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Rhode Island Lawmakers Revise Recreational Marijuana Bill Ahead of Next Week’s Votes
May 19 2022 // Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly. The amended bill was...
Judge Rules California’s Women in Boards Law Is Unconstitutional
May 18 2022 // A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law that would have required boards have up to...
Judge Advances Suit Alleging Virginia Police Officers Protected Sex Traffickers
May 17 2022 // A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against two former police officers accused of protecting a sex trafficking ring in northern Virginia in exchange for sex can move forward. The former Fairfax County officers,...
California Lawmakers Raise Awards for Malpractice Lawsuits
May 13 2022 // The California Legislature has agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in...
People Moves: IA&B Hires Lobbyist; Concord Specialty Promotes 3; IMUA Elects Officers
May 13 2022 // IA&B Welcomes John Savant as Government Affairs Director The independent insurance agents’ trade association for Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware has a new lobbyist. The Insurance Agents & Brokers...
Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops
May 13 2022 // A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that “Vape: The Musical,” which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film “Grease,” amounted to fair use and did not infringe the rights of owners of the “Grease”...
Activist Group Says U.S. Insurers Trying to Weaken Climate-Related Regulations
May 12 2022 // A number of businesses within the U.S. insurance sector are trying to weaken or delay emerging climate-related insurance regulation at federal and state levels, according to climate think tank InfluenceMap. Research from...
COVID-19 Orders Not an Excuse for Business to Skip Rent, Connecticut Court Rules
May 12 2022 // Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that executive orders issued by Gov. Ned Lamont affecting restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic could not not be used by a Norwalk eatery as an excuse not to pay the...
Ohio Judge to Determine How Much Pharmacies Owe Over Opioid Crisis
May 11 2022 // How much money should CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies pay two Ohio counties in damages to help abate the effects of the opioid crisis? That’s the question in front of a federal judge in Cleveland, who began...
Florida Lawmakers to Hold Town Hall Meeting Ahead of Insurance Special Session
May 11 2022 // Three Florida legislators will hold a town hall-type meeting Thursday to gain input from residents ahead of the special session called to examine the state’s property insurance issues. The gathering in Melbourne City...
Britain Aims to Bolster Competitiveness in Financial Services With Nimbler Regulation
May 10 2022 // Britain said on Tuesday it will require its regulators to help the City of London remain a globally competitive financial center after being largely cut off from the European Union due to Brexit. The government outlined...
Europe’s Top Court Rules Against Compensation for Banco Popular Investors
May 6 2022 // Europe’s top court said on Thursday that Banco Popular shareholders who took part in its capital increase in 2016 are not entitled to compensation for losses suffered after the Spanish bank was wound down and...
Louisiana Lawmakers Seek Police Boss’ Journals in Ronald Green Probe
May 4 2022 // Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene are preparing to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for refusing to turn over his journals after talks broke down Monday...
Judge Lets Tulsa Race Massacre Reparations Lawsuit Proceed
May 4 2022 // An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now...
Rating Firms Urge Florida Lawmakers to Take Swift Action on Litigation, Cat Fund
May 3 2022 // Two insurance company rating firms have joined the call for Florida lawmakers to approve decisive measures to stave off financial disaster for more property insurers. Legislation passed in 2019 and 2021, designed to deter...
Louisiana Judge Orders Liquidation of Lighthouse
May 2 2022 // A Louisiana district court judge last week ordered the liquidation of Lighthouse Property Insurance Co., the troubled homeowners insurer who held policies in Louisiana, Florida, Texas, North Carolina and South...
Judges Skeptical as Purdue Seeks Revival of Sackler Liability Shield in Bankruptcy Deal
May 2 2022 // Judges on a U.S. appeals court appeared hesitant on Friday to revive a legal shield that would protect members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma from lawsuits related to the prescription opioid OxyContin, a key...
Supreme Court Rules Against Discrimination Claim for Emotional Distress
May 2 2022 // The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf, legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn’t provide an American Sign Language interpreter for...
Federal Judge Approves $85 Million Settlement in Zoom Case
May 2 2022 // A federal judge in California approved an $85 million settlement between Zoom Video Communications and millions of users who said the teleconference meeting application violated their privacy rights by sharing personal...
ATV Is Not a Farm Vehicle, Virginia Court Rules
May 2 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court decision. The lower court ruled for...
