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Bankruptcy Judge Rules Directors of Failed SVB Can Tap D&O Insurance
May 25 2023 // A bankruptcy judge is allowing current and former officials with the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank to tap into the $210 million in insurance coverage available through directors and officers liability policies to...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Agree on $1M Settlement Over Inmate’s Death
May 25 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday signed off on a $1.05 million settlement with the family of a state prison inmate who died of appendicitis in 2018 despite five visits to the prison’s medical...
Time Lag Does Not End Insurer’s Duty to Defend, Court Rules
May 24 2023 // A federal court in New York has reiterated that a time lag between the date a trip-and-fall accident occurred and when the conduct alleged to have caused it took place does not itself relieve an insurer of its duty to...
Judge Throws Out Shareholder Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Over Twitter Buyout
May 23 2023 // A judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk that claimed he cheated Twitter shareholders several times last year in the course of buying the social media company for $44 billion. In a decision on...
Lawmakers Warn Leaky, Crumbling UK Parliament at Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Event
May 22 2023 // Britain’s Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It’s also a crumbling, leaky, asbestos-riddled structure at “real and...
Colleague’s Death Spurs Connecticut Lawmakers to Pass Wrong-Way Driver Bill
May 22 2023 // Connecticut lawmakers, shaken by the death of a colleague killed in a wrong-way crash earlier this year, unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that attempts to curtail the growing problem of wrong-way drivers. The...
N.J. Appeals Court Rules War Exclusion Doesn’t Apply to NotPetya Attack
May 22 2023 // Insurers may not use a war exclusion to deny coverage to Merck & Co. for a 2017 cyberattack blamed on the Russian military, a panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled. The panel affirmed a decision by the Union...
Alabama Judge Halts Bridge Project, Says DOT Director Had Vendetta
May 19 2023 // Driven by a “personal vendetta” against a toll bridge company, Alabama’s transportation director planned to build an unnecessary bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway at a cost of more than $100 million...
Judge Blocks New Jersey Insurance Mandate and Ban on Handguns in Certain Places
May 18 2023 // A federal judge on Tuesday blocked part of New Jersey’s new handgun carry law that barred weapons from being carried in so-called sensitive places and halted a new insurance mandate the law sought to...
Crypto Should Be Regulated as Gambling, UK Lawmakers Say
May 17 2023 // Bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies should be regulated as gambling given the significant risks they pose to consumers, a panel of UK lawmakers said in a report on Wednesday. Britain, which wants to become a global...
Delaware Supreme Court Rules Franchise Law Does Not Ban Tesla Dealership
May 17 2023 // Delaware’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a judge’s ruling upholding a decision by state officials to prohibit electric vehicle maker Tesla from selling its cars directly to customers. In a ruling last...
London Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Shell Board of Climate Failures
May 15 2023 // A London judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Shell Plc’s board members of failing to manage climate change risks. In a decision published Friday the judge threw ClientEarth’s suit out before a full hearing as...
Connecticut Lawmaker, Other Driver Both DUI in Fatal Crash
May 12 2023 // A Connecticut state representative and a wrong-way driver were both over the legal limit for alcohol when they were killed in a highway crash in January, according to government officials and state police. Middletown...
China’s Communists Appoint Chief of New Financial Regulatory Body
May 12 2023 // China’s Communist Party appointed Li Yunze, vice governor of Sichuan province, as the party chief of its new financial regulator, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said on its official...
Legislation to Govern AI Takes Another Step in Europe
May 11 2023 // European lawmakers came a step closer to passing new rules regulating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, following a crunch vote on Thursday where they agreed tougher draft legislation. The European...
Abuse Victims Prepared to Sue Baltimore Archdiocese Under New Law
May 11 2023 // After Maryland lawmakers recently eliminated the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits amid heightened scrutiny of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced plans Tuesday to...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Limiting Zip Code Weight in Auto Rates
May 11 2023 // Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a measure that would curtail the use of geographical location in the rating of private passenger auto insurance, a factor that critics say now penalizes urban and minority...
EU Lawmakers Warn of Hungary, Poland Spyware Abuses
May 10 2023 // European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware against opposition politicians and journalists on May 9 raised deep concern about abuses in Hungary and Poland and lamented a lack of cooperation with their...
Philip Morris Must Pay $37M to Cancer Victim, Massachusetts High Court Rules
May 10 2023 // Tobacco company Philip Morris USA must pay $37 million to a Massachusetts woman who developed cancer from smoking Marlboro Lights cigarettes, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in a unanimous decision. The...
EU Set for Tough Talks After Lawmakers Back Stricter Methane Rules
May 9 2023 // The European Parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of rules that would force companies selling oil and gas in Europe to cut their methane emissions, setting itself up for tough negotiations with EU countries seeking weaker...
