Los Angeles Partner Cameron M. Kalunian will join the Pete Fowler Construction Company for a webinar titled “Construction Site Accident Claims 101” on July 20 at 10:00 a.m. PT.  

New York Managing Partner Gregory S. Katz will present a live webinar on applying the "Reptile Theory" in first-party insurance cases, hosted by Strafford on August 16 at 1:00 p.m. ET.  

On June 27, 2022, following the G7 annual summit in Madrid, Spain, President Biden issued a statement affirming the United States commitment to levy tariffs on imports from Russia, impose sanctions on entities aiding Russia, and restrict Russian access to industrial inputs services and technologies. These measures will impact a substantial number of U.S. industrial sectors and businesses, and create additional considerations for U.S. companies navigating a complex maze of potential legal risks.

Lewis Brisbois is pleased to present our next webinar of 2022, "Ethics I: Trouble with Clients? How to Deal Practically & Ethically", taking place Thursday, July 21 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

For almost two decades, the California Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) has vexed employers and resulted in significant increased exposure to wage and hour claims. To limit exposure, many employers have implemented arbitration agreements that include class and PAGA representative action waivers, which appeared unenforceable. However, in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, the U.S. Supreme Court recently breathed new life into this strategy.

On June 28, 2022, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a joint alert advising financial institutions to be aware of individuals or entities attempting to circumvent U.S. export controls related to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

On June 30, 2022 – the final day of the October 2021 term – the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review whether California’s worker classification law runs afoul of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 as applied to truck drivers. This blow to 70,000+ independent contractors in California will reverberate across the national supply chain and interstate commerce.

Atlanta Partners Seth M. Friedman and Christopher Meeks recently secured a significant appellate victory on behalf of an insurer when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the grant of Lewis Brisbois’ motion to dismiss an insurance coverage matter.

On July 1, 2022, Lewis Brisbois will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of its New York City office – the firm’s first location outside of California. Since opening its doors in 2002 for the purpose of servicing one of its major insurance carrier clients, the office has grown to more than 160 attorneys and now serves clients across a broad range of practice areas and industries.

The Florida Third District Court of Appeal unanimously expanded the rights of private employees to sue for workplace discrimination under a local Miami-Dade County ordinance. In White v. AutoZone Investment Corp., No. 3D21-598 (Fla. 3d DCA June 15, 2022), the Third District held that the “plain and unambiguous language” of section 11A-28(10) of the Miami-Dade County Code establishes a private cause of action for employees who file employment discrimination complaints under the ordinance.

Phoenix Partner Gregg E. Clifton recently spoke with BallNine, a baseball industry-focused site, for an article titled, “Law of the Game,” which discusses Mr. Clifton’s recent move to Lewis Brisbois, his journey to becoming a sports law attorney, and his perspectives on baseball.

Lexington and Cincinnati Managing Partner Judd Uhl and Partner Craig M. Schneider recently secured a significant victory on behalf of Lewis Brisbois’ car dealer client when the Supreme Court of Kentucky unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a complaint against the client in a published opinion that will become controlling law in the Bluegrass State.

Atlanta Partner Steven H. Lee recently authored an Expert Analysis article for Law360, titled “Recent Trade Secret Cases Show Sentencing Disparities,” which discusses issues related to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines in criminal trade secrets cases and how, based upon the current legal landscape, they fail to provide for precise calibration of sentences.

Phoenix Associate Randall Nice recently received the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award at The Burton Awards ceremony, hosted at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

The number of states enacting comprehensive privacy laws is growing, adding to the existing patchwork of privacy, security, and data breach notification laws that keep legal and compliance personnel busy. This five-part series will highlight key provisions in a few of the new comprehensive privacy laws and regulations. Each week we will examine laws in a new state and provide recommendations on what steps businesses should consider taking. In Part IV, we discuss the Connecticut Data Privacy Act.