• posted: Sep. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Estate Planning
• pour-over will,  living trust,  executor

A living trust is a popular means of transferring money and property to heirs and other beneficiaries without a will. You can move assets into the trust and, as the Read More

• posted: Aug. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• insurance fraud,  Insurance Fraud Protection Act

Fraud perpetrated by insured parties continues to plague the insurance industry, driving up litigation expenses for insurance companies and ultimately pushing premium costs higher for everyone. Insurance companies defending against Read More

• posted: Jul. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• Consumer Credit Protection Act,  debt collection,  primary use test

Lenders offering auto financing must comply with various federal and state consumer protection laws, including the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (CCPA). A finance company must abide by Read More

• posted: Jun. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Employment Law
• mixed motives,  pretext,  employment discrimination

Employers face may discrimination claims when employees believe they have been retaliated against, demoted, terminated or otherwise disciplined because of unlawful reasons, such as the employee’s race, ethnicity, disability or Read More

• posted: May 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Litigation
• eDiscovery,  spoliation,  iMessages,  iOS 16,  iPhones,  iPads

Apple’s new iOS 16 operating system for iPhones and iPads includes features that companies and lawyers should know about because of their implications for eDiscovery. Released in September 2022, the Read More

• posted: Apr. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Business Law
• auto dealerships,  FTC regulations,  unfair or deceptive practices

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to adopt a rule that it claims will make the motor vehicle-buying process clearer and more competitive and also allow the FTC to Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Employment Law
• sexual harassment,  assumption of risk,  hostile work environment

A woman may accept work in a job that is known for capitalizing on the sex appeal of the employees, such as a cocktail waitress or VIP hostess at a Read More

• posted: Feb. 20, 2023
• Daniel Burns
• Litigation
• third-party litigation financing

Insurance companies are often criticized for taking any opportunity they can to raise premiums while limiting payouts on claims. However, one thing that drives up the costs of these premiums Read More

• posted: Jan. 20, 2023
• Kelly Pawlowski
• Civil Rights
• qualified immunity,  police robots

The 1987 science fiction action film RoboCop featured a super-human cyborg from the future sent on a mission to eradicate crime in Detroit. Now, more than 35 years later, technology Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2022
• Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC
• Employment Law
• employee productivity,  electronic surveillance

The increasingly popular practice of employees working from home has altered what used to be tried and true supervisory methods. No longer can employers visually monitor employees to make sure Read More