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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Publications RSS - Wiley Rein</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/rss/publications/rss.xml</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:36:33 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:36:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Wiley Rein RSS Tool</generator><ttl>60</ttl><copyright>Copyright 2012 Wiley Rein LLP</copyright><item><title>Recent FCC Workshop Confirms Government Interest in Wireless Operational and Technical Standards</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7784</link><description><![CDATA[With exploding demand for wireless services and the rollout of new 4G services and infrastructure, the wireless industry is looking to increase coverage and capacity and modernize and update their networks.  The federal government has adopted nationally uniform technical regulations that leave the development of wireless technology to the market, and that leave decisions about deployment of particular technologies to licensees and carriers.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7784</guid></item><item><title>Case Filed by Minnesota Raises Significant HIPAA Enforcement Issues</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7786</link><description><![CDATA[A recent lawsuit brought by the Attorney General of Minnesota raises significant recent enforcement issues related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).  This development is important to both HIPAA covered entities and, even more significantly, to business associates under the HIPAA rules.  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7786</guid></item><item><title>EPA Enforcement Action Challenged in Supreme Court</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7785</link><description><![CDATA[On January 9, 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sackett v. EPA, a case that will determine whether the recipient of a federal agency&#8217;s compliance order can challenge that order in court. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7785</guid></item><item><title>Covered Loss Includes Enhanced Portion of Fee Award in Bump-Up Suit</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7776</link><description><![CDATA[Applying Illinois law, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has held that the carve-out in the definition of &#8220;loss&#8221; for the &#8220;multiplied portion of multiplied damages&#8221; did not apply to the enhanced portion of a fee award in a &#8220;bump-up suit&#8221; even though the total award was calculated by multiplying by five the amount of fees arrived at through the &#8220;lodestar&#8221; method. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7776</guid></item><item><title>Communications Chapter</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7783</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7783</guid></item><item><title>Claim for Negligent Overdraft of Attorney Escrow Account Arises out of Provision of Legal Services</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7773</link><description><![CDATA[Applying New York law, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, has held that a suit against an insured law firm involving an overdraft of the firm&#8217;s escrow account is a claim that &#8220;arises out of&#8221; the &#8220;rendering of professional legal services&#8221; and thus triggers the duty to defend under a professional liability policy.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7773</guid></item><item><title>Insurer's Retention and Reliance On Outside Counsel In Handling Claim Does Not Negate Privilege and Work Product Protection</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7774</link><description><![CDATA[The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi has held that an insurer did not waive the attorney-client privilege when, in response to questions posed by the insured, it stated it had relied on counsel in determining to deny coverage.&#160; ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7774</guid></item><item><title>Court Must Consider Extrinsic Evidence To Determine Ambiguity under California Law</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7775</link><description><![CDATA[The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has denied opposing motions for judgment on the pleadings seeking declarations as to coverage for lawsuits and other matters under directors and officers insurance policies because the court determined that it would have to consider extrinsic evidence before analyzing whether the policy language at issue was unambiguous.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7775</guid></item><item><title>Insurer Liable for Default Judgment Against Insured Where Asserted Policy Exclusions Did Not Apply</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7769</link><description><![CDATA[The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, has held that, based on the allegations of the underlying complaint, two policy exclusions did not bar coverage for underlying litigation in which a default judgment had been entered against the insured.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7769</guid></item><item><title>Challenge to Illinois Eavesdropping Law May Face Uphill Battle in the 7th Circuit</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7770</link><description><![CDATA[In ACLU v. Alvarez, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in district court challenging the constitutionality of the Illinois Eavesdropping Act, as applied to the audio recording of police officers when they are performing their public duties in public places and speaking at a volume audible to the unassisted human ear.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7770</guid></item><item><title>Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Finds Government Claim Relating to Voluntary Change to Accounting Practices Untimely</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7771</link><description><![CDATA[In a January 6, 2012 decision, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) held that a claim asserted by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) relating to the alleged cost impact of a contractor's voluntary change to its accounting practices was untimely under the six-year statute of limitations in the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C.    7101-7109.  Because the claim was untimely, the Board held that it was a "nullity."  The decision adds to the relatively sparse body of case law applying the CDA's statute of limitations to Government claims. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7771</guid></item><item><title>First Circuit Decision Opens the Door for Data Breach Suits</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7772</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7772</guid></item><item><title>Recent Case Highlights Viability of Counterfeiting Claims Against Former Franchisees - Lessons for Franchisors</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7767</link><description><![CDATA[When a franchise agreement is terminated or expires, a franchisor may encounter an uncooperative franchisee that refuses to cease operation of the franchised business.  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7767</guid></item><item><title>FCC Issues Fine for Online Contest Promoted On-Air</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7768</link><description><![CDATA[On January 19, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture&#160;(NAL) in the amount of $22,000 against the licensee of six Los Angeles radio stations for failing to properly disclose the material terms of a contest in accordance with the FCC's contest rule.&#160; The NAL comes on the heels of another recent fine upheld by the Commission against a Massachusetts broadcaster for failing to promptly award a contest prize.&#160;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7768</guid></item><item><title>The United States and the European Union Target Bank Tejarat for Sanctions</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7765</link><description><![CDATA[On January 23, 2012, the U.S. Department of Treasury, pursuant to Executive Order  13382, which prohibits transactions with and freezes the assets of weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters, announced the designation of Bank Tejarat, Iran's third-largest bank for sanctions.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7765</guid></item><item><title>Failure to Report Claim During Claims-Made and Reported Period Not a "Coverage Defense" for Purposes of Florida Waiver Statute</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7766</link><description><![CDATA[A federal district court in Florida has held that an insurer&#8217;s failure to comply with the timing requirement of Section 627.426 of the Florida Statutes did not preclude it from denying coverage for a claim not reported during the policy&#8217;s claims-made and reported period.&#160;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7766</guid></item><item><title>"Fatally Flawed Statistically and Therefore Unreasonable" Armed Services Board Finds DCAA Executive Compensation Review Methodology Defenseless</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7763</link><description><![CDATA[In a decision dated January 18, 2012, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals agreed with the Appellant that the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) method for analyzing the reasonableness of executive compensation under FAR 31.205-6 was subject to "statistical flaws" which rendered Government affirmative claims of nearly $600,000 untenable. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7763</guid></item><item><title>FTC Investigation Is a Claim Triggering Reporting Requirements</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7764</link><description><![CDATA[The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, applying Ohio law, has held that a policyholder's duty to provide notice of a claim first arose when it received a formal FTC investigation order. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7764</guid></item><item><title>Insurer May No Longer Delay Notifying Insured of Known Grounds for Denying Death or Bodily Injury Claim While Investigating Other Potential Grounds</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7760</link><description><![CDATA[The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, has overruled its prior holding and concluded that an insurer with knowledge of a late notice defense to coverage for a death or bodily injury claim must advise the insured of such &#8220;as soon as reasonably possible&#8221; even though its investigation of other potential defenses to coverage may be ongoing.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7760</guid></item><item><title>Undefined Term "Services" Ambiguous in Context of E&amp;O Exclusion</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7761</link><description><![CDATA[Applying California law, a federal district court has held that the undefined term &#8220;services&#8221; was ambiguous in the context of an errors and omissions exclusion endorsed onto a directors, officers and organization liability policy.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7761</guid></item><item><title>Fifth Circuit Upholds FCC's Shot Clock / Tower Siting Ruling</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7762</link><description><![CDATA[Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2009 Shot Clock Declaratory Ruling.  In its 2009 ruling, the FCC found that many state and local zoning authorities were not acting on appl...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7762</guid></item><item><title>First-Inventor-to-File, or First-to-Disclose?-Understanding the America Invents Act</title><link>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7758</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.wileyrein.com/publications.cfm?sp=articles&amp;id=7758</guid></item></channel></rss>
