(Disclosure Requirements For Auto Insurers - First and Third-Party Claims)

(Property Insurance Limitations For Animals Or Damage Caused By Animals)

(Insurer’s Obligations With Respect To The Independent Counsel Requirement)

(Pre-Policy Behavior Is Not a Basis For a Bad Faith Claim) 

In addition to actions already taken on his first day in office, which included rejoining the Paris climate agreement and revoking the Keystone XL oil pipeline’s permit, on January 27, 2021, President Biden released several new initiatives that represent a major shift in climate policy (see our previous alert from January 19).

On January 12, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit articulated a new framework for collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), eliminating the current “conditional certification” process.