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Zack Kobrin, a Partner in Saul Ewing's Fort Lauderdale office, will be speaking at the 2025 Florida Marijuana Policy Conference, The Future of Florida’s Marijuana Program , on Monday, January 13, 2025. The session that Zack will participate in is Cannabis Banking, Legal & Finance. He will speak...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions including the standard of review for ERISA benefit denials, whether structural conflict entitles a claimant to conflict-of-interest discovery, whether a “relative value units” analysis warrants equitable tolling, whether the administrative record...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions including the impact of a COVID furlough on eligibility for LTD benefits, what constitutes a breach of an employer’s fiduciary duty, what defines total proof of disability or is viewed as a severe procedural violation, and the appropriate weight...
Philadelphia (December 4, 2024) - Saul Ewing LLP announced today that James S. Gkonos, Counsel in the firm’s Insurance Practice, has been appointed Chairman and President of the Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC), the premier organization for attorneys who practice insurance regulatory law in...
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM | Zachary R. Kobrin Banking and Financing for the Marijuana Industry Federal Rules and Regulations Affecting Financing Controlled Substance Act Bank Secrecy Act 18 USC §1956 Interpreting the Latest FinCEN and Justice Department Guidance Lender Due Diligence With Cannabis...
The legal cannabis landscape has rapidly evolved, particularly in states like Delaware, which legalized medical marijuana in 2011 and recreational use in 2023. However, the complexities of cannabis law become more pronounced in the context of bankruptcy.
This month’s Friday Five discusses cases involving ERISA preemption, the methodology for calculating qualified joint and survivor annuity benefits, a dispute over an attempt to supplement the record before the Court, a factual dispute precluding summary judgment on a bad faith claim, and the payroll...
Insurers’ use of artificial intelligence is under increasing scrutiny from regulators and consumers. California, Colorado, and New York (and several other states) have already issued guidance on the use of artificial intelligence by insurers. Additionally, some states have adopted their own versions...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to Long-COVID, a class action RICO suit, the physical illness exclusion to accidental death and dismemberment claims, consideration due to an Administrative Law Judge’s disability determination, and self-reported claims of fatigue. The Saul Ewing ERISA...
Join Zachary Kobrin, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, as he speaks at the 2024 Florida Marijuana Policy Conference on The Future of Adult Use and Medical Marijuana in Florida. 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. MMTC INDUSTRY PANEL – FLORIDA’S FUTURE Moderator – Jeffrey Sharkey Trulieve – Lauren Niehaus, Executive...
NEW YORK (September 17, 2024) – Marshall Dworkin, an experienced litigator, has become counsel in Saul Ewing’s New York office, joining former colleagues James Chou and Peter Zlotnick. Mr. Dworkin is a litigator with substantial experience representing clients in commercial, insurance and...
This month’s Friday Five discusses cases addressing the effect of continuing to receive benefits during the period of alleged disability, reliance on an employer’s records in making a disability determination, the admissibility of expert and lay testimony from a physician in a trial over LTD...