HUD Suspends Filing of New Foreclosures and Proceeding with Current Foreclosures in Nationwide Response to Coronavirus
March 19, 2020
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developers (HUD)-approved lenders take note – the filing of new foreclosures and proceeding with current foreclosures has been suspended by HUD for the next sixty (60) days, beginning March 18, 2020. This moratorium applies only to mortgages insured by the…
TDI Considers Possible Suspension of Texas Insurance Laws and Regulations for COVID-19 Response
March 18, 2020
by Burnie Burner
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a Proclamation declaring a state of disaster for the entire state of Texas as a result of the growing crisis related to COVID-19. As in past disaster declarations, the Proclamation is issued under the authority provided in Chapter 418 of…
Practical Suggestions for Insurers for Post COVID-19 Inquiries
March 18, 2020
by Burnie Burner
Almost every disaster with insurance implications is followed by some sort of regulatory or legislative inquiry. Usually it begins with a data call or a complaint inquiry and then often turns into market conduct examinations or enforcement actions. COVID-19 is likely to follow the same path once…
Disposal of Coronavirus Contaminated Medical Waste: Texas Commission in Environmental Quality Guidance
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) has issued regulatory guidance regarding the transportation, treatment and disposal of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) medical waste. TCEQ states that it generally defines medical waste as: . . . special waste from health care-related…
Non-Transportation-Related Onshore Facilities/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environmental Organizations Enter into Consent Decree Requiring Promulgation of Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning Regulations
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and three environmental organizations entered into a March 12th Consent Decree (“Decree”) addressing Section 311(j)(5)(A)(i) of the Clean Water Act. See 19 Civ. 2516 (USDC s.d.n.y.). The environmental organizations entering into the Decree…