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Update to last month's article concerning the applicability of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine in the context of an insurer's claims investigation.

The actions taken by New York in the wake of Sandy, and the recent news that such measures will be the new normal, suggest a move from the rule of law to the "rule of man" that should be troubling for insurers going forward.

Who's doing what; who's going where.

Optimism is riding high among construction contractors and equipment distributors that local non-residential activity will improve in 2014, according to a recent survey by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc.

As if Superstorm Sandy did not cause enough damage, it has the temerity to become the basis for a new legal precedent.

This article examines the due diligence steps that every lawyer must address when advising a client about the merits of purchasing an equipment lease portfolio.

In March 2013, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion written by Judge Richard A. Posner, decided the case of Teed v. Thomas & Betts Power Solutions, LLC, 711 F.3d 763, 764 (7th Cir. 2013). In a win for employees, the court held that the more plaintiff-friendly federal common law test is appropriate in determining whether an acquiring company assumes the liabilities associated with pending litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). '

As of Jan. 1, 2015, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act begins to impose certain health coverage requirements on employers who have at least 50 employees. Even though its implications are almost a year away, it is not too soon for employers to prepare for the Employer Mandate. Employers would be wise to figure out if the mandate applies to them, understand the potential penalties that can be imposed on them and, taking into account all of the various considerations, decide if they want to pay or play.