This 20th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds both plaintiffs and defendants with reasons to celebrate. Insurance carriers avoided consolidation of coverage disputes in...more
8/20/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
All-Risks Insurance ,
Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Case Consolidation ,
Civil Authority Coverage ,
Civil Liability ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court Schedules ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Family Members ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor Cooper ,
Gross Negligence ,
Immigration Attorneys ,
Insurance Industry ,
Landlords ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Masks ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Moratorium ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Property Insurance ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Sick Employees ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
Tenants ,
VA Supreme Court ,
Virus Testing ,
Voluntary Withdrawal ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death
Welcome -
Welcome to the fourth 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and product liability issues.
For this edition, we are reporting on several important and timely legal...more
12/20/2019
/ 3D Printing ,
Acquittals ,
Certiorari ,
Climate Change ,
Counterfeiting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Driverless Cars ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FDA Commissioner ,
Gun Laws ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Devices ,
Mootness ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Product Defects ,
Product Recalls ,
Public Safety ,
SCOTUS ,
Second Amendment ,
Securities Fraud ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Software ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The 2017 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature saw several changes in laws relevant to employers. Changes of interest to employers include the West Virginia Safer Workplace Act, Second Chance for Employment Act,...more
6/14/2017
/ Construction Industry ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Drug Testing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Misdemeanors ,
Negligent Hiring ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Payment Bonds ,
Physicians ,
Right to Privacy ,
Right to Work ,
Sentence Reduction ,
State Labor Laws ,
Strike ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Editor's Note -
Welcome to the second quarter edition of SuperVision, the e-newsletter of Spilman Thomas & Battle's Labor & Employment Group. The look of SuperVision may have changed, but the goal remains the same: to...more
6/9/2017
/ Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Interpretive Opinions ,
Joint Employers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Workplace Safety