Clean Cosmetics and PFAS: An Intersection of Competing Interests

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As consumers change and evolve so do the industries that serve them; the cosmetics industry is not alone in this constantly moving product cycle. The clean cosmetic industry is just one microcosm of this. Cosmetics manufacturers are adapting to consumer demand for products that contain fewer additives or can be marketed as “environmentally friendly.” The... Read more »

Analyzing Cyberspace’s Global Impact

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In connection with November’s International Fraud Awareness Week (November 13th-19th, 2022), this article addresses some of the common cyber pitfalls, and it also includes some of those cyber incident legislative responses initiated to help reduce such events from happening on an international scale. A Changing Workforce & Impacts on the Cyber World As noted by the... Read more »

Why OCIP CPL?

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Have any of your insureds asked you to comment on the coverage afforded and the cost-effectiveness of a Contractors Pollution Liability Policy for a specific project that covers some but not all of the parties engaged in construction activities… Providing coverage for some but not all of the parties involved in a construction project may... Read more »

Environmental Consultants and Professionals: Professional Liability Coverage Issues

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The Legal Team has received recent requests for claims examples involving Environmental Consultants. From a coverage perspective, one area to be cognizant of is how a policy defines “professional services” in the environmental consulting space. One of the newly added claims examples, URS Corp. v. TriState Environmental Management Services, Inc., involved a complex environmental remediation... Read more »