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Intellectual Property

Protect Assets and Limit Liability: Three Things To Consider When Launching a New Product

Sanford Warren | April 1, 2011

Sanford Warren advises conducting a trademark and patent search and filing a trademark application beforehand.

Construction Safety

Construction Crises: Danger or Opportunity

Peter Furst | March 5, 2011

Proactive organizations learn from preparing and surviving disasters. Peter Furst provides guidance for both.

Liability Insurance

Do CGL Policies Cover "Rip and Tear" Expenses?

Steven Rawls | March 1, 2011

Whether or not CGL policies cover 'rip and tear' expenses varies among jurisdictions. Steve Rawls relates the caselaw.

Time Element

Nonprofits: A Guide to Recovering from Catastrophic Losses

Michael Speer | March 1, 2011

Learn how to maximize insurance and FEMA recovery with this article by Michael Speer.

Property Insurance

Insurance Fraud: Something Old and Something New on a Frequently Litigated Issue

Jay Levin | March 1, 2011

There are limits to the situations in which fraud should be used as a defense, as shown in three recent cases discussed by Jay Levin.

Employment Practices

Supreme Court Broadens Title VII Associational Retaliation Claims

Paul Siegel | March 1, 2011

Paul Siegel describes a recent employment case where the antiretaliation provision is applied to third parties.

Nanotechnology

Potential Human Health Risks of Nanomaterials

Joseph Clark | March 1, 2011

Joseph A. Clark provides a primer on nanotechnology: what it is and why we should care about it.

Reinsurance

Who's on First? Conflicting Arbitration and Service-of-Suit Clauses

Larry Schiffer | March 1, 2011

Larry Schiffer relates cases involving the conflict between the clauses in reinsurance contracts and offers contractual fixes.

Captives

A Cautionary Tale about Captive Risk Distribution

Donald J Riggin | February 1, 2011

Don Riggin discusses the portfolio theory and its influence on risk distribution.

Courts and Coverage

Distinguishing between the Exclusions

Brent Cooper | February 1, 2011

When addressing exclusions in personal lines liability policies, Brent Cooper says the substance of the exclusion is always critical.