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New ISO Forms Impact Construction Contracts
The Insurance Services Office, Inc. (“ISO”) started introducing new commercial general liability forms and endorsements in April 2013. This is the first major revision in several years. In this new rollout, ISO makes 11 coverage form changes, including a change to the Other Insurance provision, and over 80 endorsement changes. Most of the endorsement changes consist of revisions to previously existing endorsements, but ISO is also introducing several new endorsements.
The new ISO line includes major changes to over 20 additional insured endorsements, along with the introduction of a brand new blanket additional insured endorsement. The revision additionally includes a change to the endorsement modifying the definition of “insured contract.” Over 30 professional service endorsements have undergone changes. These new forms and endorsements will significantly impact coverage for contractual indemnity and additional insured obligations assumed by policyholders in contracts, particularly in the construction industry.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.
Discovery of Claim Construction and Infringement Analysis May be Compelled Prior to a Markman Hearing
A defendant in a patent infringement suit may, during discovery and prior to a <i>Markman</i> hearing, compel the plaintiff to produce claim charts, claim constructions, and element-by-element infringement analyses.