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Marijuana and the Workplace - Can an Employer Fire a Worker Who Comes to Work High?

Von Bill Baumann |October 01, 2015|English

Legalization of medical marijuana for recreational or medical use has caused confusion among employers. Can the boss fire a worker who tests positive for drugs prescribed by a physician? Does it matter if that employee will be operating heavy machinery...
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Rethinking Death Compensation - Italy Ends Debate on Thanatological Damage

Von Lorenzo Vismara |September 24, 2015|English

Many Italian insurers have feared a potential change to rules related to the legal framework on thanatological damage (compensation in the event of death) due to a possible redefinition of health and life by the Italian Supreme Civil Court (Corte di...
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Lead Exposures in Australia - Should Insurers Be Worried Yet?

Von Nicholas Murphy |September 21, 2015|English

To date, liability insurers in Australia have received very few lead poisoning claims. Is this about to change? Lead contamination has been present in many sectors of the community for many years. Often it is at a relatively low level, but even at...
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Liability Insurance - Lessons from the Maggi Recall in India

Von Ayush Jain |July 27, 2015|English

Maggi brand instant noodles have recently landed Nestle in hot waters in India. In late April, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety & Drug Administration found excessive levels of lead and presence of added MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) in a sample batch...
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Liability Risk Management: Key to Cross-Border Jurisdictional Challenges

Von Frank Wang |July 23, 2015|English

Globalization is both an opportunity and a challenge for each and every country. China is not an exception. In recent years, China’s total overseas direct investment has been expanding steadily. Statistics from the Ministry of Commerce show that...
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Germanwings Crash Highlights Gaps in Bereavement Compensation

Von Manfred Tews |July 13, 2015|English

“Nothing will be as it was before,” said a relative of a victim of the Germanwings crash that occurred in March. Those words sum up the situation in which victims of acts of violence and their relatives find themselves. For them, pain and...
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