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|June 09, 2023On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national Mikhail Matveev for his role in launching cyberattacks on U.S. law enforcement, businesses, and critical infrastructure. In addition to his placement on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, District Courts in New Jersey and the District of Columbia have unsealed several indictments against Matveev, and the Department of Justice announced that it is offering a $10 million reward for any information that leads to his arrest or conviction.
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|June 08, 2023Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Lewis Brisbois CyberCapsule. Each month, the CyberCapsule will highlight newsworthy events that occurred during the preceding month.
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|June 08, 2023Last week, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, issued a memorandum to all regional directors, officers-in-charge, and resident officers detailing her position that, except in very limited circumstances, most traditional non-competition agreements violate Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
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|June 06, 2023New York City has adopted an amendment to its Human Rights Law aimed at eradicating discrimination based on height or weight. The legislation applies to employers, housing providers, and operators of public accommodations in the city. In the words of Mayor Eric Adams: “It shouldn’t matter how tall you are or how much you weigh when you’re looking for a job, are out on the town, or trying to rent an apartment."
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|June 06, 2023The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Friday, June 2, 2023 that an earlier-announced breach (described as a “control deficiency”) between the agency’s enforcement and adjudicatory functions was even more expansive and serious than previously announced. As a result of the internal breach, the agency has dismissed 42 pending enforcement cases, and has agreed to lift industry bans on 48 people whose cases were also involved in the breach.
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|June 05, 2023(Plaintiff-Indemnitee Had No Standing as Third-Party Beneficiary to Sue Contractor’s Insurer Under CGL Policy’s Indemnitee Defense Provision Because Provision Bestowed Direct Benefits on Insurer and Insured-Contractor, and Merely Incidental Benefits on Plaintiff-Indemnitee, and Any Doubt That Plaintiff Was a Third-Party Beneficiary of Indemnity Defense Provision Would Be Resolved Against Plaintiff)
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|June 05, 2023(Trial Court Correctly Denied Prejudgment Interest on Arbitration Award for Policy Limits in Ins. Code, § 11580.2, Subd. (F), Underinsured Motorist (UIM) Arbitration Because Total Amount of Damages Was Not Certain or Capable of Being Made Certain When Insured Made Offer to Compromise Under Section 998, Absent Evidence That Insurer Knew Damages Exceeded Policy Limits When It Rejected Offer)
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|June 05, 2023(Required Filing of Complaint Under Seal in Qui Tam Action Under California False Claims Act and California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act, Ins. Code, § 1871 Et Seq. Tolled Mandatory Requirement to Bring Action to Trial Within Five Years, Because Complaint Could Not Be Served While Case Was Under Seal and Moving For a Stay Was Not Necessary Because Stay of Prosecution Was Accomplished by Operation of Statute and Would Have Been an Idle Act)
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|June 05, 2023(General Liability Insurer’s Contribution Lawsuit Against Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Insurer Fails as It Did Not Insure Same Risk)
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