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Lockton Affinity to Pay $1M for Administering Carry Guard Insurance in New Jersey
Sep 6 2019 // Lockton Affinity LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million fine as part of a consent order with The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance for administering a National Rifle Association-sponsored insurance program in...
Judge Tosses Ex-NFL Player’s Lawsuit Alleging Insufficient Benefits Disclosure
Sep 6 2019 // Hours before the kickoff of the pro football season, a judge moved to toss out a lawsuit by a former National Football League player who claims the league sends ex-players seeking disability benefits for head injuries...
Cyber Coverage Confusion
Sep 5 2019 // I had the opportunity recently to read two cyber liability policies and they honestly made my head spin a little. There were coverages that I hadn’t thought about and restrictions that didn’t make sense (at...
Judge Nixes Antitrust Concerns, Allows CVS Purchase of Aetna
Sep 5 2019 // A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS Health Corp. to merge with health insurer Aetna said on Wednesday that the agreement was in fact legal under...
Drug Firms Must Face Trial Over Opioids, Judge Orders
Sep 4 2019 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major drugmakers, pharmacies and distributors to dismiss claims that they caused the nation’s opioid crisis, clearing the way for a scheduled landmark trial even as he...
States Questioning How Juul’s Vaping Device Became So Popular with Teens
Sep 4 2019 // E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping...
U.S. Court Rules Airport Screeners Can Be Sued
Sep 3 2019 // A federal appeals court on Friday handed a victory to travelers who object to invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, saying screeners are not absolutely immune from lawsuits accusing them of abusive...
Sickened Coal Ash Workers Blame Tennessee Utility for Exposure to Health Hazards
Aug 30 2019 // The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill a decade ago, with potentially serious consequences...
Uber, Lyft Pledge $60M to Fight Possible California Labor Ballot
Aug 30 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are putting $60 million behind a potential ballot measure to ensure they don’t have to reclassify their California drivers as employees. The ride-hailing giants and other gig...
Delaware Judge Says Jury Should Decide Fatal Fire Case
Aug 30 2019 // A federal lawsuit over an arson fire that killed three firefighters can proceed against the city of Wilmington and its former mayor and fire chief. The Delaware News Journal reports Judge Mary Pat Thynge dismissed some...
With New, Legal Cannabis Industries, Illinois and Missouri Can Learn from Pioneer States
Aug 30 2019 // As Illinois and Missouri undertake the process of licensing businesses in their newly legalized cannabis industries — recreational in Illinois and medical in Missouri — they have the advantage of taking what has worked...
Automakers Call for Urgency in Advancing U.S. Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles
Aug 30 2019 // Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to “promptly” remove regulatory barriers for cars without steering...
Texas Insurance Regulators Outline New Workers’ Comp Laws
Aug 29 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a bulletin providing summaries of selected bills enacted by the 86th Legislature that affect workers’ compensation and may be relevant to individuals and entities...
Washington Considers Overhaul of Cannabis Regulation 5 Years in
Aug 29 2019 // Five years after Washington launched its pioneering legal marijuana market, officials are proposing an overhaul of the state’s industry rules, with plans for boosting minority ownership of pot businesses, paving the...
U.K. Prime Minister Rolls the Dice on City of London’s Future: Opinion
Aug 29 2019 // Not long after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the City of London’s chiefs grudgingly began hammering out plans for the worst: that Britain might eventually abandon the EU’s single market. Now the...
U.K. Prime Minister Johnson Forces Brexit Showdown
Aug 29 2019 // British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament and come good on his promise to avoid any more delays to Brexit has set the clock running for his opponents to thwart him. The question is whether...
Texas’ Fee-Charging Driver Responsibility Program Ends Sept. 1
Aug 28 2019 // After years of failed attempts to eliminate it, the Driver Responsibility Program will end on Sept. 1. A measure signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, House Bill 2048, shutters the 16-year-old program that left more...
Missouri Agency Changes Name to Department of Commerce and Insurance
Aug 28 2019 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) is now known as the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) after the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the...
West Virginia AG Says Johnson & Johnson, Teva Hid Opioid Risks in New Lawsuit
Aug 27 2019 // West Virginia’s top prosecutor filed suits Friday against the major opioid makers Johnson & Johnson and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA for misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling drugs. The separate suits filed...
South Carolina CBD Stores Face Uncertainty, Raids After AG Opinion on Hemp
Aug 26 2019 // Top Hat Tobacco and Cigar owner Todd Smith was on his way out of town July 13 for a rare day off when his phone rang. A friend manning the store for him was on the other end, and told him Anderson County deputies were in...
