DeSantis May Strip Lawsuit Protection from Businesses Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations -
"Thus far, the administration has identified around 120 businesses, big and small, and local governments that it may seek penalties...more
Vaccine mandates and return-to-work scenarios seem to be the hot topics of the day, and with all hot topics, along comes litigation. Along with litigation, comes serious discussions by employers and organizations about how...more
9/20/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Remote Working ,
StubHub ,
Telecommuting ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
As we all know, the COVID-19 situation is ever-changing. However, our commitment to bringing you current and useful information remains steadfast.
As such, we would like to introduce our new co-editors of Unprecedented -...more
Welcome to the twelfth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. Since the COVID-19 vaccines were approved, most employment lawyers agree employers can require employees to become vaccinated (although they are more divided...more
Welcome to the eleventh, post-Memorial Day issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. As India and Peru experience record COVID-19 cases, many parts of the United States have reached a return to normality that was...more
6/2/2021
/ Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Due Process ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Furloughs ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Negligence ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Vaccinations
Welcome to the tenth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. The big news from the past two weeks was the Center for Disease Control’s announcement of new guidance allowing fully vaccinated individuals to go unmasked in...more
Welcome to this seventh issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. There is a lot of good news around the COVID-19 pandemic. Easter weekend saw the United States mark another vaccination milestone, with 4 million doses...more
Welcome to the sixth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. The United States recently cleared the 3,000,000 daily vaccination threshold, a significant marker in efforts to have every eligible American vaccinated by...more
Welcome to the fourth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. For decades, asbestos lawyers have dealt with so-called secondary exposure claims where plaintiffs allege that they were injured by asbestos fibers carried...more
Welcome to the first 2021 edition of Unprecedented. Although a new year brings new hopes for vaccinations and a swift end to the COVID-19 pandemic, a sober assessment of the state of affairs suggests we are months out, at...more
In addition to the familiar lawsuits that we have been seeing since the pandemic started this spring, there have been new developments with the Pennsylvania Legislature, the Supreme Court of the United States, a major sports...more
12/15/2020
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Gross Negligence ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Jury Trial ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Social Distancing ,
State and Local Government ,
Willful Misconduct ,
Workplace Safety
Litigators often refer to so-called "bad facts," which are the facts that have the potential to sink a case with a jury. This 33rd issue of Unprecedented discusses a case with perhaps the worst alleged set of "bad facts" that...more
11/24/2020
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Eviction ,
First Amendment ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Government Speech Doctrine ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Moratorium ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Wrongful Death
How quickly things change. This, perhaps more than anything else, encapsulates the world of COVID-19 and the related litigation. Between Issue 31 and Issue 32 of Unprecedented, the United States has seen its reported COVID-19...more
11/17/2020
/ All-Risks Insurance ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Governor Carney ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death
In this 30th issue of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, we continue to see cases challenging shutdown orders and capacity limits from restaurant and other business owners, including a possible...more
11/2/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Disney ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Eviction ,
Governor Newsom ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Moratorium ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Property Damage ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Workplace Safety
This 21st edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, pairs defense victories with new claims. Lenders obtained the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming agent fees under the PPP program, and...more
8/27/2020
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amazon ,
Bars ,
Borrowers ,
Breach of Contract ,
Business Closures ,
CARES Act ,
Civil Authority Coverage ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Contamination ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Dismissals ,
Executive Orders ,
Farms ,
Finder's Fees ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Injunctions ,
Lenders ,
Local Ordinance ,
Masks ,
Mediation ,
Online Education ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Price Gouging ,
Property Damage ,
Public Gatherings ,
Sanitation ,
School Closures ,
Sick Customers ,
Small Business Loans ,
State and Local Government ,
Third-Party ,
Universities ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety ,
Wrongful Death
This 17th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses everything from insurance coverage disputes to statewide shutdown orders. Despite an uphill climb towards liability, businesses...more
7/30/2020
/ Breach of Contract ,
Business Closures ,
Business Losses ,
Civil Liability ,
Class Action ,
Colleges ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor Sisolak ,
Governor Wolf ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Immunity ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSHA ,
Popular ,
Refunds ,
Remote Learning ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
Tuition ,
Universities ,
Workplace Injury ,
Wrongful Death ,
Wrongful Withholding
This 15th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. This week we note how COVID-19 has accelerated a pre-existing trend toward class action litigation. And...more
7/19/2020
/ Airlines ,
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Casino Employee ,
Casinos ,
Class Action ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cruel & Unusual Punishment ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Entertainment Venues ,
Executive Orders ,
Exemptions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Government Lockdown ,
Gym Memberships ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Masks ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
Prisoners ,
Private Schools ,
Public Nuisance ,
Quarantine ,
Refunds ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Universities ,
Workplace Safety
This 14th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. Employers are facing claims for both doing too much and too little in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
7/13/2020
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Austria ,
Bars ,
Board of Education ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disparate Impact ,
Due Process ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Equal Protection ,
Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Failure To Protect ,
First Responders ,
Florida ,
Free Speech ,
Government Shutdown ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Kid Rock ,
Lack of Authority ,
Landlords ,
Liquor Licences ,
Local Ordinance ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Masks ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Moratorium ,
Negotiations ,
New York ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Nursing Homes ,
On-Call Employees ,
Parental Rights ,
Pennsylvania ,
Permanent Bans ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Protests ,
Public Schools ,
Rent ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Right to Privacy ,
San Francisco ,
Social Distancing ,
State Constitutions ,
State Health Departments ,
State of Emergency ,
Students ,
Takings Clause ,
Teachers ,
Tenants ,
Tennessee ,
Texas ,
Tourism ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Decontamination
This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more
6/8/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Prisoners ,
Rent ,
School Closures ,
State and Local Government