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Cybersecurity "Flash" Warning for Construction and Manufacturing Businesses

April 26, 2021 — Jeffrey M. Dennis - Newmeyer Dillion

The FBI recently released its 2020 Internet Crime Report (Report), which details and analyzes complaints received through the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). In 2020, IC3 received a record number of complaints – nearly 800,000, with...

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As Fracture Questions Remain, Team Raced to Save Mississippi River Bridge

September 6, 2021 — Jim Parsons - Engineering News-Record

"How is this bridge still standing?”
That was the initial reaction of Aaron Stover, Michael Baker International’s vice president and regional bridge practice lead, as he first studied images of a fractured tie beam that forced the May 11...

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Traub Lieberman Attorneys Recognized as 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars

February 25, 2025 — Traub Lieberman

Traub Lieberman is pleased to announce that two Partners from the Chicago, IL office have been selected to the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list. In addition, two Partners and one Associate have been named to the 2025 Super Lawyers Rising Stars...

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Stay of Coverage Case Appropriate While Court Determines Arbitrability of Dispute

April 22, 2024 — Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

The Fifth Circuit vacated a discovery order issued by the district court and remanded the case for issuance of a stay while the arbitrability of the coverage dispute was reviewed. Cameron Parish Recreation #6 v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co., et al.,...

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Consumer Fraud Claim against Insured is Not an "Occurrence"

July 1, 2025 — Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

The Iowa Supreme Court determined that a consumer fraud claim against a contractor was not an "occurrence" and was not covered under the CGL policy. Dostart v. Columbia Ins. Group, 2025 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 48 (April 18, 2025).

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PJM’s Reliability Backstop Procurement Proposal—Fast-Track Capacity to Meet Rising Large-Load Demand

May 12, 2026 — Stephen J. Humes, Alicia M. McKnight, Jason Drogin Atwood & Andrew H. Jacobs - Gravel2Gavel

In January, we discussed the Statement of Principles jointly signed by the National Energy Dominance Council and governors across the mid-Atlantic region—framing accelerating demand (especially from large-scale data centers) as an emergency...

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