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Connecticut Insurance Law Update – March 2021
Morrison Mahoney's Connecticut Law Newsletter provides exclusive commentary from our attorneys on the latest court decisions in insurance law and related legal topics in Connecticut. Connecticut Insurance Law Update - March 2021
New York State Workers’ Compensation Board: Forms C-8.1 and C-8.4
In our last article, we discussed how the C-4 family of paper forms would no longer be accepted from medical providers as of July 1, 2021, and that they would then be required to file Form CMS-1500 instead.
Doull v. Foster: The New Normal for Causation Analysis in Negligence Cases
Attorneys practicing tort law likely remember their first year of law school when they learned a plaintiff must establish all four elements of negligence by a preponderance of the evidence to prevail on a claim. Those elements were, and still are: (1) duty, (2) breach, (3) causation, and (4) harm.
Surviving the Motion to Dismiss: COVID-19 Tuition Lawsuits Clear First Hurdle
In the months after the arrival of the pandemic, colleges across the country transitioned from in-person to remote learning. The vast majority of colleges refunded students' housing payments after students were forced to leave, but most schools did not offer any reduction for tuition after the entire educational format had [...]
EEOC: Employers May Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Employees
As COVID-19 vaccinations are becoming more readily available, the question has emerged regarding whether employers may require employees to receive a vaccine before returning to work. The short answer is yes, as long as the employer does not run afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act or impinge an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs.
Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection – 3/3/21
Our latest Cybersecurity Newsletter discusses a revealing spotlight on cyberattacks in the healthcare industry, an agreed upon six-figure settlement in a data breach class action derailed by a standing issue, an important development regarding the regulation of cross-border data transfers from the EU to the UK, and more. Cybersecurity, Privacy [...]
