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May 22, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Scrutiny of the Use of AI by Life Insurers Is Increasing

While the topic is seemingly ubiquitous now, life insurance regulators have been grappling for several years with the potential risks and benefits of insurers using AI, and the large external data sources utilized by AI, in underwriting and other insurance practices.

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October 26, 2022 | The Recorder

California Pay Transparency Law Expands Pay Disclosure and Reporting Requirements in New Year

The new law, SB 1162, amends existing law in two significant ways: expanding requirements for pay scale disclosures and pay data reporting.

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September 7, 2022 | The Recorder

State Judges Urge SCOTUS Not to Strip Them of Oversight in Election Laws

Chief justices from all 50 state supreme courts argued against the "independent state legislature theory."

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July 10, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawmakers Send Warning to Sidley and Other Law Firms on Abortion Pay Policy

The legislators promised "additional civil and criminal sanctions on law firms that pay for abortions or abortion travel."

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May 20, 2022 | Daily Business Review

As Big Law Rolls into Miami, Locals Ask: Who Will Pay Kirkland's Rates?

The newcomers appear interested in more than just talent, but natives say their success will depend on whether local clients see the added value in their significantly higher fees.

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In The Matter of the Rehab. of Scottish RE (U.S.), Inc., LLC

Publication Date: 2022-05-03
Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
Industry: Insurance | State and Local Government
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter B. Ladig, GianClaudio Finizio, Bayard, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Diane J. Bartels, Wilmington, DE; James J. Black, III, Jeffrey B. Miceli, Mark W. Drasnin, Black & Gerngross, P.C., Philadelphia, PA; Michael Busenkell, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown, LLC, Wilmington, DE for Scottish RE (U.S.), Inc.
for defendant: Marisa R. DeFeo, Randall S. MacTough, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher Viceconte, Gibbons P.C., Wilmington, DE; Daniel Hargraves, Freeborn & Peters LLP, New York, NY; Randall S. MacTough, Zarwin Baum Devito Kaplan Schaer Toddy, PC, Wilmington, DE; Joseph B. Cicero, Gregory Stuhlman, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; R. Stephen McNeill, D. Ryan Slaugh, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Willaim P. Bowden, Catherine A. Gaul, Ricardo Palacio, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., Paul S. Seward, Phillips, Goldman, Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joseph C. Schoell, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David A. Felice, Bailey & Glasser, LLP, Wilmington, DE; John G. Harris, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE, Garrett B. Moritz, Elizabeth M. Taylor, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew A. Clemente, R. Bradley Drake, John Grothaus, Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL; Joelle E. Polesky, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, Wilmington, DE, Travis S. Hunter, Renee M. Mosley, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jarret P. Hitchings, Duane Morris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joseph Larkin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Wilmington, DE; Barry M. Klayman, Simon Fraser, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Kevin J. Mangan, Nicholas T. Verna, Womble Bond Dickerson (US) LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jody Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter H. Kyle, John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE, for shareholders and third-parties.
Case Number: D69799

In this case of first impression, the court found that the liquidation standard did not operate as a per se requirement for plan approval.

March 7, 2022 | Daily Report Online

Georgia AG Joins Other States in Investigation of TikTok

"While TikTok chooses to target our youngest residents with enhanced marketing tactics, we will continue working with our fellow attorneys general to review all available information and keep our children safe," Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said.

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February 3, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Alphonso David Sues Human Rights Campaign, Alleging Racial Bias Led to Firing

Lawyers for David said he was dismissed "without identifying or articulating anything that David had actually done wrong" after HRC hired Sidley Austin to investigate David's role in advising former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's team on how to respond to sexual misconduct allegations.

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September 16, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Texas Joins the #MeToo Movement, Expanding Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment Claims

This is a significant expansion of liability from the current standard, under which employers with fewer than 15 employees are not covered. Thus, small businesses and even families employing domestic help are encompassed within these laws.

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July 26, 2021 | Law.com

'We've Made Strides, but Not Enough of Them': The ADA Turns 31 Today and the Legal Industry Has Work to Do

Attorneys and law students with disabilities are still anxious about "perceived weakness," the best ways to disclose disability to employers and managers, and a real salary disparity for entering disabled lawyers.

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