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Attorney: Thomas H. Segars

January 11, 2022 Thomas H. Segars
Posted in  Other 75-1.1 Issues

Chicken One Day and Feathers the Next: Section 75-1.1 Claims of Insurance Assignees

Rights to insurance proceeds can be—and frequently are—assigned. For example, one business might acquire an insured’s right to insurance proceeds as part of a larger asset acquisition. Or an unpaid contractor who repaired damage to a home after a hurricane might take an assignment of the insured’s rights to collect […]

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August 24, 2021 Thomas H. Segars
Posted in  Federal Preemption Misrepresentations

A Honey Boo Boo? The Ninth Circuit Discusses Bees, the “Reasonable Consumer,” and the Intersection of Federal Labeling Law and Section 75-1.1

Imagine yourself combing the aisles of the local Trader Joe’s with your brood in tow. You are minding your own beeswax when, above the drone of swarming shoppers, you hear a buzz about a new product: “100% New Zealand Manuka Honey.” As you grab a jar off the shelf, what […]

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February 9, 2021 Thomas H. Segars
Posted in  Privacy and Data Security

Wire-Transfer Phishing in Recent Section 75-1.1 Case Follows a Familiar Fact Pattern

If you aren’t losing sleep over malicious phishing schemes and other cybercrimes, you should be. According to the FBI, one type of cybercrime in particular—Business Email Compromise or BEC—cost businesses more than $26 billion over only three years. And, to bring the point closer to home, according to State Bar […]

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