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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

Ohio Court Holds E&O Policy Not Triggered By Underlying Misappropriation

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 2/5/2013

In its recent decision in Entitle Ins. Co. v. Darwin Select Ins. Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14218 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 1, 2013), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio had occasion to consider whether a...more

Affordable Housing Project Found to Be Subject to Prevailing Wages

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/22/2012

In a decision filed on June 15, 2012, the Fourth Appellate Court of Appeal determined that an affordable housing project in San Bernardino was subject to the requirement for the payment of prevailing wages under Labor Code...more

Court Upholds Labor Department Interpretation That Mortgage Loan Officers Are Not Exempt From Overtime

by K&L Gates LLP on 6/20/2012

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. has upheld an “Administrator’s Interpretation” issued in 2010 by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) that loan officers in the mortgage banking industry typically do not qualify...more

Turbervilles Private Client Newsletter - Autumn 2011

by Turbervilles on 8/23/2011

Welcome to our autumn newsletter. In this edition, we are pleased to tell you about how Turbervilles has been awarded the Law Society’s prestigious Conveyancing Quality Mark, meaning that the high standards of our...more

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief

by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 8/22/2011

CLAIMS OF NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO PROVIDE CHAPERONE AGAINST EMPLOYER “ARISE OUT OF” EMPLOYEE’S SEXUAL MISCONDUCT – EXCLUSION APPLIES The Fifth Circuit recently addressed whether negligence claims against the named insured,...more

Discretion to Deny Costs and Attorney Fees to FEHA Plaintiffs Rests with the Trial Courts

by Barger & Wolen on 4/12/2010

In a recent California Supreme Court decision, the court determined that trial courts have the discretion to deny costs and attorney fees to a plaintiff alleging violations of the FEHA who recovers damages that could have...more

21st Century Law Magazine

by Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley on 5/15/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: RMKB ATTORNEY ARTICLES: *The Subprime Meltdown...6 *Healthy San Francisco’s Tradeoffs...10 *The Top Five Tips to Structuring And Implementing A Reduction In Force...18 *New California Law Affects...more