Risk Mitigation

For commercial property owners, it is time to get in line. Although its deadline for filing assessment appeals is typically March 31 of the year in issue, Allegheny County is providing a special [...]

On May 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., and rejected a court-created rule that benefitted defendants (typically employers), that [...]

The deadline for filing a tax assessment appeal for either commercial or residential properties in Allegheny County is March 31, 2022. Pennsylvania property owners have the right to file a tax [...]

Landlords have empty space. Businesses decide they have too much space, and want to pay less, or have to pay less, for what they do have. Income from property ownership declines, and expenses [...]

Businesses across the country – seeking to recoup losses resulting from COVID-19 and related government closure orders – sought coverage under their insurance policies for business interruption [...]

COVID-19 and its aftermath has caused businesses large and small to reassess many aspects of normal operations, including supply chain risks, liquidity constraints, overhead and fixed costs and [...]

You may have claims for property damage, business interruption, and contingent business interruption. Liability coverage, extra expense coverage, coverage for losses caused by civil authority [...]

On April 3, 2020, Pennsylvania introduced House Bill 2372 which is an “act providing for insurance coverage for business interruption.” The bill is similar to legislative measures [...]

On Sunday, the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Health issued new standards for building cleanliness to protect the public health. The new order applies to all buildings with at least [...]

Businesses which are not categorized as life-sustaining or otherwise received a waiver from the Commonwealth have until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3 to seek an exemption from Governor Wolf’s [...]