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Verdicts
October 29, 2008
Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.
No Genes in the Workplace
October 29, 2008
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. This act prohibits employers and insurers from discriminating against individuals based on an individual's genetic information. The Act, which, on the employment side, is patterned after Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, creates a new federal cause of action for genetic discrimination, providing for jury trials, compensatory damages and punitive damages.
D&O Liability Policies: A Potential Asset for Troubled Companies
October 28, 2008
The present economic climate is predictive of increased bankruptcy filings, liquidations, and other insolvencies. Under the appropriate circumstances, a company's directors' and officers' liability policies are potential corporate assets that should not be forgotten or ignored.
A New Approach: Disclaiming Coverage for Arson to a Vacant Building in Standard Fire Policy States
October 28, 2008
While insurers have often tried to exclude losses for arson occurring in a vacant building under the typical vandalism exclusion, there is no clear consensus for how a given court may rule in such a situation. The biggest hurdle appears to be the differing opinions of the "average" insurance purchaser from state to state, and there appears to be very little rhyme or reason for the difference in results.
IP News
October 28, 2008
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Voda v. Cordis Corp.: Catheters Won't Relieve the Pressures Facing Injunction Seekers
October 28, 2008
After a successful willful infringement verdict, which subsequently resulted in treble damages, the issue of willful infringement may not yet be decided.
On the Move
October 28, 2008
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Health-Care Cases
October 28, 2008
Health'care-industry bankruptcy cases are unique in complexity and sensitivity. As such, health-care bankruptcy cases are financially and legally multifaceted, and may contain political dynamics often unseen in other types of bankruptcies.
Is Anyone Safe?
October 28, 2008
While an attorney may believe he is fulfilling his professional duty by assisting a corporate client in effectuating a financial transaction, if such transaction is ultimately found to be a fraudulent transfer or a breach of the fiduciary duties of one or more of the corporate client's principals, the attorney who counseled the client on such transaction could find him- or herself liable for aiding and abetting a deepening insolvency.
In the Marketplace
October 28, 2008
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.

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