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Motion for Reconsideration—It Does Not Exist—But It Is Routinely Entertained—On Limited Grounds

In Stanisaveljevic v. The Standard Fire Ins. Co., 2026 WL 1129515 (D. Col. Apr. 27, 2026), defendants filed a motion for reconsideration arising out of a discovery dispute. It was denied....more

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Interrelated Wrongful Act Provisions Do Not Create Coverage for Uncovered Claims

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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, applying Washington law, has held that a D&O insurer had no duty to pay defense costs for an arbitration asserting solely excluded contractual claims even though...more

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Proposed Rules Could Broaden Employer Fertility Benefit Options

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Many employers want to help employees expand their families by offering assistance to address fertility issues. Historically, however, offering standalone fertility benefits has been challenging because they are generally...more

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Frontier AI Models and Cybersecurity Readiness: Recalibrating Risk for a Faster Threat Environment

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Recent incident response reporting from multiple leading threat intelligence organizations reflects a shift that response teams are increasingly seeing in practice.i Frontier AI models are beginning to affect the speed,...more

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May 2026 Insurance Update

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Just shy of a “full house,” is how you might describe our May insurance update. We have a pair of cases from the Colorado Supreme Court that discuss the failure to cooperate defense, UIM exhaustion, and the status of a...more

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Colorado Scales Back AI Law, with Targeted Implications for Health Care

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On May 14, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a new Colorado AI Act, S.B. 26-189 (the “2026 Act”), which repeals and replaces the prior Colorado AI Act, S.B. 24-205, which had passed in 2024 (the “2024 Act”) and was...more

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Emerging Risks in 2026: Preparing for the legal and regulatory implications of quantum computing – an insurance perspective

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As insurers move further into 2026 and beyond, emerging technology risks are no longer just theoretical issues for future planning. Increasingly, they are matters that require attention from legal, risk, compliance, and...more

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FDIC Proposes the Prudential Framework for Payment Stablecoins

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On April 7, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board approved its second notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act)....more

McCarter & English, LLP

Supreme Court Expands Freight Broker Liability for Negligent Hiring

In a long-anticipated ruling, the US Supreme Court determined in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC et al. that freight brokers are subject to state-law negligent hiring claims and do not get the benefit of federal...more

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RWI in Practice: A 7-Part Series for Deal Professionals

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Representations and warranties insurance (“RWI”) has rapidly evolved from a niche product used in select transactions to a near-standard feature in middle-market private equity deals. What was once viewed as an optional...more

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Texas SB 2544: Out-of-Network Facilities Now Face a Hard Deadline to Request Mediation

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If your hospital, ambulatory surgery center, freestanding emergency room, or birthing center bills commercial health plans for out-of-network services in Texas, a new law has fundamentally changed how long you have to dispute...more

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Reconciliation and health hearings on the pre-recess agenda

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This week marks lawmakers’ final full week in Washington, DC, before the scheduled Memorial Day recess, and reconciliation remains a key focus in the Senate....more

Segal McCambridge

Unanimous Supreme Court Rules That Freight Brokers Are Subject to Negligent Hiring Lawsuits Under State Law | No FAAAA Preemption

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On Thursday, May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 9-0 opinion authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, held that brokers who select motor carriers to transport shippers’ goods are subject to state laws governing...more

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Beyond Water’s-Edge: California’s Proposal to Include Captive Insurers Raises Overlooked Constitutional Issues

On February 10, 2026, Assembly Bill 1790 (AB 1790) was introduced in the California Legislature. Although recently placed in the suspense file, AB 1790 could still be put up for a vote this budget cycle or influence later...more

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Supreme Court Holds FAAAA Does Not Preempt Negligent-Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in holding that state-law claims alleging a freight broker negligently hired/selected a motor carrier to transport goods are not preempted by the Federal Aviation...more

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Texas Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Passive Shippers in In re Home Depot

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In In re Home Depot U.S.A., Inc, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a “passive shipper” (a customer that simply engages a federally regulated motor carrier to transport ordinary goods) does not owe a legal duty of care to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Expanding access to fertility benefits: Tri-Agencies’ proposed rule would create limited excepted benefit for fertility benefits

On May 13, 2026, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Servies, and the Department of the Treasury (Tri-Agencies) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would create a new limited excepted...more

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Delaware Motorcycle Accident Claims: What to Know Before Speaking With the Insurance Company

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Motorcycle accidents often create immediate pressure. Medical bills start arriving. The bike may be unusable. Work may be interrupted. An insurance adjuster may call quickly, sometimes before the injured rider or family has a...more

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Insurer’s Reservation of Rights Protects its Ability to Withdraw from Insured’s Defense under New Jersey Law

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently upheld an insurer’s coverage denial and withdrawal from the insured’s defense because the insurer properly and timely reserved its rights. Mist Pharmaceuticals, LLC v. Berkley Insurance...more

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Defusing the Judicial Hellhole®: Pre-Suit Strategy Can Prevent Nuclear Verdicts®

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The system is what it is. You are a corporate defendant walking into a Downtown Los Angeles courthouse, and you already know the score. It is hot, the air in the hallways is thick with the smell of floor wax and quiet...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CMS Sets Nationwide Moratoria on New Hospice and Home Health Enrollments in Medicare

Billed as an effort to combat fraud and protect program integrity, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has imposed six‑month nationwide temporary enrollment moratoria on new Medicare hospices and home health...more

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Proposed Rule Aims to Expand Fertility Benefits

Employers would have the option in 2027 to offer fertility benefits as a limited excepted benefit, exempt from many of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) rules that apply to health plans, under proposed...more

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Medicare's $50 Per Month GLP-1 Bridge: What You Need to Know

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In the latest effort by the Trump administration to reduce costs and increase access to anti-obesity medications like Ozempic and Wegovy (also known as GLP-1s), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced...more

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CMS Imposes Nationwide Moratoria on New Medicare Enrollments of Hospices and Home Health Agencies

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has imposed immediate nationwide moratoria on the initial Medicare enrollment of hospices and home health agencies (HHAs), including additions of new branch locations,...more

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NCUA places federal credit union into conservatorship

On May 6, the NCUA placed a federally chartered credit union in Jackson, Mississippi, into conservatorship, citing “unsafe and unsound practices.” The credit union, which maintains more than 15,500 members and holds roughly...more

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