D.C. Circuit Rejects NLRB’s Poster Rule

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has done it again. On the heels of its landmark ruling in Noel Canning Co. v. NLRB, 705 F.3d 490 (D.C. Cir. 2013) that President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board...

Helpful Labor and Employment Electronic Resources Available Online

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight two electronic newsletters that are published by the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. Read below for more information and how to subscribe to the e-newsletters. United States Department of...

Connecticut Supreme Court Weighs in on Faulty Workmanship as an Occurrence in the Standard CGL Policy

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

By Michael Thompson and Michael MenapaceThe next card has been played in the ongoing dispute of whether faulty workmanship is an occurrence under the standard ISO CGL policy. As most readers are aware, faulty workmanship by a contractor is not an occurrence under the...

University Licensing in Multiple Jurisdictions

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Industry is increasingly turning to universities and other academic institutions to access innovation. Recent examples include many multiple party consortiums and multiple year collaborations with large pharma companies involving funding of $100 million or more....

Connecticut Supreme Court Resolves Insurance Coverage for Fatal Nursing Home Fire

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

By Jeffrey R. Babbin and Michael Menapace In 2003, a fire that destroyed Greenwood Health Center, a Hartford nursing home, also killed or injured multiple residents. This week, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on several insurance coverage questions arising under a...