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Cushman Expects Stubborn Office Vacancies In Austin

By Grace Dixon

After unusual market disruptions brought on by the pandemic, Cushman & Wakefield says it expects high office vacancies in Austin, Texas, to linger for a few more years and that unprecedented demand for the city's industrial assets will stabilize gradually.

Court OKs $7.9M Deal For UPitt Pandemic Tuition Refunds

By Matthew Santoni

The University of Pittsburgh has agreed to a $7.85 million deal to end claims that it should have refunded students' tuition when it moved classes online at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a federal judge gave the deal his preliminary approval Monday.

​​​​​​​Outlet Chain Says NC Court Ruling Allows COVID Coverage

By Elizabeth Daley

A retail outlet chain asked a North Carolina state court to find it had coverage for more than $50 million in pandemic losses, citing a recent state Supreme Court ruling holding that the insuring phrase "direct physical loss" included loss of property use due to COVID-19 public health orders.

Vanda Sues FDA To Block Off-Label Use Drug Promo Regs

By Hannah Albarazi

A pharmaceutical company, a Texas physician and an often-jet lagged traveler sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Texas federal court Wednesday seeking to block marketing restrictions on the off-label uses of FDA-approved drugs, arguing that long-standing rules and Biden-era guidance runs afoul of the First Amendment.

Furniture Co. Will Pay $1.5M Over PPP Loan Fraud Charge

By Emilie Ruscoe

A North Carolina leather furniture supplier has agreed to a nearly $1.5 million deal ending government claims that it used manipulated payroll numbers to meet requirements for loan forgiveness under the COVID-era federal Payment Protection Program.

Judge Won't Block IRS' Automatic Denials Of Worker Credits

By Anna Scott Farrell

An Arizona federal judge rejected a request by two tax assistance companies to stop the IRS from issuing batch denials of thousands of pandemic-era worker credit claims, saying the companies, which take a cut of the refunded credits as fees, lack the legally required interest in their clients' refunds.


Expert Analysis

Texas Case Shows Why Juries Are Well-Suited To COVID Suits

The original jury verdict in Baylor College of Medicine v. Lloyd's, currently on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court after being overturned by an appellate panel, illustrates why COVID-19 business interruption claims with their case-specific facts need to be decided by juries, not by judges using a one-size-fits-all approach, says Jeremy Lawrence at Farella Braun.

NC COVID Ruling May Have Greater Coverage Implications

While the North Carolina Supreme Court's recent finding in favor of policyholders in a suit for business interruption coverage due to COVID-19 comes too late for most insureds to benefit, it should nonetheless have coverage implications far beyond COVID-19 claims, say attorneys at Robinson Bradshaw.

Inside The Appeals Board's 2024 Report To Congress

An in-depth examination of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals ​a continuing decline in new cases, motions and hearings, a trend that may correspond with ​t​he increased use of alternative dispute resolution, and expedited or accelerated proceedings, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

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