Matt Steinberg welcomes Beazley Insurance liability executives/experts, Jeremie Saada and Alyssa Pianelli, to discuss their "Top Five" litigation trends and observations from 2017, including increased litigation in the areas of sexual harassment, gender pay equity, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, website accessibility, and disability discrimination.
The group also discuss predictions for 2018, including the potential for increased shareholder and other derivative lawsuits seeking to hold management/board members liable for business losses stemming from harassment in the workplace or related harassment settlements/judgments.