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Judge Dismisses Suit by Mother Who Claimed School Hid Teen’s Gender Expression
May 9 2024 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Maine woman who accused school officials of encouraging her teen’s gender expression by providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting...
Georgia Regulations Would Cut Agents’ Licensing Course Load from 20 Hours to 8
May 8 2024 // The Georgia insurance commissioner is accepting comments on proposed rule changes that would cut the pre-licensing course load by almost two-thirds for personal lines agents. “The primary purpose of the proposed...
Michigan Supreme Court Rules Against Couple in Drone Surveillance Case
May 7 2024 // The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a local government Friday in a dispute over sending a drone to take pictures of a rural salvage yard without permission. Liberal and conservative groups closely...
Google Trial Wraps Up as Judge Weighs Landmark US Antitrust Claims
May 6 2024 // Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape...
Texas Lawmakers Fault Xcel Power Pole in State’s Largest Fire
May 2 2024 // The worst wildfire in Texas history was sparked by a power pole and lines owned by Xcel Energy Inc. that hadn’t been effectively maintained or replaced, according to a state legislative committee report. The pole...
State AG, Atlantic City Casino Union Ask Judge to Dismiss Anti-Smoking Lawsuit
May 1 2024 // Atlantic City’s main casino workers union and the New Jersey attorney general this week asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a different union that seeks to ban smoking at the city’s nine...
Louisiana Lawmakers Repeal ‘Three-Year Rule’ that Barred Policy Cancellations
May 1 2024 // Property insurers in storm-swept Louisiana could soon gain much more flexibility over policy cancellations if the governor signs House Bill 611 into law, as expected. The state House of Representatives this week approved...
Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert
Apr 26 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State District...
Hawaii Lawmakers Take Aim at Vacation Rentals After Wildfire Amplifies Housing Crisis
Apr 24 2024 // Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced...
Auto Insurer’s $10M Fraud Claims Against Doctors Are Subject to Arbitration, Court Rules
Apr 19 2024 // A federal appeals court has sided with three chiropractors in ruling that claims under New Jersey’s personal injury protection statute concerning insurance fraud are subject to arbitration. GEICO has lost its bid to...
Judge Orders Pennsylvania Utility Board to Produce Chocolate Factory Blast Records
Apr 19 2024 // Pennsylvania utility regulators must turn over inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board as part of the federal agency’s probe into a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory last year, a federal...
Bayer Pushes Legislation in Multiple States for Legal Shield Against Lawsuits
Apr 18 2024 // DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim...
Trump’s Bond Insurer Tells Judge Shortfall Is ‘Inconceivable’
Apr 17 2024 // Donald Trump submitted evidence that the insurer providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenge fails, after the state attorney...
Supreme Court Rules Corporate Silence on Impactful Trends Not Securities Fraud
Apr 16 2024 // Shareholders cannot sue companies for fraud if they flout a rule requiring disclosure of trends expected to affect their bottom line unless the omission makes another statement misleading, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on...
Maine Lawmakers Approve Liability Shield for Abortion and Gender Care Providers
Apr 15 2024 // The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by...
Oklahoma Judge Orders Chiefs Superfan to Pay $10.8M to Bank Teller
Apr 11 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge ordered a Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” who admitted to a series of bank robberies to pay $10.8 million to a teller who was assaulted with a gun,...
California Lawmakers Introduce Disaster Resiliency Bill to Aid State’s Insurance Issues
Apr 10 2024 // California representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced the Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024. H.R. 7849 would provide homeowners in disaster-prone regions with incentives to harden...
Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Fines State Farm $200K
Apr 10 2024 // The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation issued a $200,000 fine against State Farm after the company reportedly failed to send notices over the past six years informing its insureds of their ability to request an annual...
Shell Says Landmark Court Ruling Obstructs Fight Against Climate Change
Apr 2 2024 // Shell on Tuesday told a Dutch court a 2021 order that it should drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions lacks a legal basis and risks obstructing the fight against climate change. In a landmark ruling that shocked the...
NICB Praises Florida’s New Law on Predatory Tow Truck Practices
Apr 2 2024 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau is hailing a new Florida law that aims to deter predatory tow-truck practices and limit the fees that tow companies can charge. House Bill 179 was signed by the governor in March and it...
