Sovereign Immunity — the STATE against the Injured - Antiquated Law Should Disappear from the Books - “The King can do no wrong” or as stated in Latin, “rex non potest peccare”. The legal maxim is also called “Crown Immunity”. This is a concept...
McDonnel Grp., LLC v. Starr Surplus Lines Ins. Co. No. 18-1380 (E.D. La. Oct. 3, 2018) - In this insurance dispute, the court granted the defendants’ motion to compel production of construction schedules in their native format....
Portfolio companies do not stay portfolio companies forever – typically they either are sold or go public. Most sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm. However, markets go up and down, and there may...
In Fair v. Commc’ns Unlimited Inc., No. 4:17 CV 2391 RWS (E.D. Mo. Jan. 16, 2019), Missouri District Judge Rodney W. Sippel denied the motion to quash discovery filed by non-party Charter Communications (Charter), finding that the plaintiff had...
The following describes the periodic reporting requirements under five state laws for certain corporate entities to file reports regarding their business relationships with these states, as well as their political contributions and those of their...
September 2016 was supposed to herald the dawn of a new era for the nuclear power industry in the United Kingdom. The UK Government had confirmed its support for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power project and EDF, the project’s lead developer, had...
On January 23, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker revealed his fiscal year 2020 budget for the Commonwealth of $42.7 billion. While the budget contains a number of new initiatives, one new initiative is particularly important for...
General liability insurance policies normally cover “property damage.” Physical injury to, or outright destruction of, property almost always fits within policy coverage. But what about situations when the property is not physically injured at all,...
