Administrative

2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

ADR

2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Appellate

Oral Argument Preview: G4S Technology LLC v. Mass. Technology Park Corp.Appeals Court: No Bad Faith For An Insurer’s Legitimate Exercise Of A Contractual Right Or Its Settlement Within The Policy Limit Without The Insured’s ConsentU.S. Supreme Court to Appellant - Time Is On Your Side

Class Action & Mass Torts

Data Breach Class Action Settlement Approval Affirmed by Ninth Circuit with Attorneys’ Fee Award Reversed and RemandedSupreme Court to Decide Key Question of Whether Rule 23(b)(3) Class May Be Certified if Some Proposed Class Members Lack any Article III InjuryExceptions to Class Action Fairness Act Jurisdiction Addressed by First Circuit

Communications, Media & Entertainment

2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Corporate & Commercial

Spring Things for Employers to ConsiderUsing Force Majeure as Tariff StrategyHere’s How Commercial Contracts Can Ease the Cost Burden of New Tariffs Impacting Manufacturers

Employment & Labor

Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals Rule that Preauthorization Process Does Not Impose Independent Contractual Liability on Issues of First Impression in Both CircuitsSixth Circuit Rejects Arbitration Of Certain ERISA § 502(a)(2) Claims, Ruling That Employee Consent To Arbitration May Not Bind Plan In Putative Class ActionU.S. Supreme Court Denies Review Of Significant Second Circuit Ruling On The Scope Of California’s Anti-Discretion Statute And The Meaning Of A “Full and Fair Review” Under ERISA

Environmental

New EPA Administrator, Same Freeze on EPA ActivityNew Wave of Executive Orders Seek to Redirect EPA’s FocusCourt Approves EPA Settlement with 82 Passaic River Potentially Responsible Parties

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

2021 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers

Health Care

Medicare Telehealth Flexibilities Extended through September 30, 2025Connecticut Establishes Emergency Certificate of Need Process for Hospitals in BankruptcyTrump Administration Issues Executive Order Prioritizing Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement

Insurance

Data Breach Class Action Settlement Approval Affirmed by Ninth Circuit with Attorneys’ Fee Award Reversed and RemandedSupreme Court to Decide Key Question of Whether Rule 23(b)(3) Class May Be Certified if Some Proposed Class Members Lack any Article III InjuryExceptions to Class Action Fairness Act Jurisdiction Addressed by First Circuit

Privacy & Data Security

Privacy Tip #441 - Identity Theft Statistics Increasing in 2025Threat Actors Use AI to Launch Identity Theft ScamsFTC Settles With accessiBe For Misleading Statements About WCAG Compliance

Real Estate & Construction

The Long-Standing Waiver for Manufactured Products from FHWA’s Buy America Requirements is Phasing OutUnder New York Law a Recourse Provision Bars Most Claims Except for FraudMore Executive Orders Addressing the Size and Authority of the Federal Government

Tax

Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals Rule that Preauthorization Process Does Not Impose Independent Contractual Liability on Issues of First Impression in Both CircuitsSixth Circuit Rejects Arbitration Of Certain ERISA § 502(a)(2) Claims, Ruling That Employee Consent To Arbitration May Not Bind Plan In Putative Class ActionU.S. Supreme Court Denies Review Of Significant Second Circuit Ruling On The Scope Of California’s Anti-Discretion Statute And The Meaning Of A “Full and Fair Review” Under ERISA