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Since our founding in New Orleans in 1853, Phelps Dunbar has successfully combined valuable traditions and progressive ideas to become one of the…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 7 Jun 2023
Construction Litigation Roundup: “We Just Design ‘Em!”
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
New York City Joins Growing Effort to Ban Body Size Discrimination
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
Texas Court of Appeals Holds an Insured Is Precluded From Collecting Attorney’s Fees and Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurer Where Chapter 542A Applies
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
NLRB General Counsel Claims Non-Compete Agreements Infringe on Employees’ Rights
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
SCOTUS Strikes Down Key Provisions in Biden Administration’s WOTUS Rule
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
Implications for Florida’s NIL Law Extend to Multiple Stakeholders in the Sports World
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
Construction Litigation Roundup: “Subro … No!”
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
Texas Supreme Court Holds Insurers Must Show “Intent to Deceive” to Void Policy Based on a Misrepresentation Under the Texas Insurance Code
On April 28, the Texas Supreme Court held that an insurer seeking to void an insurance policy via a Texas Insurance Code statutory misrepresentation…
