Mold, Asbestos, and Raw Sewage – The Toxic Stew that Sandy Left Behind
Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc across the Eastern Seaboard and is predicted to be one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. New York’s Governor Cuomo estimates that the storm may have had...
View ArticleTen Things Every Company Needs To Know About Insurance Coverage For Hurricane...
1. There is a good chance you have coverage. There is a good chance that affected companies have insurance for some or all of the property damage, loss of profits, and expenses resulting from...
View ArticleWhether Because of Floods or Droughts, Weather Can Shut Down the Mississippi...
Last year, we wrote an article published in the Corporate Counselor that discussed the coverage consequences of business interruptions caused by unprecedented flooding of the Mississippi River. In the...
View ArticleCompanies Need to Review Their Insurance as FDA Announces First Rules Under FSMA
On January 4, 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued the first two rules that will put into effect the Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”), a law passed by Congress in 2011 that is...
View ArticleRise in Food Contamination Calls for Proactive Risk Management in 2013
Despite improvements in food safety over the last two decades, 2012 saw no shortage of recalls due to food contamination. For example, one Indiana farm recalled all cantaloupes from its 2012 growing...
View ArticleSpilled Milk: District Court Judge Sides with Policyholder in Recall Damages...
On January 8, 2013, a Minnesota federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of a policyholder who sought coverage from its commercial general liability insurer for contract damages...
View Article“Food Fraud Database”: a New Tool to Protect Against Tainted Ingredients
Last week, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (“USP”), a scientific nonprofit that sets standards for food ingredients, medicines and dietary supplements enforceable by the Food and Drug Administration,...
View ArticleRisk-Management Mechanisms Associated With Gluten Allergies
Approximately 1% of the United States population is allergic to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. For these individuals, gluten consumption may result in vomiting, bloating, anemia,...
View ArticleThree Steps To Protect Against The Costs Of Supply Chain Disruptions Caused...
In late April 2013, parts of the Mississippi River flooded from an unexpected spate of rainfall that sent the water’s peak, just North of St. Louis, to eleven feet above flood stage. The extreme...
View ArticleThe Evolving Law of Personal Jurisdiction May Affect International Supply...
In the last two months, the United States Supreme Court granted review in two cases involving the limits of federal court jurisdiction over foreign companies: DaimlerChrysler AG v. Bauman, No. 11-965...
View ArticleHow Insurance Works with Labeling and Duty-to-Warn Lawsuits
Food processors can use existing and new insurance policies in cases involving alleged violations of Prop 65 - Labeling and duty-to-warn cases continue to emerge as a key area of risk for food and...
View ArticleSeeking (and Finding) Coverage for Proposition 65 Claims
Navigating California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986—better known as Proposition 65—is becoming an increasingly difficult endeavor for California-based companies and companies...
View ArticleDisruption Protectors: Companies Can Take Three Steps to Minimize the Costs...
Supply chains have grown increasingly complex. Each link in the chain presents the potential for a problem, and any disruption may cause costly consequences throughout the supply chain. Adopting a...
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