaged several of...more
In October 2012, James Lee fell and injured his back when the Real Space Pro 9000 Quantum Chair he was sitting on broke. Mr. Lee filed suit against Raynor Marketing, LTD. and Office Depot. Raynor sold the chair to Office...more
Plaintiff Mary Coppinger was injured in 2010 when her vehicle was rear-ended by Daniel Klein. Both Ms. Coppinger and Mr. Klein were insured through Defendant Allstate. Mr. Klein had a $50,000 policy limit; Ms. Coppinger had...more