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How to Limit COVID-19 Related Legal Claims

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.11.21

In their Commentary, “How to Limit COVID-19 Related Legal Claims” in the January 2021 issue of Engineering News-Record, Meagan Bachman and Josh Lindsay of C&M discuss advice for limiting and mitigating the disputes that are coming as a result of COVID-19-related disruptions to construction projects. Even as the first vaccines are distributed around the globe, sustained challenges and cost and time impacts to projects can be expected. But there also are opportunities to mitigate the deleterious effects of COVID-19 and reduce the possibility of large-scale disputes down the road.

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Gender-Affirming Care Targeted for Potential False Claims Act Enforcement

On August 19, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) informed insurers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefits or Postal Service Health Benefits programs that gender-affirming care would no longer be covered for federal workers starting in 2026. This coverage decision is the Trump Administration’s latest action stemming from Executive Order 14187 which aims to prevent certain treatments, such as gender-affirming hormone therapy, surgeries, and puberty blockers for those under the age of 19. As previously discussed, the Administration has also signaled its intent to use various law enforcement tools against gender-affirming care, including  Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to police false or unsupported claims by medical professionals about gender-affirming treatments....