"The best advice is to make sure you have a consistent policy to apply across the board," Michelle Reed, a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in Dallas, said. "If you're consistent, you're less likely to face regulatory scrutiny. That's not to say that you won't be sued, but if you limit the risk you can nip that kind of litigation in the bud."

While COVID-19 has plagued the world with deaths and forced more than a billion people to stay at home, cyber criminals have not exited the scene. Instead, they are exploiting the vulnerabilities of people working at home and launching attacks on COVID-19-related medical facilities. In their Cyber Crime column, Peter Halprin and Jacquelyn Mohr demonstrate that policyholders have a path to insurance recovery under policies in addition to cyber insurance policies.

Here is a round-up of essential COVID-19-related news from around the world on May 4, 2020.

Questions whether an electrical contractor's installation of heat tape on a roof is a CGL or construction defect claim.

Questions whether an electrical contractor's installation of heat tape on a roof is a CGL or construction defect claim.

Discusses potential claims for employers arising out of the coronavirus exposure in the work environment.

When you don't have insurance until after the loss.

The 8th Circuit determined that the faulty workmanship exclusion did not apply, despite the occurrence of faulty workmanship on the roof panels in question.

After falling 25 feet at a construction site, John Cambra sustained serious injuries from head to toe.

Answer: Second only to 2016, 2019 was hottest year on record.