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The LHD/ERISA Advisor: Ninth Circuit Affirms $6.5 Million Bad Faith Verdict Against Disability Insurer

In McClure v. Country Life Ins. Co., 795 Fed. Appx. 548 (9th Cir. 2020), the Ninth Circuit affirmed a $6.5 million bad faith verdict against a disability insurer that included a $1.29 million award for emotional distress...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2018

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Rojas v. HSBC Card Services Inc., 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018)- Summary: Installing recording device and recording calls on company phones renders actions intentional under California Invasion of Privacy Act. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Rehearing Sought of Sixth Circuit’s Montreal Convention Holding on Recoverability of Mental Injuries

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Defendant-appellee Etihad Airways recently petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc of Doe v. Etihad Airways, P.J.S.C., a decision by a panel of that court that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Recovery for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Under California Law Gains a Greater Clarity

The recent decision in Wilson v. Southern California Edison Co., __Cal. App. 4th__, 2015 WL 522578, provides increased clarity into the California rule permitting claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED)...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

North Carolina Court Allows Emotional Distress Damages for Wrongful Discharge Claim

North Carolina courts recognize a limited exception to the normal employment at-will doctrine. If an employee is terminated for reasons that violate state public policy, the plaintiff may pursue a common law tort claim to...more

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