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International Arbitration Focus - Sector-Specific Arbitration Insight
Editorial Arbitration in the shipping sector: Complexity, practicality, and evolving trends – English and Chinese perspectives Arbitration in the insurance sector Arbitration in financial disputes: trends, innovations, and the road ahead International arbitration and the critical minerals race Oil and gas disputes: why the energy industry turns to arbitration The specificities of construction arbitration
Legal, regulatory, and insurance considerations when leveraging AI in investigations, RCA, and CAPA: Framing and operational guardrails for safety leadership
15 September 2026 / 1 min read As organizations turn to artificial intelligence to enhance incident investigations, root cause analyses (RCAs), and corrective action processes (CAPAs), new questions are emerging at the intersection of operational safety, legal exposure, and insurance coverage.
Opinion: Men's health: Prevention starts with knowing your numbers
John Ellison For many men, taking care of their health can sometimes take a back seat, but making time for regular checkups and preventive care is essential to staying healthy and active for years to come. As a primary care physician, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping patients stay healthy rather than simply treating illness after it develops.
Opinion: Men's health: Prevention starts with knowing your numbers
For many men, taking care of their health can sometimes take a back seat, but making time for regular checkups and preventive care is essential to staying healthy and active for years to come. As a primary care physician, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping patients stay healthy rather than simply treating illness after it develops.
Opinion: Men's health: Prevention starts with knowing your numbers
For many men, taking care of their health can sometimes take a back seat, but making time for regular checkups and preventive care is essential to staying healthy and active for years to come. As a primary care physician, one of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping patients stay healthy rather than simply treating illness after it develops.
Legal 500 US recognizes Reed Smith with 39 practice rankings and 27 lawyer recognitions
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The guide highlights client praise for the firm's collaborative, commercially minded approach.
By Wendell Bartnick, Oliver Beiersdorf, James Boudreau, Patrick Bradley, Keri S. Bruce, Sarah Bruno, Chris Buchanan, Alice Colarossi, Han Deng, Paul DiDomenico, John Ellison, Catherine Kiernan, David Long-Daniels, Jason Newman, Benjamin Patton, Mark Pedretti, Anatoliy Rozental, Gregory Speier, John Vishneski, J. James Cooper, Gina M. Kantos, Nicolle R. Snyder Bagnell
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Reed Smith named in GAR 30 ranking for 8th consecutive year
Reed Smith's international arbitration practice spans offices in the world's leading arbitral centers, including London, Paris, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Miami, and Houston. Global Head of International Arbitration Timothy Cooke leads the practice.
Coming Back to Build: AI, Regeneration, and a Regen Builders Cohort? 👷🧱
Hey ReFi DAO fam! It's been a while... I just got off a long conversation with Monty about ReFi DAO's future and I'm excited to be back in touch. For those who don't know me: I'm John Ellison, founder of ReFi DAO. I helped build this community alongside a bunch of amazing leaders starting in 2021, watched it grow into a global movement, and then in early 2024 I stepped back. Took a sabbatical. Played music. Surfed. Traveled. Filmed a documentary.
Insurers Are Taking Advantage of a Recent Legal Trend to Wriggle Out of Their Duty to Defend
Click to enter your existing username and password or create a new account. Click to purchase an individual user subscription with your credit card. Expert OpinionInsurance Law The case, Granite State v. Primary Arms, could change how insurers must defend policyholders. Courts are denying coverage by arguing the conduct was “intentional,” but legal principles say insurers should defend if any allegations could be covered.
No Harm/No Foul: Why the Scope of Property Insurance Coverage Should Remain Unaffected by COVID-Related Rulings | Law.com
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166 Steeplechase Cir, Gibsonia, PA 15044, US
Operating Expenses Recurring costs required to maintain and manage a rental property, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, utilities (if paid by the owner), property management fees, and other day-to-day expenses. Calculation: Insurance + Property Taxes + Property Management + Repairs & Maintenance + Capital Expenditures + HOA Fees
89th Texas Legislative Session Recap: Key Outcomes for Power Generation and Clean Energy Industry | JD Supra
After 140 days of legislative activity, the 89th Texas Legislature adjourned Sine Die on June 2, 2025. This session saw the highest volume of bills filed in recent Texas legislative history, yet featured a notably lower passage rate of approximately 14% — in contrast to the typical 20%. In total, the Legislature passed over 1,300 bills and joint resolutions, while over 8,000 others died in committee or failed to meet procedural deadlines.
Texas Bill Sets Goal for Power Plants to Increase Dispatchable Generation or Buy Credits | JD Supra
On March 24, 2025, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 388 setting a legislative goal that 50% of all new power plant capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power region be sourced from “dispatchable generation” (e.g., coal, natural gas and oil). This bill has significant implications for power generation companies primarily focused on the development of renewable energy projects in Texas.
Questioning public broadcasting funding
To the editor: I am writing to share my perspective as a former long-time listener and supporter of public radio. While I still appreciate some of the programming, I have significantly reduced my listening in recent times. In the past, I was a contributing donor to KUAC. However, I made the decision to discontinue my financial support due to a perceived recurring bias in the coverage of political issues. It is my belief that “public” radio should strive for impartiality.
Kairos Counseling Center closes after 50 years of service
Posted March 13, 2025 11:53 pm Submitted by John Ellison The Kairos Counseling Center board of directors is holding an open house on Sunday, March 16, in celebration of those who have served and supported the organization over the years. The board of directors elected to hold the open house at the First Presbyterian Church where the organization was founded and currently resides. For five decades, the community-based organization was dedicated to providing quality, affordable counseling services.
"Masking And Disguise In The Plays Of Etherege, Wycherley, And Cosgreve" by John Ellison Carroll
Abstract Masks and disguises permeate the plays of Etherege, Wycherley, and Congreve. Previous studies of these elements have not considered some of their more significant literary and theatrical uses. Indeed, the mask is usually dismissed as a social phenomenon of the Restoration. However, like material disguise, the mask provides the plays with spectacle and serves numerous other dramaturgic functions--structural, thematic, symbolic, and satiric.
The Growing PFAS Morass: Why Insurance Should Cover These Products Liability Claims
For the last few years, major companies and smaller businesses alike have found themselves at the center of lawsuits over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and these suits are only becoming more common. The litigation has moved up from targeting the manufacturers of PFAS at the ground floor—now consumer product companies in the beauty, health, and food industries are all under fire.
The Bermuda Form (Part 2): Perfecting Coverage And Dispute Resolution (Podcast)
In this episode, we continue our two-part series on Bermuda Form policies. In our first episode, we discussed the history of the form, key policy terms and coverage issues, and how to incorporate the Bermuda Form into policy programs. In part 2, John Ellison, Richard Lewis and Catherine Lewis return to discuss how policyholders can perfect their coverage and handle the dispute resolution process.
Navigating The Bermuda Form (Podcast)
Most large U.S. companies buy catastrophic liability insurance through a Bermuda Form, a unique policy with many features designed to protect the selling insurance company. Further, Bermuda Forms require arbitration in London or Bermuda, under English procedural law and modified New York substantive law. John Ellison, Richard Lewis and Catherine Lewis explore how best to incorporate the Bermuda Form into policy programs, as well as the unusual hurdles to recovering under the Bermuda Form.
Ellison: Kroger-Albertsons merger no threat to fresh, affordable food
You have likely heard that the Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains are planning to merge so they can remain competitive in the grocery store sector. The merger was announced in October 2022, but the Federal Trade Commission sued to stop it in February, saying the merger would limit competition. The way I see it, this merger will ensure cities like Elko don’t lose stores! Initially, I was concerned about the merger.
Limiting Contractual Liability and Professional Services Exclusions in Liability Policies
Recent decisions analyzing the scope of contractual liability and professional services exclusions offer insight for policyholders seeking to maximize liability coverage for bodily injury, property damage, and securities claims.
Navigating the Bermuda Form
Click here to listen to the audio Most large U.S. companies buy catastrophic liability insurance through a Bermuda Form, a unique policy with many features designed to protect the selling insurance company. Further, Bermuda Forms require arbitration in London or Bermuda, under English procedural law and modified New York substantive law.
Insurance May Respond to Dealership Financial Losses Due to CDK Global Cyberattack
Key takeaways The ongoing CDK Global cyber event is likely to financially impact many auto dealerships and other affected businesses Businesses may have insurance coverage for those losses through a cyber policy, a property policy, a business owners policy, or other types of policies Businesses should immediately take several steps to protect their rights and maximize potential insurance recovery Ramifications from the CDK cyber event continue to evolve.
Disillusionment of Discharge: The FRESH START Through Bankruptcy Act
Although its roots precede the twenty-first century, the student loan debt “issue” in America has evolved in recent years into a full-blown “crisis.” Recently surpassing credit cards and auto loans, student loan debt is the second-largest type of consumer debt in the United States, behind only mortgage debt. Prior to the Higher Education Amendments of 1976, bankruptcy provided an avenue through which student loan debt could be discharged.
Kinross and Black Gold ore trucking plan is without merit
To the editor: I have heard Fairbanks referred to as “the world's largest truck stop.” This is not an endearing moniker. In regards to the Kinross and Black Gold ore trucking plan, an increase of truck traffic is not going to improve my quality of life. I do not live directly along the stretch of highway that will be affected by this industrial ore trucking plan, and I do not drive those routes daily.
Emerging landscape for fossil fuel producers seeking coverage for climate change liability lawsuits
Photo: Adobe Stock This summer brought brutal heat and lunar-like haze from Canadian wildfires to wide swaths of the United States, while record-high marine temperatures promise a punishing tropical storm and hurricane season this fall. State and local governments have filed lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions seeking damages from fossil fuel companies for property damage and bodily injury resulting from climate change.
Emerging Landscape for Fossil Fuel Producers Seeking Coverage for Climate Change Liability Lawsuits
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Marshalling Insurance Resources to Counter False Claims Act Defense Costs and Liability
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Let History Be Your Guide: Pa.'s Chance to Stem the Ill-Conceived Tide
Courts across the country have largely been ignoring the historical meaning and purpose of all-risk business interruption insurance that has been commonly understood in the insurance and commercial sectors for decades. Fortunately for Pennsylvania businesses that suffered losses as the result of the recent pandemic and government shutdown orders, Pennsylvania courts appear to be bucking that erroneous trend. The Pennsylvania Superior Court in Ungarean v.
Let History Be Your Guide: Pa.'s Chance to Stem the Ill-Conceived Tide
Courts across the country have largely been ignoring the historical meaning and purpose of all-risk business interruption insurance that has been commonly understood in the insurance and commercial sectors for decades. Fortunately for Pennsylvania businesses that suffered losses as the result of the recent pandemic and government shutdown orders, Pennsylvania courts appear to be bucking that erroneous trend. The Pennsylvania Superior Court in Ungarean v.
Perrigo Company et al v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company et al
July 20, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE/INFORMATION regarding Consent of the Parties to the Magistrate Judge. (mg) July 20, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Business Entity Disclosure Statement filing requirement. (mg) July 20, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against First State Insurance Company, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company, Twin City Fire Insurance Company (Filing fee $402, Receipt number ATNMDC-3869393), filed by Perrigo Company of Tennessee, Perrigo Company.
Remembering the turnaround of the battle at Stalingrad 80 years ago
The German surrender on February 2, 1943 paved the way for defeat of fascism Eighty years ago, on February 2, 1943, the Soviet Union’s sustained defence of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) ended with the surrender of 91,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army under General von Paulus. The battle for the city had raged since the previous September.
As snowfall turns to flooding, New York area businesses should protect their insurance rights | JD Supra
The Buffalo, New York, and Erie and Niagara county areas have been devastated by record-setting levels of snowfall in a storm now known as Winter Storm Elliott. In just a few days, the areas were bombarded with blizzards dumping a year’s worth of snow that reached almost five feet in some places. The heavy snow has led to several building collapses and numerous fatalities.
Laxalt stands for veterans
This fall, voters across the Silver State will face a choice between two candidates for Nevada's U.S. Senate seat. On one hand, you have Adam Laxalt. Adam is a Navy veteran who stepped forward and answered the call to serve during the height of the war in Iraq. On the other, you have Catherine Cortez Masto -- a career politician who spent her entire life working in government.
No Place for the Pollution Exclusion in PFAS Products Liability Claims
Litigation over per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the United States continues to garner news coverage and generate headlines. While these suits began as claims against manufacturers of PFAS itself, they are now beginning to appear further down the supply chain in an enormous variety of industries.
The emerging PFAS & PFOA insurance coverage battleground
Generally, arguments exist that PFAS litigation may be covered by general liability and other insurance policies. However, contentions will arise over whether certain policy exclusions apply. To date, three cases have litigated insurance coverage issues concerning underlying PFAS claims. (Credit: Bigstock) Litigation over per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS) in the United States has been headline inducing.
PFAS and PFOA Litigation and Regulation: An Emerging Insurance Coverage Battleground
Litigation over PFAS in the United States has been headline inducing. As companies that manufacture PFAS or use PFAS in the manufacturing of other end products are strapped with extraordinarily large verdicts and settlements, many will need to turn to their insurance companies to access the insurance coverage they have purchased to protect their businesses. In addition to the currently occurring PFAS litigation, increased federal and state PFAS regulation will induce further disputes and recovery.
Regenerative Economics in Web3
Regenerative Economics in Web3 By John Ellison Time is running out... We have just under 8 years left to reduce global emissions by 50% and close the emissions gap to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. We’re talking about reducing global emissions by over 30 gigatonnes per year—that’s 30 billion tons of greenhouse gases removed from the global economy.
Welcome to the Weekly ReFi Roundup
Welcome to the Weekly ReFi Roundup! John Ellison here. I lead the Growth team at Toucan Protocol in my day job. In my nights and weekends I invest as much as I can into the ReFi ecosystem to help scale climate impact in web3. A few people have kindly asked if I'd put together a summary of the major events happening at the intersection of climate action and web3, so here it goes! Let me know how you find it... What is ReFi?
Stefan Heym: A central witness to both fascism and socialism in Germany
After leaving the U.S. in the 1950s, writer Stefan Heym returned to Germany, living—sometimes as a critic of the government—in the GDR until it was dismantled. He died in a reunified Germany in 2001. | via Morning Star Stefan Heym—journalist, novelist, essayist—and a lifelong socialist, died 20 years ago, aged 88, on Dec. 16, 2001. His unfading commitment to humanity through his writing and actions must be remembered and celebrated.
John Ellison: Coping with Covid at Legislature
John Ellison: Coping with Covid at Legislature To my constituents and fellow Nevadans: We are finally hitting the end of the session. During this last week at the Nevada Legislature, I have been faced with the difficult decision to either sit in my office and try to vote by video where it is very difficult to hear, see and understand the events on the Assembly floor or to wear a mask the entire time and remain in the Assembly Chamber.
History Should Repeat Itself: The Longstanding Meaning of 'Direct Physical Loss of' Property | The Legal Intelligencer
L-R: John N. Ellison, Luke E. Debevec and Lin Zheng of Reed Smith. Courtesy Photos On March 22, Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Christine Ward ruled in Ungarean v. CNA, No. GD-20-006544, 2021 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 2 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl., Allegheny Cnty., Mar. 22, 2021), that a dentist-policyholder is entitled to coverage for his business income losses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coverage For Suez Canal Supply And Trade Disruptions
April 14, 2021 The six-day blockage of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given has resulted in numerous trade and supply chain disruptions for businesses that depend on timely shipments. At least 400 cargo ships were stuck and many forced to reroute. Businesses may be protected from lost profits and the costs of these interruptions and supply chain delays by insurance.
Restaurant Virus Coverage Ruling Offers Insight For Insureds
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Commentary: Ellison on decision to shut down bars and continued attacks on mining
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Is organic food better for your health?
The benefits of eating organic are numerous and well-evidenced. As no toxic chemicals are used, organic food is healthier for our bodies. Farmers aren’t exposed to harmful substances and don’t have to go into debt to finance petrochemicals and industrial machinery. Also, it’s good for the soil, insects and for animals. Organic food is food as nature intended. We at Goodery believe organic agriculture is the only viable way to sustain human life on earth long term.
Here we go again: Virus exclusion for COVID-19 and insurers
The denial of coverage for the coronavirus is likely to lead to significant legal battles, similar to those over the pollution exclusion. (Photo: Shutterstock) Editor’s Note: The following article expresses the opinion of the authors, who represent policyholders, not the editorial team at PropertyCasualty360.
Here we go again: Virus exclusion for COVID-19 and insurers
The denial of coverage for the coronavirus is likely to lead to significant legal battles, similar to those over the pollution exclusion. (Photo: Shutterstock) People and businesses across the world are reeling in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and many will be looking to their insurance policies to assist with their recovery efforts from the impact of the disease.
Better options exist than ‘improving’ Minnie Street
Recently I received the Minnie Street Corridor Study for public review because we lease property in the area, live close to downtown and drive this area daily. I also reviewed the online study and attended the meeting reviewing some of the proposals. The public comment period ends today. You can find the Minnie Street Corridor Study at bit.ly/2Pw5gwO. The stated objective of this study, done for the city of Fairbanks, is to identify cost-effective improvements and address transportation issues.
Historic concert features Fayette natives Charlie McCoy and John Ellison - Fayette Tribune: News
Charlie McCoy and John Ellison's performance will help celebrate the dedication of a Fayetteville Arts Coalition mural on W.Va. 16 at the Second Street abutment. The mural depicts instruments typical of Appalachian music and heritage, and features the two musicians' names. “We are thrilled to welcome these gentlemen back to Fayette County," said Ginger Danz, president of the Fayetteville Art Coalition board of directors. "This is great opportunity to showcase these national treasures.
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