In Haire-Cochran v. 24 Restore, Inc., No. A25-1206, 2026 Minn. App. LEXIS 153, the Court of Appeals of Minnesota (Court of Appeals) addressed whether construction work performed after a fire loss to a property constituted an…
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/ Construction Law, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
In the newest episode of the Employment Law Counselor Podcast titled “The Ins and Outs of A Successful Employment Mediation,” hosts Victoria Fuller and Laura Corvo are joined by Hon. Thomas J. Rueter (Ret.), a seasoned mediator…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reinforced a fundamental requirement in product liability cases that can sometimes be overlooked: proving the product was actually…
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/ Civil Procedure, Insurance, Products Liability
On April 7, 2026, the Governor of Kansas signed a new law, 2025 Kan. SB 36, that amends and repeals K.S.A. 60-465. K.S.A. 60-465 addresses the rules of evidence related to the admissibility of testimony from lay and expert…
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/ Civil Procedure
In Clearfield County v. Transystems Corp., No. 10 WAP 2025, 2026 Pa. LEXIS 774, Clearfield County (the County) filed suit against Transystems Corporation (Transystems Corp.) based on architectural and engineering plans for a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law
The United States remains at a pivotal moment in the development of a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. While activity at both the federal and state levels has accelerated, the current landscape remains…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In Duffy v. Tatum, 2026 Pa. Super. LEXIS 112, 2026 PA Super 41, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (Superior Court) considered whether an arbitration provision contained in the online Terms of Service on the defendant’s website…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law
On April 20, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched the first phase of the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) tool in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) portal to administer…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
The economic loss doctrine (ELD) has been a thorn in the side of subrogation practitioners for some time. Particularly in states that enforce it strictly, an adverse ruling based on the doctrine can sometimes be an unexpected…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
In City of N. Tonawando v. Penn Power Group, LLC, 77 CA 24-01685, 2026 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1800 (4th Dept. Mar. 20, 2026), the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Department (Appellate Court), considered…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
In Joanne Walsh v. HNTB Corporation, the First Circuit Court of Appeals provided further guidance concerning what actions by an employer may satisfy the “some harm” standard under Title VII, announced by the Supreme Court in…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
This episode of The Employment Law Counselor podcast in collaboration with PLUS, is hosted by Victoria Fuller, Partner, and Laura Corvo, Counsel, and features guest James Baffa, Assistant Vice President – Claims at Berkley…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Pennsylvania legislators have long grappled with striking the right balance between maintaining open courts to allow individuals truly injured by medical negligence to receive fair compensation against the equally important goal…
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/ Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
On February 18, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order backtracking on its prior commitment to review a formal study conducted by the Civil Procedural Rules Committee to examine the practical impact the amendment…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Professional Malpractice
Ohio Supreme Court clarifies that attorney-client privileged communications in an insurer’s claim file are discoverable only upon a prima facie showing of “bad faith” and a determination by the trial court, following an…
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/ Civil Procedure, Insurance
