Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 7 Jun 2023
Seeking to be extracted from personal injury litigation initiated by a laborer on a project in New Orleans, an architect sued for negligence filed a…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 6 Jun 2023
On May 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law a bill banning body size discrimination in the workplace. This new law, which goes into…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 2 Jun 2023
On May 16, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas at Dallas resolved an ongoing question, holding that an insurer’s tender of possible…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 31 May 2023
On May 30, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a memorandum claiming that non-compete agreements commonly…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 30 May 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new opinion in Sackett v. EPA greatly narrows federal regulation of wetlands under the Clean Water Act (CWA) by holding that…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 26 May 2023
The June 2020 law allowed athletes to earn money through endorsements, sponsorships and social media deals. Expressly, the law permitted college…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 25 May 2023
An insurer of a general contractor which suffered a $713,084 loss based upon the poor performance of the GC’s roofing subcontractor sought by…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 24 May 2023
On April 28, the Texas Supreme Court held that an insurer seeking to void an insurance policy via a Texas Insurance Code statutory misrepresentation…