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As data breaches continue to make headlines, one of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the U.S. recently announced a proposed settlement that would entail payment of up to $700 million in fines and monetary relief in connection with a...By: Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and

North Carolina recently amended its “anti-indemnity” statute, which generally applies to construction-related contracts and agreements with design professionals. At a high level, the new law places additional restrictions on the scope of indemnity...By: Smith Anderson

In PJR Construction of N.J. v. Valley Forge Insurance Company, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127973 (D.N.J. July 31, 2019) (PJR Construction), a New Jersey federal court held that the “j.(5)” “Ongoing Operations Exclusion” applied to bar coverage for...By: White and Williams LLP

In Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 1843 (2019), the Supreme Court of the United States resolved a split among lower appellate courts over whether the requirement that employees file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity...By: Flaster Greenberg PC

In Gainesville Mechanical, Inc. v. Air Data, Inc., --- S.E.2d ---- (June 19, 2019), the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed an arbitration award of modified total cost damages under a theory of cardinal change. Subcontractor Gainesville Mechanical...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The 2019 ESOP National Conference, an annual gathering for employee owners from all levels, association volunteer leaders and expert professionals, took place May 22–24. Two McDermott partners, Theodore (Ted) M. Becker and Erin Turley, presented...By: McDermott Will & Emery

Yet again, the end of the year is rapidly approaching! To avoid costly penalties that can arise from inadvertent errors in the year-end crush, plan sponsors should begin talking with their service providers now about what must be done before December...By: Poyner Spruill LLP

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is expected to sign into law the City Council’s recently passed Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). The Ordinance, which includes predictable scheduling provisions, will dramatically affect workweek...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The recent decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Octaform Systems Inc v. Clayworth confirms that a court may only dismiss an application for a stay of proceedings under British Columbia’s Arbitration Act if the dispute clearly falls...By: Dentons

The pharmaceutical, medical and biotech sector was number one by value, followed by technology, media and telecoms (TMT). TMT led by volume, followed by industrial and chemicals....By: White & Case LLP