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NY Forecast: 2nd Circ. Hears Ex-ConEd Worker's New Trial Bid

By Tim Ryan

This week, the Second Circuit will consider a former Con Edison worker's claim that a trial court improperly excluded evidence from trial that limited the amount of backpay that she was able to receive despite the jury finding the energy company retaliated against her.

Wash. Justices To Hear Gym's Suit Over COVID-Era Inspection

By Ben Adlin

Washington's highest court will review an appellate ruling that state labor department inspectors violated an Anytime Fitness owner's reasonable expectation of privacy when they tailgated a gym member who used a key card to enter the facility during the COVID-19 pandemic, when businesses were supposed to be shuttered.

GAO Urges IRS To Address Retention Tax Credit Errors

By Asha Glover

The Internal Revenue Service should complete an improper payment estimate for the pandemic-era employee retention credit in order to guide future decisions on employment tax relief, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report published Tuesday.

NY Forecast: Home Aides Ask For Preliminary OK Of $6M Deal

By Tim Ryan

This week, a New York federal magistrate judge will consider granting preliminary approval to a $6 million class action settlement resolving allegations from home health aides who claimed a provider did not pay them for all hours they worked during live-in shifts.

Generator Co. Beats Investors' Post-COVID Demand Woes Suit

By Emilie Ruscoe

Generator-maker Generac Holdings Inc. no longer faces proposed investor class action claims it concealed struggles to rightsize its production and inventory levels following pandemic-linked fluctuations, a Wisconsin federal judge has determined after finding the suit didn't show intentional misrepresentations.

Atlanta Housing Exec Admits Role In Section 8 Fraud

By Gina Kim

An Atlanta Housing Authority executive pled guilty Monday in Georgia federal court to wire fraud, credit application fraud and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government in connection with a scheme where she was accused of collecting fraudulent housing assistance payments under Section 8 and pandemic relief funds.


Expert Analysis

What FCA Liability Looks Like In The Cybersecurity Realm

​Two recent settlements highlight how whistleblowers and the U.S. Department of Justice have been utilizing the False Claims Act to allege fraud predicated on violations of cybersecurity standards — timely lessons given new bipartisan legislation introducing potential FCA liability for artificial intelligence use, say​ attorneys Rachel Rose and Julie Bracker.

Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

The original jury verdict in Baylor College of Medicine v. Lloyd's, currently on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court after being overturned by an appellate panel, illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims with their case-specific facts need to be decided by juries, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach, says Jeremy Lawrence at Farella Braun.

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

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