Analyzes judicial and advisory ethics opinions on whether arbitration clauses in attorney engagement letters are enforceable
This entry was posted in Professional Liability and tagged Arbitration Clauses, Attorney Engagement Letters, Informed Consent, Lawyer-Client Relations on .
Discussion of the consequences to Missouri motorists who drive a vehicle without purchasing automobile liability insurance
This entry was posted in Insurance Law and tagged Automobile Liability Insurance, Missouri No Pay No Play Law, Uninsured Motorists on .
Analyzes legal issues an employer should consider before implementing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination program for its employees
This entry was posted in Employment & Labor Law and tagged Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations on .
Analysis of a court decision delineating insurance policy language that does/does not trigger “direct physical loss” coverage
This entry was posted in Insurance Law and tagged COVID and Business Income Coverage, COVID and Direct Physical Loss, COVID and Property Coverage on .
Analysis of Illinois appellate court decision reversing longstanding precedent on pattern jury instructions on proximate cause/loss of chance doctrine
This entry was posted in Medical Malpractice and tagged Jury Instructions, Loss of Chance, Nonpattern Jury Instructions, Proximate Cause on .
Illinois SB 0072 is now law; amends 735 ILCS 5/2-3103, revising how prejudgment interest is calculated in personal injury cases
This entry was posted in Personal Injury and tagged Illinois SB0072, Pre-Judgment Interest on .
Analysis of impact on insurance coverage for liability suits if Missouri governor signs SS HB 345, which protects insurers rights to/timing of intervention
This entry was posted in Insurance Law and tagged Missouri Insurance Law, Missouri SS HB 345, RSMo § 537.065, Timing of Insurer Intervention on .
Analysis of appellate court decision on whether an insurance company had a duty to defend a municipality on claims of wrongful arrest and conviction
This entry was posted in Governmental and Civil Rights Law, Insurance Law and tagged 14th amendment rights, 4th amendment rights, Duty to Defend, Monell, U.S. Court of Appeals for Eighth Circuit on .
Analyzes why corporate defendants in Illinois BIPA cases hope pending appellate rulings allow preemption by statute of limitations and exclusivity of work comp
This entry was posted in Cybersecurity, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and tagged BIPA, Illinois BIPA on .
Missouri legislators have proposed three bills that would make substantive and procedural changes to lawsuits filed for damages related to asbestos exposure
This entry was posted in Asbestos and tagged Asbestos Personal Injury Claims, Asbestos Trust Funds, Missouri Asbestos Legislation on .
