Over the last week, organizations around the globe have struggled to bring operations back online following a botched software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. As the dust settles, affected organizations should consider whether they are insured against losses or claims arising from the outage. 

As environmental concerns continue to take center stage, more and more companies are finding themselves facing scrutiny from the U.S. EPA. As a result, from a risk management perspective, environmental compliance is more important than ever in 2024—and this is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future.

On July 23, 2024, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declined to stay the September 4, 2024, effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule that bans all new noncompete agreements nationwide and renders existing noncompete agreements binding most workers unenforceable.

The National Law Review, a leading online legal and business news and information source with a history dating back over 100 years, recently announced the appointment of Gary Chodes as its new CEO on July 1, 2024. Mr. Chodes is a serial entrepreneur from the legal-tech, legal services, and fin-tech sectors.