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DCA Can’t Prohibit Lower Court Ruling, Florida Justices Decide in Insurance Case
Aug 26 2022 // Claim Was Settled, But Insurer Attorneys Revealed Mediation Info, Claimants’ Lawyer Says An appeals court cannot be used to prohibit a lower court’s decisions, except through the normal appeal process, the...
Judge Cuts $500K Punitive Award Against Prison Guard to $5,000
Aug 26 2022 // A federal judge has overturned a jury’s decision imposing $500,000 in punitive damages against a former Delaware prison guard accused of sexually assaulting an inmate during a pat-down. The jury found in December...
Judge Dismisses Former Nebraska Officer’s Discrimination Lawsuit
Aug 25 2022 // A judge has dismissed the discrimination lawsuit of a former Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department spokeswoman, saying her allegations did not sufficiently prove a hostile work environment. Erin Spilker said in her lawsuit...
California Lawmakers Allow Lawsuits Against ‘Cyber Flashers’
Aug 24 2022 // Victims who receive unsolicited sexually graphic material by text, email, app or other electronic means could sue the sender under a bill that California lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. The bill targets...
Judge Blocks Florida ‘Anti-Woke’ Law Pushed by Gov. DeSantis
Aug 22 2022 // A Florida judge has declared a Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts race-based conversation and analysis in business and education unconstitutional. Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark...
Judges Behind ‘Kids-for-Cash’ Ordered to Pay More Than $200M
Aug 18 2022 // Two Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds who fell victim to their crimes. U.S. District Judge...
Bankruptcy Judge Clears Way for Defamation Case in Connecticut Against Alex Jones
Aug 17 2022 // A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday cleared the way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The case was filed by relatives of some victims of the 2012...
Another State Supreme Court Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown
Aug 12 2022 // The South Carolina Supreme Court on August 10 became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the virus that causes COVID-19 cannot cause a direct physical damage or loss covered by a commercial property...
Judge Rules Walgreens Contributed to San Francisco’s Opioid Crisis
Aug 12 2022 // A federal judge ruled this week that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and...
Judge in Flint Water Case Talks to Lawyers, Seals Transcript
Aug 8 2022 // A judge handling a trial over liability for lead contamination in Flint’s water sealed the transcript of a hearing with lawyers, a conference held this week while jurors were on an 11-day break from deliberations. A...
Viewpoint: Regulatory Interest in Big Data, AI More Than a Carrier Problem
Aug 4 2022 // The California Insurance Commissioner and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) recently issued a bulletin regarding industry bias and discrimination. The bulletin acknowledged allegations of bias and discrimination...
Boy Scouts Must Change $2.7 Billion Sex Abuse Fund, Judge Rules
Aug 1 2022 // The Boy Scouts of America must adjust their plan to create the biggest sexual abuse compensation fund in the U.S. in order to win final court approval for the $2.7 billion proposal, a judge ruled. The decision by a federal...
Louisiana Judge: State Can’t Order Insurers to Pay Ida Evacuation Expenses
Aug 1 2022 // A Louisiana judge has ruled that the state’s insurance commissioner’s directive ordering insurers to pay policyholders’ Hurricane Ida evacuation expenses is invalid and unenforceable. Judge Patrick Moore...
Judge Finds Washington Commissioner Exceeded Authority on Credit Score Ban
Jul 29 2022 // Thurston County Superior Court Judge Indu Thomas found that while Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s rule temporarily banning credit scoring followed the Administrative Procedures Act, but he exceeded...
Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt From Arbitration, Massachusetts High Court Rules
Jul 29 2022 // On-demand delivery drivers for Grubhub are subject to the company’s mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in overturning a lower court that found the...
Judge Questions 3M’s Use of Bankruptcy to Fight Veterans’ Suits
Jul 28 2022 // The federal judge administering more than 230,000 lawsuits against 3M Co. questioned whether the industrial giant acted in good faith when it decided to try to shift the cases to bankruptcy court instead of facing separate...
Gun Rights Groups Seek Injunction Against Delaware Gun Control Legislation
Jul 25 2022 // Delaware gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction against recently passed gun control legislation. The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on...
Judge Says Remington’s Gun Injury Settlement for Child Lacks Sufficient Information
Jul 22 2022 // A federal judge in Pennsylvania has declined to approve a settlement between gunmaker Remington Arms and a parent of a child injured when his grandfather’s gun allegedly misfired without the trigger being...
NHL Stymied by Judge in Its Pursuit of Billions From Insurer for COVID Damages
Jul 21 2022 // The National Hockey League can pursue a lawsuit against its insurance provider over losses stemming from the COVID pandemic — but not for the billions of the dollars in damages the league’s 19 clubs...
Massachusetts High Court Rules Attorney’s Fees Are Not Part of Insured Damages
Jul 18 2022 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that attorney’s fees from a consumer protection lawsuit are not covered as part of bodily injury damages under a business liability policy, reversing a lower court...
