Confidentiality agreements have become a ubiquitous feature of commercial litigation. This is due, in part, to the expansion of e-discovery and the exchange of ever-increasing numbers of documents.

According to reporting by the Washington Post, 771 lawsuits have been filed nationwide against businesses because of COVID-19.

As workers around the world become more comfortable using video conferencing apps such as Zoom, Ring Central, Skype, Teams, and many more, privacy concerns have arisen. Zoom, in particular, is in hot water over alleged lax privacy policies, with another lawsuit against the company being filed.

After weeks of anticipation, the federal government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The Act is the largest of its kind ever enacted and provides relief for small and mid-size businesses through a variety of programs.

At its core, insurance is a product designed to mitigate risk. Some risks are obvious: the risk that a building could catch fire or collapse; the risk that a mistake might cause a product to be defective; or the risk that poor or uninformed management might result in claims by an employee.