On August 1, 2024, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in O’Reggio v. Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities[1] that the definition of “supervisor” set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Vance v ...

Liability constitutes an important, and oftentimes ruinous, aspect of business. Small businesses in particular may face complete collapse in the face of a liability lawsuit. Various types of liability ...

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys breaking ...

Victorian Parliament has passed legislation that overturns the High Court’s decision in Bird v DP, expanding the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse to cover relationships “akin to ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined issues of vicarious and contributory infringement—along with willfulness—in connection with a copyright infringement case involving a real estate ...

The “Cox effect” continues to ripple across the music industry litigation landscape. In the latest development, Anthropic has ...

Following the passage last week (17 February), the Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Bill 2025 expands the definition of vicarious liability for child abuse, ...

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