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In “Narrowing the Professional Services Exclusion: Policyholder Lessons ‘Arising Out of’ Practice Fusion v. Freedom Specialty Insurance Company,” Pillsbury's Peter Gillon and Patrick Blood examine a recent California appellate court decision that “contravenes a number of recent decisions in which other courts have refused to adopt policy interpretations that would lead to a similarly absurd result.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/dDPjxN5P #policyholderinsurance #exclusion

Stephanie Angkadjaja and Thomas Van Wyngarden discuss the first federal heat standard for outdoor and indoor work, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (#OSHA). If approved, it will apply to general industry, construction, maritime and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eQAxNyvt #employmentlaw #workplacesafety

Jeffrey Vesely and Richard Nielson chronicle the decades of litigation and regulatory efforts that #California has seen on sales and use tax regulations for technology transfer agreements—and the meaningful progress that's finally being made. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_FuZUGk #taxlaw #technologytransferagreement #litigation #regulatory

“I want to try to help them as much as possible and encourage them to keep [working on their ideas] because that’s what drives innovation."   Pillsbury's Chad Hammerlind had the opportunity to speak with Natalie Posgate for The Texas LawBook on #probono work within #patentlaw.   Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/evPzkkgm

The market is changing, and more change is coming. Will deal makers dive into the changing market or proceed with caution? Please join our upcoming webinar as Pillsbury’s Matt Swartz discusses this topic with Joel Kallett (Clearsight Advisors), Jason Kaufman (The Chertoff Group), Bob Kipps (KippsDeSanto & Co.), Sam Maness (Raymond James) and Greg Van Beuren (Houlihan Lokey). Register here: https://lnkd.in/eCQiyTNK

Jeffrey Metzler and Sarah Rowan explore the #SCOTUS decision to maintain injunctions that block the U.S. Department of Education from enforcing new #TitleIX regulations in more than 20 states and against nearly 700 institutions of higher education. The updated regulations had faced challenges after expanding the definition of sex discrimination to include discrimination on the basis of gender identity. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gpPUQG5N

With over 1,000 projects valued at $320 billion unveiled, a surge in demand for economically transporting substantial volumes of hydrogen is underway. Join Pillsbury's Elina Teplinsky, along with Ivo Bols (Air Products), Dr. Gabriel Clemens (E.ON), Agnes Herdick (Uniper) and Wesam Alghamdi (NEOM Green Hydrogen Company), as they discuss facilitating international trade of hydrogen at the Investing in Green Hydrogen 2024 Summit in London. For more information or to register: https://lnkd.in/gezp_Fbu

Joshua Morse, Carmela Nicholas and Claire Wu unpack a recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey in which the court ruled that there is no intrinsic rule that a trustee’s obligation to perform postpetition #lease obligations creates an administrative expense claim. https://lnkd.in/gEDU_3Fj #chapter7 #realestate #rent #bankruptcycourt #newjersey