26 Feb, 2024 Foregoing Discovery Leads to Adverse Judgment Against Insurer By Nathan Miles Seslee Smith Ryan Burke Although discovery is costly, skipping it altogether can be far costlier. Indeed, in a recent case in the Second Circuit, an insurer’s...
26 Feb, 2024 401(k) Plans Beginning to Utilize Student Loan Repayment Matching Benefit Under SECURE Act 2.0 By Ryan Gorman An increasing number of 401(k) plan sponsors are (finally) getting around to implementing the innovative student loan matching provision...
22 Feb, 2024 Georgia Senate Passes Bill That Would End Direct Action Suits Against Truck Insurers By Nathan Miles Seslee Smith Ryan Burke Senate Bill 426 would bar a plaintiff injured by a motor carrier from suing the motor carrier’s insurer directly unless (1) the plaintiff...
22 Feb, 2024 EPA Finalization of PFAS Testing Method Paves Way for Federal "Hazardous Substance" Designation under CERCLA By Brian Remler A few weeks ago, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized Method 1633, an environmental sampling method for...
15 Feb, 2024 Georgia State Representative Introduces Bill to Ban Insurers From Solely Relying on AI for Coverage Decisions By Nathan Miles Seslee Smith Ryan Burke A Georgia State Representative recently introduced legislation prohibiting an insurer from relying solely on artificial intelligence to...
15 Feb, 2024 Georgia Court of Appeals Invalidates Another Insurer’s Acceptance of a Holt Demand Based on Language in Settlement Check By Ryan Burke Seslee Smith Nathan Miles Insurers attempting to accept a time-limited demand (often called a “Holt” demand in Georgia) must adhere to every term and condition of...
12 Feb, 2024 EPA and Corps Guidance Expands Clean Water Act Jurisdiction Over Wetlands Beyond the Supreme Court's Sackett Decision By Stephen McCullers In the decision Sackett v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court provided a clear statement regarding what wetlands are subject to regulation under...