The Supreme Court Sets Groundwater Pollution in its Sights
2/20/19
By: Ze’eva Kushner Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal from the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Hawai’i Wildlife Fund et al. v. County of Maui, 886 F.3d 737 (9th Cir. 2018). The Supreme Court will be hearing this case in the Fall to resolve a circuit split regarding whether discharging pollution…
The Sixth Circuit Finds Coverage For Fraudulent Wire Transfer Under Crime Policy
9/12/18
By: Allen Sattler Business email compromise (“BEC”) claims consist of incidents where cyber criminals access or use a company’s email system to commit a crime, usually for financial gain and often including the use of trickery to convince an employee to wire transfer corporate funds to the criminal’s account. According to statistics reported by the…
Home Run for Analysis of Use of Force During Medical Emergencies
10/31/17
By: Kevin R. Stone and Sara E. Brochstein I’m bad at baseball. When I step in the batter’s box, I might as well have two strikes against me before the pitcher unleashes his first fastball. For me, it’s no big deal; I’m destined to strike out anyway. The Sixth Circuit, however, recognizes that’s no way to…