Stephen Rosenberg

sci-fi Link copied to clipboard Summary TV is becoming the new frontier for amazing sci-fi stories, attracting top talent like Christopher Walken and delivering impressive viewership.

Summary Starlight's evolving powers in The Boys showcase her unlimited potential and growth as a character and throughout the series.

Summary Iko Uwais has been practicing the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat since he was 10 years old.

Summary Some of Dren's violent tendencies in Splice were a result of her upbringing, with Clive treating her like an experiment.

Summary Recent Ghostbusters films set a low bar, leaving doubt about the success of the new animated series on Netflix.

Summary Legendary director Mel Brooks boasts a $100 million net worth, making him one of the richest comedy directors ever.

I suspect that no one understands as well as an ERISA litigator the extent to which the rules governing judicial decision making either determine the outcome of a dispute or, at a minimum, dictate a specific and limited range of potential outcomes as well as establish the respective odds of each. In the context of denial of benefit claims under ERISA, there is simply no question that the determination of the standard of review for the dispute – whether it is discretionary review or instead de novo review – effectively dictates either the outcome of the case or the odds of any of a limited number of potential outcomes occurring. In fact, whether evaluating the strength of a potential case as a plaintiff's lawyer for a participant or the strength of the defense as counsel to a plan administrator, the standard of review to be applied by the court is the first issue considered.

The relationship between climate change and the insurance industry has been a favorite hobbyhorse of mine for over a decade, since I learned that Lloyd's was closely studying the potential impact of climate change on insurance rates, profits, underwriting and the like. Good for the industry, I said then in my blog, for taking a proactive approach to a major threat to its business model. Beyond that, as I have written often, as goes insurance losses, insurance prices and the other economic disruptions caused by climate change, so too will go our collective economic, political and social willingness to respond to the crisis.

At this point, it's hard to argue that Rob Reiner's 1986 drama Stand by Me isn't one of the greatest coming-of-age films of all time.

Link copied to clipboard Throughout the last two decades, Peter Jackson has become one of modern cinema's most celebrated directors.