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WBS Fall Quarterly
11/18/2024
In this Fall 2024 issue, WBS highlights recent cases involving an Employee Discharge Dispute, a Close Corporation Shareholder Dispute, A Constructive Trust Dispute, a Surety Bond Agreement Dispute as well as an Insurance Dispute.
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U.S. Supreme Court Reins in Insurance Regulator
11/4/2024
Rob Muriel and Jay Zenker left an insurance coverage boutique that represented policyholders in complex, high-value insurance recovery matters and joined WBS in July this year. In 2019, Governor Pritzker appointed Rob as Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, where he served for two years and played an important role as well at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, where he collaborated with other state insurance regulators and guided Illinois through the COVID-19 pandemic. WBS has insurance depth and represents clients across the country in insurance matters ranging from coverage disputes to regulatory matters. We keep an eye on new insurance cases as well as regulatory activity at the national level. This past summer the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on a notable insurance regulatory case. In National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 U.S. 175 (2024), the Court reminded government officials, at every level of government, that there are bounds to their policymaking authority.
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Banning Non-Competition Agreements: The Battle is Over but The War Goes On
11/3/2024
In October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission filed an appeal to overturn a decision U.S. District Court in Texas that could revive the possibility of a nationwide ban on non-competition agreements. Read on to see how WBS Partner Kerry Saltzman highlights how Illinois legislation as well as other states' legislation and court decisions have addressed the war on non-competition agreements, and what employers need to know.
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